The camera can tilt forward and backward and rotate 360°.

The camera itself can tilt forward and backward thanks to a tiny, metal arm connecting it to the stand.

The base has a built-in mounting plate and screws and anchors are included if you'd like to affix your camera to a wall or solid surface. The stand and camera are one piece, so you can't detach them. Here's the full range of tilt for the Nest Cam (Indoor, Wired). I would've liked to see Google lean into personalization and offer interchangeable cameras and bases for customers, a la smartwatch faces and bands. Other colors include Linen, Snow and Fog, each with matching bases. It comes in four colors and the light pink (ok fine, 'Sand') unit I tested is the single color available with an attractive, maple wood base. The price is high and other competitors offer similar smarts for less money, but Nest's camera is well-made, well-programmed and fully integrated into the Google Home app. With on-device machine learning for specific object recognition, sound recognition and some free video history, there's a lot to like. The Nest Cam (Indoor, Wired) is entirely an indoor cat.Īt $100, it's the most affordable camera ever from Nest. That 'wired' designation differentiates it from the recently released Nest Cam (Battery), a heftier model designed for indoor or outdoor use. That leads us to the latest model on sale today, the Nest Cam (Indoor, Wired).

This is the Nest Cam (Indoor, Wired) in Sand with the Maple Wood base. Since then, we've seen several smart home security camera models from the brand - including the now discontinued Nest Cam IQ Indoor and IQ Outdoor, which pitched facial recognition as a valuable feature for your home. The first Nest Cam debuted in 2015, the year after Nest bought DropCam and was then bought by Google.

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