Hi guys. Looking for camera ideas for cold climates. I know Arlo, Nest, etc are rated down to -4F (Arlo -4 when plugged in, 14F when battery used). That’s not quite enough for what I’m looking for. I’d like to get to -30F is possible. Hard-wired power therefore would be required, which is fine. Alex…

Nestcam IQ Outdoor or Ring Floodlight are probably closest to what you were looking for. These are rated down to -20 Fahrenheit. [image] Support Welcome to Nest support. Learn how to install, use and troubleshoot your Nest products. Get help articles, diagnostic tools, videos, and conta…

Thanks, JD. Nest Cam IQ Outdoor actually says -40F on that link you sent. The Ring comps show -22F as the best they have. Both seem reasonable. Nest is $349 per and Ring $199, which is a pretty noticeable difference. Subscription cost is better with Ring ($100/year for the 4 cameras I’d have vs $250…

I don’t really know anymore than the spec sheets: hopefully others will chime in who do. :sunglasses:

[image] Seth: Nest subscription gives continuous recording whereas Ring only provides 60 day access to ring, motion, and sound events Nest is continuously recording and lets you scrub through footage (with highlights configurable for zone, sound and other events - including ML-based events li…

Thanks for the feedback @iderdik . Do you have experience with integrating Nest cameras to SmartThings? Or do you rely on a Nest app for monitoring, notifications, etc?

Best Cold (colder than -4F) rated camera?

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iderdik (House Smarty) January 10, 2019, 6:52pm 7

All I have is the camera so I haven’t bother to install any of the smart apps for it. You can look at what the community has built for it here: [RELEASE] NST Manager v5.0

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