How to flip Nest 2.0 wired camera 90 degrees? Only gives the option to flip 180 degrees

[Arnie]

Te app only allows 180 degrees, and when mounting the camera on the side of the wall below the ceiling, it is physically impossible (without breaking the camera off the base) to rotate it 90 degrees and not have the image appear "skew".  The original 1.0 Black NEST one's could do this i.e., bend 90 degrees and aline the camera lens vertical as it was able to "pop out", so no issue.  Seems a design flaw in the hardware by Google on the 2.0's.  All they need to please add is a 90 degree "left" or "right" option in the app and voila.  Anyone solved this and can help me?  Unfortunately, for this one camera I have to mount it on the wall and can't do so on the ceiling.  Hence my question.

[MplsCustomer · Accepted solution]

@Arnie 

The base on our older Google Nest Indoor Camera can pivot up to 90 degrees, but I didn't know the camera lens could pop out. Unfortunately, the new Nest Cam (indoor, wired) has no such physical capability. Since it has an aspect ratio of 16:9, pivoting it 90 degrees using software would yield a tall and narrow image with an aspect ratio of 9:16, and you'd have to convince Google Nest to do it.

Maybe the Wasserstein Magnetic Wall Mount for the new Google Nest camera would help in your situation now:
https://wasserstein-home.com/products/wasserstein-magnetic-wall-mount-compatible-with-nest-indoor-ca...

[janthadeus]

Hi folks,
 

Checking in — I just wanted to make sure if you’ve seen MplsCustomer’s response. Let me know if you need more help.
 

I appreciate the help, MplsCustomer.

Thanks,

JT

[Arnie]

Thanks MplsCustomer, that is very helpful. The aspect ratio nuance was the missing piece to the equation and now that you point that out, it makes sense. I’ll look into the magnetic mount. That could be just the solution I need. 

[Brad]

@Arnie 

Glad to hear that you may have found what you're looking for. Please let us know if you still need further assistance. We'll leave this thread open for a bit longer for any follow-up questions or concerns. 

Thanks for your help here, @janthadeus 

Best regards,

Brad

[Brad]

Hi there,

Just checking in on this thread and the activity on it. We'll leave this topic open for another 24 hours in case there are any follow-up questions or comments.

Best regards,
Brad