Nest Cam IQ is a $300 indoor camera with a 6-core processor

Ron Amadeo

Nest is including a 3rd digital camera to its lineup, after the Nest Cam and Nest Cam Outdoor. The brand new Nest Cam IQ occupies a premium spot over the opposite two, and it's an indoor-only $300 "sort-of 4K" digital camera.

I say "sort-of 4K" as a result of the Nest Cam IQ does have a 4K (8MP) sensor, however to scale back storage and wi-fi knowledge wants, it solely data in 1080p. The 4K sensor is used for a digital zoom function, and with a flowery cloud-powered "improve!" mode, Nest is promising a "12x digital zoom." Zooming occurs mechanically when the Nest Ca IQ detects an individual, at which level the digital camera will begin saving two video streams, one at full crop and one zoomed in. Recording two video streams directly means the IQ is doing a big quantity of on-board processing, which is powered by a surprisingly beefy six-core Qualcomm processor.

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