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hey there folks I'm Meghan Willerton for CNET here today to talk about the nest cam that is nests $200 replacement of the Dropcam Pro at a glance there is a lot that's different about this model visually it still has a black finish you can still remove the camera from the stand to mount it somewhere but there are a few tweaks that make it slightly more appealing for starters it has a magnetic base and it has a rotating stand so you can actually get that optimal angle a lot more easy than the last version this version also text on 1080p so it has double the megapixels of the 1 megapixel 720p Dropcam Pro the thing is even though the 1080p is noticeably better the Dropcam pro 720p was so good that the differences are kind of minimal if you already own the Dropcam pro so I wouldn't say that a Dropcam Pro user should run out and buy an S cam today even so it isn't upgrade so folks that are looking to get into DIY webcams and security cameras for the first time will be really pleased with this product set up was really really simple this camera has a small QR code on the back you basically scan that enter your local Wi-Fi information name it and you're done and the thing I really love is that nest also announced a new app along with this new camera so you can consolidate your nest thermostat your old Dropcam Pro and your new nest cam all into one space so you can access them side by side the one thing that I really really don't like about this camera it isn't really a security camera so it does issue motion and sound alerts but you can only get one motion or sound alert every 30 minutes so if I happen to trigger a motion or sound alert when I'm heading out the door for work for a full day and someone breaks in 10 minutes later and is out the door in another 10 minutes I won't be receiving any alerts I would literally have to be watching the live stream watching the activity log to see that something had taken place that's really really limited as far as security capabilities so if you're looking for something that is a real security camera that provides robust features like a siren arm and disarm functionality that kind of stuff this really really isn't the camera for you for more check out my full review at Cena comm I'm Meghan Woollett enforcing it appliances