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

I have never written an online review up to this point but felt compelled to do so after my experience with this camera over the course of the past few days. I am a new mom with a newborn. I bought this camera to be used in our babys room. It was my third camera in just four weeks. When I bought it, I loved it instantly. I liked that you could use it on all your devices, the picture was great and it was very easy to set up. I told multiple friends go buy one because it was the best on the market. My experience now is quite simply that this camera is unreliable. It goes out multiple times a day, the camera disappears in the app, sometimes for hours, and at times the only thing I see is the spinning wheel. On top of all the issues, customer service is horrific. the first time the camera went down, I emailed the company. I was told that there was a company issue and that it had since been resolved. The second time it went down at 330am, I called the next morning, waited on hold for 1 hour and 50 minutes and was hung up on. I preceded to email and never received a response. I just purchased a new camera. I would not recommend this camera. Please do your research. You will see I am not alone. I hope this is helpful when making your decision on this purchase.

Bought this on Prime Day and got a great deal. We have been wanting one of these for awhile. We already had the doorbell and many other Google devices so it was quick and easy to add to our app. The picture quality is great and it even has night vision.

Exactly what I expected.

I read so many reviews of this and other makes and models. All had really good and really bad reviews. I took a chance on this one because I already had a Nest thermostat and love that. The set up took all of two minutes. I already had the app and it worked seamlessly with the new camera. The wide angle lens is more than sufficient and shows me three rooms. The picture quality is better than I ever expected. Zooming in is easy and sharp. Looks great at night. The talk feature is awesome. Shut off /turn on is a flip of a switch on the app. Works perfectly when I’m away from home. Five stars all the way,

Ive had the Nest Cam and have used it as one of my childrens monitor. I have to say, this is a great camera! Yes, the price is steep but the term, you get what you pay for definitely applies to security cameras in my opinion. We will have a nanny starting soon to watch our two children. Naturally, this prompted me to set up cameras in the home. After researching for a while, I decided to try getting a few more Nests Cams to get the house covered. In this process, here are a few things for you to consider if you are wanting to do the same: Price. You should get it while the cameras are still $50 off. $200 for this camera is quite expensive. The $50 off makes it a little more bearable. You can only purchase two with this deal, unfortunately. If you need to buy more than two, you should buy two on amazon and two on their website. Cord: Like all security cameras, the cord is always an issue. You can purchase a 25 ft long cord on Amazon. But you still need to deal with the intrusiveness of the cord. Ive looked at wireless cameras because of this and it just seems like all the ones that are out currently doesnt have the image and build quality that comes with Nest. Fortunately for me, I have placements for all of my cameras where the cord is not going to be an issue nor an eye sore. But, keep this in mind. App: The Nest app is well designed and easy to use! I love the features I have for my thermostat. However, a huge feature that the app is missing is being able to view multiple screens at once. For a security camera, this is incredibly disappointing and almost a deal breaker for me. My only hope is that Nest will update the software to support this!!! I hope their listening! Overall, a great product. With a few tweaks and additions, it really could be one of the best.

I can’t say enough about the Nest. Our family loves it. It is great for chcecking in on the kids and the nanny. I especially love the 2 way communication feature. You also have the ability to go back up to ten days without purchasing anything extra. You can also save video to your phone or computer. We loved it so much we bought another.

I have other brand cameras that sit outside (much further away from my router/modem) that are outstanding vs Google’s Nest Camera. This camera sits RIGHT near the router/modem but still has issues in playback via both Android and Apple apps. Used to use this camera with a Google Pixel phone and it was a better experience than on iPhone. iPhone app constantly signs me out and playback is nearly non existent. Looked all through forums and Google just says they have no solution for their Apple app logging you out constantly . What???? I keep it up for deterrence more than functionality. Wish I never bought this camera!

I usually dont write reviews but since this seems to be getting slammed I figured I should share my experience. Ive never had a security camera and have always wanted to be able to monitor whats happening in my home while Im away. Upon arrival it took less than a minute to install. You plug it into the wall, you download the app, type in your wifi password and youre connected. As far as monitoring its as easy as bringing up the app and getting a live view or reviewing your recordings. Of course there are improvements that can be made so Ill give a pro/con breakdown below. Pros: Super easy to setup, couldnt imagine making it easier Small in size but large field of view Fairly inexpensive for piece of mind it provides Great night vision Cons: No internal memory card (personally I like that it streams to the cloud automatically but nice to give people an option) A bit of lag (roughly 3 seconds when viewing live). Not a huge deal but would be nice to be real time Doesnt turn off automatically when you come home (I could care less about this since a break-in could occur while youre home). If this is a big deal to you, you can choose to set it to turn off at certain periods of time or you can manually turn it off at anytime.

I own other security cameras from other companies but this one works the best. Getting recording capability is by subscription only but reasonable (so far) and it has the best reliability; I have more problems with Arlo. There is always room for improvement, I wish Nest made a POE version of this camera.

I live alone and was looking for a good camera to give me a little peace of mind. After comparing several different cameras, I settled on the Nest Cam and I couldnt be more pleased. It is extremely easy to install and very unobtrusive. I set mine up so that I could view activity at both the front and back door - it works like a charm! I can also keep an eye on my pets throughout the day. The app and website are very user-friendly. The only thing I would change would be the frequency of notifications - while it does keep track of every instance of motion, it only alerts you every 30 minutes. It would be nice to be able to set my own notification frequency.