Customer Ratings & Reviews

The video quality is excellent as is the build quality. It installs very easy

Great camera so happy I finally got this. Replaces any old light easily

Lights, sound, video, you need this to start building a smart home

Lights afe bright and it looks great with googles sleek design.

This works great as a floodlight and also a security camera.

I have taken it down a couple of times. The connection fails to charge the battery. I can not get the tile to load that controls the floodlight. Need to see if I still am in the window to take it back.

Works great, easy to install and the app is nice to have

Sleek loom and easy setup. . Love it this product.

The Nest Cam with floodlight works fine by itself. The reason I rate it so low is the problems integrating with my 2 existing Nest Cams. My old Nest Cams work very well using the Nest app. The Nest Cam with floodlight will only work with the Google Home app. The Google Home app is not nearly as intuitive and will not display views of multiple cameras on the same screen. But the biggest problem with the Google Home app is that it will not let me give other people (my wife) the ability to view the camera. When I try to share, it says "Can't invite right now." I've spent hours researching online. Others have the same issue, but no one has a solution. Maybe Google will fix this in an update. At this point I'm sorry I bought this product rather than just another Nest camera like the other two I have.

After a year, the battery stopped charging, Iif you check the message boards, this is a common issue. When I contacted Google they were not helpful

Overall, the camera has a good build quality. However, when you’ll need this camera the most it will be worthless. These new Google home cameras will only allow you to download video history on “Events” that Google has flagged. You cannot download for example a 30 minute clip like you could do with the original Nest cameras. What’s the point in having 24/7 recording if you’re not able to download the footage? I certainly expected more from Google!

These new google nest products are absolute garbage starting with the app that is evidently being coded by elementary school kids because nothing works, its bloated, unintuitive, and just plainly does not work. The app alone isn’t even a fraction of the quality the original Nest app was. Google interferes with everything and ruins everything they touch. Absolute GARBAGE and NO LONGER RECOMMENDED!!

Fails after 5 1/2 months. Cost is really about $400 a year. That is if you install it yourself. If you use an electrician, then figure two visits a year, $85? $100? (Warranty hard to figure out on website, may be 90 days, may be 15 days.) ALSO, you receive notices of activity but video available only half the time

Even though it is hardwired and the power is connected, the battery becomes drained and the product becomes useless. It is also very cheaply made. Almost looks like a cheap plastic kid's toy.

Unbelievably disappointed by nest products since Google bought them. Night vision doesn’t work, app doesn’t know what the product is and does not allow floodlight co trip, and scrolling through events is impossible. There was someone in my yard and that segment of video is somehow unavailable. When you see someone in your yard and your heart is racing, you cannot wait three days (or whatever it will end up being) for a video to become available. Epic failure.

I returned before installation. If the flood lights expire (2-3 year life span) the entire unit needs replacing. Too expensive for all of that.

I should start by saying I've been waiting for a Nest Floodlight + Camera product to hit the market for a long time. I installed a Nest Wired Doorbell Camera in 2018 and wanted to avoid having multiple brands and apps for smart cameras around my home. I was extremely disappointed after installing this floodlight camera as it does not work on the Nest app. It only works on the Google Home app, despite using the same Nest brand name. I dropped a star on my rating because of this. However, the zone feature on this camera is awesome. You can draw the boundaries of zones in the app so you only get specific events that occur within the designated zone (such as motion, people, animals, vehicles). This way, you don't get a notification every time someone drives past or something happens across the street. I set up my zone so it only includes my yard and driveway. Installation is a breeze. Tons of other features and compatible with the Google ecosystem. Pros: - Super easy to install and set up. If you already have the proper wiring and junction box already in place, then the installation of this camera is quite simple. I'd recommend watching the official installation video on the Google Nest/Youtube website. All you need is a screwdriver and potentially a step ladder. It took me an hour from unboxing to power on, with 30 minutes of that spent on finding the right switch to turn off in my breaker box at the start and uninstalling the old floodlight, and I am not particularly handy. - Well-built parts and components. Feels solid in my hand. - No buttons or switches found on the floodlight or camera, everything is controlled via the Google Home app. My old floodlight required that I had to get up on a step ladder if I wanted to make any changes to the settings via the awkwardly placed buttons and switches. - The camera and the floodlight are two separate pieces. Meaning if something goes bad with the camera or the floodlight, you don't have to trash the whole thing. Theoretically, you should be able to find another Nest camera or floodlight and reuse the working Nest camera or floodlight that you have. - Takes up small footprint on my wall, slightly bigger than a junction box. Great if you are working with a tight space. - The audio and video quality (save for the night vision) are pretty good. - Wide angle lens (130 degree view), picks up my entire front yard, sidewalk, driveway, and about 3 and a half houses across the street. - Camera has battery back up in case power goes out so it still records events. - I don't really use Google Assistant or Nest Hub features or products but it seems to work with that. - 2 way audio - you can speak to someone on the other end of the camera. The speaker is clear and the mic picks up any noise outside. - The mounting plate cover is designed to be painted if you want to color match to your home or exterior. - You can adjust the angle of each floodlight separately. - No significant lag between notifications and opening the app. Takes a second or two to start loading the video once you click on the notification or open the live stream. - The floodlight is fairly bright and illuminates all of my driveway and most of my yard. - Love the zone feature, you can draw the boundaries of zones in the app so you only get specific events that occur within the designated zone (such as motion, people, animals, vehicles). This way, you don't get a notification every time someone drives past or something happens across the street. I set up the zone so it only includes my yard and driveway. - Features and settings you can adjust on your Google Home app: 1. Brightness level of the floodlight 2. Manually turn on/off floodlight 3. What causes the floodlight to turn on (motion, when someone is live viewing the camera feed, camera events that are non-motion). You can also specify the motion sensitivity. The default is high (which I found too sensitive as it was picking up motion of cars driving by my house). Medium works well to pick up about 80% of my driveway and most of my front yard. I have a standard rectangular driveway where you can fit 4 cars on it (2x2). 4. Floodlight timer - how long the floodlight stays on (10 seconds, 30 seconds - default, 1 minute, 3 minute, 5 minutes). 5. Daylight sensor - how dark it gets out before the floodlight turns on (Darkest, Darker, Medium - default, Brighter). 6. Battery usage settings 7. Events settings - which events get recorded in your event video history, edit zones. 8. Video settings - video history, wake up sensitivity, max event length, video quality, night vision, status light brightness, rotate image 180 degrees. 9. Audio settings - mic, audio recording, camera volume. Cons: - Biggest disappointment is the lack of integration with the Nest app. This product is marketed and sold under the Nest name, but only works on the Google Home app. It does not work on the Nest app at all. This is frustrating as I already have a Nest Wired Doorbell Camera (from 2018) and thought that this would be a simple addition to my Nest app. Now I essentially have to use 2 apps for 2 different cameras on my home even though they are both Nest cameras. - Does extend out about 8.5 inches from the base to the tip of the camera. Fortunately, the overhang of my roof extends out further so it covers the camera from the elements above. - Would be cool if you could change the color of the light on the app. The light is a standard bright white/daylight color. - The night vision on this camera is worse than the night vision on my Nest Wired Doorbell. - This camera is rated to work in temperatures between -4F and +104F, if you live in an area with extreme temps keep that in mind. - You do need a Nest Aware subscription in order to view event history up to 60 days and/or 24/7 continuous video history (the free non-subscription version is only up to 3 hours of event history). - It does seem to be a bit more sensitive picking up motion in the designated zone at night from headlights, insects, and strong winds. - The camera is connected to the floodlight by a power cord and by a really strong magnet. This makes it a little tougher to adjust the angle in my opinion compared to something you can just twist and turn.

this is the second of three, possibly four, i like this as a replacement flood/security light. my only issue with this particular one so far is how the light as a separate entity is utilized as opposed to the first one i bought.

The productbitself is great. The only issue i have run into is the limit on waysbto mount it. It cal only be mounted on a vertical wall. Not under eves or in a unique position.

This was just wgat I wanted. A flood light for the dogs with a camera that can do double duty for any visitors in the yard. The setup was very easy. Included video with step by step instructions and all parts needed. Configuration was easy but needed to talk to another nest item in the house so not sure how that would work if I was replacing a failed unit. Performance: the quality is great since the lights are bright. The notifications were accurate but I turned them off because it can be a little much between the doorbell and lights in back. The mic and talk back feature is cool because I can call the dogs back in at night. Sometimes they listen and other times I am ignored.. I would strongly recommend this for lighting and camera needs. Only cons are the color does not match my gutters so would be nice if it had a bronze or black color. Also you can lock the camera into the unit to prevent theft which is a premium touch.