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 Instruction
The Nest Cam IQ Indoor and the Nest Cam Indoor are efficient security cameras for a smart home. Besides ensuring the security of your home, they can also help you keep tabs on your children, visitors, and pets.
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Basic info:
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| Name | Nest Cam Indoor | Nest Cam IQ Indoor |
| Weight | 7.5oz | 12.6oz |
| Size | 4.5 by 2.9 by 2.9 inches | 4.9 by 2.9 by 2.9 inches |
| List Price | $199 | $299 |
| Price | Check price on Amazon | Check price on BESTBUY |
| Included in the box |
Quick Start Guide Nest screws Power adapter Stand Wall-mounting plate Welcome Guide Power cable Nest Cam Indoor camera |
Warranty information Power adapter Nest Cam IQ camera with Integrated stand Quick Start card Power cable |
| Camera resolution |
 1080p that is 1920 by 1080, at 30 frames per sec |
1080p (1920 by 1080) at 30 frames/sec High Dynamic Range(HDR) Â |
| Zoom | Enhancement and a digital zoom of 8x | Â 4K sensor Supersight close up tracking view with 12x digital zoom and enhance |
| Field of view |
Lens is made of glass A diagonal wideâangle with a 130° visibility |
130° diagonal wideâangle view An all-glass lens |
| Camera sensor | Built-in speaker and mic â ?inch and a color sensor of 3 megapixel |
8-megapixel (4K) color sensor measuring 1/2.5-inches Built-in microphone and speaker |
| Cloud storage | When free, it records 3 hours of still pictures when activity is detected. With a plan, there is continuous recording up to 30 days. | Up to 30 days of continuous recording with a plan. Three hours of still pictures when activity detected, free. |
| Wireless |
802.11a/n 802.11b/g/n  |
802.11b/g/n (2.4GHz) 2×2 MIMO 802.11a/n/ac (5GHz) |
| Smartphone/ table necessities |
Nest app internet connection(WIFI) Low energy |
Nest app WiFi internet connection Low energy |
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AC adapter output: 1.4A, 5V DC AC adapter input: 100â?40V Camera input: 5V DC, 1.0A AC, 50/60Hz, 0.2A Â |
Power adapter output: 15V Power cable connector: USB Type-C Camera input: 15V DC, 1.0A Adaptor for power input ranging from 100 to 240V AC, 50 to 60Hz and 0.65A Â |
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| Cloud Cam App | Android and iOS devices | Android and iOS devices, Google assistant built-in |
| Night Vision | Infrared LEDs with high power(850nm) | Highâpower infrared LEDs (940nm) |
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Similar features
Night Vision
The night vision feature of both cameras ensures that they clearly record everything that happens in the dark. This is made possible by the inclusion of infrared LEDs that aid in night vision.
Motion Detection
Both the Nest Indoor Camera and the Nest Indoor IQ have features that enable them to detect any motion at with a field of view of 130 degrees at 30 frames per second.
24/7 Connection
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Both cameras stream live videos 24/7. This means that you can watch and record all the ongoing activities from your phone. But the snapshot history only can stay 3 hours, you can add up to 30 days of 24/7 video history to your Nest Cam with a Nest Aware subscription.
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Nest App
- Both cameras use the Nest app, otherwise known as the Nest Aware Subscription. This app operates with or without a paid subscription. The difference is that with a subscription you can view video footage of your camera for the number of days that you pay for. The levels of service are for recording and storing the past 5, 10 or 30 days. Without a paid subscription, you can only view the past 3 hours of activity stored in the cloud.
Two-Way Audio
For both cameras, it is possible to talk or listen using the microphones and a speaker built into the cameras. With this feature, you can hear whatâs happening at home.  You can communicate with the person in your cameraâs view, whether you are at home or not.
Home/Away Assist
The Nest Camera Indoor and the Nest Indoor IQ both have a Home/Away assist feature. This enables the camera to determine whether you are at home or not by using the location of your phone. When you leave your home, the camera automatically starts streaming and stops when you get in range. This ensures that all the activities that happen when you are away are all recorded.
Resolution
As much as the two cameras differ in several ways, their resolution is the same. Both cameras have a high recording resolution of 1080p with a field of view of 130 degrees. They also both record at 30 frames per second.
Integration
Both Nest cameras can be linked to other features in your smart home, besides the nest ecosystem. For instance, when you switch off the Nest ecosystem, you can still view the video footage from the cameras using other sources around your home, such as the Echo Spot and the Amazon Echo Show.
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Unique Features
The Nest Cam Indoor IQ has clearer picture and audio compared to the Nest Cam Indoor. This is due to its 8 Megapixel 4K color sensor, which has the high processing power and a zoom of 12x. The camera is also enhanced and has a close up tracking view of persons captured on it. Due to its close up tracking ability, the camera can distinguish between a person and an object. In comparison, the Nest Cam Indoor sensor has 3 megapixels and a zoom of 8x with no enhancement. The close-up tracking of the IQ also serves a major role in raising the sound quality of the audio.
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The Nest Cam IQ has better sound quality compared to the Nest Cam Indoor. This is because it enables you to hear sounds that are some distance away from the camera. Thanks to the high-quality speaker and the microphone boost, the IQ model of the camera is superior to that of the Nest Cam Indoor in this regard.
The Nest Cam Indoor IQ has a feature known as Supersight, which the Nest Cam Indoor lacks. The Supersight feature utilizes the 4K HDR sensor of the camera and the zooming ability of the camera to show you the full picture of the person viewed by the camera, even as they walk across the room. Due to the larger size of the Nest Cam IQ, its speaker is seven times stronger than that of the Nest Cam Indoor.
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Because the Nest Cam IQ has three microphones, it suppresses echo and gets rid of all noise, giving you very clear audio playback. The Nest Cam Indoor has one microphone, thus making the audio recording lower in quality.
The Nest Aware subscription is available for both cameras, though it operates differently on each one. With this subscription, the Nest Cam Indoor can provide person alerts while Nest Cam IQ will offer person alerts and also alert you when it captures both a familiar and an unfamiliar face. And even without a subscription, the Nest Cam IQ will still provide good quality audio and video, person alerts, and close up tracking.
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Night Vision, the Nest Cam IQ captures high-quality video and audio even at night. This is because it has LEDs that shine twice as bright as those of the Nest Cam Indoor. The Nest Cam IQ has two 940nm infrared LEDs and an LED light ring around the cutter edge of the main camera. This helps provide higher quality images. The Nest Cam Indoor has one 850nm infrared LED, making its night vision quality a bit lower.
With the advanced features, the Nest Cam IQ is slightly larger than the Nest Cam Indoor. The head of the Nest Cam IQ is stretched slightly back by 7cm compared to the Nest Cam Indoor. The weight of the two cameras also varies, with the Nest Cam IQ weighing 357g and the Nest Cam Indoor weighing 213g. The difference is primarily because the Nest Cam IQ has three microphones and a larger speaker.
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Final thoughtÂ
Based on the above characteristics, the Nest Cam IQ Indoor is a superior model compared to the Nest Cam Indoor. The Nest Cam IQ has a higher quality of both video and audio recording whether they are recording during the day or at night. Its speaker and microphones are also upgrades from the Nest Cam Indoor.
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