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Rating 4.5 out of 5 stars with 177 reviews

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Customers are enthusiastic about the Solar Panel for Google Nest Cam (Battery), highlighting its ability to prolong battery life. Users found the installation process to be easy and straightforward, and the setup was simple. The overall performance has been great, and the wire length is sufficient for convenient placement.

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  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Works but not pretty

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    Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Thw stickers that come with to hold the wires up barely work but overall it does work

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Best Buy Employee

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Solar panel

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    It did not hold ghe charge to our liking. Over 70% is suppose to be the charge and it dropped below 30%

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Decent buy..

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does its job. But could be better build according to price.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Do not buy waste of money.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    So I bought this thinking it would be great way to keep my cameras charged and topped off. After installing the solar panel and wiring it to the camera it did nothing!!! I had it in direct sunlight for 3 straight days and the battery percentage just kept dropping and never sparked 1% of charge to it at all!!!! So i returned it and just purchased the Nest Cam Weatherproof cable.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Wasserstein Team
      Posted .

      Hi,

      We’re sorry to hear about your experience with the product and we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. We’re here to assist you with your concern. Please get in touch with us via email at [email protected] and we will resolve the issue.

      Best regards,
      Your Wasserstein Customer Success Team

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Cool

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    Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    These panels work very well. I've had them for months now without any issues, just wish they were smaller.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    0 star

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This is a garbage! This solar panel drains the battery in 2 days and makes my nest camera to not respond. I switched to different camera and the same symptoms! This is inadmissible! And now I'm not able to return the product because I didn't open the box for 2 weeks because was holidays!

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Wasserstein Team
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      Hi. We’re sorry to hear about your experience with the product and we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. We’re here to assist you with your concern. Please get in touch with us via email at [email protected] and we will resolve the issue. Best regards, Your Wasserstein Customer Success Team

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Would be great if the camera could alter settings.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The camera drained in 24 hours when connected to this and it would not charge fast enough to keep up with the camera's power use. This is primarily due to the camera sensing this as a power source and not being able to shut off from a constant on function.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Wasserstein Team
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      Hi. We’re sorry to hear about your experience with the product and we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. We’re here to assist you with your concern. Please get in touch with us via email at [email protected] and we will resolve the issue. Best regards, Your Wasserstein Customer Success Team

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    solar panel

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    Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    the panel was well made but the mount felt a little cheap

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Not worth it

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    This product did not keep my nest outdoor cam charged. I returned the solar panel and returned the canera. I switched to the corded camera instead.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Wasserstein Team
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      Hi, We’re sorry to hear about your experience with the product and we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. We’re here to assist you with your concern. Please get in touch with us via email at [email protected] and we will resolve the issue. Best regards, Your Wasserstein Customer Success Team

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Do not buy

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    Posted . Owned for 6 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Does not work at all. Never worked from the start. Waste of money.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Wasserstein Team
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      . We are truly sorry that the item that you received did not function as promised. Before we ship any product, it undergoes several stages of quality checks. It is our intention to provide only the highest quality items to our customers.

      When the Nest Cam is connected to the solar panel, do you see the "solar" and "infinity sign" on the App, or are you only seeing the battery level? Could you send us a screenshot of the App when the solar panel is connected?

      If you are only seeing the battery level, please use a clean cloth to clean the connectors on both sides and try again.

      Please also check if your setup is connected to any hub eg. Starling hub. This may turn on Homekit secure video and have a 24/7 record. This will, in turn, drain the battery.

      Let us know if this fixes the issue by emailing us at [email protected]

  • Rated 1 out of 5 stars

    Doesn’t work

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    Posted . Owned for 9 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Waste of money never charged the battery. It’s useless .

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Wasserstein Team
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      Hi. We’re sorry to hear about your experience with the product and we apologize for the inconvenience this has caused you. We’re here to assist you with your concern. Please get in touch with us via email at [email protected] and we will resolve the issue. Best regards, Your Wasserstein Customer Success Team

  • Pros mentioned:
    Installation

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Works, but flawed

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Received my solar panel, installation very easy, straight forward. However this is not a good replacement to hard wired into an outlet. I have noticed this device can marginally charge the device, it will not allow constant recording or streaming due to power limitations. I have seen the camera display its battery no where near 100% charged, rather in the 70s and dropping, so this cannot do true justice as an alternate power source. The rated 2.5W is not enough, your camera will eventually fall below 20% and require you to remove and plug in manually. If anything this will double if not triple the time between charging the camera, or simply find a way to hard wire it into a near by outlet. The additional premium solar panel accessory now makes much more sense, I think Google knows, this isn't a real replacement, so there is another higher wattage solar panel to come, hopefully that one will actually keep the device 100% on solar, but at the this rate, the regular panel is took forever to release, don't expect the premium panel to come out in 2022.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Wasserstein Team
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      Hi,

      We’re sorry to hear about your experience with the product. While using the solar panel, the camera can only charge up to 70% and then stop. This is Google's camera design. The purpose of this is to protect and extend the battery life of the camera. When the battery percentage falls below 70%, it will charge up to 70% again. Moreover, continuous recording/streaming has large current consumption and Google's camera does not support this feature while it's connected to the solar panel.

      Hope this information helps and further clarifies your concern with the product. If you have any more questions or come across any other issues, please get in touch with us via email at [email protected].

      Have a great day,
      Wasserstein Team

  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life, Installation

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    S panels.

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great product. Easy to install. This product is a life saver. I went from having to charge my camera’s on a weekly basis. The cameras are charged due to the solar panels at all times.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solar Panel works great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    No more climbing up to charge the batteries. I love this solar panel and works very well.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Solar Panels

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    One of the best inventions. This is one of the best inventions because now we don’t have to worry about charging the cameras. Now, we have these solar panels and allow the sun to do its job. I would 1000% recommend this to anyone looking into this for their cameras. Best Buy came through.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Worth every $

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Extremely easy install, very sturdy, works in all weather conditions. Zero issues what so ever.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Installation

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great Product

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great and mounts VERY easy with lots of extra cord

    I would recommend this to a friend
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