Zoom and enhance Nest camera video

Zoom in and out of your camera’s video to temporarily take a closer look at part of the scene.

Important: If you zoom in or out, the footage that’s uploaded to the Nest service won't change. It won’t change what appears for other people who have access to your camera in the app. Your camera will still stream its entire wide-angle view. Just the same, the camera’s entire view will still appear in recorded and saved video.

The Google Home app

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Tap Home   Cameras   your camera.
3. In your camera’s Live or History view, you can:
   • Spread or pinch 2 fingers to zoom in or out.
   • Drag one finger to pan around.

The Nest app

1. Open the Nest app.
2. On the home screen, select your camera or doorbell.
3. In the live video stream or video history, here’s what you can do to the camera view:
   • Spread or pinch 2 fingers to zoom in or out.
   • You can also double tap to zoom in. Double tap again to zoom in further.
   • Drag one finger to pan around.

Tip: Turn your phone to landscape mode so the video fills the entire screen. This makes zooming easier.

Zoom and Crop keeps your camera zoomed in all the time, even when you’re not watching video. This allows the camera to focus its sensor on a smaller area.

Here’s what happens when you use the zoom and crop feature:

• The zoomed-in crop view will be the default when you watch live video. The same goes for any other people who share access to your home in the Google Home app.
• You won’t get alerts about motion that happens outside the zoomed-in area. This includes what you have set up with Activity Zones. After you turn on Zoom and Crop, you should manually adjust your zones to fit the new scene.
• Only the zoomed-in portion gets recorded if you have a Google Home Premium subscription.

Crop your camera’s view

1. Open the Google Home app .
2. Tap Home   Cameras   your camera.
3. Ensure that your app is in Split Screen mode.
   • Tip: If you aren’t already in Split Screen mode, tap Collapse  to enable it.

   • Important: Zoom and Crop is only available in Split Screen mode.

4. Use 2 fingers to pinch and zoom to adjust the view to your preference.
5. After pinch and zoom, Zoom and Crop  will appear. If it’s not on the screen, tap the screen once to bring up the camera controls. You can also find the magnification level of the cropped view beside the icon. If you still don’t see Zoom and Crop  , this means that your camera does not support the function.
   • Tip: You can set the zoom level permanently. This action can be undone.
   • Important: When you Zoom and Crop pinch and zoom, your camera’s aspect ratio will be retained. For example, if your camera is at 16:9, then it will always keep a 16:9 ratio. What you see on the screen before you crop can sometimes end up different from what you see afterwards. Also, your activity zones may be affected if you configure this.
6. Wait a few seconds for your camera to update and sharpen the view.

To turn off Zoom and Crop, tap Reset  . If it’s not on the screen, tap it once to bring up the camera controls.

Enhance keeps your camera zoomed in all the time, even when you don't open the video. Because your camera focuses its entire sensor on the area you’ve zoomed in on, Enhance can show more detail.

Here’s what happens when you use Enhance for your camera’s video:

• The zoomed-in Enhance view will be the default when you watch live video. The same goes for any other people who share access to your home in the Nest app.
• You won’t get alerts about motion that happens outside the zoomed-in area. This includes what you have set up with Activity Zones. After you turn on Enhance, you should manually adjust your zones to fit the new scene.
• Only the zoomed-in portion gets recorded if you have a Nest Aware subscription.

Enhance your camera’s view

1. Open the Nest app.
2. On the home screen, tap your camera or doorbell.
3. Use 2 fingers to pinch and zoom to adjust the view to your preference.
4. Tap Enhance  .
   • If the icon is not on the screen, tap the screen once to bring up the camera controls.
5. Wait a few seconds for your camera to update and sharpen the view.

To turn off Enhance, tap Cancel Enhance . If the icon is not on the screen, tap the screen once to bring up the camera controls.