Nest Cam Indoor

Thread: "Please be careful with WiFi baby monitors"

This is the real problem here. Get something reputable, google nest or similar and it's not an issue.

Thread: "Our owlet monitor was just hacked."

>due to EMF exposure I just want to take a moment and make some clarifications here, since this is related my field of work. In order for EMF to be a concern, you'd need to point an ultra-high-powered radio transmitter right at your head. For any type of consumer device, this is not a concern. The FCC tests and regulates radio transmission in consumer electronics. Anyone can look up the certification documents. Here are the documents associated with the video baby monitor that you linked: [https://fccid.io/OD9VBC69BU](https://fccid.io/OD9VBC69BU) (baby unit) [https://fccid.io/OD9VBC69PU](https://fccid.io/OD9VBC69PU) (parental unit) They are transmitting and receiving over the 2.4GHz spectrum (same as 2.4G wifi!) with a transmit power of 41mW for the parental unit and 29mW for the baby unit. 2.4GHz wifi is regulated to transmit at a power no greater than 100mW. From the point of view of "EMF safety", this product is really no different than a wifi monitor. There are absolutely reasons NOT to get a monitor that is internet-enabled, but no one should be worrying about EMF with any consumer product certified by the FCC.

Thread: "Our owlet monitor was just hacked."

As some others have said, use a closed loop system ideally. You could also go with a higher end security camera. I grabbed a nest cam that has solid security and no breaches. The amount of cheap and expensive IP based cameras flooding the market is bad in general. If your camera touches the internet in any fashion or is wireless in any fashion it could be taken over.

Thread: "Owlet camera - DO NOT BUY!"

We got a Nest camera and are very happy with it.

Thread: "Baby camera with clearest night vision for a toddler with delayed allergic reactions?"

I have a google camera set up and can check it on the app at any time, any where. The picture is incredibly clear at night.

Thread: "So my baby monitor was hacked."

I'm so sorry! What a violation. This is why I'll never have anything internet enabled in my house besides cell phones and computers (and we regularly cover our cameras and put phones in drawers). No Nest, no Alexa, nothing. We also disable the "talk to google" functions on our phones. I was a research assistant on a project that looked at the security laws applicable to "the internet of things" (IoT) and at the time (2017), there was basically no framework for these kinds of devices so manufacturers had no legal responsibility to inform consumers. Terrifying. Idk if the landscape has changed as I'm in a different sector now but none of those items will be in my house.

Thread: "Baby Monitor - Video vs Audio Only"

We have google nest cam and vtech audio. The nest cam is connected to our Google home, we have two more cameras on the list. We use audio during nights, if our LO makes a sound, we look at the video using our phones. I like not having to check the app or rely on my phone notifications. Once our LO grows up, we will use the camera somewhere else :)

Thread: "I've been tasked to find the best baby monitor. What are you all thinking?"

We went with a Nest Camera (with electrical tape covering the stupid red LED they won't let you turn off any more) mounted high on a wall, and a cheap and highly rated VTech audio monitor. The Nest cam will do motion detection if you want, and the audio monitor is still kicking 4 years later (and great for travel).

Thread: "Our owlet monitor was just hacked."

From what I have read (if I'm wrong please correct me), monitors that use "signal hopping" technology are more secure and more challenging to hack. No baby monitors are unhackable but some technology is better than others. I use the Hello Baby monitor which is 129$ on Amazon and uses signal hopping tech instead of wifi or analog. The Infant Optics DXR-8 ($230 on Amazon), and the Nest Cam (currently unavailable on Amazon) are supposed to be fairly good and more secure as well. Please, if my information is wrong then someone correct me.

Thread: "What’s your favorite baby monitor? [bc]"

We got VTech DM111 (audio only) for \~28$ so it is easy to carry around and works hours on the battery. Perfect for every day use. Plus we got Nest camera which we use occasionally , I like the wifi part as I can check on baby from any room from and any device and if need a babysitter or decide to use it for another purposes - no problem. Note: babies usually sleep like they are possessed(they might stop breathing and then start breathing rapidly, move - A LOT, and make some crazy noises), so having breathing monitor, sock(owlet) and other such devices might backfire and bring unnecessary stress.

Thread: "baby monitors! nanit pro worth it?? other suggestions?"

We used a Vtech with our first baby. It was honestly terrible. Sound and video quality were awful and it didn’t hook up to our phones. This time around we are going to just use an indoor Nest camera since we already have the doorbell and thermostat. They are like $100 cheaper than the Nanit, and we will just move it to a different area of our house when we are done using it.

Thread: "Do we really need a nice baby monitor like the Nanit or Owlet if we're room sharing for the first 6 months anyway?"

We were advised very strongly by the hospital pediatricians against the Owlet. Apparently, it can have a lot of false positives, leading to a lot of anxiety when the baby is actually fine. I still wanted to use it, but my husband said, “Maybe let’s try without it for a few weeks and then see how we feel.” So we did. And lo and behold, our Owlet never came out of the box. So much for that $350. We room shared for the first 5.5 months, when our baby started rolling in his sleep and couldn’t use the bassinet anymore. We didn’t have any monitor at all for probably the first 2-3 months. But there was one problem: I felt like I couldn’t be too far away when he napped. We have a 3-level townhouse, so you can’t hear him at all from the bottom floor. We ended up moving our existing Nest camera into the bedroom and just activating it during his naps. The limitation of the Nest is that you either have to monitor your phone for alerts continuously, or keep checking the screen. So we ended up purchasing an audio-only monitor for about $45. It works perfectly; my only complaint is that the baby unit needs to be plugged in to the wall, which means it fails in a power outage. When we moved the baby into the nursery full time, we ended up moving our Nest camera, too, but we’d probably be fine with just the audio. Even if you wanted to go with video, you can find something that works well for FAR less than the Nanit!

Thread: "Baby monitor night vision not working/suggestions for a new monitor"

We have a nest cam and really enjoy it. If you don’t want to shell out money for a new one, I bet customer service would send you a replacement for free. Motorola did that for us with our first monitor before we switched to the nest.

Thread: "Parents of /r/privacy, what baby monitor with video did you go with?"

I know this doesn’t answer your question exactly, but I went with a stand-alone WiFi Camera (it was Nest but I’ve since changed my mind on them). I then also got a cheap audio-only monitor. I’m glad I did it that way because: 1. Now I have a general purpose camera, and 2. The audio-only monitor was way easier to travel with. 3. It sounds dumb but occasionally I’d want to see video when it was inconvenient to get across the room to look, and having the feed on my phone meant I could.

Thread: "Audio only baby monitor?"

We got there V Tech one. Safe&Sound. We do the same thing! Audio+Nest. ETA: Been very happy with it. We had a video monitor before, which cut in and out a lot. Zero issues with this one, in the same house.

Thread: "Do you think it's worth to have a baby monitor with a camera?"

This is the way to go. Initially we had a monitor with a camera but we found that the battery on the screen soon became so poor that it was constantly plugged in so a £40 security camera that connects to our phones off Amazon was bought and was so much easier.

Thread: "What baby monitoring/ cam system do you all use? "

We originally used the Anker camera, closed system. At around 7 months we just switched to a mounted Google Nest Indoor Camera. It's by far been the easiest solution.

Thread: "Motorola Baby Monitor"

I can't help you fix the system you have. However, if you replace it consider something like a Nest camera. The camera is plugged in and our cell phones are the parent unit, so no charge problems.

Thread: "Our owlet monitor was just hacked."

Surprisingly he is fine with the Nest, probably only because he has the skills to lock down and monitor our network to a good degree. But any baby devices, he isn’t willing to risk it.

Thread: "Best baby monitors?"

We use a nest camera for video, and a vtec monitor for sound while we're sleeping. The nest camera has been great since we can pull the feed up on our phones, but also the hubs we have around the house.

Thread: "Baby Monitor Analysis Paralysis"

I have a HomeKit camera, so I can do PiP on the AppleTV, watch from my computer, etc. I also have a Nest camera, for the grandparents. For actual monitoring, I use a DECT audio monitor. I'm an iOS engineer at one of the big tech companies and I don't trust WiFi or mobile devices, for baby monitoring.

Thread: "What baby monitoring/ cam system do you all use? "

We have the owlet sock, were using the cam for a bit, but the cam connection and quality was garbage and the temp reading on the cam was way off. We binned the cam, we already had a Nest setup for our house (cams and thermostat) so we just moved one of those cams over her crib. The sock has been fine, no problems there, we've even taken it on some trips and connected it to the hotel wifi and it works just fine. Haven't had any false readings and the one thing it has given us is a heads up when our daughter is sick. When she's not sick her normal heart rate is in the 80's/90's when sleeping, when she's sick her heart rate never really drops below 110, her elevated heart rate while sick usually gives us a 12ish hour window before she starts getting fever and any other symptoms. She's now 2.5 and you're supposed to stop using the sock around now, unfortunately it's become a bit of a mental crutch for us knowing the correlation between heart rate and sickness so we have stopped using it. The sock was also helpful in that we knew her O2 was having problems when she had RSV, we ended up taking her to the ER after her O2 stayed in the mid-80's for a few hours at night and she had to be admitted for a day and a half with oxygen. So you have to decide whether you want the peace of mind with the sock and the possibility of become reliant/using it as a crutch vs not using something like the sock at all. The cam you can just get away with anything, the Nest cameras are nice and we pay the monthly for those just because we use them for security at our house as well. I wouldn't buy anything that requires a monthly subscription just for the kids room though. The one thing the sock did allow me to do was convince my wife our daughter was perfectly safe when we moved her out of our room and into her own room at 6 months old, for me co-sleeping is a huge no-no and for our own sleep benefit we needed to get her in her own room. The sock gave some comfort to my wife knowing there'd be an alarm for something serious.

Thread: "I’m on baby monitor buying duty. Convince me non-WiFi is actually secure and not just an illusion of security. "

I used an indoor Ring cam at our old house and a Nest at our current house. We already had external cameras and it just made sense to be able to look at my phone or iPad to check on the kids. We had a traditional baby monitor for our first and this just made way more sense for us. Note: Prime day is coming up

Thread: "So my baby monitor was hacked."

We used Google nest cams for this reason. Much bigger company with a lot more resources to allocate towards cybersecurity.

Thread: "I've been tasked to find the best baby monitor. What are you all thinking?"

Google Nest and go for the 3 -pack! You will never look back I promise. We just got one from our registry and I wish we had the 3 in different rooms! It has an awesome app and 2-way audio. Great resolution both day and night and a lot of customization features.

Thread: "I've been tasked to find the best baby monitor. What are you all thinking?"

We did our nursery a little differently. We got a basic non-wifi monitor that we really love, but we also added a nest camera that captures the whole room. That way monitoring him is simple but we also have a feed we can see from anywhere, and it captures cute moments that otherwise wouldn't be captured.

Thread: "Baby monitor for twins?"

I did a Google nest camera in their room angled to see both cribs, which are in a L shape. Then it’s easy to use any cheap tablet plus your phones as monitors. It’s over the internet and in theory not as secure, and doesn’t have any of the Nanit type baby specific features. But it’s been very reliable after 2.5 years and I can repurpose the camera in the future.

Thread: "Cubo AI baby monitor opinions"

Honestly I kinda think it’s a planned obsolescence thing to force you to buy their refurbished monitors. It’s a widespread problem that seems to happen frequently and their tech kept pushing us to buy buy buy. What a freaking scam. We kept our monitor stand/mounting gear and bought a cheap Google nest camera instead of their refurbished crap. Mounted the Google nest on top of the stand with Velcro/zip ties and boom mcgyvered baby camera that’s relatively cheap and will be repurposed for general nanny/home security cam once the kid outgrows needing a camera over the crib.

Thread: "Miku just boned us, looking for baby monitor recommendations"

My little one is old enough now that the respiratory tracker isn't that big a deal, but I did want to keep the ability to check in on her when I'm not at home on the WiFi. I ended up ordering another Google Nest cam that I'm gonna stick in her room. I already have the whole system for my exterior security cams, and a Nest hub screen on my nightstand, so for me it works perfectly. Cost a hundred dollars, but I can use it in another location outside to better cover the backyard after we no longer need it in the baby's room. And more importantly, that shady money grabbing new company won't get a dime from me.

Thread: "Pros vs cons of wifi baby monitor?"

We have a non WiFi monitor (babysense) and use two cameras - one in room and one in play area. Can also do split screen which came in handy when my nephew was visiting and baby was sleeping - could watch him play in the other room and her nap. Alternatively we also use a google nest camera at the grandparents in lieu of another monitor. I don’t love it as the WiFi connections is super spotty but that isn’t used frequently and we’re always there when she is there too.

Thread: "Pros vs cons of wifi baby monitor?"

We use nest cameras as baby monitors that are mounted on the wall. We can hear and speak back, and it's more secure than your average wifi-based one because it's a home Google circuit. That said, they're not cheap cameras, but we do enjoy it.

Thread: "Audio baby monitor to monitor two rooms"

Yeah... That's kinda the conclusion I'm coming to. There must be a reason that you can't have two base stations. Not sure if that's due to security or transmission interference or what. But I feel like I'm not the only person in the world who has two young kids at the same time. Might be wrong on that one... :-) I'm tempted to just buy two Nestcams and an iPad mini and just go nuts...

Thread: "Are Smart baby monitors helpful?"

We bought a nest cam to use as a baby monitor and I absolutely hated it. Ended up buying a traditional wifi baby monitor (the Lollipop to be specific), and even when we use the Nest while traveling I am reminded how awful it is as a monitor! I highly recommend using technology designed for monitoring a baby, not for home security. Doesn’t need to be “smart” though!!!!

Thread: "Are Smart baby monitors helpful?"

Can I ask what you hate about it? We've used a Nest Cam for two babies so far, and will be using it for a 3rd, soon. I've never had any issues with it, so curious what you hate.

Thread: "Seeking Advice: More Powerful Baby Monitor"

Personally if it was me I would hard wire a microphone above the cot and a speaker elsewhere. Other than that, the system we use would work. We have a nest cam and Google home hub. That doesn't time out so you can have that displayed where the parents are if they're comfortable with their kids being recorded of course. Other than that a straight wired cctv with audio would be good too.

Thread: "Baby monitors seem like a scam with how atrociously poor quality they are"

I never got what's the purpose of any of those -made baby monitors... I've seen mentions about extra features like checking vitals or playing lullabies, but to be honest we always thought that's all crap. We regret very much using one of them we received as a newborn gift, after a few weeks we just bought a Nest cam and BOOM: - no extra screen to be carried around - no extra battery or power supply to keep in mind - image was way better - could watch it from any phone, laptop or our Google screens around the house - could still talk through it - could check back in time what happened if baby made a weird sound or something I get Nest cam in particular could be more expensive than many baby monitors our there, but smart cams with all the benefits as above can be found for as low as £20, I really don't see why shouldn't anyone go for one of those

Thread: "First time dad, looking to get the first baby monitor. Any tips or warning I should know beforehand?"

Buy yourself an indoor Google nest camera. Awesome picture, 2 way talk, really good night vision, and connects to WiFi so you can access the camera wherever you are. It's Google, so it would be pretty secure if you are worried about that. We have a Google home hub and can stream the video to that, as well as our phones.