I have 6 Wyze cams including the original WCO. This new cam is a fail and appears it was rushed to market with many flaws. I’ll pass on this one. I was waiting for your review LH. 👍
My Wyze Battery Cam PRO would not connect, kept timing out. My other Wyze cameras are fine, I will return and wait until issues are resolved and maybe try again. Although mine came with the solar adapter, so probably packaging issues with yours.
Hi, great review. Thank you! I was wondering if you know of any security camera, or 24 hour camera in general that will allow you to download vertical/ portrait mode videos?
This camera has the best pictures of all the other cams I have used, but the battery life is only 4 days at best. 😢 So if the camera is not easily assessable you should have soler panels to keep the battery charged.
I'm wondering if I should buy one to replace the outdoor cam I have... which looks down the walkway to my front (side) door. It always fails to start recording before someone turns around and walks away.
I'm going to give this camera a chance and do some of my own testing because everybody's house and everybody's Wi-Fi and equipment is different all my cameras work great but the same cameras at somebody else's house might work shity you gotta remember it's a battery camera and it's never going to be perfect I have 20 wyze cameras 17 are v3s 1 v3 pan and 2 V1 battery cameras the two battery ones are more for viewing than anything else they're okay they just have no distance and notification is about thirty seconds behind my V3 cameras notifications for all my plug in cameras are three seconds after motion is detected. I do have four battery ring cameras and notification speed is almost instant if the new wyze battery camera can at least match my v3's in detection speed I'll be happy , I was impressed with the audio I know there was some wind but to hear you clear from 40 feet away that's a major improvement ....When I do some testing I'll come back and let you know. Thanks for the video.
My wife bought as an animal cam to monitor activities of an owl family in our owl house (only at night) Do you think this will work for this application? Thanks..
Anyone else having problems with the Wyze app lately? More often than not when I open a camera I don't get a live image I have a V3 pancam and although I can control the position from my Pixel 5 the image remains a freezeframe. Also, although I have the cam set to record events it hasn't recorded anything for a while. This has been going on for a few weeks now and restarting cameras, force closing and restarting the app and rebooting the phone doesn't seem to help. Ive done everything short of uninstalling and reinstallin the app. The phone in general works fine
Ashamed most cameras still do 15fps or like 20/24fps. I think 30fps should be minimum. If local storage dont compress as much, if cloud then sure compress. I get the compression in some aspects, but different use cases should yield different video quality. Obviously most people will use the micro sd since they are super cheap
I got the camera and wow what a disappointment .....the live view takes forever to open up, the notifications take longer to come in than my V1 battery cameras ... The 2k picture was beautiful but the very late notifications is a deal-breaker I will stick with my V3. The V3 picture is crystal clear notifications are two seconds and detection is twice as far it's a no-brainer. I hate to say it but my ring cameras notifications are instant.
15fps is trash.. sorry wyze you could do better with that 100 million investment you got. The starlight doesnt look good. you should do a review mounting on your driveway and see how long the battery last with cars going by all the time... im glad i waited for this review and i will pass for now on this camera. its need a upgrade right out of the box.
The 6 month battery life is a JOKE. Even with minimum triggering you will be lucky to get 3 months. Also the delay to see a live video is unacceptable compared to the original Wyze cam outdoor Version 2. My Wyze cam Version 2 is much better than this pc of junk. With a solar panel it is cheaper and the quality as far as I am concerned is just as good. In my case I don't need the motion lights so they are useless. Also according to the instructions if you record to the SD card this will greatly reduce battery life. THIS IS A DO NOT BUY!
I really wanted to like this camera but there seem to be some problems. Also, the non-functioning SD card slot is a deal-breaker for me. I guess some of these things can be addressed with firmware but it's not ready for primetime.
I literally will not buy a wyze cam until i watch your video. Unless I'm just way too pumped about an item. That was the last generation pan cam. From now on I'll wait. Thanks for a terrific video!
I have 5 v3 cameras and I know what happens when I'm not at home even without a cloud plan. I think that for the price we can't ask for much but for security, which is why we bought these cameras. I think for now they don't work for me since the solar panel is good but it alerts those who want to do something in your house
it's a Fail. someone could walk through your yard and be at the house before the notification alerts you. you could be looking in the wrong direction for the intruder.
Great review of a poorly made product. Not surprised that Wyze would push out a half-baked camera to market with all the flaws. I own 3 Wyze cameras that were great when they first came out with the free AI feature. Once they went to subscription based, their cameras are not worth the money even at their cheap prices. I am currently planning on replacing a;ll of my Wyze cameras with a better brand.
Wyze seemingly puts the same camera in different containers. Other companies improve their products, Wyze just repackages the same thing over and over again.
There are numerous aspects that need improvement for this camera... There's a significant journey ahead... Nevertheless, I do appreciate the removable battery feature.
Can it be hung upside down (and app setting allows 180° rotation)? (To get the spotlight further away from the roof overhang bc when most cam lights light up, the over exposure of the roof overhang makes everything in the main view darker with the light on).
This review requires the subscription, without that its not even usable. Its like 12 second video with min 1 min cool down. I hate that they lock basic features behind the subscription. MIght be returning these.
Yes, this Battery Cam PRO has very high compression and you will see a lot of artifacting compared to other brands and even when compared to other wyze cameras.
You jumped to the wrong chapter lol.. siren is mostly last in my testing. I always lowered down the volume though in post so that it is not going to be that loud...
Well, on my detection testing, the camera was able to detect me at 40 feet. Also, wyze needs to add at least 10 seconds after motion has stopped to continue recording so as to get the whole motion event.
Self-contained battery cameras are just not able to get the job done. What they need is a continuous recording mode, and a solar panel and battery that are big enough to keep the camera on and recording 24/7. Everything seems balanced around preserving battery life and only waking the camera once the PIR/radar triggers. But that's just not how surveillance cameras are supposed to be used. They're supposed to be always on, always watching.
Both my wife and I love your reviews. They are so thorough. We’ve considered the purchase of this as well as the Eufycam 2C Pro . I like the idea of this cam that you are reviewing from Wyze, except in regard to the issues you mentioned. The stop recording and the noticeable artifacts. Have they addressed these issue as of yet? Thank you.
Just got one last month and had some small connectivity issues and others where the camera turned itself off and stopped recording until i had to restart the camera. Continuous recording at 2k on battery lasted about 8hrs before the battery died and then Wyze had some device outage while I was out of town, all other cams reconnected fine except this one and the only fix was to physically troubleshoot. Needless to say this is getting returned. Complete lack of reliability and it being out of service for 19 out of 21 days while out of state is completely unacceptable.
Hi , i understand that this camera is ' cordless ' , however I would like to know if the camera will stop working if the wifi isn't on due to a power outage. Lastly, does it have a built in light that will come on at detection at the top of the camera if someone or something is detected.
Okay so I bought this camera and am disappointed that it doesn't show the correct colors, my V3's are way more accurate to what I see with my eyes. The colors with this camera are very dull, hope Wyze can fix this but given their history they probably won't.
just bought and mounted this camera. needed it because i had to mount somewhere with no power source, will be buying the solar panel for it though. thanks for awesome review as always! they fixed the sd card with a firmware update. but the about 15 second recording time (no matter what you set it to in settings) still exists which really sucks they need to fix it to whatever you set it to in settings it records to and it would be a good little battery cam. heres to hoping they fix it because i bought it and am hoping i didnt waste my money. if continous recording works with the solar panel attached and doesnt kill the battery every 10 hours i will be happy.
I ended up ordering a Ring stick up cam battery instead. Only $53 with current discounts and ring protect discount as well. I'll wait for them to improve this camera. My other Wyze v3 cameras are doing great so far.
Hey LifeHackster, is there any chance you could do reviews on dash cams to find out best for zooming in on number plates at different speeds, because if you cant catch a number plate it could be hard to catch an offender if they dont stop.
I have some here that I need to check out. As to dashcams as long as the offender car is in the field of view of the camera and did hit you, then it went pretty close that any dashcam you have will be able to read the plates...but time of day is a big factor. At night, depending on your headlights, the glare will prevent you from reading plates of cars 5 feet in front of you...
@LifeHackster thanks bud, there are settings in the cam that are changeable, can you tell/show us the best settings they should be on with maximum micro sd storage, higher quality of the video versus length of storage, if you know what I mean. I'm not sure how many people actually read the instructions, but it would make a great video for you.
Wyze products are just junk. At first it was nice to have cheap $20 cameras but as their prices have creeped up, the problems remain. At $100 plus the monthly fee, it’s just not worth it anymore when there are better options out there.
I have 6 Wyze cams including the original WCO. This new cam is a fail and appears it was rushed to market with many flaws. I’ll pass on this one. I was waiting for your review LH. 👍
Thanks for watching!
Disappointed in the low light performance. Hope they fix it with a update.
Awesome video! Thanks for showing everything. 🤝
Thanks for watching!
My Wyze Battery Cam PRO would not connect, kept timing out. My other Wyze cameras are fine, I will return and wait until issues are resolved and maybe try again. Although mine came with the solar adapter, so probably packaging issues with yours.
Nice yard and lawn..
Thank you.
Hi, great review. Thank you! I was wondering if you know of any security camera, or 24 hour camera in general that will allow you to download vertical/ portrait mode videos?
You have to check out video doorbells..they have 4:3 or 1x1 aspect ratios. Regular security cams are usually 16x9.
@@LifeHackster thank you! 😎
This camera has the best pictures of all the other cams I have used, but the battery life is only 4 days at best. 😢 So if the camera is not easily assessable you should have soler panels to keep the battery charged.
I'm wondering if I should buy one to replace the outdoor cam I have... which looks down the walkway to my front (side) door. It always fails to start recording before someone turns around and walks away.
This is better than the wyze cam outdoor as to detection.
How do you save battery life on this camera. I have to charge it every week
I have one at my office and the battery died in one day in the cold. Thought this was a 6 months battery?
Thank you.
Thanks for watching!
I'm going to give this camera a chance and do some of my own testing because everybody's house and everybody's Wi-Fi and equipment is different all my cameras work great but the same cameras at somebody else's house might work shity you gotta remember it's a battery camera and it's never going to be perfect I have 20 wyze cameras 17 are v3s 1 v3 pan and 2 V1 battery cameras the two battery ones are more for viewing than anything else they're okay they just have no distance and notification is about thirty seconds behind my V3 cameras notifications for all my plug in cameras are three seconds after motion is detected. I do have four battery ring cameras and notification speed is almost instant if the new wyze battery camera can at least match my v3's in detection speed I'll be happy , I was impressed with the audio I know there was some wind but to hear you clear from 40 feet away that's a major improvement ....When I do some testing I'll come back and let you know. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching!
Whats the absolute best floodlight cam out right now?
How long it will last with solar pannel
What is the issue you had later on ?
Can I take the battery I use for my phone when I go to Disneyland and plug it into this camera to juice it up?
My wife bought as an animal cam to monitor activities of an owl family in our owl house (only at night) Do you think this will work for this application? Thanks..
Wyze cheaped out with this
Anyone else having problems with the Wyze app lately? More often than not when I open a camera I don't get a live image
I have a V3 pancam and although I can control the position from my Pixel 5 the image remains a freezeframe. Also, although I have the cam set to record events it hasn't recorded anything for a while.
This has been going on for a few weeks now and restarting cameras, force closing and restarting the app and rebooting the phone doesn't seem to help. Ive done everything short of uninstalling and reinstallin the app. The phone in general works fine
Ashamed most cameras still do 15fps or like 20/24fps. I think 30fps should be minimum. If local storage dont compress as much, if cloud then sure compress. I get the compression in some aspects, but different use cases should yield different video quality. Obviously most people will use the micro sd since they are super cheap
How long the battery takes to die
I will pass for now. Please do a 3 or 6 month review.
Too many negatives at this current time.
I appreciate you honesty.
I got the camera and wow what a disappointment .....the live view takes forever to open up, the notifications take longer to come in than my V1 battery cameras ... The 2k picture was beautiful but the very late notifications is a deal-breaker I will stick with my V3. The V3 picture is crystal clear notifications are two seconds and detection is twice as far it's a no-brainer. I hate to say it but my ring cameras notifications are instant.
Once again Wyze failed with crappy audio quality and a so so camera.
👍🌹🌷👍
15fps is trash.. sorry wyze you could do better with that 100 million investment you got. The starlight doesnt look good. you should do a review mounting on your driveway and see how long the battery last with cars going by all the time... im glad i waited for this review and i will pass for now on this camera. its need a upgrade right out of the box.
You lost me at Subcription!
No thanks I’ll pass 😂
Why would they even release this in its current state? What crap. Not worth the price tag at all - this is really disappointing.
The 6 month battery life is a JOKE. Even with minimum triggering you will be lucky to get 3 months. Also the delay to see a live video is unacceptable compared to the original Wyze cam outdoor Version 2. My Wyze cam Version 2 is much better than this pc of junk. With a solar panel it is cheaper and the quality as far as I am concerned is just as good. In my case I don't need the motion lights so they are useless. Also according to the instructions if you record to the SD card this will greatly reduce battery life. THIS IS A DO NOT BUY!
I really wanted to like this camera but there seem to be some problems. Also, the non-functioning SD card slot is a deal-breaker for me. I guess some of these things can be addressed with firmware but it's not ready for primetime.
I literally will not buy a wyze cam until i watch your video. Unless I'm just way too pumped about an item. That was the last generation pan cam. From now on I'll wait. Thanks for a terrific video!
These companies need to stop putting the PRO title in their products.
15fps? Yea... Not.
The pro is short for probably and not for professional, my guess.
That 15fps needs to be upgraded
I think that like the other battery cameras they have a long way to improve so far the best camera is still the v3
So far my V3 is King
I agree I think my V3 pancam is better than that
I have 5 v3 cameras and I know what happens when I'm not at home even without a cloud plan. I think that for the price we can't ask for much but for security, which is why we bought these cameras. I think for now they don't work for me since the solar panel is good but it alerts those who want to do something in your house
Hey great vid! You should do an updated review later down the line when they improve this camera via future updates! Would definitely appreciate that
Will do. Thanks for watching!
@@LifeHackster thanks alot. Also did you notice that they increased the price of the Wyze cam OG to $26USD now? What are your thoughts on that?
it's a Fail. someone could walk through your yard and be at the house before the notification alerts you.
you could be looking in the wrong direction for the intruder.
Great review of a poorly made product. Not surprised that Wyze would push out a half-baked camera to market with all the flaws. I own 3 Wyze cameras that were great when they first came out with the free AI feature. Once they went to subscription based, their cameras are not worth the money even at their cheap prices. I am currently planning on replacing a;ll of my Wyze cameras with a better brand.
Like what?
What brand?
Eufy?
V3 was and still is the best bang for your buck. Truly the prime of Wyze
Did you test the WiFi reception distance? Having a camera that doesn’t need to be mounted on your house would be a huge benefit!
I want to know about this too 🤔
I’m going to take a chance on this camera because the new ring camera on pre order is about 175.00 dollars and only 1080p..
Come on Ring, step it up !
Typical wyze, notifies you what seems like 5 minutes after motion is detected.
It's your internet😂 mine loads in around 10s
@@kenba3636 I didn’t mean it literally, and it’s not my internet
Might wait for the next wireless cam 😅
The eufy s220 is so much better than this
Battery cameras are trash, all of them, always go powered.
Wyze seemingly puts the same camera in different containers. Other companies improve their products, Wyze just repackages the same thing over and over again.
That's not true for Battery Cam Pro camera. This is a completely new camera.
If the camera was as good as this thorough video review it would be AWESOME! Good job, thanks!
I think I'll pass on that one... other cams they make seem to be better to me... my V3 pancam works better than that in my opinion
There are numerous aspects that need improvement for this camera... There's a significant journey ahead... Nevertheless, I do appreciate the removable battery feature.
Does it have continues recording on SD card?
Was testing done using the 2.4 or 5 ghz wifi? I'm wondering if using the 5 improves it's performance?
It connected in 5GHz... Truthfully, I'll go with 2.4 GHz in outdoor setups because the signal can go out farther than the 5...
@@LifeHackster Hmm the 5Ghz was probably why the notifications were alot slower?
@@travispeayarlal1485 It should be faster...and I did compare the notification with my Wyze Cam V3 PRO and the V3 PRO is faster..
Can it be hung upside down (and app setting allows 180° rotation)? (To get the spotlight further away from the roof overhang bc when most cam lights light up, the over exposure of the roof overhang makes everything in the main view darker with the light on).
good question !
they should give free trial subscription until the firmware update to use SD card, seems like scam it's not enabled by default.
Looks like a nice camera 👍
Not very "pro" based on what I'm seeing here.
Surprised that battery is only 6200maH
Great review. Ill wait until these go on sale or the next iteration for this price point.
*Nice!*
@IvanRamirez...Thanks for watching!
This review requires the subscription, without that its not even usable. Its like 12 second video with min 1 min cool down. I hate that they lock basic features behind the subscription. MIght be returning these.
I noticed that your phone has lte network. If you had 5G UC the update time could be considerably faster and what are your wifi speeds and range?
WOW thank you so much for this video! Helped us greatly !
terrible piece of crap. wyze is more interested in selling their cam plus than producing quality products - get other Chinese cams
Please make a video on Imou bullet vs imou versa.
Not compatible with Google home and it is advertised as being so.
$150 in Canada. it's not worth it at the moment IMO.
I have Wyze everything. Was debating on upgrading to eufy. But I’m hearing eufy outdoor is better. 😢
Yes, this Battery Cam PRO has very high compression and you will see a lot of artifacting compared to other brands and even when compared to other wyze cameras.
I’d like to get cameras and a doorbell. Can do wired door bell and some of the cams can be wired and others battery. Suggestions?
Yes, most companies have a mix of wired and battery doorbells and cameras and you can connect them in their app.
I jumped to the end chapter to escape the siren sound only to get blasted with it. Anyway you could fix that in future vids‽
You jumped to the wrong chapter lol.. siren is mostly last in my testing. I always lowered down the volume though in post so that it is not going to be that loud...
Chinese Ring knock off 🤣
Dare Avenue
update please
I noticed it stopped recording when you left 30 ft… that is the maximum range of motion.
Well, on my detection testing, the camera was able to detect me at 40 feet. Also, wyze needs to add at least 10 seconds after motion has stopped to continue recording so as to get the whole motion event.
Self-contained battery cameras are just not able to get the job done. What they need is a continuous recording mode, and a solar panel and battery that are big enough to keep the camera on and recording 24/7. Everything seems balanced around preserving battery life and only waking the camera once the PIR/radar triggers. But that's just not how surveillance cameras are supposed to be used. They're supposed to be always on, always watching.
What is the best 2k camera in your opinion?
ua-cam.com/video/quE96Dsxaj0/v-deo.html
are there any IP cam that can be operated with a power bank via USB?
Are you still able to do a review on the Kamep Video Doorbell?
I haven't heard about this brand.
@@LifeHackster would you like me to find you a link to one?
Thank you for this review. Very helpful.
Both my wife and I love your reviews. They are so thorough. We’ve considered the purchase of this as well as the Eufycam 2C Pro . I like the idea of this cam that you are reviewing from Wyze, except in regard to the issues you mentioned. The stop recording and the noticeable artifacts. Have they addressed these issue as of yet? Thank you.
Just got one last month and had some small connectivity issues and others where the camera turned itself off and stopped recording until i had to restart the camera. Continuous recording at 2k on battery lasted about 8hrs before the battery died and then Wyze had some device outage while I was out of town, all other cams reconnected fine except this one and the only fix was to physically troubleshoot. Needless to say this is getting returned. Complete lack of reliability and it being out of service for 19 out of 21 days while out of state is completely unacceptable.
Hi , i understand that this camera is ' cordless ' , however I would like to know if the camera will stop working if the wifi isn't on due to a power outage. Lastly, does it have a built in light that will come on at detection at the top of the camera if someone or something is detected.
Buy a better product if you want to use your money wise!
What would you suggest?
Okay so I bought this camera and am disappointed that it doesn't show the correct colors, my V3's are way more accurate to what I see with my eyes. The colors with this camera are very dull, hope Wyze can fix this but given their history they probably won't.
I don’t even see my solar panel in my camera settings. My other old Wyze outdoor camera shows it in the accessory section.
would this be a good camera to have inside a window? I need to keep the camera inside to look out thru the front window.
The true winner will be with the size of wyze cam v2 and at least 5mp image quality so you can read car plates 15 yards away
I am dissapointed that you can not do a view playback like my Wyze V3 camera.
So the camera is useless unless you have the subscription??
Video quality looks almost the same as from the Outdoor Cam.
Can it send screenshots to your phone when motion activated
What's the distance this can be compare to wyze outdoor cam
just bought and mounted this camera. needed it because i had to mount somewhere with no power source, will be buying the solar panel for it though. thanks for awesome review as always! they fixed the sd card with a firmware update. but the about 15 second recording time (no matter what you set it to in settings) still exists which really sucks they need to fix it to whatever you set it to in settings it records to and it would be a good little battery cam. heres to hoping they fix it because i bought it and am hoping i didnt waste my money. if continous recording works with the solar panel attached and doesnt kill the battery every 10 hours i will be happy.
Did anyone have issues with connecting it to wifi?
Wyze had sound detection activation back in the days.
Still the case ?
Is it just a regular USBC cable to charge?
i thought it had color night vision like the wyze cam v3
can you review montavue cameras by chance?
Do u think Eufy Solo Pro 2k is better than this one?
Can this work without internet?
Good video. Good job!
I ended up ordering a Ring stick up cam battery instead. Only $53 with current discounts and ring protect discount as well. I'll wait for them to improve this camera. My other Wyze v3 cameras are doing great so far.
Hey LifeHackster, is there any chance you could do reviews on dash cams to find out best for zooming in on number plates at different speeds, because if you cant catch a number plate it could be hard to catch an offender if they dont stop.
I have some here that I need to check out. As to dashcams as long as the offender car is in the field of view of the camera and did hit you, then it went pretty close that any dashcam you have will be able to read the plates...but time of day is a big factor. At night, depending on your headlights, the glare will prevent you from reading plates of cars 5 feet in front of you...
@LifeHackster thanks bud, there are settings in the cam that are changeable, can you tell/show us the best settings they should be on with maximum micro sd storage, higher quality of the video versus length of storage, if you know what I mean. I'm not sure how many people actually read the instructions, but it would make a great video for you.
Wyze products are just junk. At first it was nice to have cheap $20 cameras but as their prices have creeped up, the problems remain. At $100 plus the monthly fee, it’s just not worth it anymore when there are better options out there.
SD card. Mine are great
@JasonLee-t3b same here