Customer Ratings & Reviews

At last, a Nest camera I can mount outdoors in a perfect location without worrying about wiring power to it. That’s the basic idea, and it has many great features. The camera can also be connected to power, and used indoors of course, but since I’m using it outside in battery mode, my review is based on using it that way. Installation is very easy. I have many other Google devices (cameras, smoke detectors, thermostat) and following the directions they all connect quickly. Once connected to your wi-fi, physically mounting the camera is very easy. Just screw in the wall plate wherever you’re going to mount the camera (screws and anchors are provided if necessary.) Once the wall plate and magnetic plate is screwed on, the most powerful magnet I’ve ever used adheres the camera in place. The GREAT news about this arrangement is when it becomes time (once a month or so) to recharge the battery, you just pull the camera away from the magnetic plate. No unscrewing anything. Just bring the camera in the house, recharge it with its USB cord, then pop it back on the plate for another month. The app clearly tells you your battery percentage. The camera’s picture is VERY sharp, the night vision is great as well. It has many cool features like setting up an “activity zone.” This helps cut down on “nuisance notifications.” I have the camera setup in my back yard, and it sees all of it. Since I only need notifications for activity on my patio, I can shrink the ‘notification zone’ just to the patio, so I won’t be notified at 3 am that a possum ran across the grass in the back. I was excited about using the facial recognition feature. However, I couldn’t find its setup in the Home app, and upon further exploration discovered since I live in Illinois, that feature is not permitted. It’s the only state in the union which does not permit it. (I could go into a really long diatribe about my state here, but I don’t think the Best Buy review section is the proper place, lol.) Just know that if you live in Illinois, you can’t use “Facial Recognition” through no fault of Google. As I’m sure you’ve read in other reviews, you get 3 free hours of history in the Home app, which you can look at or download. You need to buy a Nest “Aware” subscription for a longer history, either a month or two months. The good news is just one Aware subscription is valid for ALL your Google camera devices. So actually the more Google cameras you own, the cheaper that service is per camera. A negative to me, since I felt I was a member of the “Nest family” even before Nest was purchased by Google, is you can’t use the Nest app, which I am familiar with, to set-up or then see video or pictures from your camera. You need to use the Google “Home” app. It seems likely, since I can see all my cameras on that “Home app” now, that Google is trying to migrate everything over to this app eventually. A problem with that concept to me is that this app is NOT available for use on a PC. So I can’t see the Nest Battery camera on my PC, as I can full screen with my other Nest cameras and doorbell, I can only see my new camera on my phone and tablet. I can’t see how that is in any way an improvement. Bottom line however, it’s great that you now can have a security camera which just needs wi-fi, not a continuous source of power. I think you’ll be happy with your purchase.

I got a great deal price-wise. But, this device malfunctions dozens of times throughout the day and night. Google states, reset the router, unplug and replace the camera, clear the cache, etc. It defeats the purpose have a surveillance camera, that fails to record when you need it.

Easily added to existing cameras. Good night vision. Quality for price paid

Google home gone to trash. Loses my recordings constantly

Not compatible with nest app, battery is not great. just get the regular old ones

Simple to install. Works great. Integrates perfectly with Google home.

Great footage, great battery, great ecosystem. Super easy/friendly to use

The new cameras are not compatible with the previous cameras and app. Doesn’t keep video records long enough to check them

If you wanna get a bunch of grief when the cameras don’t work then buy them here if you wanna just return them when they don’t work then buy them somewhere else like Amazon.

The camera cuts out when it’s not powered up, and its wireless connection is unreliable.

Fantastic Cameras and they work seamlessly with the google home app.

Easy Install, great picture, great add to our Nets family of products

I can not get cameras to connect to Google Home. Attempted 3 separate times.

Great camera and does what we need it to do! Very clear recordings.

Pure crap with slow response and very late response to activity. Did not capture criminal activity untill escape was not able to be seen.

Decent camera for battery only model. I do not like that this is not accessable on the nest app. Everything is on google

Easy setup and placement. Bringing it online was a piece of cake

Could never get them to connect and ended up taking them back.

Great camera for indoor/outdoor use. Nice and clear captures.

Easy setup very fast connected to camera from remote location