Everything You Need With Google's Nest Camera Battery || Unbox, Setup, Review

EVERYTHING You Need With Google's Nest Camera Battery || Unbox, Setup, Review
The new Nest Camera Battery version from Google is quite the smart home security camera, and today I'm going to unbox the Nest Camera, setup the Nest Camera, review it, walk you through the different settings in the Google Home application, plus show you some comparisons for image quality on the Nest Camera.
The Nest Camera is $179 USD, and there are some accessories you might need. Nest Aware is a consideration too, and I'll show you why during our Nest Camera Battery install and during setup.
I'll give you all the details you'll need with the installation of your Nest Camera, including some of those little tricks and tips you'll need for Nest Camera setup. I'll show you some of those spots you can install the Nest Camera, and where it works well (and doesn't work well).
If you're considering one, here's an affiliate link to purchase it: bit.ly/3oveWt3
I've been finding the image quality to be really good on this new Nest Cam from Google, but you'll want to see it before you believe it. I did some testing with the night vision, as well as the microphone, speaker, and the power cables and connections for this Nest Camera coming out in 2021. This is a comprehensive review, and I'm hoping this is everything you need.
If you have any of the following questions about the new Nest Camera being released in 2021, you're in luck:
- Do I get everything I need in the box?
- What do I get in the Nest Camera box?
- How do I setup the Nest Camera?
- Where can I mount the Nest Camera?
- Will I need an extension cable?
- What is the image quality like on the Nest Camera?
- How strong is the magnet?
- Does the Nest Camera work well?
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Time codes for today's video:
0:00 - Nest Camera Unbox and Review
8:05 - Nest Camera Setup
14:36 - Is Nest Aware Important?
15:24 - Google Home App Walkthrough For Nest Cameras
18:29 - Physical Installation Notes
20:42 - Google Nest Camera Settings
22:56 - Microphone and Night Vision Demo
24:05 - Zones and Notifications on Nest Cam
26:20 - Quality Comparisons
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Brian

[@AutomateYourLife]

Lots of people wondering about a few features on the Nest Cameras. Guess what? Google's even made a blog post about some upcoming features. From: www.googlenestcommunity.com/t5/Blog/New-Cameras-and-Google-Home-app/ba-p/4632 Camera Experiences to Look Forward to There are a few things we’ve been working on (and will continue to) as we know there’s much more you’d like to see and do in the Home app. Our team is actively working on a plan to bring other Nest devices into the Home app and we’ll share more later. Some of our upcoming features are: - A new home on the web. This has been an important feature request, so we’re developing a new Google Home on Web for the new Nest cameras and doorbell allowing users to view their cameras on the Web. This will be coming in 2022. - Improved Video Seeking. We are continuing to improve sightline 2.0 so we can help you quickly review and discover events your cameras recorded. This will be coming later this year. - Holiday Ringtones. Holiday ringtones continue to be one of our most beloved and most requested features and we’re excited to bring them to the Google Home app for Nest Doorbell (battery). This will be coming later this year.

[@TimAspinell]

Any idea why Google have stopped these cameras being able to be viewed via the chromecast. Makes no sense, I've tried asking them but as or yet no reply.

[@AutomateYourLife]

It's coming I think Tim. I've gotten notices now on my Chromecast and I did manage to get the feed up once

[@TimAspinell]

@@AutomateYourLife fantastic knew you would be the man in the know.

[@DoubleO7-11]

Lower resolution, no compatibility with the nest app, less weather proofing, more susceptible to theft, cheaper materials …this is several step backwards all for the sake of a slightly lower “entry” price (if you don’t buy all the accessories). Hard pass 😒 Thanks for the review though!

[@AutomateYourLife]

Thanks Jacques!

[@hexadroid6884]

indeed. Step forward would be power over ethernet connection through the back. These things will be stolen a lot lmao... If they don't bring out a poe version in some time, I'm moving to ubiquiti. Also that anti theft cable is a joke. It's a tiny metal cable that will be cut with cheap pliers. Google having a laugh with this.

[@nadeemshaikh7863]

@@hexadroid6884 I personally think or rather hope these are their entry "level products" year, actual upgrades are brewing in their labs and would launch in the next year or more likely in 2023. I don't know but I hope they are also working with a tensor version(s) for all of their smart home line-up. It should be the smartest smart home gadgets considering they would be the only ones with the custom chips and their prowess in AI/ML tech.

[@michaelgardner9336]

Totally agree with this Jacques... I expected a lot more from Google. Not sure what's going on over there. The biggest 2 for me are the power cord design flaw and the no backwards compatibility with Nest App. Crazy they would do this.

[@nadeemshaikh7863]

@@michaelgardner9336 I think it makes absolute sense to ditch the nest app and streamline the operation of the entire nest ecosystem of products into one app. Yeah, the Google Home app seems to be too bloated and the branding would have to be consistent ie 'Google Nest' but I think the decision makes absolute sense, especially from a long term and newer customer's perspective.

[@anubisthebandit5356]

Brilliant. Thanks for the comprehensive review👍

[@AutomateYourLife]

My pleasure!

[@lany_07gaming]

Nice info and great review for the Google Nest.👍

[@AutomateYourLife]

Glad you think so Lany! Thanks!

[@wierpkevin]

Thanks, big help I’ve been struggling with tuning my camera with all the hidden settings, thx

[@AutomateYourLife]

Glad I could help!

[@UTopia120]

Thank you! Mine is arriving day after tomorrow. 👍

[@AutomateYourLife]

You're gonna enjoy this one!

[@Somives]

A lot of people are comparing this against typical wired cameras, this is a 100% wireless camera that runs off batteries and can record (for a bit) without WIFI! This should be compared to Arlo Pro, Blink Outdoor, or Ring stick up. I have a Blink and this blows it away, but over all seems the features and prices fits nicely in this market of BATTERY operated cameras. Being battery powered its awesome it comes with a magnetic mount to easily pull down and recharge and great it also can be hard mounted. I am curious how video quality and battery life compare to the higher res Arlo battery powered cameras. I am excited for the Nest Cam with flood and surprised they don't (yet) have an Outdoor IQ replacement option

[@AutomateYourLife]

Yeah I really wish I'd had an Arlo battery version to teat this against. You saw it against the Wyze Cam Outdoor there at the end...and it's way better than that. I like a lot about it now and I don't think there's anything wrong with what Google has done. Also, if I know them...there's another IQ replacement on the way. I'm happy!

[@MrCurlykid1]

Pre-ordered mine right when it was available. Hoping to get a shipment notification today!

[@AutomateYourLife]

You'll be ready when you get it now! It's quite the camera!

[@franksamet]

Thank you for this video which helped my installation of this product. I tried adding this camera to my Nest App but could not add it because it does not appear in the camera list to choose it from! Hopefully they will add this product to their own App soon!

[@AutomateYourLife]

Ohhhh Frank, they won't be adding it to the Nest app. Sorry! It's a split now and the rest of the Nest products will be in the Google Home app!

[@franksamet]

@@AutomateYourLife This presents a problem as it prevents viewing the camera on a browser using the nest website and hence the ability of seeing all cameras at once on one of my computer monitors.

[@DanAlt0n]

@@franksamet I'm having the same issue. I like the Nest App and the ability to watch my other 3 cameras in a browser. I bought this new one, only to learn it would not work with Nest, and there is no online option for Google Home. Also know that in the Google home app, you cannot use the slider to browse your video. It only captures what it calls an "event." It does not record 24-7, even with a Nest Aware subscription. I am likely to try to find an older wired Nest camera and bide my time until they discontinue the Nest app altogether. This doesn't feel like progress.

[@c_lent]

@@DanAlt0n wow that is treacherous, I’m glad I case this!! I was about to buy a camera but I use my old cameras on nest app. What a cluster. They can’t treat us like cell phones and expect us to just throw away old cameras for new ones

[@EsotericArctos]

The charge cable is a weird angle. I noticed it had 4 pins, but there are 6 on the camera. Wonder what the other two are for. The audio is really good, and the compression and way it handles loud sounds is really good. Looks like they are using some of the auto leveling technology that has been introduced on KZbin lately. I hope being so big means it has decent battery life.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Yeah I've been impressed with the battery life Brendan...lemme check here in fact. 98% after 3 days sitting idle with just a few events. It's good, but it'll be mostly based on how busy things are!

[@andrewh5640]

I know you talked about latency but my question is ...when in battery mode, how quickly does it begin recording an object that it detects? Is it almost instantaneous or is there a significant delay. Some cameras dont start recording until a fast moving person has run in and out of its field of view which renders the camera useless. So based on what you have seen, could you give some thoughts on that? Will it record a person immediately who comes into view or is there a few seconds delay? and how do you rate that aspect of the camera (again, in battery mode) vs others? Thanks for another great video and for being our guinea pig for these new products :P just kidding...really appreciated the work and thorough review. cheers.

[@AutomateYourLife]

I'd say it's between 2-3 seconds on average that it picks up and starts recording. You can tell by the little green light. It's going to depend on your situation, but it's pretty good so far!

[@marklabonte2925]

GREAT and thorough review! Appreciate it! A quick question: I'm on the fence between this new one and the original Nest outdoor camera. If the new Nest cam is 100% plugged in all the time, does it behave like any other Nest cam with Nest Aware? Can I just open the app and view a live stream? Or does it behave like when it is in battery mode and only show events? Also, how confident are you in the USB extension workaround for the $39 power cable?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Don't put that USB extension outdoors Mark. Please. Get the official Google one or wait for someone to build a proper adapter. If you're indoors, sure! I did it and it's no problem. I had an older extension cable but tried it for days and had zero issues. If it's plugged in, you can see the stream live whenever you jump into the app. If it's on battery, you have an extra button to press in app to see the live stream. So it's great that way. No Nest Aware required for that, FYI.

[@marklabonte2925]

@@AutomateYourLife Haha, I wasn't planning on it :) This cam would be mounted just above my garage door exterior. The cable would be run to the garage INTERIOR and plug into the ceiling outlet shared with my garage door opener, so no exposure to the elements for the USB extension whatsoever. Thanks for the quick response! I'll probably go with this new cam.

[@AutomateYourLife]

@@marklabonte2925 yeah I'd say you're good there sir!

[@elizamenchaca]

Thank you so much!! Finally someone mentions the 3 free hours! Curious can I set it to record continuously? Also if I can record continuously, can I view the last 3 hours and download a small clip from the 3 hours? I hope I don't have to download the whole 3 hours first. Happy New Year😁

[@AutomateYourLife]

Sadly, you can't set the device to record continuously in battery mode. With Nest Aware, you can pay for the 24/7 recordings. Any of the events are kept separately once you do that, and yes you can download those events individually. Honestly, the 24/7 recording is normally a good feature but this one does pretty well at starting to record at the right times.

[@elizamenchaca]

@@AutomateYourLife Thank you so much! Your the best! Yes your right Google charges $12.99 for 24-7 recording :( The great thing is there's a bunch of free apps to put on your old phone to use as a security camera they even have free cloud storage :) I'm still testing but hopefully it works out. Thanks again!!

[@coy9898]

Great review! Do you think for a garage the nest IQ indoor camera is better than the new one? It's discounted to the same price right now

[@AutomateYourLife]

I think you've got a great camera either way. To me this camera is going to fit a garage unless you have a 50 ft long one, and it has newer technology and will be more integrated with other Google products over the long term. So I'd get this one if you don't need the extra IQ quality, cause this is plenty.

[@coy9898]

@@AutomateYourLife thanks!

[@melvintan5117]

Thank you for sharing

[@AutomateYourLife]

Thank you for watching!

[@rhexlxex6146]

The older version cameras has colored dots/bars for the activity zones. Can these new cameras also identify which event was detected by the zones that you created? Like, will you see different colored dots/bars in the timeline or does it say it in the full history if the event is from the zone?

[@AutomateYourLife]

You can tell in the notifications which zones are the ones that triggered, and it can be multiple! Whenever you review a clip, you can also tell which zones were triggered and how.

[@JMJWill]

Does the Nest App show the new Cam or just the Google Home App? I have two older outdoor cam versions and use the Nest App, which allows me to see my outdoor cams. I would like all Cams on one Nest App, as I have the Nest Aware Plus plan.

[@AutomateYourLife]

No sorry! It's Google Home app only. You can see your older Nest Cams in the Google Home app though!

[@JMJWill]

@@AutomateYourLife Thank you…I was concerned that they choose to eliminate the Nest App.

[@PhillyDjHook]

I just got the outdoor cam. I didn't set it up yet. Can I cut the cord at the end and splice the wires with a previous camera from ADT?

[@AutomateYourLife]

I don't think so Philly. At least, I wouldn't recommend trying it. It's a messy connection at the cam. You can try...but...

[@bruceweese8558]

Thank you I have been wanting to get a security camera for my Google Home because my landlord has the habit of entering my apartment when I am not home without my permission. I know this because I have put painter tape on the door to show if it had been opened while I was away and I verified their entry by contacting them afterwards.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Eep! Well there ya go sir. This one will get them and you'll have them within 3 hours. Battery install and all.

[@Lesiunta]

When setting the boundaries of Activity Zones, you can pinch and zoom on the area you are trying to define for an even greater detail. P.S. If you have time, can you do a night mode comparison between old and new Nest cams? Thanks!

[@AutomateYourLife]

You can pinch and zoom during zone definition

[@AutomateYourLife]

I don't think I'll get to a full comparison, but it's definitely less glare and better quality video on the new vs old outdoor/indoor nest cams

[@sunila5152]

Does this camera allow you hide familiar faces notifications when you subscribe to Nest Aware? I love that feature but I don't always want to be notified when I'm coming into the house.

[@TheManPuntedBaxter]

We got the 2-pack of these and we are going to return them. It sucks that we can't use them in the Nest app. But worst of all, the cameras are NOT sensitive enough. It won't turn on until something passes a few feet in front of it. We actually had something taken from our curb overnight and this camera was pointed right at it. It didn't record it. So yeah... these kind of suck.

[@AutomateYourLife]

That doesn't seem typical Michael. Something else is going on there if they're not picking up people. Mine won't stop complaining if I leave the settings somewhere around default. Either way if you gotta return em go for it, but I don't think that's typical.

[@Mywifesays]

Is it worth upgrading two older Nest Cam Outdoors and replacing them with these?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Brett, right at the end I showed the difference in certain lighting situations. Check that out if you hadn't yet. It's the same at night (improvement over that Outdoor Cam). The improvement is enough for me to move to the new one. However, it's not a *major* improvement that I'd call essential. What I might suggest is that only do it if you're having latency issues or you're unable to make out the details you want in your videos.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Watch the video man! Specs all over the thing!

[@Mywifesays]

@@Googleuser1990 I went ahead with the upgrade and I'm pleased. Despite the specs, the video quality is improved and the notifications seem to be much more accurate and much faster.

[@Mywifesays]

@@Googleuser1990 I had the original Nest Cam Outdoor (not the IQ ) and replaced them with the new Nest Cam (Battery).

[@Mywifesays]

@@Googleuser1990 Correct. You can purchase a weatherproof cable to access 24/7 recording if you want, though

[@user-om7nd6rn2x]

I know the previous Nest IQ could be installed with a homes prewiring using a PoE Splitter 22W USB-C Power Delivery Extender & Cable Kit. It sounds like this will not allow that option with the new power adapter???

[@AutomateYourLife]

Not that I could tell, but I didn't try on this one. It's battery and WiFi setup and Google never listed an option for any PoE

[@user-om7nd6rn2x]

@@AutomateYourLife Thanks...I realized I put now instead of not. Hopefully this will come out

[@84jcorona]

Hello do you know if it can be set up with nest app or just google home?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Just Google Home

[@Araragi0806]

Can you still see the live stream in battery mode? And can you choose to turn off the camera in the day and only turn it on at night?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Yes to the live stream, no not yet cause there's no routines

[@Araragi0806]

@@AutomateYourLife with your expertise is this the best available battery cam in the market?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Pretty close to it, if not the best.

[@Araragi0806]

How's this compared to the Arlo pro 4?

[@trosoft3252]

Bring back the Nest Cam IQ Outdoor security camera. Even without any upgrade, it is still state-of-the-art!

[@AutomateYourLife]

Yeah, that was Nest in a nutshell. Top tech, 5 years later.

[@MrModel--CAPTURED-ON-FILM]

I have owned "4" Nest smoke detectors. If I add the outdoor camera to my home, will this be added to my Nest / Google app? Will the Nest / Google app include more and more Nest items and create a complete and total system? (such as the doorbell?)

[@AutomateYourLife]

It's Google Home app only unfortunately. Same with the new Doorbell and the Nest products coming out in the future. The Nest app is pretty much done for as Google's been transitioning away from it for years. So you'll end up with a split.

[@MrModel--CAPTURED-ON-FILM]

@@AutomateYourLife Thank you. I"m "chatting" with a Google rep right now about this....

[@samuelgomez974]

Do you know if there’s a way to turn differences lights on the house when the nest cam detects a person at night?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Sadly not through Google home at the moment. But there is a way: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h2Xapp6dltSkabs

[@FedoraTech]

I received my doorbell and 1 camera today. I'm scratching my head on the hole battery concept and seeing how short of a cable they provided. If I go with battery option, I'm thinking how much of a pain it will be to take the camera down everytime it needs charged. But then the cable they provided isn't good for outdoor use and way to short. Think this is going back.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Yeahhhh, you're gonna need the outdoor cable if you want to put it outdoors and not be charging it.

[@PeterRatsch]

you mention you were able to download the video, how did you do that? With battery units it only works with Nest home and I cant see how you download anymore. Was simple on Nest aware??

[@AutomateYourLife]

Start at 16:00

[@brailosky15]

Is there any way to show the cam on the nest app next to the door cam??

[@AutomateYourLife]

Everything is being moved into Google Home. Work with that and there's a page to see them all on.

[@vanc3289]

Up to how many nest camera you can setup into one home? Using the same account?

[@AutomateYourLife]

No clue on the limit.

[@cynthiaricee6602]

I need your help figuring out how to add my nest camera to the nest app, so I can see the camera in my bedroom and the camera in the kitchen under the same app or how can I turn on spaces for the kitchen camera

[@AutomateYourLife]

It can't add to the Nest app. Note I'm using the Google Home app.

[@cynthiaricee6602]

@@AutomateYourLife okay, No wonder‼️, , I guess now I can stop trying, I'm guessing if it could have been done I would have stumbled on a way to do it, thanks 👍🏾 for letting me know

[@jdgallagher79]

Have you heard of anyone having issues with the connecting to wifi during the initial set up? My bluetooth is turned on yet it continues to tell me to move closer to another Nest device which I have tried. Nothing seems to to help get past the connect screen. I am on the same wifi network as I am trying to connect to. I have also tried to reset router and move to other locations.

[@AutomateYourLife]

I'm sure people will struggle! They always do! Take a few items off your WiFi would be my recommendation then try again. It's sounding like your WiFi could be full or close to full

[@ajohnson5080]

So is the familiar face detection any faster than the iq or Nest Hello? I realize for that it is not on device, but instead in the cloud (like the iq and hello) but I’m assuming it would be a little faster because the initial identification that it was a person is on device?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Everything seemed faster. I would say that latency is severely decreased but I don't have the two products in my home to teat against...just a Nest Hub Max and my other Nest Cams

[@ajohnson5080]

@@AutomateYourLife thanks for the info. I just ordered a two pack.

[@S550MT09]

What is the difference between that cable and the weather proof cable ? I am getting electrical outlets installed right behind where each camera is going and it will be under the porch, but the cameras will be outside of the porch wondering if I need the other cables or not 🧐 thanks in advanced

[@TheDannytre]

You’ll need weatherproof cables,googles does have other options. I’m in the process of installing outlets on each camera under the roof “soffit” I’ll be using a 5 meter weather cable and GFCI outlets that are full weather protection! I’m doing all of this because i don’t want to take each camera off to charge etc. Another thing I’m doing is adding a Wi-Fi extender to boost up the system connectivity. Hopefully this helps.

[@AutomateYourLife]

It's just really a longer cable. It does have a bit better seal around the edges as far as I've seen, but I don't have one, so you'll have to continue to look for a video that shows this a bit.

[@S550MT09]

@@AutomateYourLife thanks mate ill be ordering the 3 pack today and only one weatherproof cable for comparison and will be returning if not needed , my outlets have been installed 👌👍

[@S550MT09]

@@TheDannytre thanks same , ill be ordering the 3 pack from costco today for $430

[@Hadres76]

The cable Design is probably solved like this for a working max angle in every possible way?

[@AutomateYourLife]

You might be right there! I couldn't figure it out!

[@lorenzotyson8914]

When scrolling through the 24/7 history through the Google Home app, is this in the format of smooth Time-Lapse like the previous Nest wired camera ?

[@AutomateYourLife]

I'm not sure what you're referring to exactly, but if there's footage, it's pretty smooth to scroll through the time-lapse!

[@Kablemodem]

No, when you scroll the picture is not as good as with the Nest cams. The picture on the Google cam gets blurry as you scroll and then clears up when you stop. The picture on the Nest cams stays sharp and clear as you scroll.

[@AutomateYourLife]

I hadn't noticed that one. Maybe this helps Lorenzo. Thanks Kable

[@lorenzotyson8914]

@@Kablemodem okay great thank you

[@lorenzotyson8914]

@@AutomateYourLife Sweet thanks

[@user-jf3gr2ht3s]

Is there any sola battery recommendation? Because the sola battery by google is not available at my country yet.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Sadly, I've struggled with that myself. The connector has to be exact for this camera, and I haven't seen a lot of options. You could DIY it, but have to make sure your panel couldn't overcharge.

[@isantillan]

Hello, my cabled camera goes offline every evening at 9:16 and goes back on in the morning. What do I need to do so it works 24/7? Do I need to dismount it from the wall and re-set it? Why would it go off at night? Anything to do with home-away. It is not in my house, it's in my business address and I need it at night. Thank you.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Check your routines. Maybe you have one setup to do that?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Otherwise yes, reset it and do it again

[@RussellMilliner]

How is the battery life?

[@msgfree]

This is what I want to know

[@AutomateYourLife]

It's pretty good from my perspective. The camera saves battery life by going to sleep and it's more based on how busy it is where you're pointing it. Official line from Google: Nest Cam (battery): ● Busy: About 1.5 mos battery life (about 20 - 25 recorded events per day) ● Typical: About 3 mos battery life (about 9 - 12 recorded events per day) ● Quiet: About 7 mos battery life (about 2 - 4 recorded events per day) I'd agree with their estimates too. 10 events per day, 3 months, easy

[@Videpedia]

How can you add the timestamp embedded into the clips after you download them to your cellphone ?

[@AutomateYourLife]

You can't timestamp them after you download them

[@jaredbengford6251]

Would you recommend switching from nest app to google home app?

[@AutomateYourLife]

At this point, yeah...but people don't like change! 🤣

[@jaredbengford6251]

@@AutomateYourLife one more question for you. I was starting to switch over then it asked me to disconnect all my works with nest. What does that mean? I have Yale nest locks do I have to disconnect all those and reset up? I also have the smoke detectors does the google app support them or how do I look at those and do I have to set up all those again? I have 8 nest smoke detectors Thank you for your last response.

[@DanAlt0n]

@@jaredbengford6251 I can't speak to the smoke detectors, but my Yale Nest lock still works in Google Home. However, your a new battery-camera will not work in the old Nest app. Your old Nest cameras will work in Google Home.

[@freddymini7572]

Thanks for the video. Is it possible to add the Google Nest Cam (battery) to... the Google Nest app? I cannot find out how :(

[@freddymini7572]

Got an official confirmation: This Nest Cam DOES NOT WORK with the... Nest app!! Yop, Nest Cam not compatible with Nest app. How confusing?!

[@AutomateYourLife]

Nope you can't.

[@freddymini7572]

@@AutomateYourLife Thank you. How amazing to get a product named Nest Cam that does NOT work with the Nest App?!?!

[@AutomateYourLife]

Sorry man...you gotta follow our channel so you know stuff like this about all smart home gear! The Nest app has been dead for some time for most of our fans

[@robbieg1751]

How do I charge the battery. The camera has been mounted for twelve plus weeks and I took it down to charge it. It’s been plugged in for several hours and nothing is happening. Please help.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Maybe you just have the cable backwards? It's a little counterintuitive.... Otherwise, it should be charging!

[@dammit_garcia]

at the end of the day, my concern is it being pulled off or someone trying to yank it down with something. is the wasserstein anti-theft mount really worth it? and it looks like its already out of stock on the google store.

[@AutomateYourLife]

I don't have that one Jeremy, sorry. I think it's probably going to deter a segment of people but not all. It's looking like something that could still be cut...but that takes planning.

[@dammit_garcia]

@@AutomateYourLife yea im wondering if I should either wait or go find some of the IQ cameras but correct me if I'm wrong, these knock it out the park compared to the IQs?

[@enage.]

A question, are the 3 hours of pure events or are 3 hours of continous recording?

[@AutomateYourLife]

The last 3 hours of whatever events occurred during that time.

[@juniorgarcia114]

We need a different hook up on the magnet. Need it to be more secure then just a magnet. I see u can screw it but no hardware for it

[@AutomateYourLife]

Oh there's a mount that'll help you with that Junior. There's a Wasserstein one being sold on Google's store. It's not the most secure thing, but it's definitely better than the magnet.

[@TheAcousticJs]

Why won’t it charge while on the mount? I guess if it is on the mount and plugged in it doesn’t need to charge

[@AutomateYourLife]

I think it's just not charging continuously is all

[@PhillyDjHook]

So Google just can't make a power cord right. The 1st one is attached and this new one has to be attached the wrong way. Leaving the cord exposed to be cut ✂️ very easily and it blocks the speaker.

[@AutomateYourLife]

I wouldn't worry about the speaker DJ...that thing is amazing. But the cord was a bit of a strange thing!

[@RoccoGallo]

does the history tab only show up for the new cameras, i have 5 older cam and i dont see the option of history on the google home app.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Hey Rocco, as of now, that's what I see too on the older cameras. I have to go to the Nest app itself for the history walkthrough like this new camera. Still, I can see my events on the overall History tab.

[@RoccoGallo]

@@AutomateYourLife thank you for the reply, hopefully they will fix it so that all the cameras will work on the Home app

[@RoccoGallo]

Wonder if removing the cameras and adding them on the home app will make a difference

[@AutomateYourLife]

@@RoccoGallo I don't think it does at the moment! Sorry

[@RoccoGallo]

do you happen to have any update that you heard of about getting the old cameras in Google home with full history yet

[@cynthiaricee6602]

Ok, I figured it out, I need your help with something else, In the nest app, where it says add product, I am having problems, it's taking me to google home app, then I am lost (I think it wants me to add my phone or something)

[@AutomateYourLife]

Did you get everything you need done here now Cynthia?

[@eclecticgentleman]

Do you know what the difference is in the video quality between the nest IQ and this new one

[@AutomateYourLife]

You know I used to have an IQ and the quality was great. I'm not sure I could give you a true accurate quality statement between the two, but I will tell you that the testing I show towards the end of the video tells me that Google has come a LONG ways in signal processing. They manage backlighting so much better than their previous version of cameras. The night vision is excellent too. I just don't have any quality complaints, and I thought I would. It's no 4K video feed though right? 1080p, but that's going to be enough for our eyes. It's just the zooming in to objects/people far away that this impacts.

[@eclecticgentleman]

@@AutomateYourLife thanks

[@reikasdad]

@@eclecticgentleman I think "STEVE DOES" has a vid that compares the new google cam with the IQ, and he was impressed with the new google cam (vs the IQ).

[@fadi7868]

Can you see live video when not in wifi (away from home) ?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Absolutely you can!

[@parmeetsinha52]

Yes

[@AutomateYourLife]

Yes!

[@Jr-eu9ex]

Anyone know that’s the difference by having it plugged in vs unplugged?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Just really battery powered vs not. It also turns off the feed when unplugged so that you have to turn it on manually in order to see what's in the camera's view. That doesn't stop it monitoring though, just stops you from seeing it when you enter the app.

[@Jr-eu9ex]

@@AutomateYourLife gotcha. Thanks!

[@Jr-eu9ex]

@@AutomateYourLife I’m having a hard time find the answer to this question and I’m hoping you have the answer. My question is I want to get the nest doorbell but if I go with the non hardwire how will the old ring work inside the house? Will that be eliminated essentially and just notify me on my phone? As far as being hard wire, I’m assuming it’ll be a bit better then non hardwire? I apologize for the long comment.

[@terrycarlton6991]

Need the extra room for battery

[@mvevitsis]

So this doesn't work with SmartThings yet?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Nope

[@JoeKForReal]

So this does not work with the Nest app?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Nope

[@errormachine5056]

The way you say the old cam has jitters and jumps... That's what my new battery cam does. The video quality is pretty bad and compressed. I'm on max quality and it's plugged in. I have the old version of the doorbell that's about the same distance as the battery camera from the router (about 15-20 feet) and the doorbell video quality is waaay better. I don't know how to get the quality you are getting because my video quality sucks by comparison. The gravel in my driveway looks like little pebbles on the nest doorbell but looks likes giant color blocks on the battery camera. You wouldn't even be able to tell it's gravel if you didn't already know.

[@AutomateYourLife]

So I experienced that kind of a thing...once. Basically I had to reset the camera by getting it into great lighting. It was fuzzy and acting odd and once I did that, it was back to being this. Only ever happened once and never again. Otherwise, I suppose it could be network throughput? Maybe chatting with Google's support team would help here if you show them the quality.

[@siena9594]

Just got two of these new cameras, biggest flaw I’ve found so far is that with the Google home app there is no way to set a simple daily time schedule to turn the cameras on and off at specific times I.e switched on during nighttime hours…. The Nest app had this function and it worked flawlessly…. Has anyone else had this issue or managed to solve it?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Hey Nigel, you could have a look at Tasker on a tablet with the Google Home app on it. I think this will come to these cameras, but for now that might be a good workaround!

[@siena9594]

@@AutomateYourLife cheers.. thanks for that I’ll take a look… somewhat astonished that they release serious grown up hardware, but release it with child like software.

[@siena9594]

@@AutomateYourLife unfortunately tasker isn't available on iOS, thers other IFFT apps, but they all seem overly complex. The scheduling on the Nest app was simple amd with a good UI, took minutes to set up a schedule

[@JosephScafide]

I can leave with picture quality even though it is worse than last version. But Nest app is so nicely done and I can switch between different homes. The Google home app is just aweful. Setup and released it will not Integrate with the Nest app and returned same day. Now I going to research other priducts, even it is cost more.

[@JosephScafide]

Definitely disappointment that Google even thought about releasing this, Expect more out of wealthy company. So disappointing when companies buy small competitive companies and turn it into garbage. I own 4 nest cameras and two Thermostats in with this new release it won’t work with all my previous equipment that was sold under the Google name it’s just not exceptable!

[@JosephScafide]

Another word of caution as you can only access the new camera from a an app, and not a web browser!!!!

[@AutomateYourLife]

Hey you know you can switch between homes in the Google Home app hey?

[@baddboo]

12/2022 You cannot stream the video feed to a chrome cast device/ TV. You can only view on phone or nest hub/ display ONLY… kinda sucks . Although you can stream and cast the nest doorbell? What gives ??

[@AutomateYourLife]

Good question. I don't get the difference either. They just added the doorbell this year too.

[@garethjones5068]

Do you know if familiar faces works in the UK?

[@NickCraggs]

It does! I use it. It is really useful.

[@garethjones5068]

@@NickCraggs good to know 👍 I know there was a GDPA issue at one point that meant you couldn't tag a person as a familiar person in your Google Photos albums in order to then have new photos of them appear in a specific album

[@garethjones5068]

@@PAL.Studios Yeah that's the GDPA thing, I wonder if it's different when it's the device that's taking the footage/image as opposed to when it's scanning existing images maybe 🤔

[@garethjones5068]

@@PAL.Studios a great point, it's more than a little baffling isn't it 🤔

[@AutomateYourLife]

This is the most intelligent comment section on YT...I swear it

[@raaah]

Are used to have 18 nest cameras indoor and outdoor I have gigabit to my house And ubiquity router’s in my house. The cameras were so horrible in quality that I sold all of them on eBay

[@AutomateYourLife]

What did you replace them with?

[@zarifelynn]

So, I have to download another app to use nest? 🙄

[@AutomateYourLife]

Yep, the Nest app has basically been dead for a while.

[@realsushrey]

Locking hardware capabilities for potentially life saving things such as smoke and carbon-monooxide detection behind a subscription is upsetting. Also, wifi dependent cameras are not very good for security, as wifi jammers disable them.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Any wireless device would be susceptible though, so moving to a different wireless tech is just a stop-gap Sushrey! I get that there are more WiFi jammers available, but... And that conversation doesn't even end with wired installations. I just need to get close enough to those wires to cut them or to interfere with them, despite "shielding". I don't know if there's anything totally secure sir!

[@qasion]

+ How do you make it not to record?

[@AutomateYourLife]

Go to events and turn off all the recordings there. There's a section where I go through it in this video and how to customize it. So just turn them all off. If it doesn't allow you to turn them all off, make a tiny box in one of the corners and have it only record vehicles or something. It'll never determine it's a vehicle and you're good to go.

[@qasion]

@@AutomateYourLife I was charging the Cameras today, and 3 out of 4 won't would not show anything in Live mode when I disconnected them before the batteries were 100% charged, so weird.

[@cjmst3k]

Why'd you think it was $149?

[@AutomateYourLife]

ahahhahaha wondered who would notice...I tried to blur it out cause it was just an honest mistake

[@cjmst3k]

@@AutomateYourLife I had to slow down the speed to see. ;)

[@user-ut2vk6vf5l]

Warning to those about Nest / Google. They just doubled the Nest aware costs for customers. Was going from $80 per year to $160. I immediately cancelled my Nest Aware. I will never again buy a Nest or Google product. Note : have an Apple phone and it is the best phone on the planet. Love it. Had Samsung before.

[@AutomateYourLife]

Many unhappy about this change. Myself included

[@user-ut2vk6vf5l]

@@AutomateYourLife I wish I never bought a Nest product. I will never buy one nest or google product again. No business can do what they did to their customers. Honestly I would have not paid $10 more. They raised the aware by $80. Absolutely mental.

[@c_lent]

Holy cow that power cord is an atrocity! Who’s idea was it to put it coming out towards the front of the camera, such a strange angle. Waited all last year for new product and Really disappointed in this overall design

[@AutomateYourLife]

You know, it's weird but it's not toooo bad. I was shocked initially, but it doesn't actually affect most mounting scenarios. Still weird.

[@StevenYoungcaptual]

Really! Can’t use it with my Nest App!? No deal 👎

[@AutomateYourLife]

Change is hard Steve!

[@garethjones5068]

You said 'pulling off' 🤭

[@AutomateYourLife]

😳😳

[@garethjones5068]

@@AutomateYourLife You really need to grow up Brian.....

[@AutomateYourLife]

You know that's not a saying on this side of the pond 😂😂

[@garethjones5068]

@@AutomateYourLife That's my mission for 2021 now

[@AutomateYourLife]

Ahahahahaha you've had a few of these over time!

[@askmee326]

The battery drains fast and after 15days Google will not refund or replace

[@AutomateYourLife]

Try and adjust your settings and maybe check that it's in a good wifi connection area. Test a few days near your router and see if it's different

[@askmee326]

@Automate Your Life I did still didn't work and dishntv sold it to me they are having technical problems their phone call doesn't connect since weekend till now

[@mattgericke4537]

Well it seems great but can’t be used with the nest app, therefore it’s pointless.

[@AutomateYourLife]

The Home app's come a long ways. You might wanna try it

[@mattgericke4537]

@@AutomateYourLife I have, you can’t scroll footage at all or see notifications. You should try it.

[@beaker1068]

Crap battery life died today. Lasted two weeks

[@AutomateYourLife]

You must have had a LOT of activations! Maybe try some filtering Lee. Mine's still going strong from the time of review, but I don't have a ton of activations (85%).

[@badatvr5534]

0:32 "it's massive" THAT'S WHAT SHE SAID.

[@AutomateYourLife]

ahahahhahahhaa That's actually what I said!

[@RedLee-us9zr]

Do not update anything for your help today I am available anytime on Google classroom.😅🎉

[@gal766]

Google: No brain as usual. Was it so hard to make the base a wireless charger? Who do you think has the will to climb a ladder every two month?!?

[@AutomateYourLife]

That's a good thought...you should join the design team!

[@stevenlarson6125]

Well this is a useless cam for Edmonton winters then. Only -20? That sucks.

[@AutomateYourLife]

That's just the battery though I think. Any battery will be that way

[@philipperostin]

It's way too expensive.

[@AutomateYourLife]

It's not cheap! Pretty good camera though!

[@philipperostin]

@@AutomateYourLife I understand that, but I have 5 cameras here, so over a grand to use google cams !!! Not worth it. Just waiting for wyze cams coverage to increase if ever !

[@AutomateYourLife]

All good sir 👍👍