Digital door viewer with a silver frame and black glass face, showing the 2.8 in screen unit and the outside camera unit on a white background
Door Security

2.8" Digital Door Viewer with Night Vision

4.8 · 6 reviews

See who’s on the step on a 2.8 in screen.

$69.99One-time · free tracked shipping
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  • A screen on the doorThe 2.8 in LCD sits on the inside of the door, so you can look at a picture from where you stand.
  • 160° viewing angleThe camera takes in more of the step than the spot straight in front of the door.
  • Night visionInfrared LEDs on the outside unit let the camera see when the porch is dark.
  • Photos and videoSave them to a memory card up to 32 GB (sold separately), and delete files you don’t want to keep.
2.8" Digital Door Viewer with Night Vision $69.99

Why a screen

You shouldn’t have to press your face to the door.

A peephole is built for one eye at a time. Whoever gets to the door first does the looking, then has to tell everyone else what they saw. A screen changes that. The picture is right there, and the person next to you can see it too. You can talk it over before anybody touches the lock.

The other gap is memory. A man knocks with a question about your roof, and by dinner you can’t quite recall his face or what his shirt said. It’s usually nothing. But with a memory card in the viewer, you can take a photo while he’s on the step and look at it later, so you aren’t left trying to remember.

Then there’s the dark. A knock after sunset is the one you most want to check, and a dark porch gives you little to see by. The infrared LEDs on the outside unit are there for that moment. You wake the screen, see the step, and choose: open up, or leave the door shut.

The door stays shut until you’ve seen the step.
2.8in
LCD screen on the inside of the door
160degrees
camera viewing angle
1MP
HD camera with night vision
32GB
largest memory card, sold separately
Screen unit of a digital door viewer mounted on the inside of a front door in a home entryway
Before you order

Three quick checks at your door.

First, the hole. It has to be 14 to 60 mm wide (about 0.55 to 2.4 in). If yours is under 14 mm, it needs widening before this viewer will fit. Second, the door. It has to be 35 to 110 mm thick (about 1.4 to 4.3 in), so a 1 3/4 in door is well inside the range. Measure at the edge of the open door.

Third, the space around the hole. The screen unit is 85 x 95 mm and the outside unit is 65 mm across. Cut a piece of card to 85 x 95 mm and hold it over the hole on the inside. Does it clear the deadbolt, any door chain and the trim? Then do the same outside with a 65 mm circle. The screen sits where the hole is, so if your peephole is high for someone at home, they’ll be looking up at it.

2.8 in LCD160° viewing angleNight visionMemory card up to 32 GB
Setup

Setup starts with a tape measure

1

Measure first

Check that the hole is 14 to 60 mm wide and the door is 35 to 110 mm thick, and that both units have room around the hole.

2

Get batteries and a card ready

Have 4 AAA batteries on hand, plus a memory card up to 32 GB if you want to save photos or video. Neither comes in the box.

3

Swap out the old peephole

Take out the old peephole and keep it safe. Fit the camera unit on the outside of the door and the screen unit on the inside, at the same hole.

4

Set it and test it

Choose from the 4 ringtones and 3 volume levels, wake the screen and check the view. Then look again after dark.

If a glass storm door closes in front of the camera, infrared light can bounce back off the glass, so test the night picture with that door shut. No weather rating is listed for the outside unit, so a covered porch or entry is the better home for it. If you rent, ask your landlord before you swap the peephole.
Where it belongs

A front door where a screen makes life easier

It suits a solid front door with no window beside it, a dark porch, or a home where bending up to a small lens has become a chore. It also suits anyone who wants a photo of who came by. You’ll need 4 AAA batteries, and a memory card if you plan to save photos or video. If it isn’t right for your door, send it back inside 30 days. Shipping to the US, Canada, the UK, Australia and New Zealand is free and tracked, and most orders arrive 1 to 3 weeks after ordering.

Layer your defense

You can see who’s on the step. Next, cover the door itself.

Seeing the step first is a smart move. The next layer is for the times nobody knocks. The TremShield Alarm sticks onto a door or window and fires a 125 dB siren the moment it’s forced, with no Wi-Fi and no subscription. One alarm is $29.99; six are $99, which is $16.50 per alarm (Save $80.94).

See the alarm
White TremShield vibration sensor alarm
Good to know

Questions, answered calmly

This digital door viewer fits door holes 14 to 60 mm wide and doors 35 to 110 mm thick (about 1.4 to 4.3 in), so a 1 3/4 in door is in range. The outside unit is 65 mm across and the inside screen unit is 85 x 95 mm, so check that both have clear room around the hole. A hole under 14 mm needs widening first.

No. This door viewer has no Wi-Fi and no app, so it won’t alert your phone or let you check the door from somewhere else. You see the picture on its 2.8 in screen on the inside of the door, and only when you wake the screen.

Yes. It takes photos, records video and can delete files. It saves to a memory card up to 32 GB, which is sold separately, so buy one if you want to keep anything. Motion-triggered recording isn’t listed for this viewer, so plan on saving what you choose to capture.

Yes. This viewer has night vision from infrared LEDs on the outside unit. If a glass storm door closes in front of the camera, the infrared light can reflect off the glass, so test the picture after dark with that door shut.

You get the camera unit for the outside of the door and the 2.8 in screen unit for the inside. The 4 AAA batteries it runs on are not included. Neither is the memory card, which you’ll need to save photos or video and can be up to 32 GB.

Yes. The outside camera unit works as the doorbell and rings a chime on the screen unit inside, with 4 ringtones and 3 volume levels. There’s no Wi-Fi or app, so it won’t ring on your phone.

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