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Google Nest Cam (battery)

Name: Google Nest Cam (battery)
Brand: Google Nest
Price: 199.99 USD

Google's battery camera; free tier keeps 3 hours of event history.

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The Google Nest Cam (battery) needs a paid Google Home Premium plan to save any video; the cheapest one that records costs $10.00 a month. It lists at $199.99, so three years costs about $560. Power: rechargeable battery.

Specs

Resolution	1080p HDR
Horizontal field of view	Not published
Night vision	Infrared (black and white), 20 ft
Power	Rechargeable battery
Local storage	None
Base station	Not required
Works with	Google Home

Manufacturer specs, not our own tests. Checked 2026-09-15. Source (specs)

Subscription: what's free and what isn't

Without a plan Nest cameras keep 3 hours (battery) or 6 hours (wired) of event previews.

Free, no plan

✓ live view
✓ motion alerts
✓ person detection

Needs a paid plan

• any recorded video
• cloud video history
• face recognition

Google Home Premium plan	Devices	USD / month
Standard	Unlimited	$10.00
Advanced	Unlimited	$20.00

3-year cost for one Nest Cam (battery)

$199.99 hardware + 36 × $10.00 (Standard) = $560

Good to know

Google publishes only a diagonal field of view (130°); the 110° figure on the spec page is the motion sensor, not the lens.
Google doesn't sell a first-party solar panel for it.

Will it cover your yard?

Google Nest doesn't publish the horizontal field of view or resolution we need, so the planner can't place this model automatically. We'd rather leave it out than guess.

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Google Nest Cam (battery)

Specs

Subscription: what's free and what isn't

Good to know

Will it cover your yard?

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