Kasa Indoor Camera by TP-Link, Rolling 2-day video history for 2-Yr Free, 1080P w/ Night Vision, 2-Way Audio, Motion Detection for Pet Baby Monitor, Works with Alexa & Google Home (KC120)

So let me start off by saying I am not new to visual home protection.I purchased the nest after much review and because naturally I wanted to continue my products through them since I’ve had nothing but good experiences with our nest learning thermostat as well as our nest protect carbon monoxide/smoke detector. I purchased these so that I was able to see my home remotely. I purchased the Nest first and it was an easy install and was very happy, however, I noticed that the speaker wasn’t as good as I would hope it would be. It sounded muffled and almost as if it’s jumbled but figured oh well it’ll do but for over $450 for the 3 cameras I was kinda bummed. I was also was bummed because I found out I needed to pay for a subscription for the nest aware and so I contacted Nest and was told that I would need to purchase service through them for each camera which would come out to more than what I would pay for Netflix a month and that was for the cheapest plan.This is how I came across Kasa, I was researching smart plugs since we like to travel occasionally and I like to leave a light on at home. I came across Kasa Products and ordered four smart plugs which I love because of the ease of setting them up and how good the app is. As I was looking I also noticed they offered cameras and saw all the great reviews and figured why not give one of shot to compare both. Let me say the picture looks VERY clear and reviewers were also talking about not having to purchase a subscription for the monitoring which I was ecstatic about. I receive the item plugged it into the electrical outlet did the same thing that I did for the smart plugs to connect it to my WiFi and app and waited for about an hour and a half until the firmware was updated and low and behold the picture came up looking crystal clear. I put it in the same spot as my nest camera and took a snapshot so that you can see the difference in picture quality from both cameras at the same angle. I also used the speaker too and it sounded very clear. It is much more clear than the Nest and is almost as if someone is on speakerphone when talking to them. This is by far the best indoor security camera I have come across. I actually ordered two more to replace the nest and I will be returning that to the store since I just purchased them and they’re under the return policy.Bottom line, it’s clear and much less Expensive than the nest cam and the nest aware subscription.

simple camera, works as advertised. When camera is on you get notifications, when camera is off you don't. There isn't a way to have the camera on and recording all the time but then schedule notifications. I'd like to have the camera always recording but then schedule notifications for when I'm not home. It would be even better if it would link to your phone like the nest thermometer and automatically send notifications when it senses your phone is away from home. However, that's not what this camera at this price point does. If you are wanting more types of scheduling features then this isn't the cam for you. I've invested lots in cameras that have eventually failed so I was burnt out on spending a bunch of replacements. I went with this one and have it scheduled to be on or off with my work schedule and then I just have to remember to turn it on if away for the weekend, otherwise my phone will blow up with notifications the whole time I'm home. A big plus is the free cloud storage of recordings. With the scheduling set up like I have it, there is rarely activity for it to record, literally it would only record a break in. So the free storage is plenty of me. Excellent wide view, captures my entire downstairs. Very good quality. Live viewing via the app which I find easy to use. There isn't a website to use, only the app.

SUMMARY: At least $30 (probably more) less than Nest, a much better picture than nest (night vision also), and gives you 2 days (up to 1GB) of cloud storage for recordings.. I dig it.I'm giving it 5 stars, it might be more like 4.7 but I'm thinking the things that it needs will be added in software updates.I bought the nest 2 weeks ago and was underwhelmed. This is much cheaper (though I got the nest on sale for $160... it's still $30) and gives you 2 days (up to 1GB) of cloud storage for free. That right there is what makes it worth it because every other cam (worth having) requires a subscription after a trial period. Everybody wants a piece of your monthly money because it's practically guaranteed income when people forget they pay for it.The quality of the product is MUCH better than nest was (I also have a pretty good foscam spy camera that records to SD, Kasa Cam wins against that, too).Setup was a piece of cake, but to be fair I'm pretty technical.I do understand the other reviewers issue about the white cord, but ultimately I think they went that route because of the probability people will run this camera somewhere where the wire will be against a wall... and there is an abundantly more amount of white trim/light color walls (or just walls that look better with white than black). Even if you're hiding the camera, odds are the wire will be hidden also. So, the times when a black wire would be a better choice are minimal and it's just easier to let the user use one of the thousands they have lying around.It only lets you schedule the 'on/off' setting, i.e. when you go to work. Nest has a location setting where if you're home it won't notify you. So Kasa will basically shut off or turn on at times you designate... Nest you could leave on all the time but then not get notified constantly while at home; meanwhile when you are out on a random trip you'll get a notification saying there was motion. To achieve this with Kasa you'd have to turn it off then turn it on when you leave. Again, I think a software update to the app will come out and fix this.Also, it doesn't appear that is linked up to Google home yet (which would make the above issue a little less taxing)... but again, I'm sure it's incoming given all their other stuff is linked.I think that's it.