Google Nest Cam Indoor - 1st Generation - Wired Indoor Camera - Control with Your Phone and Get Mobile Alerts - Surveillance Camera with 24/7 Live Video and Night Vision

There are many reasons to like this camera, which my wife and I have been using primarily as a baby monitor, coupled with a cheap audio-only monitor. The image quality is excellent, and the iOS app is very easy to use (although it is not clear to me that you can customize notification settings for each user—something which would make it much better). The build quality seems very good and the camera is quite sleek and easy to set up. Based on these qualities, you might think that I would give it 5 stars. However, our Nest Cam is currently sitting disconnected, unplugged and in its box—serving as a very expensive paperweight—for one very disquieting reason. We noticed not long after we started using it that, every now and then, the green light would start flashing, indicating that someone was monitoring the video feed. The problem was that neither myself nor my wife was using the app when the camera would start blinking, suggesting that someone else was watching us. We immediately changed both our passwords, but the occasional blinking continued. Creepy, you say? I agree. Weve reached out to Nest customer support, who confirmed that the blinking light is used to indicate that someone is watching the feed. They assured us almost two weeks ago that they would look into the problem, but we still have no answer (and no follow-up from customer support). It goes without saying that we have not used the camera since we discovered this issue, and cannot keep using it when there is a risk that somebody is watching our feed (including us and our baby). I will update this review if and when this problem is resolved. Until then, we cannot recommend this product.

This is the real deal. Made of steel, not cheap plastic.

Love the nest app, so glad they have this nest cam that still can be added to the nest app without having to switch to the google home app. Just as good as any home cam. Comes with a nice Velcro cord management tie, and the power puck is nicely designed. The green light is always on whenever the cam is recording. Liked when you could have it recording without it in the past.

The Nest cam works perfectly for what I need it to do, simple monitoring on demand. I dont use any of the motion or sound alerting, though it works well, is a pain for child sleep monitoring. History is interesting but not worth the monthly charge to me, maybe if I were using these more for security monitoring. My only con for this device is support for multiple SSIDs. I normally use this at home but do take it when I travel if my son will be sleeping in another room, however, to change the SSID on the device to connect it to the new WiFi network, you have to go through the whole setup process each time and then again when you get back home. It would be nice to have a setup wherein you can either configure multiple SSIDs like a phone/laptop or share wireless connection details from your phone to the device.

This camera was exactly what I was looking for. I debated back and forth about purchasing a camera for indoor use, but the lure of watching my dogs while I was at work was too great. This camera came ready to use right out of the box. There was a quick start guide, but it was hardly needed. A quick scan of the code on the camera linked it to my app and I was off and running. I can watch my house from my phone app or keep the live stream up on my work computer. The bonus of being able to talk to whoever is on the other end of the camera is huge. I can also hear what is going on at the house. For the price, it delivers plus some!

I am a bit of a technjunkie, but I held off on wireless cameras after a less than satisfying experience with the old X-10 PLC devices, long ago. But I tired of waiting for the professions to give a decent response to my non-commercial, residential needs. I looked at the Nest zcsm and the Netgear and decided to give the fan-favorite a try. I live in a house with multiple Wi-Fi access points. And I learned not to configure it where you open the box, but to configure it to be mounted. Otherwise, you might have trouble reaching the access point you configured it to use. It must be looking for more than SSID and password, and I had to delete and re-add the camera after I moved it or the viewing application clocked. I have limited experience in moving this around, and I hope I dont have similar issues with the Outdoor version if I do add one. Once properly connected, the application keeps showing a banner to get you to subscribe to their retention service. I did see I had some Free Trial that expires in a month, and would have liked to opt-in to that trial when I had more time to play, rather than have it start without my knowledge. But the advertisement for the subscription is annoying, at best, and aggravating over time. Well, the daylight images are excellent, and I like the ability to zoom in, even if it isnt the best quality on my viewing device. I placed this on my basement wall in a powered wall clock receptical, and the wide-angle was outstanding from the corner of a large area. At night with the ligts out, the large surfaces of ceiling and wall become an issue, since the night vision lighting reflects back and the other areas look much too dim. You are warned about this in the materials, so I was not surprised; I just did not have a choice. At just under US$200 this seems pricey for a basic HD camera and a basic app. There is no obvious troubleshooting or debugging feature for connectivity, and having to delete and add it when you want to change the wireless configuration seems crazy. I purchased this as a test before ai made a more substantial multi-unit purchase, outdoor and indoor, and it has not caused me to jump back on and fill my cart - at least at this price point. It is a nice visual design, in any color as long as its black. It needs to come in some shade of white. The camera cant swivel, so your stand must and not many do exactly what you want. But, all in all, its an approachable, novice-skill, wireless camera that has quite a few fans, even before it was acquired by Nest.

My camera did work but you have to buy a subscription after 30 days of having it which suck since I can’t watch back when she was bad wish I knew that before buying this.

I had bought 3 Dropcams in the past and was very happy with them and was excited when I heard that Nest had bought Dropcam because I expected the product to get better. Instead they stopped providing a feature called sharing which allows me to add an email address and have others log in and be able to operate the camera and the history. We use these cameras for security for our company. When I contact Nest regarding the sharing feature, they gave me a work around but it will require me to have 3 accounts instead of 1, since not all our managers have access to all the cameras. To save 10 days of history of the camera (which we need as part of our security) Nest charges $100 for the first camera and then only $50 for every additional camera. I told them I would manage the three accounts as long as I didnt have to pay the additional money for the other 2 accounts. After being on on the phone for more than 35 minutes I was given two free months of history (at $50 per year, this is about $8 worth of value). This is a great camera and all they need to do is re-enable the sharing feature, or in the least make up for the $100 per year and I will manage the three accounts.

I have a total of five Nest Cams and Outdoor Nest Cams at two different homes. The video quality is the best Ive seen. The microphone is very sensitive, and its surprising how often it helps being able to hear whats going on. I primarily use my iPhone X and my iPad to receive security alerts from my Nest Cams. Im really impressed at how well the app handles multiple cameras at two different homes. Its very helpful to be able to see the video from multiple cameras at the same time.

Very easy to set up. Good picture quality. and if you’re moving or going on trips you can easily move it. Compared to the newer google nest battery camera this is 1000 times easier to use. I don’t know why google would put out an inferior product when they already acquired the rights to this great camera.