Features:

  • DON'T MISS A THING WITH NEST ALERTS: Whether the kids just came home from school or the dog has decided to eat those new pillows you just bought; the Nest Cam sees it all! Get alerts through your Nest App whenever the camera detects movement and activity. And the coolest part is that the Nest Cam can tell the difference between movement from say a hand getting into a cookie jar, and a person entering a room. Person Alerts and Activity Alerts can help keep your home safe even if you aren't there.
  • BE HEARD WITH NEST: Nest Cam Indoor has a built-in speaker and mic, so you can hear what’s happening at home. Or tell the dog to get off the couch.
  • SET IT UP ANYWHERE: The compact size of the Nest Cam makes installation a breeze. Nest Cam Indoor’s stand works in all kinds of homes, on all types of surfaces. Set it down on something flat, like a table or shelf. The Nest Cam has a built-in magnet so you can stick it to something metallic. Use the removable wall plate to attach Nest Cam to a wall. Or you can unscrew the camera from the base and attach it to any standard tripod mount.
  • WORKS WITH NEST: Nest has worked hard to design thoughtful devices to help keep you safe and secure. Nest devices not only communicate with each other but also with the other smart devices around your home. Your Nest Secure can use your smart light bulbs to help get your attention in the event of an emergency; your smart washer and dryer can take the data from Nest and run the next load of laundry when energy demand is low. Look for the Works with Nest badge and let Nest handle the rest.
  • THERE'S NO PLACE LIKE A NEST HOME: We love home. It’s the best place in the world. But not everything inside our homes is lovable. Some things beep at us; fail without warning; keep us in the dark. There are things we’ve learned to ignore. We think these things should do more. Nest is focused on making simple, human, delightful things. That’s how we’re creating the thoughtful home: A home that takes care of the people inside it and the world around it.
This is an amazing camera. The quality is great and it was ...

This is an amazing camera. The quality is great and it was super easy to link the camera to my phone. I decided to subscribe to Nest because it gives notifications and it saves 7 days of video. The subscription is $100 for a year or $10 per month for 7 days of storage or $300 for a year or $30 a month for 30 days of storage. You can have the option of getting a phone or email notification anytime the Nest detects activity or sound. I decided to only get notifications by phone for activity because it does pick up pet movement. So if you have a lot of pets you will get a lot of notifications if they're moving around a lot. There are sometimes when I see movement from my pets and I did not get a notification, but so far I have gotten a notification anytime a person is moving around. The night vision camera makes it very easy to view movement at night. It's very simple to navigate through footage and it uses bars for lengths of time where there was activity so you can skip past inactive time. You can watch the feed live and even use the mic on your phone to talk through the camera, which can potentially be fun. The camera does pick up sound but there is a slight delay in the sound if you're watching live. You can have the option to turn off the camera using your phone or to have it not give notifications if you're home. You can use this on multiple phones with no problems. I have it set up on an iPhone and Android. The camera is stationary, so you will want to position it to where you want to see activity. It does have a very wide view. I have it on top of a bookshelf in the corner and it gets about 2/3 of the room on the camera. The only part it misses is the space directly to the side and behind where the camera is positioned. Update: I've had this camera for several months now and have had no issues. Works great and it even gives you a notification when the camera goes offline because of a power outage or if your internet goes down. It does need internet to function. While the internet was down it recorded nothing.

Expensive but excellent product

The product is definitely more expensive than most smart security cameras available in Amazon. However, the nest cam app is very user friendly and intuitively designed. Kinda makes sense since it was originally founded by an engineer who worked at Apple and it is now owned by Google. The motion and sound alerts work very well too. This camera is definitely better than one of those cheap, never-heard-of-companys' security cameras. I know because I owned one before. The app UI was crappy, some options were only available in Chinese, etc, etc. In order to fully take advantage of this camera, you will need $50/year subscription + good wifi in your home because it will eat up your data at least 300GB per month if you decide to record everything in high quality. Without the subscription, I wouldn't recommend it as you can only view videos in live mode (no recording). The set up was super simple and it probably took me about 5 minutes from opening the box to fully operational nestcam.

Nest Cam is a MUST HAVE for those living far away from elderly parents

I cannot say enough good things about the Nest Cam. I purchased a 3 pack and a single camera (total 4 cameras) for my mother's apartment. My Mom is 86 years old and is in stage 3 of Alzheimer's disease. She forgets everything all of the time. We live 1200 miles apart. The Nest Cam has helped me help her with her daily routines. We do not use the Nest Cam with a video tape. We just use it as a live camera so I can check in with her & help her follow through on her chores. The picture quality is excellent. There is even sound so you can have a full conversation over the Nest Cam. You can talk and be heard and listen to what the person at the other end of the camera is saying. Cameras were very fast and easy to set up and move around. Setting up your on line account was simple. Anyone can do it. You need "0" experience to set up & use. When using the camera this way, there is no monthly charge of any kind. If you want to move the camera around frequently, just purchase an extension cord. I frequently help my mother while she is on the computer. My mother moves the camera directly in front of her computer screen so I can see what she is doing, read her computer screen & assist her with tasks she finds difficult. I can make sure she turns off the oven after she cooks. The customer service at Nest is among the best I have ever come across. They are friendly, professional, knowledgeable, and available 24/7. I called them a few time before purchasing the Nest Cam and 2X afterwards.I was speaking to someone at Nest within 1-2 minutes each time I called which was very impressive. I am used to being put on hold listening to bad music for 10-15 minutes when calling customer service at other companies. Another good feature is that Nest e-mails you every time there is a break in Wi-Fi service. The Nest camera system would be a great security camera system but it is also ideal to help and keep track of elderly parents. I highly recommend the Nest Cam system.

Nest = Great Baby Monitor

We purchased a Nest camera to use as a baby monitor when we transitioned our 5-month-old into her own bedroom. Although the Nest is not designed for this specific purpose, we LOVE using it as a monitor and plan to use it as a security camera when we no longer need it for our baby. We have been using it for three months. There are a few downsides (see below) to plan for but the Pros by far outweigh the Cons in our view. Pros: -The night vision is incredibly clear on our Nest. We have it hanging right above our baby's crib and can clearly see her regardless of the amount of light in her room. -The phone alerts make it so easy to tell when our baby wakes from her naps and from sleep. We can be a floor away, get an alert, and pull up the camera to decide whether we should give her a minute to self-soothe or go upstairs to get her. In the morning, when I am sleeping lightly anyway, my phone vibrates with a Nest alert and I know the baby is starting to stir. -We appreciate that Nest doesn't necessitate lugging an additional device around to monitor our baby since it works through our phones. -When one or both of us is away from home and there is another caregiver with her we can still access our Nest to check in on naps, etc. -When the app is opened the audio is crystal clear. We know if she is babbling, crying, or stirring. Since we sleep in a room close enough to hear her without a monitor at night, we LOVE that we don't have the sounds of a full-time audio monitor blaring into our bedroom (see Con below). Cons: -There is no "full time" audio function with the Nest since it was not initially designed as a baby monitor. As a result, if you want to "listen" to what is happening in the baby's room, you have to go into the app on your phone to tune in. This is a potential downfall for anyone who does not sleep in a bedroom close enough to hear their baby's cries without the aid of a monitor. The workaround for this is to turn your alerts on high when you go to bed, but then you are alerted every time there is a minor noise which may get annoying considering how many noises babies make at night that don't necessitate you waking up. So, if you want a monitor that allows you full-time hearing access in their room without turning on the app this may not be for you. -It definitely looks like a camera (duh) and considering our baby's room is mostly neutral-colored it does stand out. The white cam might have been a little better but this is a minor issue and the camera does not take away from the overall aesthetic of the room.

Definitely recommended, cameras are great, cons are semi-minor

These cameras are amazing. Video quality is great as the viewing angles are amazing. You may not think you are in the camera's view when you are. The nice is pretty good, though there is always some static like noise. The biggest benefit to the Nest cameras is their software, though it may also be the greatest Con. The Nest app works great and gives you the ability to adjust each camera's settings individually. You want to temporarily turn a single camera off, just press the toggle in settings. Want video, but no sound? Same thing. You want notifications? No problem. It even allows you to choose which camera you want to be notified about, how, and during what situations. You can have notification lights for either when the camera is on or if someone is watching the feed currently. CONS: There are a couple of Cons though. First, these will not work independently from the Nest app. You cannot connect it to a HDD or other storage device. It has to be through the Nest app. This results in the second issue. The second issue is that the Nest app is technically free, but it does not store any video for you so you basically have to watch live. In order to have Nest save your history, you of course must get as subscription PER camera. There are two options, one is Nest saves your data for 10 days, the second is 30 days. I am not sure what the prices are for 30 days, but for the 10 day option, if I recall correctly (it's paid automatically so it's been awhile), it's $10 for the first camera and $5 per camera after that. For 3 cameras (10 day history option), that's $20, $30 for 5 cameras. Honestly not terrible pricing-wise, but would have preferred a truly "free" option after purchasing the actual cameras which aren't that cheap.

Love the quality. Going to get the outdoor ones as well.

I have had the camera for a month now and love it. It came with a month free of "Nest Aware" and I can say that I felt it was worth it enough to get a subscription at the end of the trial period. The video quality is excellent. That's honestly the best part about the camera. If anyone was to come into my house when I'm not there, I would be able to easily identify them. I can also push a button and talk to whoever is in my house through the camera. This camera provides peace of mind when we are away from the house or on vacation. We have an alarm system, but the ability to check in on things is great. I have pets, so I don't use the motion alerts, I use the "person alerts" that come with the nest aware subscription. I've tested it and it works every time I've tested it. The only time I get a false alarm is when my cat jumps up on the back of the couch to look out the window because the camera sees him as a 4 foot tall cat man I suppose. The Nest Aware subscription is $100 a year for the first camera and then $50 a year for each additional camera. A lot of the 1 star reviews I've read like the camera, but people seem pretty irate about the cost of the plan. Maybe I'm missing something, but I actually see that as a good value. Not sure if the other people writing reviews have any experience with how much home security costs, but in the realm of monthly subscriptions, that is cheap and the product is worth it. Call me crazy, but I don't find it unacceptable, evil, or taking advantage of me to charge $100 a year for 24/7 HD monitoring that I can access for up to 10 days. To each their own. If you disagree, just make sure to leave a comment about how dumb I am. That will really show me. People mention "Arlo" as the cheaper option if you have a problem with the monthly subscription. I'm not saying anything about Arlo because I don't know anything about it, just make sure you do your research and know the difference of what you miss out on, if anything. I have a friend who uses Arlo and they love it. She showed me on her phone and the video quality looked good. A tip to parents of young kids...this camera is much better quality than the baby monitor we bought for around the same price, HOWEVER, you would need to utilize the motion/audio sensor or just constantly monitor your phone or computer. I've not used it as a baby monitor so I'm not sure the drawbacks, but like I said, the image quality is amazing.

Best Camera Ever!

Best camera ever! I don’t know what other reviews are talking about with the constant banner. I received a notification that my free trial was ending and that was it. I use this for my children’s monitors so I don’t need a playback option. The picture quality is superior to all my friends video monitors, the sound is clear with little to no delay and the app allows me to see both monitors simultaneously AND shows when there was movement in their rooms. You can chose to let the system know when you are away so it won’t send you notifications as well. All around very please with this camera and app. It has only rarely not loaded and I’m pretty sure that was bc of my WiFi and not the camera. Great product from a brand you know and love!

It was clear she was up to no good. She finally saw the camera and took off

The other night a stranger was banging on the door despite the barking of my two German Shepherds. I was able to watch her as she checked out the house. It was clear she was up to no good. She finally saw the camera and took off. . Much prefer that then releasing the dogs. Sold me.

What a great indoor cam

What a great indoor cam. It goes great with my Nest Secure. Very easy to setup and link with our Nest Secure. The cam can pick up the slightest sound.You can hear and speak through it. Yes you can talk to your pets through the mic and or if someone is in your home, you can say something to them right through the cam. It will pick up my cat eating her food and it can hear us talking on the second floor!! It will send you a notification that your camera hears a noise. My cat got busted doing things I never thought she would be doing when we aren't home. You can also view your camera at the Nest website or the app when you log in and you can turn it on and off and schedule a time to turn it on and off if you like. While our Nest camera is connected to our Nest Secure, you can use the camera separately. Make sure there is nothing obstructing the view of the camera such as plants, books etc. My only grip is the monthly fee if you want to save your videos to the cloud. It cost 10.00 a month.The app works great with it and although many complain about the pricing of this cam. You can find coupon codes online. I got mine on Cyber Monday and got it for a excellent price! The infrared night view is very clear and can see everything. You can pan around the area, picture quality is pretty good but not great but clear enough you can see details of the room you are viewing.

Forget about Security - Top 3 Nursery Purchase

While Nest doesn't advertise this as a nursery camera, let me assure you that it makes a stellar camera for watching your little one. It's also entirely unique from dedicated nursery monitors that support video for the reasons described below. We purchased the Nest when we realized that when my wife goes back to work overnight as a Nurse, she would of course be missing her baby. I did a lot of research and settled on the fact the Nest can stream video to any device on any internet connection. My wife could open the Nest app on her iPhone while taking a break and watching our baby sleeping soundly in her crib. It brought her some comfort, and on hard evenings she would sit and watch the baby sleeping to make her feel more connected. Not only does the Nest video streaming work on any popular phone, tablet, PC etc, but it even has a microphone feature where we could talk into our devices and it would pipe through the Nest camera. We used this to talk to our baby when she was upset, yet we were indisposed (using the restroom comes to mind). Nothing like singing to your baby from the comfort of your toilet. Of course there were other more reasonable examples, like Mommy talking to baby when she was sitting in her car before returning home. Another huge feature is that it detects "movement". An intended home security feature, but actually a really great way to analyze your baby's sleep patterns. You can rewind and observe how your baby slept the next morning, how much they were moving and when they were in their deepest sleep because no movement would be detected for a long stretch. This was extremely revealing and it actually helped us figure out our baby's 4 month sleep regression when it was happening. A hidden benefit if when you forgot what time your baby woke up from her nap, it's easy to rewind back and see when a big amount of movement was detected and know the time of her last wakeup. Of course there are benefits if the Nest being always on, and always recording. Like the fact we caught her very first roll in her crib and was able to save it as a clip to download. The Nest Subscription service has been useful in recording back and capturing moments we thought were special. A couple of cons to be aware of: 1. Always on, streaming to the internet means security concerns. While Nest has password protection by default llimits sharing to just you, the very fact it's an internet based service means it's going to be vulnerable to hacking. I think hackers would grow bored of watching a baby sleep but maybe that's just me. 2. Nest Aware is $10 a month while optional, is valuable for capturing moments and makes the camera much more useful overall. This adds up in cost significantly over the course of a year. 3. Needs to be used in conjunction with a real audio baby monitor. It's not going to replace the traditional baby monitor. It's vulnerable to hiccups with internet connection and power outages, and not super reliable overall.

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