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 got this one after the first brand I ordered didnt work with my internet security, and I wasnt willing to disable my internet security to get them to work. This one works on 5 (not 2.4 whatever whatever). It sits on my window ledge by the locks without needing mounting. I thought it said that it didnt have a light, but it does have a green one and it makes it kind of hard to see out the window at night. But it is serving its purpose well! I was able to capture the exact person I was looking for just 2 days after I set it up. It picks up passing cars and my flag and I can see all of those. I get a notification when it detects a person and it is very accurate.

We purchased two Google Nest cameras from different distributors at the same time. The one ordered from Amazon was made in Thailand (serial 641666e06a9a), where the one purchased from Google was made in China (serial 6416664be800). Notable observations: The camera made in Thailand has a wider field of view, and a crisper image. The camera made in China had network connection issues, and would drop connection periodically when placed in the same location. We returned the one that Google sent us.

Best camera ever!! I love, love, love, love this camera. I can run to the store and be able to communicate with the family at any time. I can check in on the house to make sure there is not a fire or break in. It notifies me if there has been any movement in the house. I can talk to the dog or cat when I have to be out of the house for the day. Did I mention that you get to talk yes I said TALK to the family with out having to call the house, so I know if the kids are not cleaning as they were supposed to be doing, or doing their homework, I can listen in to make sure that they are watching appropriate shows. I highly recommend this to everyone looking for a nanny cam, an alarm with out the monthly charge, or with if you want.

Not a good baby monitor for several reasons- Not travel friendly. This thing requires WI-FI (which is fine) but if it cant store multiple wi-fi locations if I move it from place to place with me/ Let me store multiple wifis so its easy to connect. Not reliable- Nest went down (the website and service) as I am trying to explain to my wife and mother-in-law the value of this unit. The app wouldnt explain why I couldnt connect. It just kept saying- try later. In reading the Nest status widget, looks like theres been an outage every week. Why make us use the almighty cloud if it isnt reliable? Unit would get really hot. Im concerned on the longevity of the unit if it cant be on for a couple of hours without burning up. Only comes in black? Baby first just starred the camera down like a focal point. Our newest white monitor is in the same position, and baby doesnt even see it. No on/off switch- as stated early, unit gets real hot. The only way to turn unit on or off is from the app or unplug the power.. Pro: Loved that it could be mounted to a gorillapod Pretty high quality video compared to most baby cams But in this case- the Cons severely outweighed the Pros, so we went with

The beauty of the Nest is that it just always works. I switched from a d-link camera that always required java updates, service plug-ins and constant attention to settings. Every time I unplugged it, I had to go through process again and enter time, date, etc. With Nest, its super easy set up and done. You may not appreciate how great it is unless you have used something else first. Picture is very clear, stand easy to adjust, motion detection works great and is customizable. The app is simple, easy to understand settings, and notifications works well. If I unplug and move to another room, camera connects and starts right back the way I left everything set up. I am not paying for extra recording time. Review of past 24 hrs is easy to use. If an alert happens and I need the video, I can easily find and save to my computer. Only wish they made an outdoor model (have not tried cases for sale for that purpose yet). Pointing it out a window works ok during day, but too much reflection and not great quality for night vision in my experience. I would highly recommend this camera.

I recently had a not so good experience with a cheap baby monitor that was gifted to us, so I decided to invest in a Nest. I heard great things about the cameras and our home is already integrated with Google Home devices and a Nest Thermostat. The video is great quality. Was not expecting it to capture such a wide picture, which covers the whole room. So no need to have pivot controls. It picks up audio no problem and I can stream the video to any mobile device or Cast display. We were gifted a Google Home Hub and that works perfect as a receiver to watch the baby on. The best part is you dont lose the video feed like you would with a lot of these cheaper cameras. Even if your internet goes out for a moment, once its back, the camera feed will come back. PLUS, after there is no need for a baby monitor, this becomes an indoor security camera. So it still serves a purpose, which is what deterred me from purchasing an actual baby monitor. You might be thinking, Nest Camera with a Google Home Hub sounds like an expensive baby monitor, but its worth it when you can still use them for security monitoring afterwards, vs paying $120+ for an actual baby monitor that cant serve any other purpose.

I have the original Dropcam Pro as well as 4 Nest Cams. Although I like the original better the Nest Cams have so far performed fine. Camera is not as wide angle and 1080p is not supported but 720 is fine and reduces the network load. Eventually youll be charged for how much data you transfer on your network (some already are) so the reduced picture quality so far is acceptable for me. I like the cloud storage, yes a bit costly but I use (2) of these camera for security at work and (2) others to monitor elderly parents. I especially like being able to playback earlier day events to make sure caregivers are treating my parents properly. I also have (3) higher end Panasonic cameras for monitoring vacation property. Their picture quality is far worse and the cameras cost more. The setup of the Panasonic was difficult as well and not for the average person. Nest setup was only a couple of minutes for the first and maybe 30 seconds for the others after you get use to it. Am using the standard Verizon Actiontec wireless router and it works fine with that, have not tried any others yet. The Panasonic cameras are better with motion detection and emailing pictures, Nest great with streaming and playback. Depends on your needs but this camera is far easier to setup than any others Ive seen, including Foscam. Edit: Just dropped it a star. Got another camera and could not set it up on the Verizon Fios network that I use the Dropcam on. Had to use my iPhone to do the setup. Now working fine but could not set it up using my laptop. Thankfully iPhone setup worked on the same network.

Ive tried off brand camera and although they function they dont match the quality and ease of setup that is a Nest. The cloud recording service is a bit over priced and we need a Roku Nest App. These two issues are the only reasons for a 4 stars instead of 5.

I read so many great reviews about this camera on the Amazon site. I read mixed reviews on other sites. I should have stuck with my original intuition and gone with a different camera. The picture quality is so so. I figured 1080p would be clear enough to identify an intruder. Not so. The picture is slightly tiled. The camera turns on for no reason. I was getting mad at my wife because I thought she was spying on me. She was not, the camera would start whenever it wanted to. I can live with that. I cant live with it turning it self off when we are gone. It has happened every time. I need the camera to stay on when we are gone. It does not. I do like the fact that I can review footage from the cloud. It does let me know when something is not right. It also is only 50 percent on that. Quite often it says it detected someone, when no one was there. I do feel better having a camera, but not this one. I can not feel my family and house is safe when the camera turns off for no reason.

This camera was very easy to set up, very easy to navigate the settings and presents a fabulous live picture. I was so pleased with the overall performance that I bought two more. I have had them in operation for 2 months. It is hard to justify the $10/month alert history, unless you have a concern for crime, then it is cheap security.