Zones trigger different events

[Borhaaa]

I'd like to have my nest cam record animal activities in 1 zone without turning on the spotlights, but have another zone turn on the lights when it sees people.  Can this be done?  Seems like the floods come on/off with any camera event.  Is there a way to specify?  Thanks!

[Brad]

Hi there, 

Sorry to hear you're experiencing this, as I can imagine it has been an inconvenience. I would love to look into this further for you. Do you have an active Nest Aware subscription? I would recommend getting one, but you should still be able to edit your settings in each zone depending on which settings you want to change. Here is a great link on how Nest Aware works and how to subscribe. In addition, here is a link on how to manage your subscription. 

Best regards, 
Brad

[aatienza]

Hey Borhaaa,

I just wanted to follow up to see if you still need our help. Please let us know as we would be happy to answer any questions you may have.

I appreciate the help here, Brad.

Thanks,

Archie

[janthadeus]

Hi folks,

Just checking in to make sure that you've seen our responses. Please let me know if you have other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours if I won't hear back from you again. Feel free to start a new thread and we'll be happy to help.

Thanks for the help, Brad and Archie.

Best,

JT

[Borhaaa]

Hello all,

I see how I can change notifications for different things like "people" or "animals" in different zones. But I don't see options for having the spotlight respond differently to different zones. It only has one option for basically all "camera events". I was trying to be more selective about which "camera events" caused the light to turn on. One example would be notify me and only record (no spot light) for animals in one zone. And turn on spotlights and notify for all people. I also think it would be handy to say turn on spots for faces I don't recognize. Is there any way to do these types of things?

[janthadeus]

Hey Borhaaa,

Absolutely! There are a few ways to find and categorize unfamiliar faces in the Home app.

Settings:

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Tap Settings > Nest Aware > Familiar face detection.
3. If your camera has detected new people, you can tap New faces to find and categorize them.
4. For each new face, tap Yes, No, or Not a person. Then, follow the on-screen prompts to identify the face.

To find anything you’ve tagged as Not a person, go to Familiar face detection > tap Options > Faces that aren’t people.

The Feed:

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Tap the Feed tab.
3. Choose the unfamiliar face event or group of events.
4. Tap Add to face library, and then follow the prompts to identify each face your camera didn’t recognize.

Camera event details:

1. Tap the camera event in the Feed or home history.
2. Once the clip is open, swipe up for more details.
3. In the “Faces” category, tap Manage, then follow the prompts to identify the faces your camera didn’t recognize.

Let me know how it goes.

Thanks,

JT

[Borhaaa]

Hey Janthadeus,

Not sure this response was intended for me. I was asking about zones and if there were options to be more selective about which "camera events" caused the spotlights to turn on

[Brad]

@Borhaaa

Thank you for the clarification. In each Activity Zone that you set up in the Google Home app, you will be able to adjust the settings for which kind of events are recorded or ignored. I do not believe that you have the option to set up whether the floodlight comes on or not in each zone, but you could look into routines or schedules to achieve that, possibly. Here is an article you may find helpful. Please let me know if you need further assistance.

Best regards,

Brad

[Borhaaa]

Thanks Brad,

Yah I was basically trying to use the camera to say that's someone I don't recognize , turn in the light. That is an animal, leave the light off. That is someone I know (have options to turn on or off). Seems like the spotlights only have one option and that is to turn on when there is a camera event, but it doesn't get any more granular than that. Kind of all or nothing.

[janthadeus]

Hey folks,

Understood — since the Nest Camera with Floodlight is triggered by motion, manual setting to turn on or off the floodlight isn’t an option. We hear you. Our team is working hard to deliver the best experience for our users — we'll take this as feedback. Keep an eye on the Google Nest Community page https://goo.gle/2JvnMRy for any updates. Please let me know if you have other questions or concerns as I will be locking this in 24 hours if I won't hear back from you again. Feel free to start a new thread and we'll be happy to help.

Check out this link on how to file feedback.

Thanks for the help, Brad.

Best,

JT