11 things about the new Nest Cam and Doorbell 

By Felix Senepin and Julie Zhu, Product Managers

Nest Cam (battery, outdoor/indoor) and Nest Doorbell (battery) are Nest’s first battery-powered security devices, built for every home. Here are 12 things to know:

Smarter alerts, right out of the box: Your new Nest Cam and Doorbell can do more right out of the box because we moved object detection on-device, allowing us to include features (like Activity Zones and smart alerts, including animals, vehicles, people and packages) that are usually behind a subscription for no additional cost, plus 3 hours of event video history.

The new Nest Cam and Doorbell

They use Machine Learning: Building a camera that uses ML to recognize objects requires showing the ML model millions of images first. Our new Nest Cameras and Doorbells have been trained on 40 million images to accommodate lots of different settings, like lighting conditions. Thanks to a cutting edge TPU chip, our new cameras run an ML model up to 7.5 times per second, so reliability and accuracy is even better.

Works in any home: Nest Cam and Doorbell’s wire-free, sleek designs, built-in rechargeable batteries, and optional power connectors allow you to install them where you want — not only where there’s a power outlet or pre-existing doorbell wires.

Set them up your way: Make sure to check out Google Store’s accessories. In addition to weatherproof cables, a tabletop stand with a power cord (€35.00) allows you to place your Nest Cam on an indoor surface, like a mantle. There’s also an anti-theft mount  that provides  extra security by tethering your Nest Cam to the magnetic mount.

Works with Nest Hub…: Nest Cam and Nest Doorbell seamlessly work with your Nest displays. Just say “Hey Google, show me the backyard” to see your Nest Cam feed while you cook dinner. You can set up your speakers and displays to chime when someone rings your Nest Doorbell, and on a display you can see who’s at the door and take action from the screen.

And the Google Home app: We’ve made it easy to see all of your events quickly, and your 24/7 live feed at any time. If you have more than one Nest camera, you can view all of them in one place in the app, alongside your other connected home devices. You can even filter by event type, so you could easily see every package delivery.

See clearly in a variety of conditions: Both Nest Cam and Nest Doorbell have HDR-quality video so images are crisp in the dark or bright light. And we gave Nest Doorbell a taller field of view so you can see visitors from head to toe and packages as close as 8 inches away.

Extra secure with a Google account: Your devices are only as secure as your account. That’s why the new Nest Cam and Nest Doorbell require a Google account, which comes with added protections like suspicious activity detection, 2-step verification and password checkup. Read more about our commitment to privacy and security in Nest’s dedicated Safety Center.

Add a Nest Aware subscription: With a Nest Aware subscription, you’ll get 30 days of event video history. With a Nest Aware Plus subscription, you’ll get all of these features with 60 days of event video history and the option for 10 days of continuous video recording on wired Nest Cams.

Made with care: Nest Cam is made with 47% post-consumer recycled material across its plastic parts, and Nest Doorbell is made with 47% of post-consumer recycled material. (And just FYI, this does not include plastics in printed circuit boards, labels, cables, connectors, electronic components and modules, optical components, electrostatic discharge components, electromagnetic interference components, films, coatings and adhesives.) Nest Cam and Doorbell are rigorously tested through drops, extreme weather like hurricane-strength winds and UV rays so you know they’re reliable.

Technology that’s built for your life: At Nest, we design technology that fits into your home, rather than distracts from it. Nest Cam’s sleek, white design looks great all around your home—indoors or outdoors. And Nest Doorbell’s design was inspired by architecture, giving it clean, sleek, minimalist lines

Nest Cam (battery, outdoor/indoor) is available for  €210.00  in 18 countries: US, CA, AU, UK, FR, DE, DK, NO, SE, ES, IT, NL, BE, IE, NZ, CH, AT, FI.

Nest Doorbell (battery) is available and on sale for €210.00 in 18 countries: US, CA, AU, UK, FR, DE, DK, NO, SE, ES, IT, NL, BE, IE, NZ, CH, AT, FI.

To learn more, visit the Google Store.

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