Highlights
Key Specs
Video Camera ResolutionFull HD (1080p)Field Of View130 degreesNight VisionYesNumber Of Cameras Included2Camera Power SourceBattery-powered, Cable with AC Adapter/Plug-inWorks WithNestWireless ConnectivityBluetooth, Wi-FiNumber Of Channels10Maximum Operating Temperature104 degrees fahrenheitStorage TypeCloudIndoor Or Outdoor UseOutdoorMinimum Operating Temperature-4 degrees fahrenheitAudio Communication2-way
General
Product NameNest Cam 2 Pack Indoor/Outdoor Wire Free Security CamerasBrandGoogleModel NumberGA01894-USColorSnowColor CategoryWhite
Camera
Video Camera ResolutionFull HD (1080p)Camera Resolution1920 x 1080Field Of View130 degreesNight VisionYesNight Vision Distance20 feetNight Vision ImageBlack and whiteCamera MovementFixedZoom ModeDigitalNumber Of Cameras Included2Frame Rate30 frames per secondDay/Night ModeYesIP CameraYesNumber of IR LEDs6Image Sensor TypeCMOSInfrared Cut Off FilterYesFocal Length ControlFixed focal
Power
Camera Power SourceBattery-powered, Cable with AC Adapter/Plug-inRechargeable BatteryYesBattery ChemistryLithium-ion
Compatibility
App CompatibleYesCompatibilityWorks with Hey Google, Amazon AlexaWorks WithNestVoice Assistant Built-inNo
Connectivity
Camera ConnectivityWirelessWireless ConnectivityBluetooth, Wi-FiWireless Networking StandardWi-Fi 4Wireless StandardNFrequency Band2.4 GHz, 5.0 GHzEncryption TypeWEP, WPA, WPA2, WPA3
Recording & Playback
Streaming VideoYesVideo Recording CapabilityYesRecords AudioYesSubscriptionOptional but not includedNumber Of Channels10
Performance
Maximum Operating Temperature104 degrees fahrenheitIndoor Or Outdoor UseOutdoorProtective QualitiesWeather resistantMinimum Operating Temperature-4 degrees fahrenheit
Storage
Storage TypeCloud
Features
Audio Communication2-wayAudio-Only OptionNo3-Axis AdjustableYesAuto-On DetectionMotionMount TypeWall mount
Dimension
Product Height3.26 inchesProduct Width3.26 inchesProduct Depth3.26 inchesProduct Weight0.87 pounds
Sensor
SensorsMotion sensorMotion Detection Range25 feet
Included
Cable(s) IncludedYes
Warranty
Manufacturer's Warranty - Parts1 yearManufacturer's Warranty - Labor1 year
Other
UPC193575008332
Who’s in the garden? Are the kids doing their homework yet? Nest Cam is wire-free, so it goes almost anywhere, outside or in. It knows the difference between people, animals, and vehicles, so you can get the alerts that are important to you. Listen and speak through the camera right from the Google Home app. Check in anytime with 24/7 live view.* If you miss a notification, you can always go back and see what happened with 3 hours of free event video history.* And it’s easy to install yourself – no outlet or wires required. Nest Camera Battery requires the Google Home app and a Google Account – it’s not compatible with the Nest app or the home.nest.com site. *** Stand and cable sold separately
Control with the Google Home app.
View live HD video, replay video recordings, talk to visitors, and more – all from the Google Home app. The Nest Cam (battery) requires a free Google Account and is not compatible with the Nest app or the Nest site.
Talk to who’s there, even when you're not.
If something happens, it alerts you, so you can decide to take action right from the Google Home app.* Talk and listen through the camera, and if you need some help, you can call your local emergency service directly from the app.*
Talk and Listen. Talk to who’s there, from anywhere.
Talk and listen to people through the built-in speaker and mic.* Tell your kids to stop running in the house, or say hello to your dog, just for fun.
Get alerts that matter to you.
Nest Cam shows you what’s happening at home, and alerts you when it spots a person, animal, or vehicle.* It can even recognize familiar faces and tell you who’s coming and going.**
See clearly in any light.
See key details in all kinds of light. HDR helps with bright, high-contrast sunlight, and night vision gives you a clear image even in low light and darkness.
Go back in time.
If you miss a notification, go back and see a recording over the last 3 hours with free event video history.** You can add a Nest Aware subscription to get up to 60 days of event video history.
If you’d like to add 10 days of 24/7 continuous video recording, you’ll need to plug your Nest Cam (battery) into an outlet for continuous power using one of the accessory cables and add a Nest Aware Plus subscription (both sold separately).
Protects your privacy.
Nest Cam uses encrypted video, two-step verification, and enhanced security through your Google Account to help protect your privacy. And a green LED light lets you know when the camera is processing or streaming video.
Wi-Fi problems? Not a problem.
If your Wi-Fi goes down or there’s a power outage, Nest Cam will automatically store up to one hour of recorded events. When things are up and running again, you’ll be able to see exactly what happened.
Install it yourself.
Wire-free installation is easy. You can put Nest Cams almost anywhere you want, outside or in. And since it’s battery powered, you don't need to install it near an outlet.
Outdoors or indoors. Rain or shine.
With no wires and a range of accessories, Nest Cam is designed to go almost anywhere. It’s battery powered and weather resistant. Put them on the exterior of your house to keep an eye on the yard. Or put them inside your home to check in on the dog or the kids.
Includes cable and power adapter to recharge.
Recharge your Nest Cam (battery) with the included 3.3-ft (1 m) charge cable and 7.5W adapter. If you would like to plug in your Nest Cam indoors for continuous power, an accessory stand with a built-in 10-ft (3 m) power cable is sold separately.
To install your Nest Cam outside and plug it into a weatherproof power outlet, you’ll need the 16-ft (5 m) or 33-ft (10 m) weatherproof cable and power adapter (sold separately).
Battery life
Battery life will depend on factors including activity, temperature, and camera settings that you select. You can extend the battery life of your camera by adjusting video quality, length of video clips, time between recorded events, and using activity zones to monitor specific areas.
*Up to 3 hours recording. Learn more at g.co/nest/3hours. Camera is weather resistant. Some features, including mobile notifications, remote control, video streaming, and video recording, require working internet and Wi-Fi.
**Familiar face alerts require a Nest Aware subscription (sold separately). Not available in Nest Cams used in Illinois.
What's Included
2 Nest Cams
2 magnetic plates
2 wall plates
4 wall anchors
4 wall screws
1 charge cable, 3.3 ft (1 m)
1 power adapter
Quick start guide
Safety & warranty document
Manuals & Guides
Instructions/Assembly Guide
Material Safety Data Sheets
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- A: AnswerBattery life will depend on factors including activity, temperature, and camera settings that you select. You can extend the battery life of your camera by adjusting video quality, length of video clips, time between recorded events, and using activity zones to monitor specific areas. Here are some typical scenarios: Busy: About 1.5 months battery life (about 20 - 25 recorded events per day) Typical: About 3 months battery life (about 9 - 12 recorded events per day) Quiet: About 7 months battery life (about 2 - 4 recorded events per day) Also, Nest Cam only takes around 4-5 hours to fully charge the battery.
Answered by Google Nest Support
Q: QuestionCan the new nest battery camera be plugged in allowing 24/7 coverage(3 answers)
A: AnswerYes, when plugged in, it will record 24/7. WARNING -- this camera can not be viewed in the old Nest app, only in the Home app. ALSO, since this camera is not being "added" to the Nest "environment", it can not be viewed with a browser!Answered by RobRud
- A: AnswerDoes not work with nest app. Only Google Home. SMH
Answered by Vinny
Q: QuestionCan I install this camera outside, not under a cover?(5 answers)
A: AnswerWith an IP54 rating. It probably would be good to use some sort of covering to keep direct rain/snow from hitting it directly. IP68 and higher is what you want for full wet contact and shallow submersion in water. This camera is not completely sealed against water and dust.Answered by JinOH
- A: AnswerGoogle sells longer power cords for this camera separately. They are available in ~15feet & ~30feet. The prices are $34.99 & $39.99. You can also use an extension cord if you need more length.
Answered by Moes
- A: AnswerThey claim that under normal use the battery should last about a month. Charging from zero to full should take about 5 hours. And YES, the battery 'meter' is very large and clearly seen in the Google Home App.
Answered by AlanD963
Q: Questionwhat is expected battery life(3 answers)
A: AnswerBattery life will depend on factors including activity, temperature, and camera settings that you select. Users can extend the battery life of their camera by adjusting video quality, length of video clips, time between recorded events, and using activity zones to monitor specific areas. Here are some typical scenarios: Busy: About 1.5 months battery life (about 20 - 25 recorded events per day) Typical: About 3 months battery life (about 9 - 12 recorded events per day) Quiet: About 7 months battery life (about 2 - 4 recorded events per day)Answered by Nest Support
Q: QuestionIf my internet goes down will these cameras upload the video once internet returns?(3 answers)
A: AnswerYes. The Nest Cam (Battery) can continue to record and save events to their internal memory, and then upload the video to the cloud when they reconnect to the Nest service.Answered by Nest Support
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Rating 4 out of 5 stars with 2312 reviews
4.0Rating by feature
- 3.9Value
Rating 3.9 out of 5 stars
- 4.3Quality
Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars
- 4.2Ease of Use
Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars
11 expert reviews
Customers are saying
Customers love the Nest Cam 2 Pack Indoor/Outdoor Wire-Free Security Cameras for their easy setup, excellent video quality, and clear night vision. However, they have concerns about the battery life, compatibility with the Google Home app, and motion detection capabilities. Some customers also find the price to be a bit high.
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Wire Free Camera for Google is a Hit!
I have always been interested in buying a Google Outdoor Camera but I was more interested in a battery powered, wire free approach and Google didn’t offer that. Well, finally Google has released their “Google - Nest Camera Battery” and for me it is a hit! UNBOXING & INSTALL: - Taking the Camera out you realize how great of a job Google did making this. It’s modern, sleek, and nothing about it feels cheap. - It’s size is a little bigger than a baseball, so not too small but not overly large either. - Installation was super easy on this! The main thing is that this required the “Google Home” app to set up, and the app does a pretty great job helping you step by step on setting this up. - I personally set this up for outdoor use and did not hard wire it as I want to use the battery. And mounting this outside was very easy. You just need to drill two screws into the wall you were mounting it too, connect the base, and the rest is just magnets! So you can easily adjust the camera or take it off when you need to recharge it or use it somewhere else. PROS: - I know I said this, but I do really like the look of this camera. Especially since it is outside, its just nice that it isn’t an eye sore. - The picture quality really is great on this camera! Yes it isn’t perfect super high end clarity but that is the trade off for a battery operated model. But regardless I was really impressed with the video quality! You can zoom in, it has a really nice viewing angle so you can see a lot of area, and overall works exactly how I need it to. - The smart features in this are no joke. It has facial recognition for people that come around a lot, can detect cars, animals, packages, or just any motion in general. It does a really good job telling you what is happening based on what it sees. - There is no base required, its all wireless if you want it to be! For me I really like the clutter free aspect of it since some outdoor cameras require a separate indoor base to connect to. - Something I like about the magnetic base / battery is that you can easily grab the camera and move it if you want to. If you want to move the camera from your yard to your dog’s kennel or your kids playroom you can easily do that! Just nice to be able to quickly swap it around if you need to keep an eye on something that you usually don’t. CONS: - As of the time of this review, the Google Nest Camera Battery does not work with the “Nest” app. I really like the Nest app as it is clean and easy to use, and its disappointing I can’t have this camera hooked up to the Nest app. - That being said, I don’t love the Google Home app. Yes it has a lot of nice perks, but I think for the camera integration I want something more focused on the cameras as soon as I open the app, with more picture settings, and easier history viewing. But those can all be fixed with time. - The Camera does not come with an “indoor” table top mount. That is an optional accessory you buy on the side, and it just would have been nice to come with it. BOTTOM LINE: - Google finally made a well priced battery operated indoor/outdoor camera and they did it right! The camera looks high quality, the picture is great, it has a lot or smart features, works well with your existing Google Smart Home, and helps add an additional level of security to your home. I’d highly recommend the purchase because I don’t think you will be disappointed!
This review is from Google - Nest Cam Indoor/Outdoor Wire Free Security Camera - Snow
Posted by NJuice
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
As expected
I purchased this nest camera battery to replace another battery brand camera on the side of my house. I went into this knowing the new nest cam wouldn’t work with the Nest app and would have to use Google Home app to view it but having all cameras under one app is the end goal for myself. The camera itself so far seems to be great. I’m already subscribed to the nest subscription so it’s great not needing onboard storage and everything is uploaded to the cloud. My nest cam is roughly 9’ above ground whereas google recommends approx 6.5’ but it’s had no issues picking up people in the zone I’ve created. So far the battery has dropped 3% in just 24 hours but I blame the excessive motion it picked up yesterday. I found adding a zone for alerts only and setting the motion sensitivity to medium works best. I’m also using full resolution video so that will also deplete battery faster. I can see Google claims of battery life being accurate - pretty standard amongst other battery operated cameras, possibly a bit worse but this camera has much more onboard intelligence whereas my legacy nest cameras use the cloud for their processing. The big winner here will be when Google Nest releases their solar panel so it doesn’t need to be recharged every couple of months. The deduction of the star is simply due to Google’s inability to create at least one app that does everything. The Google Home app allows you to scrub events (battery) in the app or scrub video 24/7 if your battery cam is connected to a power source. Have an existing Nest doorbell or other older Nest cameras? Can’t scrub video - you’ll need to go back to the Nest app to do this on your other cameras where you’ll not find your new Nest Cam battery because it’s only in the home app! I’m sure (not really) google will introduce all these functions into the Home app, but why not now? Makes zero sense to me. Here are photos comparing the two cameras. The Nest cam has the much larger FOV.
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Posted by Brianwm
Rated 3 out of 5 stars
Easy, useful, flexible: but missing features
Great quality, easy to set up. We added this after already having a few Nest cameras already, so this was a breeze. That said, nearly every Google product we have (and that is a LOT) leaves one, seemingly simple feature out. This is true with our Apple and MSFT products as well, but Google in particular seems to always leave out one or two things so that they can improve the product the following year and people go through a whole new round of upgrading (take Chromecast, for example: who like us has multiple generations of dongles collecting dust?). For Nest products - instead of out with the old in with the new, it's more like add to the old with the new but you still need the Nest app if you want to use original Nest features. With the latest Google Nest cameras, there are no "meaningful" alerts for heard events. It says animal alerts, but beware: that pertains only to living things that move. For those of us who have learned to rely on the doorbell or Hub Max to let us know when one of our dogs is barking, this is a disappointing bait and switch approach to selling products. The new cameras are able to tell you what it sees but not what it hears (unless it's a carbon monoxide or fire alarm, which is POINTLESS given the % of those systems that notify people and services in a more meaningful way). Thus, I can't say I don't like this product, the video is great and it took 60 seconds to set up. But this divide between original Nest and Google Nest stuff is getting frustrating. If you have therms and doorbells already, be prepared to open Nest and Home intentionally and errantly many, many times a day because you need them both and they start to look very similar. PS The battery life is just fine. Unless you want to watch the video from this device on highest resolution 24/7, don't listen to the battery bashers, they're always out there complaining about devices not being able to serve media up indefatigably. I haven't recharged this device since setting it up. I threw it in the middle of a yard to test battery life and video quality 65 feet and two walls away from the nearest Nest WiFi Pro access point. See screenshot included.
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Posted by JV10583