Customer Ratings & Reviews

Picked up these cameras on black Friday at an awesome price,set up is fairly easy,high quality video,cameras can distinguish between persons and non person motion,you get messages on your smart phone with video when it detects any motion,watch live video anytime, only drawback for 24/7 video is the subscription, $10 for first camera $5 for additional per month

ok let me give you a break down these cameras are AMAZING i have 4 of them i work from home so while school is out my daughter is watching her brother and i can talk to them through the camera and it takes the guess work out of who hit who first .. the quality of these camera are amazing as well .. when it come down to cleaning up after dinner i don't have to be right there i can still do work in my office and keep an eye on things and communicate with them through them through the camera .... and tell the cat to get off the table .... there is a function to turn the cameras off and on or you can leave it on for 24 hours straight

The Nest Cam security cameras were extremely easy to install. Download the app, scan the bar code on the back of the camera, plug in the electrical cord, type in your wifi security code, and you are ready to go. Like some earlier reviewers, I did have a problem with one of the cameras overheating. I called customer service, and after a few brief diagnostic tests, the agent arranged a replacement camera which is working fine. The pictures on my iPhone and iPad are very clear, even when the room is completely dark. And the two-way communication is great. I am very pleased with the product and technical support.

The video quality is amazing and it has a very wide angle. Plus the 2 way audio is a great feature along with the night vision and motion sensor. The only feature they should add is some type of local recording. I shouldn't have to pay for a subscription to keep recording history.

I love Nest cams. Out of all the wifi security cameras I've tried, Nest is the easiest to configure, most reliable at staying online, and has the best quality when viewing remotely. The app is easy to use and also very stable and reliable. Setting up new or additional cameras is a breeze and when I go away on lengthy trips, they work very well from the moment I leave until the moment I return. My only issue with Nest is that the only archiving option available is a pretty expensive cloud storage option. There are no local storage features like a microSD card nor any free cloud options. The alerts are also smarter with the paid subscription. So in a nutshell, you get a very nice quality camera that is easy to configure but alert and storage options are greatly limited unless you subscribe the Nest Aware.

I'm a big fan of Nest products and this was my first purchase. Setup was very simple - the longest part was setting up a Nest account. The camera has either a magnetic base or you can attach it to a wall. Easy to turn and pivot and the wide angle lens is great. The biggest drawback is to have the ability to go back or save videos, you need to subscribe to a Nest Aware package. Cheapest is 10 days of history for $100/yr or $10/mo. That is pretty expensive and I have yet to buy into that. Also, when you do not have a subscription, the quality of alerts diminishes, so you don't get notified right away if movement is seen in your house. These features could change in the future, and I believe they should. I plan on buying the subscription if I go away on a trip or something like that, but I can't justify it for day to day purchases.

I bought this to monitor the lower floor of my home. The picture quality is fantastic and the setup was very easy. The only bad thing is you have to pay $10 a month forever to use this product. It stores all your video on Nest's servers and that's where the charge comes in. If you don't mind the $10 a month charge, it's a great product.

I purchased the Nest camera for use as a Nursery cam. With crystal clear imaging even in complete darkness it has more than exceeded my expectations. The mic is sensitive enough to pick up even faint sounds in the room. The ability to communicate back through the camera is especially cool. For an additional monthly fee you can also go back up to 30 days to view and share clips. When you add the ability to access the camera securely from anywhere via Android/IOS and all major browsers, you can't go wrong.

This camera was great quality and the setup was extremely easy. The auto night vision is a very helpful perk, especially if you have lights on timers in the area of your camera. Only setback is having to plug into an outlet, which limits the placement...or you have a power cord running to the wall.

The quality of this camera is solid. The video quality is great. What exceeded my expectations is how easy it was to install and the flexibility is has that you can almost mount it anywhere. Setting up is a breeze which is what I love about nest products. Keep in mind that it really doesn't fall in the same category as other dedicated security cameras and you will have to pay at least $10 a month for a nest aware subscription to get 10 days worth of video stored in the cloud. The subscription is the only way to use this camera at it's full potential. If you want a good quality camera and don't need all the bells and whistles, this is the camera to get. But I don't recommend it if you don't want to pay for the subscription. There are other cameras out there that offer video recording without one.

I love this unique monitor, which I use for my baby monitor, but is also great for general security. In my baby's room, it allows me to check on and talk to her but also sends me a notification when she's moving so I know if she's stirring. Lots of great features and its small and mountable. Highly recommend it!

Nest Cam is a really good product, the resolution is perfect, the night vision, the capability to use the microphone, the motion detection by defining area, all these features are great. But two features are missing. The first one was a feature available on Dropcam which has disappeared with Nest: share the cam with somebody while staying private. The workaround you can find on the Nest website is to share your account and password, in term of security this unbelievable. The second missing feature is on the motion detection. The motion is based by making the difference between two images on the area you specified. In this case, why this is not possible to specify some patterns recognition like animals, cars, people and defined some exceptions like "do not alert me if animals enter in the area" or "alert me if people fall to the floor".

This camera provides a decent quality image, both normal and night vision. You can use a chat option and speak though the device (i assume as it only made a beep sound for me). The app itself to view the live stream is really intuitive and has alot of nice benefits when upgrading to the paid version. Overall exactly what i needed them for. As i bought 2 and would likely buy more if not an upgraded model for slightly better quality in image.

My wife is security conscious and loved the idea of being able to check if anyone enters our condo when we're not around. The Nest Cam is great for this if you subscribe to the recording service. It was really easy to setup and worked right away. The image is clear and you can zoom in. We get lots of alerts because we don't configure it for "home" and "away" but these are not a big problem. The Nest Cam is easy enough for anyone to setup and use and it provides peace-of-mind.

I have several of these, and they are great cameras! I really love Nest products, and these are no different. They provide high quality video, the option to record to the cloud, notifications of motion, person recognition, or sound if desired, and easy viewing through the Nest app. They're a little spendy, but this is a case of "you get what you pay for" in my opinion. I've tried a variety of other brands that cost less, but none of them worked nearly as well. I recommend these if you can afford it!

Camera works well but iOS app is sometimes laggy, even with 300mbps home internet. Good quality picture and history seems to capture motion alerts well. Keep in mind that cloud backup service costs $100/yr. for 10 days and $300/yr for 30 days. I can't imagine anyone needing more than 10 days but just so everyone knows before purchasing. If you don't want the service, it is basically just a camera that you can watch live but doesn't offer alerts, FWIW.

I bought this for my sister and brother-in-law as a Christmas present as they are expecting their first child in May. My sister said setting it up was very easy. (I have a Nest thermostat and can vouch that the Nest products seem to be geared for extreme user friendliness and easy set up.) The lens provides a wide viewing angle and has a very clear picture even in the dark. They plan to use an iPad as the primary viewing monitor although they both have the app on their iPhones as well. Of note, due to the camera being a wi-fi camera, you will need a fast internet connection to support the streaming. BabyGearLab rated it as the top camera for baby monitoring as well.

I love this little camera! It sends me an alert when it detects motion in its' view! Picture quality is awesome! I have the Dropcam Pro and it's basically the same camera but with 1080p. I've emailed NEST several times asking general questions and they always respond within a day. I would definitely recommend this camera as a Nanny Cam or just for checking in at home, etc if you are traveling. I plan to purchase more. You do have to pay for the cloud storage but, in my opinion, it's well worth it for the piece of mind. I recently fired my Nanny after watching her take things and snooping thru my stuff. That alone was worth this purchase and I will definitely buy another!

Great product! The app is really well designed. Installation = Easy. Use = Easy. Quality = Great. Privacy concerns = none. Considering adding more to my inside system!

I actually have 4 cameras, 3 when they were Dropcam and 1 after it became Nest. The cameras work well in my home. They are placed in ways to keep an eye on the front door, back door and yard. The notifications do get a little annoying because the cameras can't tell much difference between light/shadow from the sun coming in through the trees versus a person. The night vision works well, and I've not had any issues with WiFi at all, but I have a pretty good router. They do consume a fair amount of bandwidth on the internet, but you can set them to non-HD if it's too much. They have alerted my phone within seconds of someone actually crossing the yard, or coming to the door. Once, someone came up through the yard, setting off the first alert to my phone, then they peered in through the door glass of the front door, setting off the second camera alert. I watched them like a hawk until they left, then pulled the recorded clips for safe keeping just in case. I do wish they had a better integration with IF This Then That so they could do more alerting or more things, maybe that will come eventually. The price of the recording is a bit pricey, and now that Arlo is out I might have considered that instead, but it wasn't available when I purchased the Dropcams and Nest cam. All in all I'm still happy with the Dropcams/Nest camera after a couple of years.