Keep Prowlers Away with a Google Nest Cam, Floodlight

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It can be hard to fall asleep at night if you’re worried about prowlers showing up on your doorstep and possibly breaking in to your home. With the Google Nest Cam with Floodlight, unwanted visitors will be illuminated in the dark, and video footage will be recorded of their visit.

Built-in intelligence clarifies to the camera whether it’s seeing a person, animal, or vehicle around your home and will then send you the appropriate notification through the Google Home app. No subscription is required.

Check the 1080p HDR video feed from anywhere, anytime of day, weekday or weekend. You’ll have three hours of free event video history to review if you miss something. If you want more, get a Nest Aware Plus subscription for 10 days of 24/7 footage and 60 days of event history.

Google Nest Cam Floodlight Haging

Don’t worry about power outages or your Wi-Fi going out – the Google Nest Cam will store up to an hour of events for you to review when power and/or Wi-Fi is restored.

The Nest Cam doesn’t just detect motion – the floodlight goes off when there’s important activity. It can also detect familiar faces with the subscription.

Act quickly if something happens. Listen to the person on your doorstep, or speak with them via the speaker and mic on the camera. You can also call for help through the Google Home app (subscription required).

If you have a compatible smart display with Google Assistant, you can stream the live video footage to the display. It also works on devices with Amazon Alexa. Google Assistant can turn on the floodlight for you, too.

Save $80 on this security camera and floodlight combo, and pay just $199.99.

Google Nest Cam with Floodlight

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