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 purchased 3 nest indoor cameras for my 2 homes because I have care providers in each and a parent with memory issues, and when trying to connect my two accounts the person at NEST deleted my account that was observing my parents front door!! I had to travel 5 hours to fix it and open a new account! And they erased all the video footage I had stored, which I had not downloaded yet. I only kept buying Nest because I already purchased one. Otherwise, I would have just gone with another company. Nest is to difficult to deal with, and I dont have the patience for it all. I do like that I can view my home without a subscription though, so thats good because I did not want to buy 3 subscriptions.

I wish the cable was black to match the camera.

We needed a camera to monitor the grandkids while taking naps and sleeping overnight. Perched up on a shelf and has a really good view of the room. Cord that came with the camera was plenty long enough to reach the outlet behind the shelf. Works well for what we needed it for.

Set up is a bit glitchy, but not bad. Just try again. However, I have very good WiFi at home, but the 1080 image quality is just flat out bad. It is not good quality. Nowhere near what the hype would have you believe. I am seriously considering getting rid of these and investing in some wired cameras with a local hard drive system that backs up to the internet. The image quality is not good enough to clearly identify a strangers face. The night vision is good if you have a camera that is not facing out a window (the infrared emitters reflect off the glass, ruining the image), and if you do, you can turn off the night-vision and still get a decent image if there is some light source. If it was just to see comings and goings, I would be satisfied. However, I really was expecting to be able to clearly identify people at a little distance, and these seem to struggle to provide good quality images, let alone 1080 images. plus, the 10 day history is a little expensive at $100 a year for one camera (then $50 per). For the cost and hype, I expected to see HD. Almost never actually get it. Ive even tried turning down the quality on some cameras to see if it gives the others more bandwidth or something...still no joy.

I purchased the Nest Cam to use as a baby monitor after my motorola video baby monitor stopped working after exactly one use. So far I absolutely love it! The quality is excellent and I love watching my baby girl while I am at work. Granted this is not meant to be used as a baby monitor and needs a dedicated device (we just use an old iphone) where you can keep streaming if you want to hear baby in real time - I still think its worth it. Once your baby outgrows it you can repurpose it as and use as a security camera.

1 - There seems to be a power design issue where the camera will often not come back after a power outage without being physically unplugged and replugged. Dont ask me how this is even possible, but its a prevalent issue in the forums. 2 - The person detection is awful. It detects light reflecting on my wall from cars as people all the time to the point that I had to just turn it off. How a company thats a leader in AI could screw that up I do not know, but its pretty pathetic. 3 - The subscription model for recording and notifications is just the worst, especially considering its total inability to accurately detect things. I thought Nest made products that were more expensive but worth it because they worked so well and were easy to use. Ive been disabused of that notion.

Im currently using the camera to monitor my pets. My app didnt launch properly initially but I just deleted it then downloaded it again. Everything works great except the camera gets very hot and Im worried about that so I unplug it occasionally to cool it down. Not sure if this is normal. Other than that I love it!

Yet another quality product from Nest. I bought this very soon after buying the thermostat, which was my first Nest product. I was so happy with the thermostat, that I decided to try the cameras. I have Internet cameras of another brand that pale in comparison. Physically beefy and stays in place, easy to set up like you wouldn’t believe, beautiful picture, very effective night vision, great app that actually works, intuitive when using, and overall high-quality product. I’m trying to convince my wife to let me buy a couple more.

Great price ($185.00 + no tax + no shipping cost), everything you need is in the box, quality of components is superb, easy to install, high definition camera with night vision, 130 degrees angle, senses sound and motion, you can hear and talk to burglar, instant notifications are sent to your cellphone and email, can record 24/7 (price to pay after a promotional period, then free 3 hour recording limit), remote control from cellphone or computer. Everything you can think of is there! Its working fine! Its even better when you have Nest thermostat -- you can control both from cellphone. Now, Im thinking of Nest Fire/CO detector for my master bedroom.

For being at the higher end of the price range I expected the Nest Cam to be a premier quality device. When I purchased the device, it was great quality and easy to set up. Then I learned that the features that are available and advertised as part of the product, do NOT come along with the purchase but are only available with a subscription of $10 / month, in perpetuity (forever). Nest will give you a 30-day free trial of their Nest Aware which allows you to do things like setting up action zones, getting notifications for movement / noise, and saving video clips when movement is detected -- you know, all the things competitor products offer for free.. Since I dont wish to pay $120 per year for services that should be part of the purchase, Im left with a viewing only device. I can log in remotely and see whats going on currently, but if an intruder breaks, unless I happen to be viewing exactly when they are, in I wont have the footage recorded nor get an alert about activity. I loved the other Nest products, and this one was great itself until they disabled the crucial functionality. If I were to do over I would not buy this product because of the required subscription for features that should come standard.