Thanks for the reply. Yes, the switch is on all the time. The first time this happen (about a month after installing) someone flipped the switch off, camera went to 0% and stopped working. I flipped it back up, it recharged later that day and worked fine for another month or so.
The other night it drained to zero (I don't think anyone touched the switch) but the switch has been up/on for 2 days now and the battery remains at 0%. Worse, I followed one of the forum 'solutions' which was delete it from Nest home app, factory reset it, turn it off for a few minutes and re-add it. I did this and NOW I CAN'T connect it via Wi Fi - the app never finds it even as I'm up the ladder with my phone a foot away from the camera. Everything else in our house - including the Nest doorbell - is connected and working Wi Fi.
Frustrate beyond believe with this. Starting to wish I got some other camera/flood... If this thing can be hardwired, why does it need the battery when it's already GETTING POWER? It's an OUTDOOR CAMERA/FLOOD - I had it hard-wired because I didn't want to climb up 12-feet on a ladder in the middle of winter to change batteries! Why on earth isn't this thing RUNNING off the power supplied - and battery ONLY when the power goes out like every other electronic device? What's the purpose of hard wiring it if it's going to ALWAYS drain the battery and die - even WITH power going to it?
