Just a note, yes the correct pronunciation of Wyze is "wise". It has been pointed out several times. At the time I made the video they were still a new company and I kept seeing Waze when I was trying to read my notes.
We’ve only had the cameras up and running for a short time. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxOXxsTZ3ptV_Pk0fFl8bNZvVqeoqBQFwe So far we love them! I got the outdoor mounting kit for them and they were easy to install. Once you download the app, it walks you through the very easy set up. The clarity, and range is awesome. I am thinking seriously about adding another camera or two to my 3 camera system. The price is lower than a lot of comparable systems.
I love that the camera rotates, and that you can put the settings up or down. Your awesome with your videos, I just have to look at it about ten times to remember what your saying but it's not a problem.
Thanks for the video. When mine didn't work, I called the excellent support phone. She said hold the 'setup' button for more than 12 seconds until you hear a click to reset the phone to factory settings. It worked! I like this webcam a lot.
I had to buy one of these just so I could use Wyze sense. My plan was to just have the camera off and operating solely as a base station......and it ended up replacing my Arlo Q, lol. Arlo Q has a 5 second lag and 24/7 recording is $10/month. Wyze cam only has about 1 second lag and the 24/7 recording is only $1.50. You don't get as many days saved up but I've never needed to go back more than 24hrs so that doesn't bother me. The only thing I don't like is how long it take the night vision to kick on after a bright light turned off. The camera is in my garage so at night it goes from bright to pitch black and it takes a good 15 seconds before the night vision kicks in and I can see again.
Shai Yammanee You can’t beat the price for what u get with the wyze cams..I use to have the dlink 5020L and the dlink 2330L..I got rid of both of them and replaced them with the Yi Home security cams... I’ve been using the Yi dome 1080p cams for over a year now and they cost $46 and there fix 1080p cam cost $30 on amazon and I bought mine Dome 1080p cams for only $40...in all fairness the Yi have been giving the lower price before wyze cams came out..😮😮😄😄..Great thing about the Yi cams is they also have a micro sd card option and you get 7days of free motion alert video to the cloud and you can download videos from the sd card and cloud directly from the app, no need to have to take out sd card..I’m using both the sd card and pay $9.99 per mnth for 15days of cloud storage which covers 5 of my Yi dome 1080p cams..the Yi cams also offers 2way audio,motion alerts,motion tracking as well as Windows/Mac Pc program which allows you to view 4 cams at one time and a app for IOS and android, the Yi app for IOS also give u still snapshots of what motion was detected in the alert log so u can see what was detected and not have to watch the total clip..check out some video footage fro my Yi cams.. 1. ruclips.net/video/WTtrWPoagdw/видео.html 2. ruclips.net/video/aW8eD3k0bFQ/видео.html 3. ruclips.net/video/ouf6Q1kY5ko/видео.html 4. ruclips.net/video/ZGgLw6ByCss/видео.html 5. ruclips.net/video/9IRTbbv4TcA/видео.html 6. ruclips.net/video/8H-sIsmDMU8/видео.html Maximus 1080p floodlight 1. ruclips.net/video/TWRifUgZQus/видео.html Yi Windows pc program: 1. ruclips.net/video/fBPv7OMiJNc/видео.html
@@jadamioncole1873 No..I have been using the Yi 1080p dome cams and the Maximus Kuna floodlight cams for the past 4yrs now..that's before wyze cam came out..
Have camera set to show outside a window, reflection was all you could see. I turned off the night mode, enough light to show well, try that instead of taping and that took care of the problem.
That's weird someone set my Van on fire and the neighbor had this camera and caught it on video. I don't know much about this camera but I do know he caught the incident on video.
Aww he's so cute! I love the way he explains everything. No wonder he loves his cat . He sounds so sweet and patient. I love cats too. He's also funny. Good video
Thank you! There is hope, with the SD card. I do not have internet at the house I will use the WYZE camera at. Thank you for letting me know that I can use the camera without internet. I will use it locally and will not share the video at all. I will use it for home security purposes. Thank you again!
very good product for the prize i just got mine and love it .. even night vision is pretty good and comes with mic. i would like to add a second one for my home surveillance. i recommend this product very easy to set up.
Thank you for sharing. I just linked my Wyze Cam w/Alexa. However, Alexa is not recognizing my request to show me the cam. Any help given will be greatly appreciated.
Make sure the firmware on both the cam and your Alexa device or up-to-date. Next when in doubt turn it on and off. Worst case scenario disable the link from wyze to Amazon and then relink.
very thorough review. good job. I believe it records 12 second clips after motion is detected, then uploads to the cloud that 12 second clip. BUt it then stops recording clips for 5 minutes? or is it still recording to the memory card? and can you view it live even as it uploads that 12 second clip?
It's about 5 minutes for it to trigger another motion event. These events are what are clipped and save to the cloud. As long as you have an SD card the camera will be recording whatever is going on regardless. And you can always look in on the camera while it's recording to the SD card or sending a clip to the cloud.
only thing i had a problem with was changing the wifi password, seems u gotta go and take it down and add new password ,trouble when u can't find everything u need to do that . u should be able to do that on app. but is great overall and caught criminals from my front door. thanks
Great review, very minformative, thanks. I only have 2 questions which you didn't mention, I ordered 2 of these today. 1 to set up at my office, & 1 at home. Question I have, is With the 14 day cloud storage, is that per device, or per account. If it's per device, I'll need to make acct using my home email address, & another using my office email acct. Also, will I be able to monitor my office camera from home & vice versa? Thank you.
I just got a Wyze cam2 yesterday. Just wondering should I keep sound on and should I keep push notification on? I am learning it, but I really like it so far. I was going to get the Nest, so glad I didn’t. Thanks for such a detailed review!😊
Sound is always good so you can hear what is going on. As for push notifications if you don't need to be notified right away with something happening where you have then camera you can leave it off. But it is good to know right when something is happening in my opinion.
Thanks for this video! I want a camera to keep an eye on my son for a couple of hours while I'm at work sooo I'm wanting a live stream camera. My question is do I neeeeed to buy a sd card or does this hold some amount of space?
If you're just looking to stream you don't need an SD card. However, if you want to have a recording of the Stream you will need the SD card there is no on-board storage with these cameras.
Thinking about buying one to check out. I'll eventually end up downloading the pics from the uSD to a Windows laptop, is there going to be any problem playing the videos on Windows10? (Yeah I wish they had a web interface which is what I'd rather use instead of the tiny phone.)
These work well as outside camera's also when used with a mount for weather protection. Also, being powered by USB that means they can be powered by USB power banks if theres a power outage and your WIFI wasn't affected/use a UPS.
When you set it up you attach it to your Wi-Fi. So if your home or not it's always going to stay on your Wi-Fi. If you have a smartphone you'll be able to check in on it while not at home.
@@johndorris8351 What Wanderer said. This cam is meant to be used with Echo Show type devices or the smartphone app. You pair it using the app and the cam itself to scan a code that the app gives you when connecting it to wifi and your app account.
Very nice review! Definitely appreciate the extensive information and walkthrough as I am in the market for a home camera. One thing though that I require is continuous audio recording in addition to continuous video. And how is the quality of the audio during playback from SD card if it is available? Would I be able to hear clearly a conversation in the same room as the camera?
Wanderer001 yea I know u can have night vision on or off and auto yea and I thought I heard you say you can’t but in this video I saw it but not here to assume and nice video review
No need to use electrical tape. In the advanced settings of the smartphone app, it allows you to turn off the “Night Vision IR Lights” using the “pill” switch. Otherwise not a bad video.
Wanderer001 Cool deal. I hadn’t seen anything about it in the comment, so wanted to make sure I shared if you weren’t aware. Lol. FYI there are covers that allow you to mount these outdoors, but if under an eve or overhang, it’s not really an issue. My brother has had them outdoors for months, with no issue (and if weather takes it out, again it’s only $25). 😉👍
Have not tried the pan did not have a need for it. If you need to be able to move the camera around go pan. If you just want a stationary camera go v2.
Thank you! Very informative video! Thank you for telling a 32GB SD card is the largest it will take. Once I have set this up on my computer, is internet required in the location I use this WYZE camera? Is internet/Wi-fi required if I use the SD card or only if I use the cloud storage. Also, thank you for making this clear that it is BETTER to use the SD card, than the cloud, to record constant recording or motion recording. Is Wi-fi required at a location to watch, on your cell phone, the recording from the cloud, or SD card? May I remove the SD card and insert this into my computer to watch? I have a WYXEC2 on order but have not received it yet! Thank you!
Internet will be required if you wish to view the camera from your cell phone on or off site. You can remove the SD card and place it in a computer to view the files on it. If you are just recording locally turn SD card technically you would not need internet.
I need to install 3 cameras in my condo--living room, kitchen, bedroom--but I am not sure how to go about connecting or daisy chaining them together so I can be alerted to motion on my cellphone. Could you please explain what is the best method for me to follow? Thank you. I think your videos are the best I have seen so far.
Daisy chaining is only for power you can have each plugged into its own power source and as long as they're all connected to the same app and account you will be able to view all three cameras at once.
I have watched several videos on this but ONT ONE mentioned I need a Smartphone to even set ip up, I just hope I can set it up on another friend's phone and get alarms for it watching my car!!!
There's always something - I bought a (piece of crap) cop cam and could only hear, not see recording - doesn't work on google chromebook. Windows users can change video player to windows media, but us googlers don't seen to have that option. Worked out great, because I returned it and will be getting some of these.
Thank you, but I really can’t understand all the codes that it requires. Also will it work when I install all my Alexa stuff I’ve ordered from Amazon? 35 at Home Depot!
I am not sure I understand the question. There are a few codes when needed when you set up so that the camera is attached to you account. If you have a echo device with a screen you can ask it to show one of your cameras.
How much internet bandwidth do I need for SD and HD: 1.Recording 12 second clips to cloud and getting those notices? 2.For viewing a live stream? 3.For viewing a live stream and getting notices from cloud clips? My ISP has variable bandwidth throughout the day, usually between 2 and 20 Mbps. What happens if not enough bandwidth available on an event, or when viewing?
Great review! Was thinking of the blink but the sd memory has swayed me. What is the max memory sd card you can use? Also if it is inside facing out through a window will motion alerts still be detected? :/
32 is recommended by the manufacturer however people of used up to 64. It will still detect motion outside because it's using pixel motion tracking to compare movement so it can't do it through window.
Does this have alerts when motion is detected sent to your phone? Does it work well? I was looking to get one for that feature. Pretty much monitor a room and get notified if someone is in there. Thanks!
It does have motion alerts that can be sent to your phone. Works pretty well it has a slider for selecting how sensitive you want it to be. You can also set a Zone to be monitored in case you have pets.
I would also like to mention that The V2 can be purchased at Home Depot for 26 dollars. I like to purchase items available locally. If you get one that is defective or broken, or even just change your mine, it is so much easier to just return the the store, even if you bought them on line from them. Don't forget, you can do this with items bought on line from Walmart, Target, etc.
sorry but there IS an off switch in the App to turn off the IR lights for night Viewing. As i had the same issue of them bouncing off the window. So i turned them off.
cool, the other review I saw thought the usb was for external storage. It's simply a data link. good to know i just bought one these and am watching the videos from you people whom are using their own time to teach. I'm sure there is something in it for you though from the manufacturer. any way thank you.
on the newer model I have 'Auto' for night mode and it lets you turn off the infrared lights. One major problem with mine, it does not notify me on motion nor do a playback of monitoring......so...it's not helping me monitor my front porch or yard like I intended for the purchase, I have mine sitting in the window sill against the glass and it gets a good view from inside, just not working for the playbacks and notifications.
Thank you so much for this video and the answers I needed a few days ago! Please help me with this. I will rely on the SD card to record the 3.5 days. When I remove one card to take home and view, and insert a second 32GB card, what is the correct procedure of that process please? Does common sense apply and I need to unplug/turn off the camera, change the SD card and power the camera back up? Thank you again because this will keep me from having our security alarm company install a camera! Now THAT'S saving some money! Thank you!
That is correct especially if you're going to do continuous recording you don't want it to be recording while you're trying to take the SD card out. You might have to format a new SD card that you put into the camera which can be done through the settings in the wyze app.
Question: I saw you plug it in to set up. Does it need to be connected by a power cord to an outlet to work? or do you plug in just to charge it and once charged it will run for a couple days without being connected to a power source?
There is no internal battery in this camera. It needs to be plugged into either a power outlet or a battery bank if you're looking for easier Mobility. But it does need some sort of external power to run.
Great video. I may have missed this. What happens after the 14 free days of cloud?? And after I set up Camera in my cabin. Can I watch it when I'm out of the state for a week until I go back??? Thanks
After 14 days in the cloud the oldest videos will be removed. As long as your cabin has Wi-Fi and internet you can watch the camera from anywhere in the world. As long as you use the app on your phone.
For the cloud storage of the clipse there is no fee. However if you want person detection and what they call complete motion capture cloud storage there is a small fee. However complete motion capture can be avoided by using an SD card on the camera.
If your wifi cuts out then comes back online the camera will automatically reconnect itself. During the down time it will not be able to send you alerts, but if you have an sd card it will record the events to the sd card during that time.
I have been looking for years now to find a "baby monitor" for my prizes show animals to monitor for births, predictors and other behaviors. For the longest time I thought I needed to get a nest but just recently I found about the wyze cams. I dont need most of the things it traditional security camera offers, like motion detection and two-way audio. My only gripe about the wyze cam was that I would have to store constant footage on an SD card and there doesn't seem to be a way to turn off the motion detection completely.
You only need to store constant footage on the SD card if that is what you are looking to do. You can set it for only saving motion detection to the card, but I am sure there will be a services in the future from Wyze that lets you store more then clips in the cloud. As for turning off motion detection it is possible just have to look through the menus a little bit: ruclips.net/video/gOmpBE75s9E/видео.html
You forgot the most important topic - the wyze cam don't work with 5 G WI - FI frequency - What wi fi service do you have ? is it a hotpot ? or just for home ?
Hey Wanderer! I've been looking at this as a nanny cam, what happens if the power goes out? Does it keep recording and then upload afterwards or does it just shut off and have to restart?
Have you had any connectivity issues where it will freeze and then the re-authentication process fails? I’ve had that problem with the older swiveling tower model. Not sure if it’s cause of WiFi or the app or cam itself.
Hello... Question? In auto mode is this camera deciding what to watch in? i.e. does it switch from normal to night on its own? I have the cameras watching my cats in the living room. The living room is dark at night so I have it on night vision should I keep it on auto? Thank you... Nio
When the cameras on auto it determines whether it should be in night mode or day mode based on the amount of ambient light. I have one set up in my living room to keep an eye on my cats as well. As long as there's lights turned on it stays in day mode. My my lights are off it goes into night mode.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thank you for answering the question. I have another one. I am noticing the SD card is not recording continuously, I have set for this function, but there are all these gaps and I get this message " No video selected at this time " have you ever experienced this? Its not working properly. It should record everything right? Or is this normal? And the audio is horrendous on this, so much static and echoing.
I have had it happen to me before in the past. Generally what I do is I make sure that the SD card I'm using is formatted. And if that doesn't do it I tried different SD card.
i have the version 1 wyze cam and it only triggers once every 5 minutes. i find this to be a problem. is the v2 this way, or will it trigger immediately after the first 12 second recording stops, assuming there is still motion?
Does the cams need wires when using them, by exemple, you want one in the garage and one in a room in upper floor... are they only wifi or need a wire to work when you're away and want to see what's happening? Thank you!
Technically if they're close enough you can daisy chain them together and have one be plugged into power. But that can get a little sloppy depending on what your setup is like.
Despite covering the red lights for night vision, once with duct tape and once with card board I still get this in the reflection. What do you all use to avoid this from happening when trying to video at night thru a window? Thank you
I just got one to test yesterday. Have not even opened the box. What is the maximum distance it can be from the router for it to work? My wifi is in the lower level of my house. Will it work in the upper level of my house?
It should but hard for me to test as I have a single floor condo, which is about 1,200 sqf. Worked fine for me. I did find a discusion about this on the Wyze site: forums.wyzecam.com/t/weather-cam-wifi-distance/25163.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews wow thanks for the response! Thank Gawd. It would of been super awkward if last owner was alerted. Thanks again! Subscribing and liking all vids
Do you know what's the max micro SD card capacity? I know on the official Wyze cam website, it says up to 32gb, but I want to know what's the max. Also, for continuous video recording [with micro SD card inserted], is it true that old videos taken on the camera gets replaced with new videos after the camera runs out of space? And when this happens, does it replace everything or just a few? Lastly, does the camera allow you to access the files via WiFi or mobile in any way without having to pay a fee [if so, how much would it cost and can you access those files via WiFi from the micro SD card itself, rather than using cloud storage] or subscription?
I guess if there's a lot of questions here. First the maximum size of a type of red people have used is 64GB. You are correct that when you run out of space your oldest files will be overwritten first. There is a file structure so that it does not go over everything at once. There currently is no fee to access the save files on your SD card from your phone over data or Wi-Fi.
How does it handle power outages? If you lose power and then regain it will the camera power up by itself without hitting resets or pushing buttons? I have power backups for my router and modem but a little harder to do when powering the cameras.
I bought mine through, “Wish.” The finally arrived, they only speak Chinese when setting up and do not sync to the Wifi in the house. Nobody knows what to do... I hear the clicks but it won’t connect and recognize the routers wifi. I’ve bought a few through Amazon and those are working fine. Can somebody help before these 4 cameras become paper weights.
Just a note, yes the correct pronunciation of Wyze is "wise". It has been pointed out several times. At the time I made the video they were still a new company and I kept seeing Waze when I was trying to read my notes.
It's ok you did a great job your video is awesome!
Thanks
@@marilynduenas1876 Do U Have a Wyze Cam?
We’ve only had the cameras up and running for a short time. ruclips.net/user/postUgkxOXxsTZ3ptV_Pk0fFl8bNZvVqeoqBQFwe So far we love them! I got the outdoor mounting kit for them and they were easy to install. Once you download the app, it walks you through the very easy set up. The clarity, and range is awesome. I am thinking seriously about adding another camera or two to my 3 camera system. The price is lower than a lot of comparable systems.
Wyze is pretty good about that.
I love that the camera rotates, and that you can put the settings up or down. Your awesome with your videos, I just have to look at it about ten times to remember what your saying but it's not a problem.
Thanks for the video. When mine didn't work, I called the excellent support phone. She said hold the 'setup' button for more than 12 seconds until you hear a click to reset the phone to factory settings. It worked! I like this webcam a lot.
I had to buy one of these just so I could use Wyze sense. My plan was to just have the camera off and operating solely as a base station......and it ended up replacing my Arlo Q, lol. Arlo Q has a 5 second lag and 24/7 recording is $10/month. Wyze cam only has about 1 second lag and the 24/7 recording is only $1.50. You don't get as many days saved up but I've never needed to go back more than 24hrs so that doesn't bother me. The only thing I don't like is how long it take the night vision to kick on after a bright light turned off. The camera is in my garage so at night it goes from bright to pitch black and it takes a good 15 seconds before the night vision kicks in and I can see again.
A wonderfully thorough review.
Thank you very much.
I am now looking forward to purchasing a couple of these.
Shai Yammanee
You can’t beat the price for what u get with the wyze cams..I use to have the dlink 5020L
and the dlink 2330L..I got rid of both of them and replaced them with the Yi Home security cams...
I’ve been using the Yi dome 1080p cams for over a year now and they cost $46 and there fix 1080p cam cost $30 on amazon and I bought mine Dome 1080p cams for only $40...in all fairness the Yi have been giving the lower price before wyze cams came out..😮😮😄😄..Great thing about the Yi cams is they also have a micro sd card option and you get 7days of free motion alert video to the cloud and you can download videos from the sd card and cloud directly from the app, no need to have to take out sd card..I’m using both the sd card and pay $9.99 per mnth for 15days of cloud storage which covers 5 of my Yi dome 1080p cams..the Yi cams also offers 2way audio,motion alerts,motion tracking as well as Windows/Mac Pc program which allows you to view 4 cams at one time and a app for IOS and android, the Yi app for IOS also give u still snapshots of what motion was detected in the alert log so u can see what was detected and not have to watch the total clip..check out some video footage fro my Yi cams..
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@@markh8921 Do U Have Wyze Cam?
@@jadamioncole1873
No..I have been using the Yi 1080p dome cams and the Maximus Kuna floodlight cams for the past 4yrs now..that's before wyze cam came out..
@@markh8921 Ok
Have camera set to show outside a window, reflection was all you could see. I turned off the night mode, enough light to show well, try that instead of taping and that took care of the problem.
Use an external IR light on a timer and it should work great
You can now turn off the IR lights in the app and still use night mode. Might be better than using daylight mode at night.
That's weird someone set my Van on fire and the neighbor had this camera and caught it on video. I don't know much about this camera but I do know he caught the incident on video.
This is by far the best review I have seen. I'm definitely getting a couple. Thank you.
Thanks
To grab from SD card from app just click playback under live stream screen.
Aww he's so cute! I love the way he explains everything. No wonder he loves his cat . He sounds so sweet and patient. I love cats too. He's also funny. Good video
Wyze Cam app just keeps getting better: ruclips.net/video/4ITUSxOgpXQ/видео.html
Thank you! There is hope, with the SD card. I do not have internet at the house I will use the WYZE camera at. Thank you for letting me know that I can use the camera without internet. I will use it locally and will not share the video at all. I will use it for home security purposes. Thank you again!
you should work for qvc. great job and thank you for all that time and effort.
Lol I don't get it why QVC?
This would probably make it a perfect budget dashcam as well 😀
Only if you wanted to see the feed right away. If you have an SD card in it at least it would record.
very good product for the prize i just got mine and love it .. even night vision is pretty good and comes with mic. i would like to add a second one for my home surveillance.
i recommend this product very easy to set up.
Best cameras I ever gotten. Got 4 inside. Gonna get 4 more outside
Thank you for sharing. I just linked my Wyze Cam w/Alexa. However, Alexa is not recognizing my request to show me the cam. Any help given will be greatly appreciated.
Make sure the firmware on both the cam and your Alexa device or up-to-date. Next when in doubt turn it on and off. Worst case scenario disable the link from wyze to Amazon and then relink.
Wanderer001 Thank You Much
A wonderfully thorough review.
You can now toggle the infrared lights on and off now through the App. It's good to do that when viewing outside through a window.
That's the best review I have seen on a spy cam. Thanks,
It’s not really a spy cam. This is a regular security camera.
I really like this product. I have 8 of these watching my home.
Review starts at 2:37
very thorough review. good job.
I believe it records 12 second clips after motion is detected, then uploads to the cloud that 12 second clip. BUt it then stops recording clips for 5 minutes?
or is it still recording to the memory card? and can you view it live even as it uploads that 12 second clip?
It's about 5 minutes for it to trigger another motion event. These events are what are clipped and save to the cloud. As long as you have an SD card the camera will be recording whatever is going on regardless. And you can always look in on the camera while it's recording to the SD card or sending a clip to the cloud.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews sounds good, thanks for the quick reply.
Well done video and info. Thank you
Great job! Very informative review. I've got it bookmarked so I can reference it when I get my camera.
Thanks, happy I could help.
Excellent review! Very thorough! Thank you!
Nice review. The night IR (INFRARED) lights can be turned off on settings. You can also turn the night vision mode off.
Yes the ir lights can now be turned off it was an update. Which is great they keep improving.
only thing i had a problem with was changing the wifi password, seems u gotta go and take it down and add new password ,trouble when u can't find everything u need to do that . u should be able to do that on app. but is great overall and caught criminals from my front door. thanks
Great review, very minformative, thanks. I only have 2 questions which you didn't mention, I ordered 2 of these today. 1 to set up at my office, & 1 at home. Question I have, is With the 14 day cloud storage, is that per device, or per account. If it's per device, I'll need to make acct using my home email address, & another using my office email acct. Also, will I be able to monitor my office camera from home & vice versa? Thank you.
It is that each device attached to your account gets its own bank of 14 day could storage. Yes you can monitor your office from home and vice versa.
I just got a Wyze cam2 yesterday. Just wondering should I keep sound on and should I keep push notification on? I am learning it, but I really like it so far. I was going to get the Nest, so glad I didn’t. Thanks for such a detailed review!😊
Sound is always good so you can hear what is going on. As for push notifications if you don't need to be notified right away with something happening where you have then camera you can leave it off. But it is good to know right when something is happening in my opinion.
Wanderer001
I read where the Wyze cam can be used with Alexa. Do you have a video on how it is setup? Thanks
I do not but I can try and put something together.
Thanks for this video! I want a camera to keep an eye on my son for a couple of hours while I'm at work sooo I'm wanting a live stream camera. My question is do I neeeeed to buy a sd card or does this hold some amount of space?
If you're just looking to stream you don't need an SD card. However, if you want to have a recording of the Stream you will need the SD card there is no on-board storage with these cameras.
Just bought one through your link 👌. I was looking into getting a blink camera but was about 80$ so at under 30$ this was a no brainer!
I know right. Thanks.
WYZE = WISE/WIZE....jfyi.....gr8 review
Great explanation. Thanks
I just purchased 6 of these suckers can't wait to try them
Thinking about buying one to check out. I'll eventually end up downloading the pics from the uSD to a Windows laptop, is there going to be any problem playing the videos on Windows10? (Yeah I wish they had a web interface which is what I'd rather use instead of the tiny phone.)
These work well as outside camera's also when used with a mount for weather protection.
Also, being powered by USB that means they can be powered by USB power banks if theres a power outage and your WIFI wasn't affected/use a UPS.
How do you get it to work on wifi when your not home is there a setting can't connect when away from the house?
When you set it up you attach it to your Wi-Fi. So if your home or not it's always going to stay on your Wi-Fi. If you have a smartphone you'll be able to check in on it while not at home.
@@johndorris8351 What Wanderer said. This cam is meant to be used with Echo Show type devices or the smartphone app. You pair it using the app and the cam itself to scan a code that the app gives you when connecting it to wifi and your app account.
.. terrific review .. I'm definitely getting 1 or 10 of these :)
Lol happy I could help.
Very nice review! Definitely appreciate the extensive information and walkthrough as I am in the market for a home camera. One thing though that I require is continuous audio recording in addition to continuous video. And how is the quality of the audio during playback from SD card if it is available? Would I be able to hear clearly a conversation in the same room as the camera?
Yes I would say so I haven't had any issues with that. As long as they're not whispering you should be able to hear them.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Great, thank you for the quick response! Gonna make a purchase now.
You stated 32 Gig SD card max. I just installed a 64 Gig Secure Digital card and it works.
That is good to know. The web site said 32 was max so I did not want to chance it.
10:53 you can set it on auto on or off for night vision mode
Yes you can.
Wanderer001 yea I know u can have night vision on or off and auto yea and I thought I heard you say you can’t but in this video I saw it but not here to assume and nice video review
great review
No need to use electrical tape. In the advanced settings of the smartphone app, it allows you to turn off the “Night Vision IR Lights” using the “pill” switch. Otherwise not a bad video.
Yes I know, that feature came out a few months after I did the review.
Wanderer001 Cool deal. I hadn’t seen anything about it in the comment, so wanted to make sure I shared if you weren’t aware. Lol.
FYI there are covers that allow you to mount these outdoors, but if under an eve or overhang, it’s not really an issue. My brother has had them outdoors for months, with no issue (and if weather takes it out, again it’s only $25). 😉👍
Extremely good instructional review
Wonderful review! thanks. Have you tried out the Wyze cam Pan? I am not sure which one to buy, v2 or the pan...any pointers?
Have not tried the pan did not have a need for it. If you need to be able to move the camera around go pan. If you just want a stationary camera go v2.
Thank you! Very informative video! Thank you for telling a 32GB SD card is the largest it will take. Once I have set this up on my computer, is internet required in the location I use this WYZE camera? Is internet/Wi-fi required if I use the SD card or only if I use the cloud storage. Also, thank you for making this clear that it is BETTER to use the SD card, than the cloud, to record constant recording or motion recording. Is Wi-fi required at a location to watch, on your cell phone, the recording from the cloud, or SD card? May I remove the SD card and insert this into my computer to watch? I have a WYXEC2 on order but have not received it yet! Thank you!
Internet will be required if you wish to view the camera from your cell phone on or off site. You can remove the SD card and place it in a computer to view the files on it. If you are just recording locally turn SD card technically you would not need internet.
I need to install 3 cameras in my condo--living room, kitchen, bedroom--but I am not sure how to go about connecting or daisy chaining them together so I can be alerted to motion on my cellphone. Could you please explain what is the best method for me to follow? Thank you. I think your videos are the best I have seen so far.
Daisy chaining is only for power you can have each plugged into its own power source and as long as they're all connected to the same app and account you will be able to view all three cameras at once.
Is it possible with those cams to monitor "live" on my phone when I'm away or is it record only? thanks
Ive used the live option and it worked great.
Great review! Thanks.
Happy to help.
the night vision on the gen 2 is much, much better.
I have watched several videos on this but ONT ONE mentioned I need a Smartphone to even set ip up, I just hope I can set it up on another friend's phone and get alarms for it watching my car!!!
There's always something - I bought a (piece of crap) cop cam and could only hear, not see recording - doesn't work on google chromebook. Windows users can change video player to windows media, but us googlers don't seen to have that option. Worked out great, because I returned it and will be getting some of these.
Thank you, but I really can’t understand all the codes that it requires. Also will it work when I install all my Alexa stuff I’ve ordered from Amazon? 35 at Home Depot!
I am not sure I understand the question. There are a few codes when needed when you set up so that the camera is attached to you account. If you have a echo device with a screen you can ask it to show one of your cameras.
How much internet bandwidth do I need for SD and HD:
1.Recording 12 second clips to cloud and getting those notices?
2.For viewing a live stream?
3.For viewing a live stream and getting notices from cloud clips?
My ISP has variable bandwidth throughout the day, usually between 2 and 20 Mbps.
What happens if not enough bandwidth available on an event, or when viewing?
It will not be something you need to worry about HD spikes for me around 175kbs, well under your 2mpbs min. So you should be perfectly fine.
Great review! Was thinking of the blink but the sd memory has swayed me. What is the max memory sd card you can use? Also if it is inside facing out through a window will motion alerts still be detected? :/
32 is recommended by the manufacturer however people of used up to 64. It will still detect motion outside because it's using pixel motion tracking to compare movement so it can't do it through window.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thank you for the prompt reply
Does this have alerts when motion is detected sent to your phone? Does it work well? I was looking to get one for that feature. Pretty much monitor a room and get notified if someone is in there. Thanks!
It does have motion alerts that can be sent to your phone. Works pretty well it has a slider for selecting how sensitive you want it to be. You can also set a Zone to be monitored in case you have pets.
Your review is outstanding. Thanks.
Happy to help.
I would also like to mention that The V2 can be purchased at Home Depot for 26 dollars. I like to purchase items available locally. If you get one that is defective or broken, or even just change your mine, it is so much easier to just return the the store, even if you bought them on line from them. Don't forget, you can do this with items bought on line from Walmart, Target, etc.
Thanks! You know the range of coverage of the motion detector?
Works more or less off movement in pixels in the box. I have had it cover my living room and into my hall way just fine.
sorry but there IS an off switch in the App to turn off the IR lights for night Viewing. As i had the same issue of them bouncing off the window. So i turned them off.
Yes this was added in a software update after I did the review.
Nice review. Does it come with long usb white cable? If so how long is it?
It is a 5 foot cable.
cool, the other review I saw thought the usb was for external storage. It's simply a data link. good to know
i just bought one these and am watching the videos from you people whom are using their own time to teach. I'm sure there is something in it for you though from the manufacturer. any way thank you.
No incentive from the manufacturer to make videos. Just a random person on the internet trying to help out other random people on the internet.
on the newer model I have 'Auto' for night mode and it lets you turn off the infrared lights. One major problem with mine, it does not notify me on motion nor do a playback of monitoring......so...it's not helping me monitor my front porch or yard like I intended for the purchase, I have mine sitting in the window sill against the glass and it gets a good view from inside, just not working for the playbacks and notifications.
Have you tried setting up a detection Zone and adjusting the detection sensitivity?
Thank you so much for this video and the answers I needed a few days ago! Please help me with this. I will rely on the SD card to record the 3.5 days. When I remove one card to take home and view, and insert a second 32GB card, what is the correct procedure of that process please? Does common sense apply and I need to unplug/turn off the camera, change the SD card and power the camera back up? Thank you again because this will keep me from having our security alarm company install a camera! Now THAT'S saving some money! Thank you!
That is correct especially if you're going to do continuous recording you don't want it to be recording while you're trying to take the SD card out. You might have to format a new SD card that you put into the camera which can be done through the settings in the wyze app.
Great review. Pleasant listening to you. Thanks. Looking to order the wyze cam plus the sense package.
THANK YOU!!!
Question: I saw you plug it in to set up. Does it need to be connected by a power cord to an outlet to work? or do you plug in just to charge it and once charged it will run for a couple days without being connected to a power source?
There is no internal battery in this camera. It needs to be plugged into either a power outlet or a battery bank if you're looking for easier Mobility. But it does need some sort of external power to run.
If you turn NIGHT VISION OFF in the settings will it not prevent the IR lights from coming on? Rather than taping them over.
It would but it would also keep the lens in day mode. So it would pretty much just look pitch black and not useful.
I think it is for when you have the camera pointing out a window, at night, to an area lit by street lights or will be lit by flood lights or similar.
That was wrong you don’t need the tape just turn them off in the app
Great video. I may have missed this. What happens after the 14 free days of cloud?? And after I set up Camera in my cabin. Can I watch it when I'm out of the state for a week until I go back??? Thanks
After 14 days in the cloud the oldest videos will be removed. As long as your cabin has Wi-Fi and internet you can watch the camera from anywhere in the world. As long as you use the app on your phone.
Wanderer001 do I have to pay any subscription fees or anything? Or can I just buy it and use all the features
For the cloud storage of the clipse there is no fee. However if you want person detection and what they call complete motion capture cloud storage there is a small fee. However complete motion capture can be avoided by using an SD card on the camera.
Just bought 4 off Wyze website and it came to $92.00 and change with shipping. I bought some on ebay, cost me more. Just go to their websi
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Agreed. Bought 4 and after shipping and tax was about $97 about $20 less than getting them via Amazon at about $28/ea
What happens if my home WiFi cuts out temporarily while I'm on vacation?
If your wifi cuts out then comes back online the camera will automatically reconnect itself. During the down time it will not be able to send you alerts, but if you have an sd card it will record the events to the sd card during that time.
Thanks so much! 😃
Home depot has it for same price the bigger one is 30 ir 35.00. Going to use it for dog cam.
I have been looking for years now to find a "baby monitor" for my prizes show animals to monitor for births, predictors and other behaviors. For the longest time I thought I needed to get a nest but just recently I found about the wyze cams. I dont need most of the things it traditional security camera offers, like motion detection and two-way audio. My only gripe about the wyze cam was that I would have to store constant footage on an SD card and there doesn't seem to be a way to turn off the motion detection completely.
You only need to store constant footage on the SD card if that is what you are looking to do. You can set it for only saving motion detection to the card, but I am sure there will be a services in the future from Wyze that lets you store more then clips in the cloud. As for turning off motion detection it is possible just have to look through the menus a little bit: ruclips.net/video/gOmpBE75s9E/видео.html
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thank you.
can i connect the device to my home wifi network and stream on my phone on a different wifi or 4g network outside the house ?
Yes that is the best part of a camera like this. You can check in when you are not home. I do it all the time on my phones data or my works Wi-Fi.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews when someone enters the room can it send you a alert that the motion detector has been triggered? Thanks! Great review!!!!!
It can.
How long does the unit take to charge up? I'm assuming it's cordless? Or does it have to be plugged in 24/7?
This camera requires a power source at all times . There is no internal battery .
@@Wanderer001_Reviews 😕
So can you live stream it? Sorry if I missed it! But for pet monitoring while at work - you think it would be OK ?
Yes you can live stream video from these to your phone.
You forgot the most important topic - the wyze cam don't work with 5 G WI - FI frequency - What wi fi service do you have ? is it a hotpot ? or just for home ?
It works with home wifi it just needs to be the 2.4ghz band. Which all home wifi supports.
A place like AT&T or Verizon sell them.
Her lens is moving? Same like big one?
Hey Wanderer! I've been looking at this as a nanny cam, what happens if the power goes out? Does it keep recording and then upload afterwards or does it just shut off and have to restart?
If power is lost a device it stops recording. There is no battery backup built into this.
Great video
Just ordered 1 from Amazon
Have you had any connectivity issues where it will freeze and then the re-authentication process fails? I’ve had that problem with the older swiveling tower model. Not sure if it’s cause of WiFi or the app or cam itself.
Have not had that issue with the version 2 non-moving camera.
Hello... Question? In auto mode is this camera deciding what to watch in? i.e. does it switch from normal to night on its own? I have the cameras watching my cats in the living room. The living room is dark at night so I have it on night vision should I keep it on auto? Thank you... Nio
When the cameras on auto it determines whether it should be in night mode or day mode based on the amount of ambient light. I have one set up in my living room to keep an eye on my cats as well. As long as there's lights turned on it stays in day mode. My my lights are off it goes into night mode.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thank you for answering the question. I have another one. I am noticing the SD card is not recording continuously, I have set for this function, but there are all these gaps and I get this message " No video selected at this time " have you ever experienced this? Its not working properly. It should record everything right? Or is this normal? And the audio is horrendous on this, so much static and echoing.
I have had it happen to me before in the past. Generally what I do is I make sure that the SD card I'm using is formatted. And if that doesn't do it I tried different SD card.
Please help. Can you record into the micro SD while viewing with your smartphone simultaneously?
Yes you can.
Wanderer001 many thanks
i have the version 1 wyze cam and it only triggers once every 5 minutes. i find this to be a problem. is the v2 this way, or will it trigger immediately after the first 12 second recording stops, assuming there is still motion?
This is the same for the version 2 as well.
Does the cams need wires when using them, by exemple, you want one in the garage and one in a room in upper floor... are they only wifi or need a wire to work when you're away and want to see what's happening? Thank you!
Works over wifi, only needs to be plugged into a power source to work
@@Wanderer001_Reviews So if i'm buying 2, both have to be "wall plugged" to work, right?
Technically if they're close enough you can daisy chain them together and have one be plugged into power. But that can get a little sloppy depending on what your setup is like.
@@fredeehoodee5223 yes
Did you change the lens for wide angle? I heard you can swap lenses.
I did not. I reviewed the stock setup.
Despite covering the red lights for night vision, once with duct tape and once with card board I still get this in the reflection. What do you all use to avoid this from happening when trying to video at night thru a window? Thank you
There is a way to turn off the ir lights now on the version 2 as lomg as the software is up to date. ruclips.net/video/4ITUSxOgpXQ/видео.html
I just got one to test yesterday. Have not even opened the box. What is the maximum distance it can be from the router for it to work? My wifi is in the lower level of my house. Will it work in the upper level of my house?
It should but hard for me to test as I have a single floor condo, which is about 1,200 sqf. Worked fine for me. I did find a discusion about this on the Wyze site: forums.wyzecam.com/t/weather-cam-wifi-distance/25163.
I acquired mine from a storage clear out (legally). Is it possible to use it for myself or is it always connected to first purchaser.
and thanks for your video!!
Yes you can connect it for use with your account. I have done this with my old v2. I let someone else have it so they could use it.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews wow thanks for the response! Thank Gawd. It would of been super awkward if last owner was alerted. Thanks again! Subscribing and liking all vids
Do you know what's the max micro SD card capacity? I know on the official Wyze cam website, it says up to 32gb, but I want to know what's the max. Also, for continuous video recording [with micro SD card inserted], is it true that old videos taken on the camera gets replaced with new videos after the camera runs out of space? And when this happens, does it replace everything or just a few? Lastly, does the camera allow you to access the files via WiFi or mobile in any way without having to pay a fee [if so, how much would it cost and can you access those files via WiFi from the micro SD card itself, rather than using cloud storage] or subscription?
I guess if there's a lot of questions here. First the maximum size of a type of red people have used is 64GB. You are correct that when you run out of space your oldest files will be overwritten first. There is a file structure so that it does not go over everything at once. There currently is no fee to access the save files on your SD card from your phone over data or Wi-Fi.
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How do you keep the camera charged. Does it have to be plugged in to an outlet?
Yes this does have to be plugged into a power supply.
Would this work if your abroad, vacation?
As long as you had a mobile data connection.
Hello,
Is it possible to remotly watch using 2 mobile phones?
Yes as long as they are both logged into the same Wyze account.
Wanderer001, thanks for the answer.
How does it handle power outages? If you lose power and then regain it will the camera power up by itself without hitting resets or pushing buttons? I have power backups for my router and modem but a little harder to do when powering the cameras.
After power is restored the camera will turn itself back on and reconnect to your network without you having to do anything.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Perfect thanks for the quick response and great review btw
Are you saying you can not go back and see one day back without the Cloud Service?
No you need an SD card for that. The could only saves clips for 14 days.
can i just run in to SD card and forget about the phone app...?
You need the app to actually set up a camera to start working.
I am having a problem scanning the bar code is there another way ?
Does not seem to be: support.wyzecam.com/hc/en-us/articles/360010997051-QR-code-will-not-scan
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thank you!!
I bought mine through, “Wish.” The finally arrived, they only speak Chinese when setting up and do not sync to the Wifi in the house. Nobody knows what to do... I hear the clicks but it won’t connect and recognize the routers wifi. I’ve bought a few through Amazon and those are working fine. Can somebody help before these 4 cameras become paper weights.
Is it possible that they're knock-offs? I'm not as familiar with wish. Do they look the same as the ones you got off Amazon?
can wyze video be fed to "motion" app?
No