Customer Ratings & Reviews

Very good battery life and video quality, Only downfall is footage is only saved for 3 hours. So if you dont go save it within then, its just gone forever, and if something happens overnight, by the time you wake up the footage has deleted it self. I understand it being optimized for performance but 3 hours is far too short and should be fixed

I recently purchased the Google Nest Cam 2-Pack for indoor and outdoor use, and I couldn’t be more pleased with the performance. The cameras are incredibly easy to set up, and the wire-free design gives you flexibility for placement. The video quality is sharp and clear, even at night, and the motion detection is highly accurate. The mobile app makes it super convenient to monitor my home in real-time, and the alerts are quick and reliable. This purchase has brought me peace of mind and added security to my home. Highly recommend it! Best Buy Protection Plan Review Adding the Best Buy Protection Plan was a smart decision. It provides great coverage for up to 24 months and gives me peace of mind knowing my investment is protected. The plan is easy to understand, and Best Buy’s support team is always responsive. I feel confident that if anything goes wrong, it will be taken care of quickly. It’s worth every penny!

I install these products as a profession, I currently have 2 Outdoor IQ, 1 Indoor IQ and 1 Nest hello(not the new google branded) not to count the other various hubs/google minis I have in my home. This camera I purchased for my own personal use to become more familiar with so I can speak to its features and specs. Just like EVERYONE else the issue is the fact that when you go to the nest app to scan the QR code it gives you the "you need to add this to the google home app". Once you have it added the functionality and the layout of the features is not easy and user friendly like they are on the nest app. You cannot see your cameras feed in the google app unless you select said camera which is why I do not use the GHOME app for my previous cameras. The fact you cannot see this camera in the nest app either is a huge turn off on selling this especially to anyone who has one of your previous gen cameras. I know I will receive the same answer of " Our teams are working on enabling the ability to setup and control older Nest cameras in the Home app so users will have one app to control all of their devices. We’re also working on bringing full functionality to the Google Home app because we wanted to create an integrated experience with other Nest and smart home devices." THIS IS NOT WHAT YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE ASKING FOR! Its great you are integrating everything to the google home app. I am not disagreeing with this either, go ahead and do the above. You need to let this camera integrate to the nest app in the meantime as well. Otherwise your reviews are going to keep going down the drain on this, which seems like a fairly important factor and considering its only a 2 and a half star on BestBuy after only launching for less than a month is concerning am I wrong?

I used to like my google nest camera's but they've gone downhill. Connections to my wifi had been super buggy and cant always connect to see the videos until way later. I get a notification saying person seen but i cant review it. The cost per year for the cloud recordings have doubled since ive joined and the quality of service and performance has gotten worst. The battery life seems to be worst than the older generations. I got this system because im renting a house and dont want to screw anything in and they have magnetic mounting as an option. I'll be switching to a better system when that changes.

The install is pretty simple, just follow the instructions and have your Google Home application ready to go on your phone. Phone. If you're doing this, you probably already have smart devices, so you probably already have Google Home setup. If not, don't panic, Google Home is not that difficult to set up. Now the nest cams, whether they're wired or battery are designed for surveillance but not necessarily recording as much as we would like. Google has not quite gotten this correctly yet. Because this is a security application, you will want to opt for the Google aware premium program which is about $100 a year. Just fork it out and forget about it. This will allow you to at least view your videos going back several days and the events are what you're looking for. These are things you set up and you can ask for things like show me what animals are there or show me if there are people there. Things like that. Facial recognition is fine. But if you want to download, you're going to have to go through a lot to get things downloaded. Google did not provide a seamless application for this. See all of your cameras at once on any browser by typing. Home.google.com with your Google ID and password. You will see all the video cams up at once, if you have multiple. This is the live view only, you cannot see recorded events which is unfortunate. Another Google shortfall. When Google can give us the ability to download videos to our hard drive or cloud drive that would be really cool. When they do, this will go up to five stars. Until then, Google has some homework to do. Oh, and the nest program is probably not going to be there much longer. It seems to be devoted primarily to thermostats and things like that. It doesn't work for other smart appliances. Google needs an all-in-one app and that's going to be Google Home, I would bet. Google, do your homework, get your apps working together, and give the consumer anything that you can think they would want, like the idea of downloading videos so that we can look at things in detail if we have to. Don't make me have to fight for it with other technologies. Oh, and you cannot see these cameras at all on a Google Android TV at all. It's physically impossible. You can only see it on the Google Home app, or on one of the Google nest screens that you can buy for $100 or so. Google needs to fix that too. Everybody wants to see their video cameras on their TV without any hassle. So come on Google, go for the five-star rating.

Overall very good quality video. The nighttime video is a bit grainy but without lights on you can’t expect perfect. I have bought more since this initial purchase.

Easy operation and installation. Plus, sorry painted to match exterior color with no issues. Only issues are lag time and not catching all movement.

Good outdoor camera with limited battery life, especially if a lot of activity occurs. Put one of the two in the material storage section of my construction business yard. The other went over a mechanic’s bay with much more activity. I’ve already charged the mechanic’s bay camera two times in two weeks. The other camera states a two month battery life based on activity. Solid in all other aspects, great picture, great features, etc. I wish Google’s system allowed a scheduled on/off feature, and it may, I’m no tech wizard; but it seems you cannot schedule a home/away that’s not tied to a certain person or account’s geographic location.

I recently started using the Google Nest Cam Indoor/Outdoor Wire Free Security Camera in Snow, and overall, I'm quite pleased with it. The picture quality is impressive, providing clear and crisp images both day and night, which gives me peace of mind about my home security. One of the standout features for me is the ability to talk to people through the camera. It’s incredibly convenient for communicating with visitors or family members without having to open the door. While I do find the camera simple to use, the battery life is just average. I wish it lasted a bit longer between charges, but the convenience of being wire-free somewhat makes up for it. Overall, this camera is a solid choice for anyone looking to enhance their home security with great picture quality and user-friendly features!

Overall this is a very good camera. It's picture quality is better than many in the price range and is fairly easy to set up. The only issue I have with it, is it does not work with the Nest app. It only works with the Google Home app. I believe Google is doing away with the Net app in the future, but as of now I'd prefer to have all my Nest products in the Nest app and link it to Google home app as I did with my doorbell and thermostat. Other than this inconvenience it is a good camera overall.

Having a few nest products, I decided to purchase this camera and add it in a hard to reach place outdoor where the battery option comes in handy. The initial set-up is simple and fairly quick through the Google Home app. I was a bit disappointed that I couldn't add it to my best app. The magnet is very strong and keep the camera from moving from its original position. The quality is great particularly with morning light and average at night. I set mine to stay idle at all times and notify me of any movement if I'm not present in the house. So far, I'm satisfied with the performance. I've had it for 21 days and the estimated charge is at 3 months.

First time buying security cameras, and these are my impressions: 1) super easy to set up and installation is fast and easy if you’re familiar with Google home already. 2) video quality is good for all the features that includes for a reasonable price. Nest aware plan starts at $6. Face detection is amazing. 3) cameras can be adjusted to your preference. Which means it will covered the area of your choice and get notifications of that specific zone already selected. Overall I’m just waiting for the cameras battery life. But So far they’re holding fine.

Easy connection, Easy installation and good clear picture. The only down side is recharging, but if that’s to much of a hassle you get the wired.

Overall great product. Picture and image quality is good. Unfortunately, you cant use the Nest app with this camera. You will have to use the Google home app to use and monitor this camera. I prefer the Nest app for better and convenient daily user friendly capabilities. I like the idea of having a portable battery powered camera to place in random areas that you can view over Wi-Fi and on your cell phone. If I would have known that this camera didn't use the Nest app, I don't think I would have made the purchase. But again, a pretty decent camera and hopefully Google adds this camera to the Nest app. Other note: Larger than other Nest cameras due to internal battery.

Easy to set up, works well. I can observe my porch from a tablet or phone. Thinking of adding more.

Great! Works perfect for our nursery room! The 2-way audio makes it great and motion capture is also nice to have. covers the whole room.

The ease of use with the magnet is good and allows me to move it around needed . I have it in fairly active locations so need to charge every few weeks when on battery. I do prefer the continual recording you get when plugged in, but the battery operation is convenient when a power source is not nearby.

Purchase these after my home got broken into ever. Since nobody has even attempted to Google alerts me right away. If there's somebody unknown plus with the inboard facial recognition, it tells me anything. And everything I need to know about who's at my home. I have purchased several more since these. I now have 6 total Google cameras around my property and they work flawlessly. Battery life is great, but you can also add the third party. Solar charger and as long as it's mounted, it'll never die. It'll record continuously great value for the price, and you can't put a price on security.

I love the Google Nest cams they have good quality picture they pick up good sound and the microphone works pretty dang well all in all a wonderful product...except if you buy the two pack of cameras Google thought it was good idea to give you only one charger and one charging cable which is absolutely ridiculous!!... I bought six of these things with a floodlight cam combo for 1300 some odd dollars and I still have to buy three cables and three charging blocks Google this is really stupid!!

Not a bad product. The only issue is the connection from the app. Not the best.