I saw someone mention that it may be an android app issue, and I think that might be true. I have an Apple, and my indoor and outdoor cameras are loud. I can talk on my living room camera and hear it in the back room. I got my cameras four years ago.
Now they have a new plan it's like $6 a month and that includes all your devices so you can have as many cameras as you want and it will record a full-time line if you upgrade to the top plan
I guess I’m the only one that got two good cameras!! bought two cameras and purchased they’re 140 dollar subscription so I can have 24/7 surveillance and I gotta say I’m happy with it and their online support team as well mic seems to work great I just tested it right now and speaker work just fine !! I have to admit though I did buy a WiFi booster to improve connectivity because it was pretty slow before but ever since I rarely get any lag at all 👍🏽👍🏽 oh and I saw you had a android phone 📱 I have an iPhone 🙋🏽♂️ so idk hope to hear back !! Great video btw watched it till the end and just thought I would share my experience
I have four outdoor cameras, three indoor cameras and a doorbell. The cameras have worked very well for 3 years. I’ve only had the doorbell for a year but haven’t experienced any problems yet. I’d buy them all again.
I have 4 Nest outdoor cameras and a Hello Doorbell. I am very happy with them. The Nest Aware subscriptions have come way down. I have Nest Aware Plus subscription with 10 day 24/7 recording and 60 day event recording. It is only $12.00 a month. I do agree tha tthe volume on speaker of the camera should be louder.
Good Afternoon Steve! I have 2 outdoor cameras now and was going to get 2 more but just wanted to know how it was with 4? Do have connectivity issues at all or does it ask you to change your quality and bandwidth?
On my cameras you have to be close and almost yell talk to the freaking mic on your phone for it to be louder thru your NEST cameras. 🤦♂️ I'm damn near kissing my phone, bit the people say they hear me pretty well.
So the volume is super low on my Nest camera like what you're experiencing, However my girlfriend has access to the cameras with her IPhone an the volume is way louder then with my android phone. So I'm wondering if it has something to do within the app?? I know this is way late but I'm wondering if its an android app problem..
Hi Troy, the audio problem I encountered myself also, I see your phone same as mine, I did some little research and appears it's a problem with Samsung note 9,10 s10 etc.... Seems they know about it and they are trying to solve it with an update
Just got a couple of Armorax battery powered cameras, one for my front porch, the other for my daughter’s room. Couldn’t be happier. Great battery life and so easy to install
when your dislikes are outnumbering your likes by more than double you should re evaluate your reviews, good luck buddy!, this are in fact one of the best wireless powered cams out there, either you had bad luck or poor setup!
My two outdoor camera’s works great, you can talk and you can hear clearly. And they are in color during the day and night vision is great, and being able to get an alert is also great. Sorry yours didn’t work maybe you didn’t have it connected correctly. And I have nothing to gain by giving Google Nest Cam a shout out, It costed me just as much as it did you.
Well I guess I’m going with ring then lol. I can’t see what makes these nest cameras a better choice? Ok they record 24/7. but so can wired cameras. And this is still a wired camera!!! So what’s the positives for purchasing this nest camera? I really don’t get it. Am I missing something when it comes to nest?
@@Catman1798 I think it stands for power over ethernet mine have separate video and power cables I believe those plug into an ethernet cable but I'm not 100% sure.
Was looking for a battery powered indoor or outdoor camera and decided to get the Armorax battery cameras. Couldn’t have made a better decision. Long lasting battery, easy set up and each camera comes with its own wifi base station and they don’t even charge you for it
We have had a Nest camera on our deck for a few years and it was ok. But just went to change the expiration date on our debit card that we’ve always used to pay our monitoring bill. Since Google took over, it is an absolute nightmare! It won’t let us change the expiration date on our card and tech help tells us we have to use Google Pay. Won’t do it! Cancelling. I just have to find a different outdoor camera.
That's unfortunate. There are many better options out there. I wonder if you can cancel your service, reset everything and just start a new account with a different card? That is if you are happy with the performance.
@@vdubluv222 Just tried it and got the message “this looks like suspicious activity” and won’t even let me access my account! Well, they won’t get paid. Google sucks!
I personally find the Armorax battery operated cameras much better. I bought the Arlo’s too, but the Armorax ones outlasted them by a good 2 months, and I found the video quality a smidge better too
My camera went out after a year and a half. The led light never came on no matter which power outlet I used. Called customer service and was told I would have to buy a new one because warranty had to expired. Never again
As an On tech technician I'll say my friend with all respect ,get a Mesh WiFi for your home and you eliminate that delay even we says it's Wireless this system requires strong internet speeds.and from that garage to the router how much distance?
@@animeB0y01 I don't think so my friend I have a Nest setup for more than two years now ,you only have to make sure the wifi signal is strong and your router settings are updated and secure ,I have bee in homes where the security is at risk just for lack of knowledge ,i do agree that there is some cons comparing the Nvr system for example but for residential it's a very good alternative.
I thought I mentioned that in the vid. I simply wanted the ability to basically yell at someone if I saw them snooping around my cars. I was paying an extra 8 bucks a month for that ability on my Canary cameras in my house. I have since found amcrest A.I. cameras that follow people and allow me to speak through them for free. They are pretty cheap also.
Nest was a good company. Google is not. Any time a good company is bought out by a big company the customer service and development is killed. The first thing Google did was to put a call center full of Mexicans in operation for Nest support. You can't even understand them on the phones. My Nest cameras now black out if a zone is triggered so they actually go black if anyone comes close to them. I installed my Nest doorbell and the first person to walk onto the porch was the UPS delivery driver... walked up to the porch, put the package down and walked away. No notification and I looked at the video and it was blacked out from the time she entered my walkway until her truck was gone. This is the same behavior that a box thief would display. But companies like Google and Apple don't care about customer service any more... only cranking out new hardware and increasing revenue any way they can... and customer service is not in that formula. Finally, installed the Nest doorbell and my inside chime doesn't work any more. They don't tell you about the transformer and what you have to do with that to get everything to work. When Nest was good you could call them and get an American voice and you'd be off the phone in 20 minutes at the most. I won't call Google customer service again and struggle trying to understand a Mexican on their phones.... But check your bandwidth/internet speeds... one of the first things to be cut out with low bandwidth is the audio.
I had good customer service fortunately. This was right around the time they sold. I worked with their techs (I also had been in the I.T. feild for 12 years at the time of this video). I have the Google mesh network and have excellent bandwidth at every corner of my property. One access point within 20' of those cameras... Plain and simple they just do not preform as I was expecting. Luckily I received a full refund on the hardware and a pro-rated refund on the subscription.
@@vdubluv222 That's good. I looked up those cameras in their store and they advertise being able to talk to people so it's BS that this doesn't work for you. What's your wifi speed?
@@vdubluv222 Try calling up your ISP and boost up to 500Mbps for a bit to test them. Don’t go over 500 because WiFi really can’t go over about 520 consistently I’ve found. I had 1GBps and my Alien router only sent 500 via WiFi.
Why the mic don't sound good, sounds like I'm whispering, with all 3 outdoor cameras even with 100%, only one sound is the doorbell, I guess that's matter more, and the video works nice in high quality
~ Unfortunately, I purchased my two cameras before you made this video but I am encountering the same issues as you. At one point I had to get a booster unit for my furthest camera from my internet server. I talked to NEST support about my audio not being in real time and they only told me that the reason was my internet wifi, not their camera yet I have the fasted/strongest internet in my area. Also, I have yet been able to download the footage to my laptop but I suspect that may have something to do with my Samsung phone and not the NEST software. PS - Love all your cars! I'm north of you in B.C. and I have a '65 Bus. 😎🤙🏻
I agree the audio is rather low, but still usable if it's the doorbell that sits much lower down to the other party's ear. That said, it's constant recording is what makes this next camera really shine. I had an odd exchange at my front door that went on for several minutes, and later found all of the exchange captured by the nest, whereas my other security camera (with a loudspeaker) only recorded it's 40 second time buffer.
I do want this to be an honest review. I can attest to 4 cameras in a row not being loud enough to hear from more than 3" away from the speaker. I honestly hope yours are wonderful but mine were worth less then the sweat from a sheep's balls
@@vdubluv222 yeah as far as the doorbell goes no issues with audio a little low but no big deal very usable. That being said I don't have the cameras so that may be a whole different Ball Park. FYI I had the Samsung Note 10 plus if that means anything.
@@drlove891 well... I've had one package stolen. I was able to see them running away with it. It would be nice if the recording started sooner. There may be better options out there. I'm not sure.
@@drlove891 Ring is not better, and Nest is the best option especially if yu're already in the own Google products, but the Nest Aware is the subscription that he's mentioning to record 24/7 and it's expensive but yu get what yu pay for. Night Owl is a decent option too but yu have to do yur research and find what work for yu and the application that yu need for yur home/ business etc. I like Nest because of the design and quality, and I highly recommend Nest Aware for their Hello Doorbell/ Camera
Go into the app and adjust the volume to maximum. Also that speaker is probably what...about half inch in diameter inside the housing? If you're thinking you should be able to scare off burglars by yelling at them as soon as they step across your property line then you're expecting too much. My cam is on my front porch and people at my door hear me just fine. I'm a trucker and I talk to my daughter and to my dogs from 2000 miles away and they hear me fine. The dogs reactions are hilarious. And I get an alert every time someone opens the gate to my privacy fence coming in and walking out my front door when leaving. I changed the alert beeps to "Intruder Alert!" from Star Trek. You can change the sounds to any sound you can find on the internet. Works great for my backyard too. Automatic night vision. All data saved to the cloud. Can mirror/cast onto my tv. Can post video clips to social media. I do admit it took several weeks of playing around with them and the phone app to figure everything out.
Im probably late but I think they changed it so you don’t have to pay for each device Can someone answer my question I think nest aware covers whole home someone confirm this
LOL great video bro!! Lots of great feedback!! Ever consider maybe it’s just you?? Maybe your expectations of a PINHOLE SPEAKER broadcasting your voice prominently to your neighborhood like a police PA system?
Its a samsung issue with the app, samsungs have 2 mics and the app doesnt seem to be able figure this out. Talk into the top of your phone were the noise canceling mic is and its a bit louder out the cameras. This was what i figured out on mine at least. Works fine through my apple phone and works fine on my samsung phone and tablet if you go through nest webpage instead of app. Just doesn't work well through the android app. Other than that i love the nest cams.
Depends on installation... I have another camera system and only the camera is mounted on the outside of the wall. The cables are protected from the mounting base and through the hole in the wall directly under the base.
I find the Armorax battery powered cameras better than the Arlo, Blink and Reolink. In fact compared to almost any other battery camera on the market the Armorax cameras outshine them when it comes to the important things: battery life, easy of install, video quality and connection quality!!
Those were the replacement cameras... the original ones came with everything... I was happy with everything but the sound generated on the camera side.. and the cloud fees were a bit much I feel.
Idk if u still monitor responses here or if u already sold the cams, but I watched a bunch of install vids last nite including urs in preparation for my own install today. I can tell u out of the box my 2 cams audio and video work fine with a small caveat. Once install is complete adjust microphone to 85-100% in settings. Get a 2nd person to help with next part. One of u stand at camera and the other take phone or tablet to a distant location. The person who has the phone can open the App and pull up a feed. Once it is streaming you shud hear clear noise thru ur device. Press the “talk” button and then speak. When finished speaking, disengage “talk” and wait a few secs. to hear the other persons response (if u leave “talk” engaged u will NOT hear the response). There is lag time; phone-style conversations don’t appear possible. But my wife and I clearly spoke to and heard one another with a 3-5 second lag time. When I pull up feeds I can clearly hear neighborhood noises picked up by the mic. And when I stood under a cam, cud hear my wife talking quite clearly through the cam speaker. For what it’s worth this is my experience. Also starting in early 2020, Nest says they will offer 2 pricing tiers covering all equipment so no more fee for each piece. Either $60 or $120 per year depending what tier u want.
@@kimberlygaeta7205 move along. I have 12 years experience working in information technology. You're wasting your time trying to talk down to me. But thank you for commenting on my video. It helps the algorithm and I make more money... Feel free to rant I suppose.
11:07 bud your speakers are working just fine. It could be something with your phone or something you did. Its nothing to do with nest. I have 3 nest cameras and they all work just fine. so its something your doing sorry bud.
It's odd to me that you would be watching videos about a product you already own. Nevertheless, I spent the last 12 years of my life in I.T. and I've always been into AV and the like... Nothing I did caused my issues... 4 out of 4 cameras were not functioning properly. Hence the video to inform people. It's a public service I like to do.... Sorry bud
@@SmallAxeMP I returned mine for a full refund. I just stuck with my other system and it's ok because there isn't a monthly subscription to those cameras
@@SmallAxeMP EZVIZ is the brand name... I've had them for about 4-5 years and they've been great. Only downside is I think they put off a little heat so spiders build webs around them. I just sweep them off about 3 times a year otherwise you get notifications like crazy on your phone
Either shitty speakers or there are a lot of faulty units out there. I am getting one picking it up tomorrow and stick it up at the back door because we have issues with homeless, drunk and drug users running around our car space so I have had to install Cameras into the car park under our unit and it's helped one they knew about them being there etc. But alas issues with lazy postal drivers not delivering the package or knocking so damn softly you cannot hear them even though there is a sign saying "Delivery Drivers Knock Hard Please" yet they still DON'T DO IT!!!! ARGH so this will hopefully alleviate the issues! I run Ubiquiti UniFi Cameras in the car park and although don't have Speakers to speak to people they have been working hard non stop for a long time without a single issue.
I have an EZ viz setup that was only like 200 bucks. You need to run wires but there is not monthly fee and you can see everything from your phone while away. It's only video though. No audio
There is no adjustment for the volume. What you heard in my video is the one and only volume available in all 4 of the cameras I went through. Their own troubleshooting team also will tell you the same thing. Sometimes I wonder if people commenting telling others to simply turn up the volume work for nest? Just a thought I have. I did like the app, video quality, etc... the fact is you are not able to speak through the camera to the person you want to scare away
I had the same issue with my nest indoor. Volume was super low so I returned it and got the indoor IQ because it was 7% louder. Volume on the IQ was the exact same.
They are great cameras. And if you're cool with the monthly payment the service is good just expensive...... I just wanted the ability to tell people to bounce if I saw them on the video feed and it just doesn't work. All the comments telling me how to fix it are bullshit.
Nice cameras, but Google's user access privilege management sucks donkey doughnuts. No direct way to add family members with specifically limited access to features, and the password protected links they provide as an alternate sharing method means that anyone with the username and password can get access to the feed.
I've been demonitized after this video went viral... They are saying I don't have 4k hrs view time when another one of my vids has like 5.5 million views.... Total bullshit!
@@lastfirst3659 i'm just curious of the actual moment we became communist? or are we still pretending that isn't the plan? :-) LOL... I get the feeling we voted the same! too bad so many dead and illegal people also got to vote also...
Dude aren't you afraid of somebody stealing your whole camera I mean the big cable running all the ways through there like that looks hokey as heck looking you need to hide the cable
This thing isn't really an intercom, that's not it's main function and not what it does best. I look at it as a really damn good camera that happens to have "some" intercom functions. I mean really, are you ever gonna talk to someone through a security camera? No. Get the Nest hello doorbell for that. Just my opinion.
I agree it’s not an intercom it’s a dam good camera that you can talk thru , but it’s main function is a camera which you can on your phone move to see what’s to the left & right of you , 3 plus years up I got no complaints
Reading the comments to get it working as should... This outdoor cam would cost me as a European citizen some €375, a costly monthly (€30) or yearly (€300) video subscription and also a new phone, preferabele an iPhone (latest iPhone = €859) to get a decend working voice function... NO thanks Nest, keep your sh*t. I'm not a millionaire!
I have heard a couple people say this... I wish I could have tried while I still had them. I did have an iPhone in the house at that time but I can't recall if I tried it or not. It was too long ago.
200 each. I got a deal for buying 2. 350 then 50 bucks for the cloud service... then I found out they wanted another 50 for the other camera to have the cloud service.... I am not a fan of these at all. The video quality is great! But the rest makes it no good for me
I’ve got an iPhone 8 and I’ve never had one problem talking to my brother, while I’m at work in another city. It’s either your phone with the nest has a problem or maybe try settings and see if that’s not the problem. I’ve never had one problem with my nest cams. 🙂
I haven't tried nest. Some have said the issue could be because I was using a Samsung. The camera quality was great although I didn't like the monthly fee it was good quality. Personally, I am now happy with my wired cams and no monthly fee.
Me too Zero issues for 18 months. Only problem is I don't know how to get Color on mine, Only black and white. Do you know why that is ? Only if there's a 1 second glitch will I see Color then Right back to black and white.
Sherry, you indicated “zero issues” and yet you have an issue. They should have color by default and only use black and white in night vision mode at night.
@@MrBrandenS yes True ! Lol I Figured it out though. I didn't realize that Color was Actually a Choice lol. Stupid Me was thinking that maybe I needed to pay extra for Color Monthly 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 At least I can Admit when I'm WRONG And have fucked up LOL . But after a year and a half of looking at b/w , I'm So Relieved to look at my video and Now See my Beautiful Lush Green Lawns. I didn't have it on Automatic like a Moron. BUT I'M SO GLAD I HAVE IT SITUATED CORRECTLY NOW. 🤣🤣 THANKS
I currently own the arlo pro and although the system is pretty good it's two major drawbacks are it's GEO fencing which is a very sketchy feature and the video has about 3-6 second delay.
Arlo is okay at best, but I agree with the delay of video capture and they run on batteries, which last about a month or so depending on how often they're being powered to record and how yu set it up, but there are rechargeable options, as well as solar panels for their cameras. Just not worth it for me to deal with keep swapping or buying somethings extra for power.
Thank you. I'm just trying to help. I'm amazed at everyone hating on my video. Sometimes I wonder if google/youtube has people out there writing their own reviews????
@@vdubluv222 and thanks for taking the time to share. I wasn't too fussed about the mics. The subscription information was what I was after, and what has also put me off :) thanks again
@@jbeachboy100 costco has great deals... i have some cheap ezviz cameras that i bought years ago and those are great. There are many better options out now. Id look at Costco. There are some on sale right now.
only a few times. i have the google mesh network and one repeater is in my garage right next to where those cameras were. the only time i recall it being an issue is when i saw a kid running down my alley and right when he got close to my cars the camera went off line. the only time i really needed it lol. the kid didn't do anything but that bothered me. i was very happy with the cameras otherwise, just the audio thing. had it worked i could have yelled at that kid to go away..
I do appreciate a good troll! keep on trying, sooner or later you'll think of something funny and actually do it the right way! you get a C- on this one though my friend.
@@altsniper579 the outdoor nest camera down NOT have any adjustments for the volume. Only for the mic. You must have a different speaker or know something that their troubleshooting department doesn't know. I spent the last 12 years of my life in I.T. and I've always been into gadgets. If it was possible, I would have done it. Trust me. I enjoyed everything about the camera except for the poor audio output. There are people who reported this as a problem from their mobile phone but they said it worked much better from a PC. That does me no good because I wanted to do it from my phone. I had 4 cameras all perform the same.
I saw someone mention that it may be an android app issue, and I think that might be true. I have an Apple, and my indoor and outdoor cameras are loud. I can talk on my living room camera and hear it in the back room. I got my cameras four years ago.
Now they have a new plan it's like $6 a month and that includes all your devices so you can have as many cameras as you want and it will record a full-time line if you upgrade to the top plan
i don’t have 6 dollars to pay a month
@@thanosave7112 then you have bigger problems than cameras
I guess I’m the only one that got two good cameras!! bought two cameras and purchased they’re 140 dollar subscription so I can have 24/7 surveillance and I gotta say I’m happy with it and their online support team as well mic seems to work great I just tested it right now and speaker work just fine !! I have to admit though I did buy a WiFi booster to improve connectivity because it was pretty slow before but ever since I rarely get any lag at all 👍🏽👍🏽 oh and I saw you had a android phone 📱 I have an iPhone 🙋🏽♂️ so idk hope to hear back !! Great video btw watched it till the end and just thought I would share my experience
What WiFi booster did you get
I got a netgear night hawk ac1900 .. really easy set up got it from amazon
I was going to purchase the nest. They were out of stock so I’ve got the ring outdoor camera it works fantastic. The volume is outstanding.
I have four outdoor cameras, three indoor cameras and a doorbell. The cameras have worked very well for 3 years. I’ve only had the doorbell for a year but haven’t experienced any problems yet. I’d buy them all again.
18 months in with 3 cams and doorbell. All work great and the way they should. Buy them cause they work great!!!
at least someone has some that work. I have 2 cams and a doorbell. Doorbell is great, but i have the same volume problems
I’m on my second replacement with them.
Subscription puts me off, especially per camera
I have 4 Nest outdoor cameras and a Hello Doorbell. I am very happy with them. The Nest Aware subscriptions have come way down. I have Nest Aware Plus subscription with 10 day 24/7 recording and 60 day event recording. It is only $12.00 a month. I do agree tha tthe volume on speaker of the camera should be louder.
Good Afternoon Steve! I have 2 outdoor cameras now and was going to get 2 more but just wanted to know how it was with 4? Do have connectivity issues at all or does it ask you to change your quality and bandwidth?
On my cameras you have to be close and almost yell talk to the freaking mic on your phone for it to be louder thru your NEST cameras. 🤦♂️ I'm damn near kissing my phone, bit the people say they hear me pretty well.
So the volume is super low on my Nest camera like what you're experiencing, However my girlfriend has access to the cameras with her IPhone an the volume is way louder then with my android phone.
So I'm wondering if it has something to do within the app?? I know this is way late but I'm wondering if its an android app problem..
I love my Nest camera's. BUT ..... I have the same complaint about the two (2) way Audio .... it SUCKS!!!
I too have had mixed results. They stopped working after only three months, they sent me new ones but i am looking for something better. DIY sucks
Hi Troy, the audio problem I encountered myself also, I see your phone same as mine, I did some little research and appears it's a problem with Samsung note 9,10 s10 etc.... Seems they know about it and they are trying to solve it with an update
I'd be curious to know if that is the issue. Sounds like it probably is, but this guy probably won't try it with another phone.
I have the same cameras. I have the same problem. I have an iphone 7 plus
I have a OnePlus, and I don't have the audio issue
i have a iphone 12 with the same problem
Just got a couple of Armorax battery powered cameras, one for my front porch, the other for my daughter’s room. Couldn’t be happier. Great battery life and so easy to install
when your dislikes are outnumbering your likes by more than double you should re evaluate your reviews, good luck buddy!, this are in fact one of the best wireless powered cams out there, either you had bad luck or poor setup!
My two outdoor camera’s works great, you can talk and you can hear clearly. And they are in color during the day and night vision is great, and being able to get an alert is also great. Sorry yours didn’t work maybe you didn’t have it connected correctly. And I have nothing to gain by giving Google Nest Cam a shout out, It costed me just as much as it did you.
Not sure if thats your permanent spot to install, but it looks pretty easy to reach around and pull off that cam or cut the cable
The app will tell you right away so be aware of something.
I've never talked to anyone on my Nest cameras because there's too much of a delay to talk to anybody.
Well I guess I’m going with ring then lol. I can’t see what makes these nest cameras a better choice? Ok they record 24/7. but so can wired cameras. And this is still a wired camera!!! So what’s the positives for purchasing this nest camera? I really don’t get it. Am I missing something when it comes to nest?
Check out amcrest. I'm about to ditch my ring for their doorbell... No monthly fee, better video, and I think they are only like 90 bucks!
@@vdubluv222 POE camera. So that means it connects to your router? Or a gig switch?
@@Catman1798 I don't have any POE. Amcrest needs power. Then a micro SD for storage. Their mobile app is free and good!
@@Catman1798 I think it stands for power over ethernet mine have separate video and power cables I believe those plug into an ethernet cable but I'm not 100% sure.
Was looking for a battery powered indoor or outdoor camera and decided to get the Armorax battery cameras. Couldn’t have made a better decision. Long lasting battery, easy set up and each camera comes with its own wifi base station and they don’t even charge you for it
We have had a Nest camera on our deck for a few years and it was ok. But just went to change the expiration date on our debit card that we’ve always used to pay our monitoring bill. Since Google took over, it is an absolute nightmare! It won’t let us change the expiration date on our card and tech help tells us we have to use Google Pay. Won’t do it! Cancelling. I just have to find a different outdoor camera.
That's unfortunate. There are many better options out there.
I wonder if you can cancel your service, reset everything and just start a new account with a different card? That is if you are happy with the performance.
@@vdubluv222 Hmm, good idea! Thanks. I’ll try it.
@@vdubluv222 Just tried it and got the message “this looks like suspicious activity” and won’t even let me access my account! Well, they won’t get paid. Google sucks!
I personally find the Armorax battery operated cameras much better. I bought the Arlo’s too, but the Armorax ones outlasted them by a good 2 months, and I found the video quality a smidge better too
My camera went out after a year and a half. The led light never came on no matter which power outlet I used. Called customer service and was told I would have to buy a new one because warranty had to expired. Never again
With a Nest doorbell, two thermostats and 4 exterior cams , I’m extremely happy with them. No issues after 1 year of ownership.
I'm happy too I wish the video quality was better for the price
The free subscription model should take more snapshots or have gif snapshots....or even be 24hour FREE event VIDEO HISTORY...i mean come on...
As an On tech technician I'll say my friend with all respect ,get a Mesh WiFi for your home and you eliminate that delay even we says it's Wireless this system requires strong internet speeds.and from that garage to the router how much distance?
Hey man question is mesh encrypted ???
@@joeblack9082 yes sir super secure
@@combatvolta 😬👍
No serious camera installation is done using wi fi. This signals are easy to jam using off the shelf stuff.
@@animeB0y01 I don't think so my friend I have a Nest setup
for more than two years now ,you only have to make sure the wifi signal is strong and your router settings are updated and secure ,I have bee in homes where the security is at risk just for lack of knowledge ,i do agree that there is some cons comparing the Nvr system for example but for residential it's a very good alternative.
1:11 why did you switch away from a camera system that already let you see and hear for free?
I thought I mentioned that in the vid. I simply wanted the ability to basically yell at someone if I saw them snooping around my cars. I was paying an extra 8 bucks a month for that ability on my Canary cameras in my house.
I have since found amcrest A.I. cameras that follow people and allow me to speak through them for free. They are pretty cheap also.
Thanks for the tip bro. More useful review than most out there
Glad to help out!
although it is misinformation, for the most part.
Nest was a good company. Google is not. Any time a good company is bought out by a big company the customer service and development is killed. The first thing Google did was to put a call center full of Mexicans in operation for Nest support. You can't even understand them on the phones. My Nest cameras now black out if a zone is triggered so they actually go black if anyone comes close to them. I installed my Nest doorbell and the first person to walk onto the porch was the UPS delivery driver... walked up to the porch, put the package down and walked away. No notification and I looked at the video and it was blacked out from the time she entered my walkway until her truck was gone. This is the same behavior that a box thief would display. But companies like Google and Apple don't care about customer service any more... only cranking out new hardware and increasing revenue any way they can... and customer service is not in that formula. Finally, installed the Nest doorbell and my inside chime doesn't work any more. They don't tell you about the transformer and what you have to do with that to get everything to work. When Nest was good you could call them and get an American voice and you'd be off the phone in 20 minutes at the most. I won't call Google customer service again and struggle trying to understand a Mexican on their phones.... But check your bandwidth/internet speeds... one of the first things to be cut out with low bandwidth is the audio.
I had good customer service fortunately. This was right around the time they sold. I worked with their techs (I also had been in the I.T. feild for 12 years at the time of this video). I have the Google mesh network and have excellent bandwidth at every corner of my property. One access point within 20' of those cameras...
Plain and simple they just do not preform as I was expecting. Luckily I received a full refund on the hardware and a pro-rated refund on the subscription.
@@vdubluv222 That's good. I looked up those cameras in their store and they advertise being able to talk to people so it's BS that this doesn't work for you. What's your wifi speed?
@@bertraminc9412 I just went out to the camera location and I'm getting over 30mbps
@@vdubluv222 That’s not very much. Might not be able to get the voice and video with that in my experience.
@@vdubluv222 Try calling up your ISP and boost up to 500Mbps for a bit to test them. Don’t go over 500 because WiFi really can’t go over about 520 consistently I’ve found. I had 1GBps and my Alien router only sent 500 via WiFi.
Why the mic don't sound good, sounds like I'm whispering, with all 3 outdoor cameras even with 100%, only one sound is the doorbell, I guess that's matter more, and the video works nice in high quality
~ Unfortunately, I purchased my two cameras before you made this video but I am encountering the same issues as you.
At one point I had to get a booster unit for my furthest camera from my internet server.
I talked to NEST support about my audio not being in real time and they only told me that the reason was my internet wifi, not their camera yet I have the fasted/strongest internet in my area.
Also, I have yet been able to download the footage to my laptop but I suspect that may have something to do with my Samsung phone and not the NEST software.
PS - Love all your cars! I'm north of you in B.C. and I have a '65 Bus. 😎🤙🏻
I agree the audio is rather low, but still usable if it's the doorbell that sits much lower down to the other party's ear. That said, it's constant recording is what makes this next camera really shine. I had an odd exchange at my front door that went on for several minutes, and later found all of the exchange captured by the nest, whereas my other security camera (with a loudspeaker) only recorded it's 40 second time buffer.
I do want this to be an honest review. I can attest to 4 cameras in a row not being loud enough to hear from more than 3" away from the speaker. I honestly hope yours are wonderful but mine were worth less then the sweat from a sheep's balls
@@vdubluv222 yeah as far as the doorbell goes no issues with audio a little low but no big deal very usable. That being said I don't have the cameras so that may be a whole different Ball Park. FYI I had the Samsung Note 10 plus if that means anything.
Bro, I was about to get it. 🙏. You saved my lots of money.
Happy to help!
@@vdubluv222 is ring better?
@@drlove891 well... I've had one package stolen. I was able to see them running away with it. It would be nice if the recording started sooner. There may be better options out there. I'm not sure.
@@drlove891 Ring is not better, and Nest is the best option especially if yu're already in the own Google products, but the Nest Aware is the subscription that he's mentioning to record 24/7 and it's expensive but yu get what yu pay for. Night Owl is a decent option too but yu have to do yur research and find what work for yu and the application that yu need for yur home/ business etc. I like Nest because of the design and quality, and I highly recommend Nest Aware for their Hello Doorbell/ Camera
And, they get condensation on the inside of the lens which is not fixable and ruins the images.
Go into the app and adjust the volume to maximum. Also that speaker is probably what...about half inch in diameter inside the housing? If you're thinking you should be able to scare off burglars by yelling at them as soon as they step across your property line then you're expecting too much. My cam is on my front porch and people at my door hear me just fine. I'm a trucker and I talk to my daughter and to my dogs from 2000 miles away and they hear me fine. The dogs reactions are hilarious. And I get an alert every time someone opens the gate to my privacy fence coming in and walking out my front door when leaving. I changed the alert beeps to "Intruder Alert!" from Star Trek. You can change the sounds to any sound you can find on the internet. Works great for my backyard too. Automatic night vision. All data saved to the cloud. Can mirror/cast onto my tv. Can post video clips to social media. I do admit it took several weeks of playing around with them and the phone app to figure everything out.
Get the blink security cams way better
Im probably late but I think they changed it so you don’t have to pay for each device Can someone answer my question I think nest aware covers whole home someone confirm this
It used to be $50 per device per year. It's $60 per year now for ALL devices. Btw. Nest camera suck.
What phone do you have ? This has happened to me with my Samsung its due to samsung updates has messed mine about
LOL great video bro!! Lots of great feedback!! Ever consider maybe it’s just you?? Maybe your expectations of a PINHOLE SPEAKER broadcasting your voice prominently to your neighborhood like a police PA system?
Mine is really loud.
Its a samsung issue with the app, samsungs have 2 mics and the app doesnt seem to be able figure this out. Talk into the top of your phone were the noise canceling mic is and its a bit louder out the cameras. This was what i figured out on mine at least. Works fine through my apple phone and works fine on my samsung phone and tablet if you go through nest webpage instead of app. Just doesn't work well through the android app. Other than that i love the nest cams.
Cost is 20 a month now which is cheap for as many cams
🙏 I was just about to purchase outdoor Nest.
Can't someone just easily unplug it making it useless? I need to figure out a camera system that's not full of wires.
Depends on installation... I have another camera system and only the camera is mounted on the outside of the wall. The cables are protected from the mounting base and through the hole in the wall directly under the base.
Somebody suggested checking the the volume level on the app, did he do that?
I find the Armorax battery powered cameras better than the Arlo, Blink and Reolink. In fact compared to almost any other battery camera on the market the Armorax cameras outshine them when it comes to the important things: battery life, easy of install, video quality and connection quality!!
Taking price out of your decision is it a good camera?
Easily top one of the top 3 in the market from the big names.
Just saved my money thanks to you. That's not worth the risk... any other outdoor systems you recommend?
Glad to help! I just stuck with my normal outdoor system from ezviz. I can't speak through them but there is no monthly fee.
Buy an intercom if your main goal is talking to people ,, but if you want good cameras get the nest
Great review, thank you! Real shitty they didn't send mounting hardware, especially after you shelled out $400 and had issues with original one.
Those were the replacement cameras... the original ones came with everything... I was happy with everything but the sound generated on the camera side.. and the cloud fees were a bit much I feel.
Since this is camera uses a magnetic attachment. Seems like it’s easy to be stolen. Am I wrong about that?
You are correct. It would be best to have it higher and out of reach.
Wow thank great advice.
Happy to help!
Idk if u still monitor responses here or if u already sold the cams, but I watched a bunch of install vids last nite including urs in preparation for my own install today. I can tell u out of the box my 2 cams audio and video work fine with a small caveat. Once install is complete adjust microphone to 85-100% in settings. Get a 2nd person to help with next part. One of u stand at camera and the other take phone or tablet to a distant location. The person who has the phone can open the App and pull up a feed. Once it is streaming you shud hear clear noise thru ur device. Press the “talk” button and then speak. When finished speaking, disengage “talk” and wait a few secs. to hear the other persons response (if u leave “talk” engaged u will NOT hear the response). There is lag time; phone-style conversations don’t appear possible. But my wife and I clearly spoke to and heard one another with a 3-5 second lag time. When I pull up feeds I can clearly hear neighborhood noises picked up by the mic. And when I stood under a cam, cud hear my wife talking quite clearly through the cam speaker. For what it’s worth this is my experience. Also starting in early 2020, Nest says they will offer 2 pricing tiers covering all equipment so no more fee for each piece. Either $60 or $120 per year depending what tier u want.
it looked like your light was blue and not green,. was it fully connected?
Can these cameras be connected hardwire?
That tribal tattoo, love the 90's
lmao! YOU BETCHA! back in the good ol 1900's :-) 1998 i believe!
@@vdubluv222 that is where you're at with technology, too. 1998.
@@kimberlygaeta7205 move along. I have 12 years experience working in information technology. You're wasting your time trying to talk down to me. But thank you for commenting on my video. It helps the algorithm and I make more money... Feel free to rant I suppose.
@@vdubluv222 yep. $2.00 a year to $2.00001. You are clueless.
@@kimberlygaeta7205 thanks again!
I believe it maybe a android problem . I am using iPhone and the speaker is very clearly to be heard from far away
If definitely is. My wife talks through it from her iphone and it works fine. My android you cant hear anything
11:07 bud your speakers are working just fine. It could be something with your phone or something you did. Its nothing to do with nest. I have 3 nest cameras and they all work just fine. so its something your doing sorry bud.
It's odd to me that you would be watching videos about a product you already own. Nevertheless, I spent the last 12 years of my life in I.T. and I've always been into AV and the like... Nothing I did caused my issues... 4 out of 4 cameras were not functioning properly. Hence the video to inform people. It's a public service I like to do.... Sorry bud
@@vdubluv222 did you evwr get the audio to work? I have 4 hook up and nonnof them works. This is total madness from Google. We should be able to hear.
@@SmallAxeMP I returned mine for a full refund. I just stuck with my other system and it's ok because there isn't a monthly subscription to those cameras
@@vdubluv222 ok. So what system is that?
@@SmallAxeMP EZVIZ is the brand name... I've had them for about 4-5 years and they've been great. Only downside is I think they put off a little heat so spiders build webs around them. I just sweep them off about 3 times a year otherwise you get notifications like crazy on your phone
So does each camera require a separate subscription?
Yes
No
Mark Inabinett you’re wrong
It is changing in 2020 to a whole home subscription. Each device will no longer require its own subscription.
@@driver_7x True dat.
Either shitty speakers or there are a lot of faulty units out there. I am getting one picking it up tomorrow and stick it up at the back door because we have issues with homeless, drunk and drug users running around our car space so I have had to install Cameras into the car park under our unit and it's helped one they knew about them being there etc. But alas issues with lazy postal drivers not delivering the package or knocking so damn softly you cannot hear them even though there is a sign saying "Delivery Drivers Knock Hard Please" yet they still DON'T DO IT!!!! ARGH so this will hopefully alleviate the issues!
I run Ubiquiti UniFi Cameras in the car park and although don't have Speakers to speak to people they have been working hard non stop for a long time without a single issue.
the connecting is abismal! and it constantly disconnects!!
I am having the same issue with mine
I need an outdoor camera that is NOT dependent on a battery. What camera would you recommend that runs on AC power like the Nest?
I have an EZ viz setup that was only like 200 bucks. You need to run wires but there is not monthly fee and you can see everything from your phone while away. It's only video though. No audio
Could be the phone, my volume is fine.
Same thing on my nest cam
Volume in the app fixes this but I reached this video too late
There is no adjustment for the volume. What you heard in my video is the one and only volume available in all 4 of the cameras I went through.
Their own troubleshooting team also will tell you the same thing.
Sometimes I wonder if people commenting telling others to simply turn up the volume work for nest? Just a thought I have.
I did like the app, video quality, etc... the fact is you are not able to speak through the camera to the person you want to scare away
I had the same issue with my nest indoor. Volume was super low so I returned it and got the indoor IQ because it was 7% louder. Volume on the IQ was the exact same.
Hay bud, great review, I myself own a shop, and was looking into nest, but I'm going to keep looking lol, God bless my brother
They are great cameras. And if you're cool with the monthly payment the service is good just expensive...... I just wanted the ability to tell people to bounce if I saw them on the video feed and it just doesn't work. All the comments telling me how to fix it are bullshit.
Nice cameras, but Google's user access privilege management sucks donkey doughnuts. No direct way to add family members with specifically limited access to features, and the password protected links they provide as an alternate sharing method means that anyone with the username and password can get access to the feed.
dude you have the best in surveillance capitalism.
The cameras are garbage. Had 3 go out after 2 years. Bye bye $600
I've been demonitized after this video went viral... They are saying I don't have 4k hrs view time when another one of my vids has like 5.5 million views.... Total bullshit!
@@vdubluv222 yeah that’s CZcams for you. Gotta protect the parent company. Authoritarianism at its finest.
@@lastfirst3659 i'm just curious of the actual moment we became communist? or are we still pretending that isn't the plan? :-) LOL... I get the feeling we voted the same! too bad so many dead and illegal people also got to vote also...
I have a nest home set up. I agree. Well over priced an too unreliable over WiFi. Wires system all the way!
Dude aren't you afraid of somebody stealing your whole camera I mean the big cable running all the ways through there like that looks hokey as heck looking you need to hide the cable
This thing isn't really an intercom, that's not it's main function and not what it does best. I look at it as a really damn good camera that happens to have "some" intercom functions. I mean really, are you ever gonna talk to someone through a security camera? No.
Get the Nest hello doorbell for that. Just my opinion.
I agree it’s not an intercom it’s a dam good camera that you can talk thru , but it’s main function is a camera which you can on your phone move to see what’s to the left & right of you , 3 plus years up I got no complaints
Reading the comments to get it working as should...
This outdoor cam would cost me as a European citizen some €375, a costly monthly (€30) or yearly (€300) video subscription and also a new phone, preferabele an iPhone (latest iPhone = €859) to get a decend working voice function...
NO thanks Nest, keep your sh*t. I'm not a millionaire!
If you can't afford a $250 camera, you don't need cameras.
My outdoor nest cameras are great no problems
I have a IPhone mine are super loud
I have heard a couple people say this... I wish I could have tried while I still had them. I did have an iPhone in the house at that time but I can't recall if I tried it or not. It was too long ago.
Jesus christ I had never seen more notifications on a phone
🤣🤣🤣 the struggle is real! I wish I could say it was new subscriptions to my only fans page!🤣🤣🤣
I think is router signal issues
I have the google mesh network and one of the access points was within 13'-15' of these cameras. it was not a router issue.
@@vdubluv222 I have the nest outdoor camera too and I'm NOT happy with it.... I ended with WYZE v3 better quality video.,
How much for the camera?
200 each. I got a deal for buying 2. 350 then 50 bucks for the cloud service... then I found out they wanted another 50 for the other camera to have the cloud service.... I am not a fan of these at all. The video quality is great! But the rest makes it no good for me
Customer service was great. They refunded my money... I have to give them credit for that.
Thanks. I will buy a Reolink instead.
nice cars;)
Going back to a certain point in a recording is not possible
Its or your connection that is shit or its your phone
I’ve got an iPhone 8 and I’ve never had one problem talking to my brother, while I’m at work in another city. It’s either your phone with the nest has a problem or maybe try settings and see if that’s not the problem. I’ve never had one problem with my nest cams. 🙂
Get the nest outdoor 4K IQ NC4100US Thank you!
You should got the IQ ones
I see the problem..you’re using a pos android…get yourself an iPhone
I loved my nest cam. I have four IQ’s & video quality is superb!
My video quality sucks once I zoom in at all any tops?
Tips?
@@chrism9165 , strong internet signal? get a mesh connection! get eero pro and all of your wifi signal issues will be gone.
So in a nutshell, would everyone on him recommend ring over nest?
I haven't tried nest. Some have said the issue could be because I was using a Samsung. The camera quality was great although I didn't like the monthly fee it was good quality. Personally, I am now happy with my wired cams and no monthly fee.
Nest cam outdoor is amazing i have 0 problems with it
Me too Zero issues for 18 months. Only problem is I don't know how to get Color on mine, Only black and white. Do you know why that is ? Only if there's a 1 second glitch will I see Color then Right back to black and white.
Sherry, you indicated “zero issues” and yet you have an issue. They should have color by default and only use black and white in night vision mode at night.
@@MrBrandenS yes True ! Lol I Figured it out though. I didn't realize that Color was Actually a Choice lol. Stupid Me was thinking that maybe I needed to pay extra for Color Monthly 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 At least I can Admit when I'm WRONG And have fucked up LOL . But after a year and a half of looking at b/w , I'm So Relieved to look at my video and Now See my Beautiful Lush Green Lawns.
I didn't have it on Automatic like a Moron. BUT I'M SO GLAD I HAVE IT SITUATED CORRECTLY NOW. 🤣🤣 THANKS
how about the Arlo ? i am thinking to buy that .thanks for taking time
I currently own the arlo pro and although the system is pretty good it's two major drawbacks are it's GEO fencing which is a very sketchy feature and the video has about 3-6 second delay.
Arlo is okay at best, but I agree with the delay of video capture and they run on batteries, which last about a month or so depending on how often they're being powered to record and how yu set it up, but there are rechargeable options, as well as solar panels for their cameras. Just not worth it for me to deal with keep swapping or buying somethings extra for power.
Which wireless outdoor camera brands you recommend? I appreciate your review :))
Nest
I have literally 0 problems with it
Yup. I was seeing if you were selling the camera since you didn’t like it.
Well, I would but they said they'd refund the money.. although I haven't seen it hit my account yet. Lol.
You can get a great ezviz setup for 200 bucks. No monthly fee and 4 cameras. I just ordered 4 more to plug into my current system
You have a low grade Wi-Fi router
False. I'm using the Google mesh network and a access point is less than 30' away from the camera.
Thank you.. saved me some time and money 👍🏽
Glad I could help! God bless!
The volume on my indoor garage cam is the same. I can hear someone in the garage but my volume is so low they can't hear me.
Great review
Thank you. I'm just trying to help. I'm amazed at everyone hating on my video. Sometimes I wonder if google/youtube has people out there writing their own reviews????
@@vdubluv222 haha maybe. I wonder what the job vacancy would look like.
@@vdubluv222 and thanks for taking the time to share. I wasn't too fussed about the mics. The subscription information was what I was after, and what has also put me off :) thanks again
@@vdubluv222 which company would you recommend? I need outfoor camera and voice doorbell. Thanks
@@jbeachboy100 costco has great deals... i have some cheap ezviz cameras that i bought years ago and those are great. There are many better options out now. Id look at Costco. There are some on sale right now.
Have you had any WiFi connection issues? My cameras keep disconnecting from my network even though they are within 15 feet of my router.
only a few times. i have the google mesh network and one repeater is in my garage right next to where those cameras were. the only time i recall it being an issue is when i saw a kid running down my alley and right when he got close to my cars the camera went off line. the only time i really needed it lol. the kid didn't do anything but that bothered me. i was very happy with the cameras otherwise, just the audio thing. had it worked i could have yelled at that kid to go away..
Thanks for the video i will definitely not be purchasing the nest camera's 👍🏾
Did you update the software??
Much to do with your device 100%
SLUGBUG!!!
Whahahaha lol your finger is on your mic of your phone
I do appreciate a good troll! keep on trying, sooner or later you'll think of something funny and actually do it the right way! you get a C- on this one though my friend.
@@vdubluv222 i have the camera and i takes some tweaking in the settings.
@@altsniper579 the outdoor nest camera down NOT have any adjustments for the volume. Only for the mic. You must have a different speaker or know something that their troubleshooting department doesn't know. I spent the last 12 years of my life in I.T. and I've always been into gadgets. If it was possible, I would have done it. Trust me. I enjoyed everything about the camera except for the poor audio output. There are people who reported this as a problem from their mobile phone but they said it worked much better from a PC. That does me no good because I wanted to do it from my phone. I had 4 cameras all perform the same.
cameras suck ❗️