topic Re: View angle on Gen1 vs. Gen 2 doorbell? in Cameras and Doorbells

View angle on Gen1 vs. Gen 2 doorbell?

Timosh1400 — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 13:47:44 GMT

I replaced a defective Gen 1 Nest doorbell with a new Gen 2 yesterday. I immediately noticed that the Gen 2 had a definite vertical bias in the viewing angle, vs. a horizontal bias in the Gen 1. I've poked around the archives and cannot find a way to change the viewing angle. I would prefer a more horizontal bias. Any suggestions / magic keystrokes to change the bias/field of view, short of mounting the doorbell horizontally? TIA!

Re: View angle on Gen1 vs. Gen 2 doorbell?

MplsCustomer — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 14:32:20 GMT

@Timosh1400

Unfortunately, there is nothing you can do about it. They changed the aspect ratio (width vs, height) 0f 4:3 for the 1st gen Google Nest Hello Doorbell to a taller aspect ratio of 3:4 for the 2nd gen Google Nest Doorbell. And there is no Zoom and Enhance feature on the 2nd gen doorbell. And if you mount your doorbell horizontally, you cannot rotate the image 90 degrees.

Re: View angle on Gen1 vs. Gen 2 doorbell?

Timosh1400 — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 22:51:34 GMT

OK, I'll just live with it. Thank you for the fast answer.

Re: View angle on Gen1 vs. Gen 2 doorbell?

EmptyNester — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 03:41:53 GMT

I think the rationale was it had a better chance at seeing a package sitting on the ground.