Google's security camera and door phone landed in Japan for the first time! From 12,300 yen

On August 5th, Google announced two models of security camera "Google Nest Cam" equipped with image recognition function by machine learning and door phone "Google Nest Doorbell" with a battery-powered camera. Both are new products in the company's Nest series.

Google Nest Cam has two models, a battery-powered indoor/outdoor model and a power adapter type indoor model. The price is 23,900 yen for the indoor/outdoor battery model and the indoor power adapter model. is 12,300 yen. Google Nest Doorbell is only one battery-powered model, and the price is 23,900 yen.

The release date is August 26th, and will be available at the direct sales "Google Store" and online sales at target mass retailers. In addition, only the Google Nest Cam power adapter model will be released within the next few months.

Assumed to be used for "watching over" in Japan

Google's camera products started with the 2015 release of an indoor network camera. After that, outdoor products and camera-equipped doorbell products were announced overseas. In 2020, the fixed-price subscription "Nest Aware" that can be used with Google's smart home product "Nest" series was also launched in the United States and other countries.

All three Nest devices to be released this time can perform high-precision image detection using machine learning within the device, and can send only necessary notifications such as people and vehicles to the set smartphone. To improve the image detection algorithm, they collaborated with Unity and trained machine learning on over 40 million images, including over 25 million synthetic images. In addition to people, animals, vehicles, and luggage, it is also possible to detect subdivided animals such as dogs and cats.

Google Nest Cam's indoor/outdoor model and Google Nest Doorbell are battery-powered, so they are also characterized by a high degree of freedom in installation.

Overview of Google Nest Cam

Google Nest Cam is equipped with a 2MP sensor that detects people, animals, and vehicles in the camera and notifies the set smartphone or Nest device. Also, Google Nest Doorbell can detect luggage placed at the entrance in addition to people, animals, and vehicles. Subject recognition is processed on the device rather than in the cloud, giving consideration to privacy and security.

In terms of functionality, you can set automatic recording when motion or sound occurs, set an "activity area" that allows you to receive notifications when something happens in a specified area, create a video clip, and share it with your family. can be shared with

Recorded video is up to 1080p/30fps, and supports night vision, HDR, and H.264 encoding. The diagonal angle of view is 130 degrees for the battery type and 135 degrees for the power adapter model. It also has a 6x digital zoom. The main unit is equipped with a speaker and microphone, and communication supports IEEE802.11a/b/g/n/ac compatible wireless LAN and Bluetooth LE.

Overview of Google Nest Doorbell

Also, Google Nest Doorbell is a battery-powered video doorbell that attaches to the door of your home. In addition to being able to detect people, luggage, animals, and vehicles with the installed 1.3MP camera, it also has an activity area function, a notification function for smartphones, Nest devices, etc. (Only Doorbell detects luggage).

It is also possible to have a conversation with the person in front of the doorphone through the built-in speaker and microphone from outside, or play back a pre-recorded response message.

Videos can be recorded at 960 x 1,280 dots/30fps, and support night vision, HDR, and H.264 encoding. The diagonal angle of view is 145 degrees, and 6x digital zoom is possible. The main unit is equipped with a speaker and microphone, and communication supports IEEE802.11b/g/n compatible wireless LAN and Bluetooth LE.

"Nest Aware" with more advanced functions also launched

In addition to this, Nest Aware's flat-rate subscription will also start in Japan. Nest Aware is a subscription service that can be used with Nest products.

Nest Aware has two plans: Nest Aware with an annual fee of 6,300 yen / monthly fee of 630 yen and Nest Aware Plus with an annual fee of 12,600 yen / monthly fee of 1,260 yen.

For example, if you don't have Nest Aware, you can watch activity videos up to 3 hours in the past, but with Nest Aware, you can go back up to 30 hours in the past, and you can also use the function to detect people you recognize in advance. In addition, with Nest Aware Plus, in addition to the past 60 days of activity videos that can be traced back, continuous video history of the past 10 days is also possible (not supported by Nest Doorbell). If you subscribe to Nest Aware, you can use advanced features on multiple Nest devices.

Operation from Google Home. Customizable installation

Major operations such as communication settings, video history, and battery level confirmation are performed with the iOS / Android "Google Home" app, just like other Nest series.

In the case of Google Nest Cam (indoor/outdoor compatible, battery-powered), installation can be done by screwing to the wall or attaching a magnet to a metal surface (wall plate and magnet plate are included) ). The main body size is 83 mm wide x 83 mm high and weighs 398 g. The wall plate weighs 7.7g and the magnetic plate weighs 94.7g.

Google Nest Cam (indoor use, power adapter model) can be screwed to the wall or placed on a desk with a stand. The main body size is 64.03 mm wide x 98.47 mm high and weighs 398 g (when using a power cable). Although it does not have a battery, it is said that it will work for 1 hour (about 1 week for activity recording) even in the event of a power failure.

The standard installation of Google Nest Doorbell is screwed to the wall, but it is said that it can be used without any problems even if it is attached to the wall in some way. The main body size is width 45.7 x height 160 x depth 24.1 mm, and weighs 206 g.