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 bought this to watch my puppy while I was at work. It lets me know when she moves or starts making a lot of noise. It was exactly what I wanted. I am able to leave her at home a little longer when I knew she is not upset or come home quicker if she seemed to need to go outside. If she gets sick I can still go to work and keep an eye on her. I did not buy the nest Aware once my 30 day trail was up because it did not really change. The main feature I miss is the play back of the whole day. Without Nest Aware It will only highlight the times of movement or noise disturbance.

Super easy to set up, decent picture quality. Im not sure how high definition I was expecting but I felt a little disappointed. They do come in a tiny housing so I guess youre limited to the size of the components. No pan / tilt / zoom on these, if thats important to you. I do like the Nest app as far as keeping things consolidated in one area with the thermostat. You also pay a LOT for NESt branded stuff.

I have ten security cameras. Great hardware, stupid software. Since Google bought out Nest, software is barely functional. It’s a security system that won’t let you focus on just “people” for alerts unless you pay monthly for upgrades. “People”, those entities most likely to steal your stuff. So it alerts on everything, even stuff you cannot see or hear. Before Google, the system worked great for six years without monthly payments. With Google’s software changes to notification for “all activity”, in a vacant home I was getting +/- 40 notifications each day. So I stopped paying attention. The “cry wolf” syndrome. Called Google Nest, spent three hours with three employees who did not know the software and could not help. In frustration, I spoke with a supervisor who did help. I no longer get all the notifications. Actually I get no alerts now so I’m not really sure if I will get notified if there is an intrusion. Bottom line, today there are many other security systems out there, much less expensive than Google Nest that likely work better without monthly fees to achieve anticipated results. If you don’t mind paying additional monthly fees, it might work for you.

i dislike having to keep calling about the glair and unplugging the camera to reset in order to get a clear picture. i have two cameras the other camera is perfect.

This is a great camera and very easy to use. The picture quality is great and the iPhone app is very easy to use. The only reason why it lost a star is the high price and the extra price for cloud recording. A more inexpensive option would be the YI Home Camera.

While I love the ability to zoom, see night time video etc, I constantly get alerts about motion and a video of a car passing my house. Even though I have setup zones and told it to only alert me if its in my zone I get everything anyway. Furthermore, you are not able to delete video on the cloud. Nest told me this directly, which causes a lot of wasted space with useless video until it gets overwritten by newer stuff. The ability to download saved clips is not very clear (except by icons only) which need some explanation initially. Then it becomes easy to do, but they need to have better tutorials or docs to explain it to a new person. All in all, I think its better than the others I have tried- with regard to pure video content & capture.

Bought this for my aunt so she could watch my 95 year old grandmother during the day, while my aunt is at work. It is fantastic. It really gave my aunt a peace of mind. We also have these in our home and the outdoor ones outside. WE love them. Prefer them over ADT style because it is in our control, without hassles of phone calls for false alarms, etc.

Need to give this a 3 star rating because while you have the free trial service, they keep telling you to sign up. I dont want to sign up for a monthly fee. I want to get snipits of whats going on in my house, warnings and let me decide whether to keep or not. After the trial is over, youre really not getting what you think is there. Unless Im doing something wrong. If youre going to sell a product, do not give me a free trial version. Just let me use the features out of the box that will work without your service fee. Then you can tell me the extra enhancements if I want to pay a fee. I hate when you purchase something and then when the trial goes away, its not the same. Very disappointing. If youre going to sign up for a monthly service, this works just fine. The camera app is a little wonky, but does an okay job.

Love this cam. Great to solve those little misteries that occur when you are not home. We have animals and it is great to keep an eye on them. No matter if during the day or at night (night vision) there is always a clear picture. The sound and talking capability is great to communicate with you pets while you are away.

Ive had my Nest Cam up and running consistently since Dec 2015, so over a year at this point. I have zero complaints about it. Ive used 3 different types of security cam setups over the past 7 years and Nest is by far my favorite. (Others have been your standard pan/tilt cams that do not record but have mobile viewing, as well as a full CCTV DVR setup.) I do subscribe to Nest Aware because of the cloud based recording and the ability to save clips. (I travel a lot for business and like to see what my cats are doing... and often enough they are bouncing off the walls, so totally worthy of saving clips to share with friends and family.) It also helps for when my wife is ignoring her phone. I can let her know through the cam that Im trying to get a hold of her. Its only $10 a month for the 10 day revolving recording. Very worth it. The biggest benefit is that I can see when someone enters my apartment. More importantly I can see and hear when there is a problem. An example is in October 2016 our upstairs neighbors had their water heater pop. The Nest Cam sent me a notification when it noticed my cat staring up at the ceiling. The damage could have been much, much worse since our neighbors were gone for the week and no one was going to be home at my apartment for 3 more days. Because of the cam notification I was able to contact the office and have maintenance there within 5 mins. We only had to get the carpet replaced. Everything else (tables, piano, sofa, etc) was saved. Sure, there are hiccups here and there when Ive had issues with wifi, but I get both an email and a notification on my phone letting me know if the camera has been off for 10 mins due to a drop in network signal. This would be the case with any security setup these days. Im currently thinking about getting a 2nd Nest Cam and getting rid of our pan/tilts so that all of my cameras are accessible through the same app.