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

Update: we have now had this camera for one year and I still consider it one of the best purchases I’ve ever made. It is a quality product for a reasonable price. We still love it even a year later! Original post: Clear picture. It amazes me how clear the night camera is on this. I wish I had more than just the one for my babys room. I can view this from my phone wherever I am. I can talk to whoever is on the other end and they can talk back. It really is a great baby monitor. Warning: you may get addicted to watching your child while you are at work!!!

There are many reasons to like this camera, which my wife and I have been using primarily as a baby monitor, coupled with a cheap audio-only monitor. The image quality is excellent, and the iOS app is very easy to use (although it is not clear to me that you can customize notification settings for each user—something which would make it much better). The build quality seems very good and the camera is quite sleek and easy to set up. Based on these qualities, you might think that I would give it 5 stars. However, our Nest Cam is currently sitting disconnected, unplugged and in its box—serving as a very expensive paperweight—for one very disquieting reason. We noticed not long after we started using it that, every now and then, the green light would start flashing, indicating that someone was monitoring the video feed. The problem was that neither myself nor my wife was using the app when the camera would start blinking, suggesting that someone else was watching us. We immediately changed both our passwords, but the occasional blinking continued. Creepy, you say? I agree. Weve reached out to Nest customer support, who confirmed that the blinking light is used to indicate that someone is watching the feed. They assured us almost two weeks ago that they would look into the problem, but we still have no answer (and no follow-up from customer support). It goes without saying that we have not used the camera since we discovered this issue, and cannot keep using it when there is a risk that somebody is watching our feed (including us and our baby). I will update this review if and when this problem is resolved. Until then, we cannot recommend this product.

Fantastic camera! The image quality is great, it was easy to setup and add to my Nest account. It works really well on the Echo Show, sometimes it can take about 5 seconds to connect to Nest to get the camera feed, but most of the time it is up and on the screen in less then 3 seconds. The magnetic mount is awesome and really helps make the install flexible. Ill be adding more of these cameras in the future!

Got this on a one day sale for $150. I was really impressed with this camera. I like how I can control everything from my phone and on the go. It does cost $10 / month to hold footage history and enable other features, but worth it if youre concerned about security. I keep mine inside a clock box thats designed to hide the Nestcam behind a one-way mirror.

This camera does exactly what I needed it to do. You need a subscription in order to look at previous recordings, but its reasonably priced. We power it down when were at home and sometimes we cant re-enable it when we power it up. Another reboot seems to help but resetting it when youre not home didnt work. I bought a wifi enabled power plug and this works great. So, there are work arounds.

We bought this as an add-on to our existing baby monitor. I dont find it ideal as first line baby monitor bc it runs through an app that you could easily have closed when you would want to be alerted (there maybe changes in settings...but I didnt want to mess with turning them on/off constantly). What this is fantastic for is running over to neighbors for a few minutes (you will continue to stream), spot checking babysitter (we can only see babys room) or letting us check in on baby sleeping from work/when away (my husband and I both have access). It honestly gives this control freak mama so much peace of mind to be able to see if baby is still sleeping or has woken up when Im out running errands, etc without having to constantly text the sitter. So far we have had no problems with glitchy streaming, etc...our internet is pretty reliable-which is a must with this product. Ive bought a zillion baby products, this one is money well spent for me!

This is the first security camera I have ever bought and it was so easy to set up. We have a new puppy and wanted to watch and check on him when we have to leave him alone. In less than 15 minutes including taking it out of the package it was up and running. Has great night vision also. I can talk to my puppy if needed, along with listening to him for any problems. I would recommend this to any first buyer afraid it will be too complicated for them. Also got a great price with $50.00 off on sale.

I like this camera. The picture is very clear. There is about a 5-10 second delay on a 25+gb upload wifi connection. I set up zones to which record up to 12 seconds from the start of the event. One thing I notice is that the actually camera gets hot very fast. I had no problems with set up. I entered the code and the video popped up on my app within 1 minute. It was a easy setup for me. But Im happy with the quality.

It was easy to set up and feels very solid and well made. The convertible base is very convenient. The infrared feature works really well. And the phone app and web interfaces are very good. My only complaint: I wish it included *some* amount of stored video without a subscription, as some other manufacturers do. Especially since this is a Google company now, and Google gives you so much storage space for free via GMail, Google Drive, etc. That said, $100/year isnt horrible.

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.