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1. HOW THE NEST CAM WORKS AS A BABY MONITOR UPDATE
2. HOW THE NEST CAM WORKS AS A BABY MONITOR ANDROID
3. HOW THE NEST CAM WORKS AS A BABY MONITOR SOFTWARE

The Nest Aware subscription has some interesting features-you can set up “activity zones” in your video feed to get alerts for just motion happening in your baby’s crib, for example. You can also record video to Nest’s cloud web site (called Nest Aware)-but this incurs a monthly fee ($100 a year for ten days of video history, $300 per year for 30 days of storage) Of course, you don’t have to record the video (it’s free to monitor the feed online or via a smartphone. Probably overkill for a nursery, but might be worth the investment if you plan to repurpose it later as a security camera.īoth Nest cams can send you a mobile alert if it detects movement or sound in your baby’s nursery.

HOW THE NEST CAM WORKS AS A BABY MONITOR UPDATE

The Nest IQ is the 2017 update with a higher resolution camera as well as improved speaker and microphone. This is nice, but overkill for a nursery. Other improvements include a louder speaker and more sensitive microphone. Looking a bit like the Pixar lamp, the Nest Cam IQ ($300) has a higher resolution camera (4K) that can do facial reconigition as well as zoom in an area where motion is detected. New this year, Nest debuted a souped-up version of the Nest cam called Nest IQ. You still get an HD picture (1080p) that is crisp and clear. Nest Cam has a 130° field of vision and improved night vision and audio quality. Compared to the previous model, the latest Nest Cam features a more narrow shape and magnetic base. The basic Nest cam was last revised in 2015.

HOW THE NEST CAM WORKS AS A BABY MONITOR ANDROID

Apps are available for iPhone and Android devices-there’s even a Kindle Fire app.

HOW THE NEST CAM WORKS AS A BABY MONITOR SOFTWARE

No special software is needed and the Nest Cam works on a Mac or PC.

And based on our hands-on experience, that is true. Quick and easy set-up is Nest’s secret sauce-they promise a 60 second set-up. In a nutshell, the Nest Cam is a $166 Wi-Fi security camera that lets you view your baby’s nursery on a computer or smartphone (there is no parent handheld unit). The latter are closed systems where a camera sends a signal to a parent unit, but doesn’t connect via wifi or send the signal over the internet to be viewed on a smartphone. After becoming part of Nest, the camera was rechristened as (drum roll) the Nest Cam.Īs prices dropped and set up became easier, streaming cams like Nest have become a credible alternative to the traditional video baby monitor.

Best known for its smart thermostat, Nest itself was acquired by Google as part of the company’s push into connected gadgets.ĭropcam revolutionized webcams with a simple to use and setup model and excellent software. Nest became the category leader for streaming webcams when the company acquired Dropcam a couple of years ago.