"Google Nest Cam" series that can watch over your home on a cloud basis

January 19, 2022 06:00

Recently, the direction of the clouds has become suspicious again, but the other day, when the spread of the new coronavirus infection showed a calm for the time being, the work style of the author changed from being at home to going to work. One problem occurred here. Since we work together, we need to have the children who have returned from school take an answering machine.

I'm not a small child anymore, so I'm wondering if it's okay, but I'm still a little worried. So I decided to use Google's home camera "Nest Cam" series to watch over the children from a distance while strengthening the security of my home.

Home camera "Nest Cam" that can be installed both outdoors and indoors

"Google Nest Cam" Indoor / outdoor battery type.The photo shows the stand attached.

"Nest Cam" is a security camera that connects to your home Wi-Fi and is used in conjunction with the app "Google Home".

I introduced a battery-powered one, and if you install it on a pillar at the entrance of the house, it will catch the movement of things approaching your home and send a notification to your smartphone, or for a few seconds after detecting the movement To record. It has waterproof / dustproof performance equivalent to IP54, so it can be installed outdoors (to some extent). It is not completely waterproof, so it seems better to avoid exposing it to strong wind and rain for a long time.

There is a mounting part on the back of the camera that is glued with a strong magnet, and the angle can be adjusted here. An attachment that attaches to the wall of the house is also included. The bottom of the main unit is equipped with a power supply, an adapter for connection, and a speaker. There is also a tripod hole, so there is a high degree of freedom in mounting.

In the case of the author's house, it seems that stray cats are passing through the garden, and when they are monitoring the garden, they detect the cats and send notifications. I understood that it would be useful for fixed-point observation of stray cats, so I decided to watch over the children who came home as an indoor camera. The battery-powered Nest Cam can also be a stationary surveillance camera that can be used while connected to a power source by using the dedicated pedestal "Nest Cam Stand".

When you detect a moving object, you will receive a notification on your smartphone.It is also possible to notify what was detected by registering what was reflected.

When I installed it on the shelf of the room for the time being, the angle of view was wide and I could see almost the entire room. Perhaps because the lens is bright, there is almost no problem during the day even if there is no room lighting.

It can be used as a stationary security camera by connecting to the separately sold "Nest Cam Stand".

With this, I think that if there is an intruder, it can be detected by using the above-mentioned function to detect moving objects. In my case, I don't have such an opportunity (although it would be a problem), and Nest Cam is exclusively about how the cat at home is taking a nap in good health, and whether the children are coming back from school and doing their homework properly. I use it to check if it isn't. It's nice to be able to watch the family's energy even if they are far away. By the way, I didn't do my homework.

If you put it near the wall, you could capture almost the entire room

Next-generation camera-equipped intercom "Nest Doorbell" that can be installed at the front door

As the name suggests, "Nest Doorbell" is an intercom with a camera that can be installed at the entrance. Similar to Nest Cam, by connecting to Wi-Fi in your home and linking with the Google Home app, you will be able to use smartphones and smart displays such as "Google Nest Hub" as intercoms.

Intercom with camera "Nest Doorbell".Used by fixing to a wall such as the entrance

Since it is an intercom, if you think that it will not function as a camera unless you press a button, it is not so, like the drive recorder that detects moving objects and automatically activates the camera like the above-mentioned Nest Cam and records. It has a function.

Furthermore, if you subscribe to the subscription service "Google Nest Aware" that Google has prepared for this product group, you can memorize the person captured by the camera and automatically determine who visited. It seems to be.

I installed it next to the front door.There is a trick to remove it, and if you remove it from the special metal fittings, a notification will be sent to the smartphone side, so there seems to be little worry of theft.

The author's house is originally equipped with an intercom with a camera that has a recording function. However, the installed gate and the entrance of the house are a little apart from each other across the garden, and people sometimes come in front of the entrance without pressing the intercom.

Most of them are acquaintances and neighbors, so there is almost no problem, but there is information on the appearance of suspicious people in the neighborhood, and it will be anxious if there are only children at home. The front door is under the deep roof to prevent wind and rain, and the front door can detect people approaching with a clear intention, so I decided to install this product.

Mmm, a suspicious guy ...It is possible to capture the approaching object in the camera by motion detection.

Fortunately, about a month after I tried to install it, I never caught a suspicious person, and most of the things I caught by motion detection were the delivery companies who came to "deliver" the luggage. However, nothing happened is not a reason not to prepare for crime prevention. I thought that it was a useful item in case of emergency, and also for the purpose of informing the surroundings that "this house has security measures".

The sticker that came with the main body. I think it is to make it clear that you are shooting with a security camera.I think that even one sticker has a crime prevention effect.

By the way, it is relatively cheaper and easier to install than the conventional intercom with a camera, so it is also recommended for those who simply want to switch from the old doorbell. However, please note that due to the use of Wi-Fi, it is necessary to install it in a place where Wi-Fi can reach at home, and even if it lasts for about a month, you must remember to charge the battery of the main unit. I would appreciate it if you could.

product name	Where to buy	price
Google Nest Cam (indoor / outdoor / battery operated)	Google Store	23,900 yen
Google Nest Cam	Google Store	3900 yen
Google Nest Doorbell	Google Store	23,900 yen