Great cameras, easy to set up, battery lasts for weeks, hand for a portable use to keep an eye on the dog when in a hotel
Ordered at 7.00 pm and collected the next day from the Oxford branch where everyone is so helpful. Very easy to install and fitted the power cable having bought long drill bits to get through the wall also from tool station. Pictures very clear both day and night.
All good very quick service friendly when picked up
Awful experience from start to finish with Toolstation. Cameras in stock and not sent, no refund after 9 days and then wrong amount refunded. 3 hrs of phones calls and replacement sent out only to be cancelled 4 hrs later after I had sorted someone to collect. Then 2 hrs more of phone calls to get another refund. Bottom drawer experience.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Nest cam is a great device for an OK price. As it is a Google nest device, it is really well integrated with the other nest devices - I have a hub with the 7" screen and this allows me to use the hub as a monitoring device. The device itself is well made, and well packaged and very easy to set up. It took me a few minutes to get it going, then another 15 minutes or so to attach to our rear wall. No issues with the weatherproofing - it has been rained on, along with heavy storms.
I like the notifications to your phone when the camera sees someone, although in order to make use of this you really need a subscription to allow you to review the content for a longer period of time. This is an extra 5 quid a month but does allow you to add as many devices as you like within that price.
The only real issue I have had is random wifi dropouts which get sent as notifications. My wifi is rock solid throughout the house and garden and I don't have this issue with any other devices. Maybe there is some server side issue which means the camera can't talk back properly, who knows.
All in all I am very please with the Camera and may well add others in the future
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I'm a single girl living on her own and wanted something easy to install to up the security in my home. As I'm not very tech savvy and din't want to pay for expensive installation I found the google nest really met my needs. It's wireless, powered by battery, but there is an option of connecting to a power source. I went for the easier battery option. The size (roughly the size of a soup can) makes it quite discreet and I positioned it above my front door. I already have the google home app and found the device easy to add to this. There are a large range of settings which allows you to monitor battery level, configure the motion and sound notifications, and has a night vision option. I think the whole set up took me under an hour. I adjusted the settings after a week as it was quite sensitive but now works really well for me. It really does make me feel safer in my own home and while I'm away from home!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Using the nest cam at the moment. Decided to use inside as its battery operated and more convenient to set up and change the batteries inside without having to keep getting up on a ladder ! Having said that it’s working well without replacement batteries this past 2 months. Quality of pictures are good.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Just unboxed my new Google Nest Cam and what a great price of kit it is. Really easy to install and set up with my Google network at home. One thing I did notice was how strong the magnet is in the mounting plate. Took 5 mins to install and set up. Even works 50ft away at my garage door. Integration with other smart home products is a doddle. 100% recommend
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Having already got several wireless battery driven security cameras on my property, i was looking for one to cover the front door entrance, and this seemed to fit the bill. Google branded so obviously good quality and wireless battery driven, so should be easy to install.
So the first thing to note is that because it is indoor AND outdoor it is mounted using a very strong magnet that fixes the main camera to the base. Now this is all well and good indoors but outdoors there is the chance that it could be just pulled off the mount and be taken, so in order to try and minimise this risk, it has to be mounted high enough to not be able to reach without any steps etc.
Once mounted, it was fairly easy to setup and there is the option of viewing historical events but this is where it starts to fail in my opinion as you have to subscribe to the Nest Aware in order to view at least 30 days history, otherwise you only get three hours, and there is no option to install a memory card to enable any more history, whereas my other cameras have a memory card slot that will store as much as they can record so at least 30 days if not months worth of recordings.
Also, because the camera has to be located higher up, this then makes the facial recognition much worse because of the angle of sight of the camera, so again a bit of a let down as this is the main feature that is pushed for the camera.
The quality of the video / sound is actually very good and the speed of activation is almost instant, so again this is good.
So i'd say if you live in a relatively trouble free area then lowering the camera down may help the image recognition otherwise it won't be of much use unless everyone looks up at the camera when visiting.
Again, you would assume from the hefty price of one of these cameras, some of the features that are lacking would have been present as they are on much better priced cameras
All in all, a decent camera BUT lacking in quite a few features for the price
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This camera has a very good picture quality, it was quite hard to install and was quite confusing. It has a great motion sensor which sends a notification on your phone everyone someone walks past the camera which is very good however I have seen the neighbours cat quite a few times now! The microphone isn't very good it echos and isn't that loud. Its great that its wireless and chargable, Security wise its does the job but needs a few tweaks!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] so easy to install and set up the google home app even for a beginner with the step by step instructions. smart looking, high quality and decent coverage/image. the camera offers 24/7 live streaming with night vision which picks up any movement and alerts you via your mobile phone. the magnetic mount is very strong and sturdy and keeps the camera in place. battery took a few hours to charge and lasts very well, uses around 1-2% per day
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This camera is great! We decided to use it on the outside of our house, the cam was placed with ease and uses a magnet to attach. The picture is very clear and the camera connects to an app which you can use on your phone. The app is really easy to use and navigate around. You get notifications when there is movement picked up on the camera, we have cats and I’ve found that it doesn’t notify if they’re around which is great. The product is really sturdy and waterproof.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This camera is suitable for either indoor or outdoor use and is super easy to install. Drill in a couple of screws to the wall to position the base and then the magnets attach the camera into place. It is discreet and unobtrusive. It's easy to set up with a Google account and it then sends notifications if anyone approaches your property. It has a very clever function that you can teach it faces of regular visitors, so it will tell you if the postman arrives! The camera quality is excellent, high definition and I feel very reassured having this keep an eye on my home now, day and night.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We opted to set this up indoors instead of outdoors and it easy easy to install with the 1,2,3 guide in the let’s started booklet. It comes with charging cable, wall screws and anchors with a wall plate so the magnetic plate can stay on. Wire free install with regular phone alerts this makes for a no fuss.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Google Nest Cam (outdoor or indoor) is a great product. It looks stylish - the polished white finish with the contrasting black face is very appealing to the eye. Installation is easy and versatile because of its battery power meaning it can be used anywhere. It is user friendly, and the video storage feature is very handy. A great product!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I found this product really easy to install especially with the QR Code and link to the other equipment I have on my home wifi. It picks up wifi signal well even when not installed close to wifi modem box.
I found it to be a very good quality camera recording footage at high definition. The powerful magnets made it really easy to install but unfortunately also means that if you live in a high crime area and someone is “fully masked up”, the camera may become vulnerable to theft as it can be easily removed with a bit of force as only secured to base by magnetic force. This can be rectified by installing it high up and out of reach or simply installing inside the premises. The other thing of concern was reflection you get at night from the powerful infra red (great to see in the dark and makes image great) but if you keep you camera inside pointing out recording through double glazed window it basically doesn’t work well and all you see is a reflection of the camera in the window when viewing footage. But this can easily be rectified by installing it in different location.
The cable in the box is not massively long so be aware of how close you need it to be to a power socket or you will need to have an extension cable or purchase a longer power lead if you want it on power all the time so no need to keep removing it to recharge.
The Google home app works really well with camera and you are immediately notified of activations of someone is in the camera shot.
Great product, would buy an additional camera for front garden and recommend to friends due to how easy it is to install and run.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I really like this Outdoor Indoor Nest Cam,its so easy to install.As the name suggests,you can use indoor or outdoor.Setting up is straight foward and simple instructions.You download the google home app and connect camera to the app.I feel some peace of mind knowing i can keep eye on my house whilst im away.You get alerts on phone and 3 hours of live recording,you can pay a subscription fee for 24/7 live recording.The camera is weatherproof and battery powered.You can easily recharge with the charging cable.The picture resolution is very good and clear vision even at night.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I recently purchased this wonderful cameras. It gives you excellent quality coverage.
Easy to install if you follow the instructions diligently! It uses a QR code to connect so just point your phone and you are away
Very pleased, highly recommended them !
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I found the camera easy to set up using the Google Home app and scanning the included QR code. It quickly connected to my wi-fi.
I would have liked to be able to view the recordings on my laptop, like I can with my previous camera, but this one only works on the app on my phone.
It's good that you are able to add more internal or external cameras to the same system.
The battery was fully charged after a few hours and has lasted really well so far, it uses 1% a day on average.
You get 3 hours of free video recordings which means you don't have to sign up to subscriptions.
The camera stays in the position that you set it up at and cannot be moved when viewing the picture through the app. You can zoom in and out on the picture, although I would have liked the option to move the camera up/down or left/right when viewing.
The camera shuts itself off as soon as it's taken off the magnetic mount, I would have preferred it to be able to stay on.
The magnetic mount is really strong and holds the camera tightly in position, it does not move even in strong winds.
The picture is really clear in the day time and also good at night time. I have placed the camera in my garden, I have set up motion alerts and I get an alert on my phone as soon as someone goes in the garden. I love that I can talk through the camera as well so if someone was in my garden I could tell them to leave.
Although the camera says it is for outdoors it also tells you that it is not waterproof, which you would expect an outdoor camera to be.
Needs a few more features added, such as being able to move the camera when viewing the picture, being able to use the app on laptops and being fully waterproof.
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I had it for a few weeks now and it is working well so far. installation was pretty forward without any complications. my only issue is why it doesn't work with the nest app? it's only working with google home but it's very responsive and picks up everything. the picture is very clear and it's easy to use. battery life is good so far. I love the design as it's very neat and sleek.
