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Did you shut the window? Did the baby wake up? What’s the dog getting into? Google Nest Cam helps you stay connected to things – in super clear 1080p HD video. It sends alerts to your phone when there’s motion or sound. And only takes a minute to set up. Google Nest Cam lets you see around the clock with Night Vision. And has a built-in mic and speaker so you can tell your dog to get off the couch. Think you missed something? Subscribe to Google Nest Aware + Video History and your Google Nest Cam will continuously record up to 30 days of video so you can rewind and see what happened.
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Beware: If you don't subscribe to Nest Aware....
on August 11, 2016
Posted by: KMacDiddy
I want everyone contemplating this camera to know that if you don't subscribe to Nest Aware, you will only get notifications with poor resolution still images (think flip phone camera quality) with the motion detection feature. You will NOT be able to review a high resolution video clip. Just a still photo delivered via text or email. This despite the super high resolution of the video. The subscriptions range from $100/yr to $200/yr. It is absolutely outrageous that with a $200 camera I can't choose to store the videos on my iCloud account or Google Drive.
Essentially, unless you 1) subcribe or 2) watch the live video feed at all times, you are purchasing a $200 still photo camera that takes pictures with early 1990s resolution.
Otherwise, the camera is easy to set up and the user interface is pretty friendly. The camera does have a very nice wide angle view and it is a nice crisp clear picture when viewing the live stream (or when viewing recorded clips IF you have a subscription).
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
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