![]() Most also feature a speaker for two-way communication, allowing you to talk to whoever shows up at your door. Audio: A good doorbell camera should have a built-in microphone so you can hear chirps and chatter.Many can also tell you what that motion is, labeling it as a person, a vehicle, an animal, or a package, with some cameras capable of tagging clips of people with specific names. Alerts: All doorbell cameras will alert you when someone pushes the bell or motion is detected.Some doorbells store recordings locally on a microSD card or a connected hard drive, but it isn’t of much help if someone steals the camera or you lose power. Storage: Subscription-based cloud storage (with video saved over the internet to a remote server operated by the manufacturer) is the norm these days.Also, streaming high-resolution video chews up internet bandwidth, so be sure your home network can support it. Video limitations: Although most doorbell cameras support a 1080p or even 2K resolution, we’ve found the images are never as sharp as what you’d get with a typical smartphone camera-especially for subjects at a distance of a dozen feet or more. ![]() If you want to record and store motion clips from an unlimited number of devices for up to 30 days and get the aforementioned Familiar Face detection, a Nest Aware plan is $8 per month or $80 per year bumping that up to $15 per month (or $150 per year) will get you motion event storage for up to 60 days or 10 days of 24/7 recording. The Nest is also the only one of our picks to supply free cloud storage-although it’s restricted to three hours. We also found it to be very quick, both with smartphone notifications and producing a live look at activity as it was happening, without a delay. It can even identify specific people by name (with a Nest Aware subscription), although it needs to get a good look at the subject. It was the most accurate when it came to identifying types of motion (person, animal, vehicle, or package), as well as when restricting alerts using activity zones to monitor specific areas. The second-generation Google Nest Doorbell (Wired) delivered the best performance of any video doorbell in our latest tests. ![]() Compatible with: Amazon Alexa, Google Home
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