Wyze Cam Pan Review - $30 Pan, Tilt, Zoom (sorta) security camera
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- Опубліковано 13 лип 2024
- Buy it on Amazon - amzn.to/2JDw9gB (affiliate link) -See my original Wyze review: • Wyze Cam V2 - $25 Secu... - Wyze has a cheap but feature rich PTZ security camera for only $30. Is it perfect ? No. But it's better than its $30 price tag suggests. See more home security cameras: lon.tv/homesecurity and subscribe ! lon.tv/s
VIDEO INDEX:
0:00 - Intro
01:00 - Hardware Overview
01:09 - Pan and Tilt Action
01:43 - SD card
01:52 - Video resolution
02:19 - Tripod mount
03:02 - No battery
03:30 - No subscription fee
03:44 - Free cloud storage
04:24 - Mobile app and controlling ptz
05:44 - Zoom feature
05:51 - Setting custom waypoints for pan scan "patrol" mode
07:14 - Setting custom waypoints
08:53 - Motion tracking / follow
09:47 - Motion tracking demo
10:42 - Motion alerts and notifications
11:14 - Zone based motion detection (new)
12:28 - Two way communication
13:21 - Video quality
13:48 - IFTTT Support (new)
15:54 - Triggering other ITTT functions through motion/sound alerts
16:53 - Conclusion and final thoughts
The camera needs some improvement in its motion tracking feature and simplifying the process of utilizing its PTZ automation. But overall it's a solid offering with a lot of features for a low price. I like that it doesn't have any ongoing subscription fees either.
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You and your team work so hard to put this videos together. Really appreciate it! Still don't understand why you don't have more subscribers.
I love that collection of retro video games you have in the background.
I’ve had 1 of these and 2 of the $20 dollar cameras for over a year now and I LOVE THEM. For $30 bucks the imagine is insanely good. Even at night the imagine is pretty good!! I actually, have one of these cameras outside of a window exposed to the weather and haven’t had one issue with it yet. (Knock on wood!!). :).
The only complaint I have is that my $30 cam keeps losing Wi-Fi connection several times a day and it’s the one that is closest to my router/modem. It kinda is starting to drive me crazy when I’m trying to see what my dogs are getting to when know one is home. The other two cams hardly ever lose Wi-Fi signal.
I most definitely recommend these security cameras!!! For the price the imagine is unbelievable... You won’t be disappointed. Lol and I don’t know work for this company and I don’t know anyone that works for them. I just like the cameras!!
have you contacted Wyze yet ? They are eager to please and I bet you could get a new cam if you pushed your issue !!! Jus say'n :) PS..I've had pleasant conversations with them in the past.
Excellent and informative review and demo!👍
I will be buying 2-3 pan cameras for exterior use on perimeters of house.
Hope to be able to set up and make it work acceptably.
I'm sure I will!
Thanks again for your review!
This is an excellent review of this product! Hopefully, someone will figure out how to use it if the company fails.
I purchased the earlier version and was pleased. Because of this review, I will purchase the P&T version!
Thanks for the video upload! Nice clean basement BTW!! 😎
Very thoroughly done review.
Love your content Lon.
Good videos Lon well done
Thanks! This helped a lot!!!
Great video , I just ordered the cam pan and a cam v2.
Do you have a video with details on setting up with IFTTT?
Thanks for the video
Excellent review, thank you.
Question, will the camera function outside the territorial USA? Will it work on the Caribbean Islands for example?
Great Video, Thanks!
Lon, very well done, honest and informative review! Like the actual demos! Does the camera have an ip address and MAC address?
Yes it connects up to your network like any other IOT device will .
Very good information 👍👍👍
I like how this can use ifttt. I think I will use this to save money by using the motion sensor to trigger lights via smartthings when entering dark rooms at night! And it costs less or about the same as a motion sensor that pairs up directly to smartthings. And it records video!
Best home camera for house... ours is under bed to keep an eye on the doggies-works quite well, but would like this new one..
I really like the cameras themselves. Some thought have obviously been put into them. They could have cheapened out and made the stand just a plastic one and have you plug in the USB charger in the back of the camera itself. But they didn't, and it's details like that I really appreciate. I don't however, like the idea that all my video is going through an app that has its own set of servers. Just let me use them as local IP cameras. I've also read now that users are detecting the Wyze app is sending info to servers supposedly not affiliated with Wyze. This might be something to look into Lon. Thanks again for another great upload.
Nice
[Aegus] they're sending the data to Amazon S3 Bucket servers. Extremely secure. No need to worry about that.
they are pieces of shit if you can even get a single one to connect to your wifi it would be a fucking miracle ,i have not been able to get ANY of them to even connect to my network , useless crap
You have to connect them to a 2.4ghz connection and not on the 5ghz connection. Try that.
+Jon Urban thanks , 2nd level support was able to find my problem for me , yes i was using 2.4ghz ,the problem was that my router had added an invisible space to the end of my SSID name that i could not see,i did not type the space at the end of the SSID when i named the 2.4 ghz band on my router ,the router added it there automatically for some reason ,the when i went to the wyze forums it said that the app sometimes will add a space at the end of the SSID when it autofills in the SSID and it said just delete the space ,i kept deleting the space and it still was not working ,because the space was actually there ,i had to go into my routers wifi settings and change the SSID for the 2.4ghz band by deleting the space at the end of the SSID
then it finally worked , the tech said it has something to do with the QR code not being able to process special characters,that is why all my other clients would connect but i could not setup the cam
ended up being up a huge pain in the ass because then i had to put in the new SSID for every one of my other devices and i have like 30 clients,i had to update wifi credentials for all of them to reflect the new SSID , but i m still glad this happened this way because i have never been able to get rpi's to connect to my wifi either i think this might be why no matter how i edited my WPA_supplicant file my r pi's would never connect to my router , because i was not enter that space at the end of the SSID
the 1st level tech guy could not figure it out ,we tried everything the second level tech guy found the problem in like a minute
this product does have good support
my router is an Asus so if anyone else has issued and has an Asus router this could be the problem, not sure why my router adds that space at the end
really glad this happened because i would have never figured out that space was there and i would have went insane trying to set up my pi's an pi zero w's
like before when i tried for 2 weeks straight to get my pi to connect
editing my WPA_supplicant file every which way and changing random router settings to no avail
I saw an Alexa option when you were doing the IFTTT part. Will it work with Alexa (Alex, show me the living room)? Thanks. Great review.
Thanks, Lon. You just put up the best review I've seen to date for the Wyze Cam Pan. I share your concerns about the company moving forward. I'll bet they'll be snapped up before long, just link Blink was. I hope this gets the views it deserves!
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@lontv how was the video quality as far as speed when you were away from your home on the app viewing the live feed through your phone?? Was it glitchy and jumpy?? Also if the night vision turns on is there lights in front of the cam that turn on?? Is there a setting to turn those lights off?? And if I choose to cover those lights with some black tape will night vision still work??
Just Ordered my Pan & zoom. I have to other Standard cam 2s .I think for the price, you get MORE than your $$ worth! id give it ***** out of 5 stars!
That USB port that you said is not being used is so you can daisy chain to another camera near by for power that the second or 3rd camera...
Only one additional camera can be daisy chained to the first camera already hooked to power according to what I read on their website
You can use the USB on the back to daisy chain wyzecams.
Maybe that is what it is for (I know that it is for sure on the V2), but having a cable attached to it there would make it hard to rotate the camera.
its for their PIR sensor and other accessories
No, it doesn't provide enough power. Also, 39gadget, it's for the Wyze Sense Bridge.
It is a limited Daisy chain but you are mostly correct. Their regular indoor camera will support only one additional camera which limits your options but if you have two cameras that could be mounted in a single area pointing in different areas this could minimize extra cabling which is a plus
@@DefundTheFringes Why advice against it and not disable the feature instead, not everyone reads the manual... Just my ¢2
I just ordered 1. Thanks I'll try it. I have 5 of the Amcrest that work great but $100 vs $37 shipped we will see.
I'm replacing a $100 outdoor Amcrest cam with a smaller wyze-cam v2 and maybe a wyze cam pan too. The resolution and night vision seems to be better for way less money and they're smaller, but have to waterproof them.
Can't seem to connect. Will try again in a few days.
What's the beat camera to record all outdoors activities for cheap. My main concern is motion detection and clear night vision.
keep up the great work
I plan to get one but I'm only going to put it by my front door because I have a smsrt doorbell thatsv pretty good and has motion detection but it drains the battery so going to plug one of the cams directly into a wall so if someone doesn't ring my doorbell will still get motion detection I did consider putting one in my house but I'm very unsure of this as I don't know much about their service and whether its encrypted and secure which I doubt at this cheap price but if I do decide to put one in my hallway I plan to connect it with a smart pug with a routine so it switches on when I leave my house and turns off when I arrived home so I keep some privacy and the only person that would be on my camera inside my home that is someone that should not be there so it's kind of done it's job
Nice review. Interesting features for not much money. Maybe Amazon or Google will buy the security camera company and integrate it into their brand.
Great video. I didn't see a power cable?
Your videos are good but i always have to check the upload date because i expect it to say 1987 or something lol just looking at that background of old computers!
i think it has ablity to store video clips on an sd chip which can be put in the sd slot on camera???
how are you split screening this cameras video, you have NDI on your phone?
Has anyone tried using this camera with Blue Iris? Results?
i dont see any settings for cloud storage 😕
I simply want to install a camera in the house pointing out the window to monitor the front entrance when either the mailman comes or UPS guy or pizza delivery etc. I am at my desktop PC all day and do not have a smart phone and just want to monitor the front entrance. What camera (any brand) should I or could I use? Thanks to anyone in advance.
I have existing home security system without monitor service. Can this camera send me alert if siren went off?
I really like the idea of an inexpensive, useful device. Sadly, I will be returning mine. Wyze requires I give up all my privacy and by accessing all of my information. Photos, files, contacts, etc. Why? I find no logical reason for them to require it for any good reason. Other than spamming my contacts with sales pitches, or worse, spying on me. It's too bad. I had high hopes for them. But not at the cost of my privacy. I'm returning mine tomorrow.
Is the motion on this camera better than the $20 version of this camera?
Excellent review. I just got the wyze cam V2 but might return it for the Pan version, given that the extra motion capabilities are probably worth the $10 extra. it's too bad the motor can be heard and it's bigger. If you mount it upside down and flip the image 180 via the app, does left and right panning get flipped too?
I like those Nintendo games in the background
So far your video is very informative. It has given me more information on this system than wyze has supplied. My only problem is, when the video goes narrow and your LON.TV "moving logo" appears on each side of the video the "moving logo" drives my vertigo nuts. I can't watch your video when the logo is moving. I have to keep putting up pieces of paper to hide the logo just so I can watch your video. It would be great if the logo was stationary. I have 9 minutes to go. Hope I can finish watching it. If not I'll just close my eyes and listen. Thanks for the information.
I'm not sure what you're referring to. I don't embed any moving logos into my content.
The app has been, and still is an issue for me on Android. I cannot seem to access the camera when I'm not on wifi. I don't have any issues with iOS.
I could not get this thing to register/connect. Had to return it. Strange cause my wyse cam works perfectly
A big well done on your review. Just wish you wouldn't have sparked a concern about viability of Wyze. It would be a shame for a company with millions of happy customers to suddenly go dark and leave consumers in lurch...but then no one will lose their house over a 20 dollar purchase:)
Can you use multiple cams at once ?
Can we use the WYZE Sense system with this unit?
For the money its worth trying.
Is there a way not to have the green motion box thing on screen?
Yes you can turn it off
This is also rebranded as Xiaomi Dafang IP Camera, I wonder if Xiaomi bought the company "Wyze"? And it's still around $30-35 USD and the software looks to be updated also.
the 6' power cord that came with my wyze cam v2 is to short, where can I purchase greater compatible lengths, under 20' , more is ok if need be, thank's in advance
On Amazon, I brought 26ft for $8.00
Wyze cam has Wyze cam plus, Wyze cam Plus pro, all charge $. Which plan does not charge fee? Wyze cam lite? Or other lite plan? Please let us know! Thank you so much.
So, did you get Cory's payroll done?
😎😍 that's so cool and cheap . I'd like two please. I'm in Turkeyy is that a problem ?
Love the price, functionality of this camera but can't get by the privacy issues. The disclaimer that you have to agree to is JUST to much!
Does it come with the 3m mount
Can this camera work on my pc instead of having to use a phone? I have Windows 10 Pro-64bit.
There's ppl that made firmware on github to be able to have a more secure setup so China doesn't have easy access. I'll be tinkering with this guy soon. Thanks for the review.
I’ve got something on that firmware later this week !
I cant wait!
I'm surprised the car industry didn't jump on this idea and make people pay extra if they wanted their cars to go left or right or in reverse. I'm surprised they didn't include an upgrade model if you wanted the camera to focus.
Good review. I've had one for about 4 months but was never able to get it to pair with the network. The voice prompts are in Chinese and would never connect. I still have hope though!
You must have the Xiaomi version, this one was recently released with its own firmware by Wyze.
That's the one! Wonder if I could get the Wyze firmware loaded?
Try this:
Install Mi Home on android and change region on app to Mainland China; connect to non protected wifi and try to update firmware; reconnect to protected wifi.
Łukasz Mazgaj I'll give that a go!
Yes now you have to pay to used abou 30 at year membership
Put a laser pointer on it and it will look like those innocent gun bots in Portal!
Or it's a great way to play with your cat while away!
What is the USB port on the back for? Has anyone used the USB port on the back?
there comes the guy from 1980s with the museum old pcs in the back.
Can you view the footage stored on thew sd card remotely via the app?
Yes
I wish IFTTT for wyze had the option to turn off camera, it only allows notification alerts & push to be disabled, I want to be able to turn camera off upon arriving home & then back on when leaving
Connect the power source to a smart outlet, then control it by voice with Alexa or other service!
You could even instruct it to turn camera one remotely, when away from home! I just demonstrated this to my wife by turning on our desk lamp while I was 20 miles away from home!
You could also use a micro controller, setup a simple voltage regulator to power it on and off with programming. Very simple to hack this camera.
Not available in UK
Great review, great device. Do you know what is the level of privacy of the footage ? Is it encrypted ? Does the company have access to the recordings ? Thanks
Video files being stored in China...privacy = none.
the videos are actually being stored in AWS (amazon web servers), witch is safe because, well, its amazon.
TheHackerGames 29 thanks !
@@travisshopp4079 that's not necessarily true. You can setup a poorly configured security system based in AWS. AWS just provides the infrastructure, it's up to the company to make sure things between the client and server are encrypted or encrypted on the server.
Thanks for letting me know!
I believe this camera was rebranded as Xiaomi Dafang, right?
Other way around
Lon, have you looked into flashing OpenIPC on your Wyze cam? People are doing this to bypass the cloud restrictions. This let's you use a NAS and other apps with your cameras, among other things.
OpenIPC is just a ripoff of other opensource projects that adds no value but tries to sucker money put of people. If you want to replace the firmware on this camera look at github.com/EliasKotlyar/Xiaomi-Dafang-Hacks. The Wyse camera is the same as the Xiaomi Dafang camera except for the wifi driver used. The Dafang Hacks project supports both.
I don't think these Wyzecams support that. The Xiaomi versions do.
OpenIPC works for the Wyzecam V1 and V2s as well as the Xiaomi... Currently working on an update for the Wyzecam Pan.
@@seouljah760 Where can I find the OpenIPC update for the Wyzecam Pan?
How large a SIM card does it accept?
how can you stop the camera from moving? it keeps moving
How to connect my second camara or add to my celular
Hi Lon I have a question about the plex , what is better to run a server from ? I have an wdlivetv the 1tb and a nvidia shield the 16gb??? I notice a lag if connected thru nvidia, what do you suggest???
Alguien me puede decir en español cómo funciona las cámaras wize
You didn't adress the noise the camera makes when moving and shows up on the video or can be heard on the camera 📸
Can you mount it upside down?
Yes there's a 180 flip option for the video
my night vision stopped working after I moved it to another location and the ir lights are working.
Returning mine. When using to look outside through a window the camera uses a small light for night vision that reflects back at the camera making the picture viewing useless. Surprised you didn’t mention this.
You can turn off the infrared light
Turn off the night vision. I did and works well
I did turn it off. Challenge was I also don’t have lights out front. And the camera is picking up the light across the street. I did keep them. Work fine during the day.
@@scottw7492 use a mount to install it outside...
Can this send notifications to more than one cellphone so my wife and I both get notifications?
Yes
the reason why i can't scan the QR code when connecting to wifi camera wy touch pan
Can the camera operate upside down?
Yes, there's an option in the software to rotate 180 degrees.
does it have a battery AND HOW LONG DOES IT LAST
No battery in this one.
OUTDOOR PLEASE MAKE OUTDOOR
they have a skin to use for outdoor use. look on amazon .
Your wish has been granted. You need their hub for every 4 outdoor cameras and they’re wireless except when they will need to be charged. They claim the internal battery will last 3-6 months and your phone app will inform you when your amperes is getting low. Not too bad for the price!!
LOL hopefully you didn't forget to pay cory.
what happened?
Tim McDermott nothing just in this video when he was showing us the app on his phone a notification popped up with a reminder to do Cory's payroll.
Does it have live feed?
Yes it does!! I have 8 and will order 2 of the cam pan now
I guess the camera would get confused if there is more than one intruder to track.
0:02 That`s what she said
Do you have to have wifi
Lol yes
Seems like a great product but not having independence of the life of the company or some kind of assurance that the site will be maintained for X number of years is a big negative.
Correct price, please. $37
They need to add a battery to this product to make it portable. I would pay the additional cost.
You could do it by building a simple power source. You need to find the plug online (or an old one from something else) that is compatible, then open the camera and hack the power on. Use alkalines as the power supply, it will run on 6v (4 AA's). Very simple hack.
Could i use this camera without a cell phone. I am looking for one to put in my car . My car has been vandelized 2x adn now I like to have a camera to start with a motion detector and not a plug in. Thank you.
Not sure what a 'cell phone' is. You must have an Android or iOS device to setup the camera and monitor them.
How is this company making money to operate the server's???? Camera price being so low! Could there be spyware....and there always listening and that data goes for sale??????
Wyze Cam 1080p have a cloud option or only this one?
It works the same as the other camera.
the opinions you're about to hear are my own nobody is paying for this review and no one is reviewing this content before it is posted
you are too close with your hand for it to work well
Pour rain on it.
It’s $37