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 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 good upgrade from the dropcam pro mainly due to the 720p to the 1080i. But in the midst of this upgrade, there was a huge change (from Dropcam to Nest Cam). Mostly positive as it integrates with your nest thermostats (I have 3 nest thermostats and 5 dropcams). But the only negative I would say is that in the midst of the upgrade, some functionalities were lost. For example, sharing video. I share the videos from my office to my personal account so I can see everything. Now theres no way to share or view other videos (PLEASE FIX THIS!!!). A second one is that the old Dropcam app cant view videos from new NestCam and youre basically forced to use Nest cam. So its a bit of a mess right now until they fix this. Also, this isnt much of a negative, but the NestCam and its 1080 resolution has a slightly wider angle and so, while the viewing area increased dramatically, due to the wide angle, you wont see a huge increase in the resolution, on, say, a persons face. Lastly, for the users who plan on using multiple cameras, plan your bandwidth carefully. On normal dsl/cable connections, anything more than 2 cameras will tax your system (on the upload part). If you dont upgrade your internet, the nest cam will downcovert and upload low res videos (even tho you might be at 1080). Ive had to upgrade my cable connection, which is basically a hidden $20-30/mo cost. But either way, $50-100/yr nest cloud service is pretty good deal.

Ordered this from Amazon last night as a baby monitor and got it in less than 24hrs. Amazon Prime is awesome, thats first. Second, I read MANY reviews for this product and I always read the 1 star reviews first and honestly I cant understand anyone who gave this product less than 5 stars. If youre tech savvy youll figure this product out in about 10 minutes and be streaming live video. Its as simple as that. Im not even sure if theres a set-up guide because I just followed the first 2 steps and then figured the rest out myself like getting a new iPhone.

I have been avoiding the Nest Cam as I have a hand full of wemoNetCam. I noticed a huge difference after using it for a few days. Cons: My main reason for avoiding the Nest Cam until now has been that it is Twice as Expense as the wemoNetCam so Price per Unit was higher than most others. Pro: The field of view is much larger than the wemoNetCam. I am able to cover the area of my home where I had two (2) wemoNetCam covering due to their narrow view. I get a better App user experience with notices. The capture of photos along with a push notice is a nice feature. Live views are quick without delays, it does not have the Lag that Ive experienced with the wemoNetCam by Belkin. Camera triggers itself on when the Nest Smoke detector alert goes off. Image capture is quicker than the wemoNetCam. Most of the captures are when the person is entering the door compared to the WemoNetCam would take a semi-blurry photo as the person is walking several steps into the home.

After spending several months with my Nest Cam I must say it continues to perform flawlessly. At first there were some issues with my router but it was due to the wrong broadcast frequency or some technical mess. Customer service was very responsive and I eventually resolved the issue through troubleshooting. They even gave me a discount on my yearly subscription to makeup for the temporary inconvenience. The cam has amazing sound and motion detection. I got an alert after the cam heard the UPS truck backing in front of my door. My only issue is, I wish the app allowed you to save video clips. It appears this function must be done from a desktop computer. I had to download the Photon Web Browser for my ipad in order to fully use Nests website because it isnt very mobile friendly. Small pet peeve, but it should be addressed in the future. I can go on and on about this camera but others have already covered much of what I would only echo. Very satisfied with the purchase.

A camera accidentally made it into the washing machine after being packed to use as a baby monitor on vacation. It went through a full wash cycle and still works great.

I have had the nest camera for about a year now. It has worked well with or without a subscription. I tried both ways. Least for my intent of being able to watch my pet when I not at home. My co worker enjoys it too when I was watching my pet who she likes. Security of needing a phone confirmation code is nice for logins and a good method to protect account. However lately the nest server goes down a few times making the camera useless and a paper weight. This is a big opportunity as there doesn’t seem to be any redundancy unlike the nest thermostat that can be used without any internet or service. Contacting customer service via chat during an outage or upgrade. Didn’t get a clear answer to what was happening. To me the conversation was mostly fluff and taking my comments to higher management. I didn’t feel that they were doing anything as mentioned above and to them it has happened a few times with there server going down.

Not easy to setup you had to download the google home app and nest cam. Once it’s setup it works good

The only problem I have with any of these cameras is when there’s a power surge of any kind, you’re likely to lose the camera and ANY record of current events.

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.