video is useless

I purchased the KX-TG5776S Panasonic cordless answering system with the full color LCD handset to upgrade our cordless phones and add the video camera (Panasonic KX-TGA573S)

The phone and all the other bells and whistles are neat, however the video monitor / camera has some serious usability issues which forced me to return the entire system.

The phone system fails to meet basic monitoring requirements:

1) The camera does not function in low light areas. There is no IR light on the camera to assist in low light situations. Disappointing because most video baby monitors have this included.
2) The handset turns off after 10 minutes of monitoring another room. Even my old phone system it replaced could monitor other handsets endlessly.
3) You cannot monitor / view the camera when the handset is charging in the cradle. Even if you could change the 10 minute timeout, you cannot monitor when the handset is charging.

The phone system itself is good, the video camera / monitor is a neat idea, however all features have appeared to have been rushed to market bypassing any usability studies.

Recommendation: Do not purchase this phone if you want to use the video monitor capabilities. It will only disappoint you. Hopefully Panasonic will update these phones so that they are more usable.