@ even top notch higher price cameras arent really all that fantastic. Try zooming in on a license plate and get back to me. For the price point of wyze and a clear video you cant complain.
I was a Wyze user from day 1. But in the last year the incessant firmware upgrades and the forced use of a subscription if you want to get any actual use out of your camera has killed the Wyze dream. A great startup 10 years ago, a useless much bigger company now. Success has ruined Wyze. Too bad.
Dude, super impressed with the quality and consistency of your reviews. You'ved gained a subscriber, nice job! Suprised at how well the OG performs against the others. huge difference on the audio quality with the V4.
Excellent and revealing comparison. Pretty much confirms my thoughts that there isn't much of a difference from version to version. Other than the Audio Improvements for both speaker and microphone.
At 5:22 I presume - appears to be comparing v3 with no light vrs v4 and all others with their spotlights turned on To me that means the only good one is v3 Here because of current sale on v4 and black color I have been a bit hesitant to mount a bunch of poe or switch over to likes of complete reolink or tapo currently but no person not currently heavily invested in wyze should ever buy wyze. My wyze cam rate failure especially v3 is about 80 percent and my wyze color bulb failure is about 90 percent The wyze 3 will power on and off super fast making a horrid buzzing noise and over heat The wyze white bulbs I have 2 now that have over heated and melted one with black crust indicating fire hot.
V3 vs V4 - the V4 REQUIRES their cloud service to record event video - all you get are still images. The V3 will record video without the cloud. Plus the cloud service has a "5 minute cooldown" - once a video is recorded, another one will not be recorded for 5 minutes. You DO get motion notifications with the V3 without the cloud.
Great test! However there is something I never understand about the alarm feature on this kind of camera: I would like to secure my courtyard with this kind of camera in order to trigger a siren+flash when an intrusion is detected, BUT I want to easily walk in my courtyard without alarm. How to manage this kind of scenario? (without to have to manually disable the alarm in the app...)
Thank you so much! Your videos are my go to 👍 clear, precise easy to follow! Just started purchasing Wyze OG and V4, lamp socket to replace ring and nest. Question, my Aunt has dementia, I want to put Wyze cams at her house. Can they be on my account and in my app even at different addresses? Thank you!
EXCELLENT review. Just outstanding! The details are great and the visuals are perfect! I have never left a review before here. This gentleman's review deserves notice!
One thing I was hoping that you would compare is how events are displayed. I know that on some models, if you select the camera in the app, the 'Events' show as little boxes directly under the camera view, but not other cameras. Does that make sense ? Can you clarify how each works ?
10:05 I'm pretty sure you mean the V4 cam is the only one compatible with WiFi 5 (GHz). Admittedly, I could be wrong but 2.4 and 5 are WAY more prevalent than 6 at this point.
Please advise for front door. Wyze cam v4 with bulb power socket or Wyze OG+telephoto with bulb power socket. Or just get Wyze doorbell vs Aqara doorbell because I already have Aqara Hub and devices at home.
I may have to upgrade to the v4 after watching this review. I’m wondering if you would ever consider doing reviews of in home motion detectors? I know your focus is more on cameras but I know a few people who have been using different brands and some of them seem better than others. Would love to get your thoughts on this! Thank you
I occasionally do it but mostly as a part of a security system setup. A battery powered security camera is also a great option for a motion sensor. If you don't want it to record or film, just cover the lens or set it in the settings. This will eliminate the need to install a separate hub for motion sensors.
Awesome review! For a simple camera being used indoors to watch the kids, which version would you recommend? Do you think the V3 is good enough for that? Thanks!
This is an awesome product review. What made me select the wyze is a video. A wyze cam was tracking a meteorite in the sky. Thats when I knew it was the cam no questions asked
I’ve heard an important factor being brought up by someone else. The fact that V4 requires more expensive membership fees. Like you can’t use cam plus light, or something to that fact.
You are helping me a lot in learning about security cameras. I like the v4 but am wondering if it will also work behind glass. Your earlier video regarding windows talked about OG and V3. V4 ok?
Great and thorough review! I live in an apartment complex. Could you recommend a setup? The V4 looks and sounds crisp and clear. I am looking to protect my front door and indoors. Thanks for your insight.
Yes, the V4 would be a great setup indoors and for outdoor not unless you can wire it, you can do a camera thru glass window setup and Wyze sells a window mount for this. Search my channel for this setup.
I live in an apartment as well and have two v4's through glass. I have one pointed out the window which views my front door and another pointed out my side window which records my car. I have a V3 pan in the living room area. It's nice to be able to monitor maintenance if they need to come in when I am not home
So are all of these clips taken from the stream? I would love to see the quality of the recording from the SD card. This testing was amazing but if the 2/2.5k records more crisply, I'd definitely like to see it!
I gotten wyze not too long ago as my first cloud security cam setup and I liked it at first, but the video quality seems to be too poor to capture licenese plate from a higher floor apartment (aiming down the street). Is there a camera system like Wyze, that is much clearer, that you would recommended?
I have the Sd Card for the wyze Og and the play backs on the recordings stop, like if a car drives by it doesn't fully pass and the play back stops with the car still in view. Any tips to fix it?
v4 forces you to get the subscription if you want to playback tye SD card video. Without the subscription, the SD card records one image every 5 minutes. Returning my v4.
So you dont have to subscribe but if you dont (with the v4) will you not get notifications? I just wanna use this at night for keeping an eye on the baby does it have backgroud sound available like consistently playing withiut app playing?
I have wyze V3 and I also have Cam Plus. My recordings are 10 to 14 seconds. I do have an SD card in, but I should still get longer recordings with the cam Plus
The v4 has best audio and best video its defiantly a improvement ! 30 FPS is good for V4. I wish the made a Battery V4 ! i do not have much outside power .. Still better than Ring or Blink at this Point.. BTW reolink has out the CX810 4K please do a review on that !
I like this kind of review it keeps the comparison in real time to visually compare the footage! I’d like the v4 in a 360 degree option or at least a 4k stationary version
Seems to be , the V4. Isn't any better in picture quality? Then the V3 seems to be sharper. The thing maybe in zoom v4 a tiny bit better, if it's double resolution should be way way better, and it's not
With Nest killing off the dropcams tomorrow I find these videos helpful. The camera's all have come a long way, but the apps are just so bad. The Nest app is simple, good vid quality, scroll through is easy, multicam view, etc.... Now being forced into google home app, not being able view multiple cameras at the same time live, scrolling that is miserable, I am looking for something new. Any recommendations that get near to the old Nest app experience? The Wyze app was ok, but still not very user friendly.
Wish wyze would fix the livestream issue, i haven't been able to view my livestream on cellular data in over 6 months. Can only view it if im connected to my home wifi. Cameras are basically useless at this point.
I actually have a question regarding the Wyze cameras. I have 13 wyze cameras and pan cams combined and they all work like they’re supposed to when I’m at home on Wi-Fi but when I leave home and I have my iPhone with me which is an iPhone 15 Pro Max and I am on 5G the Wyze app will not load the cameras so I have no way of knowing what’s going on at home when I’m gone with my phone. Another issue I have with the Wyze cameras and app is that even though I am a cam plus customer in the app it keeps asking me to sign up for cam plus which I already have and it won’t let me use some of the features. As I’m sure everyone knows trying to get anything done through Wyze support is futile wyze does not care about their customers. This is a fact that is very obvious when googling customer support and my experiences have not been any better. My question is are the Eufy cameras and App. any better and more dependable than Wyze?
I am always confused by your videos when testing the Wyze cams at night and you have lights coming from the windows inside your house. Why don't you have the lights in your house turned off? What am I missing?
You are missing "reality".. in reality, there are always lights somewhere. This is my setup at my house. All my testing of other cameras have the lights on with the blinds closed. It is still dark but not totally dark.
@@LifeHackster Of course, sometimes stars and a moon are visible, but not always. I am speaking about artificial light obviously. With two of my Wyze cams, unless the motion detection light comes on, they show only black and white. I often watch your videos for years and appreciate the thoroughness of how you do them. I just wondered why it appeared to me you hadn't turned off the lights inside your house where you test cams. I have thought this many times. If that's how you want to do it, so be it, but for me, I always wonder why you do that. My biggest problem with my cams is keeping the cameras online. Recently, I got Starlink, thinking it would solve my cam problems. My house is not large, about 1000 sq.ft. and even a cam about 10 ft. from the modem in the same room still goes off line. I am so disappointed. Currently, I am paying for my old internet and Starlink. Just don't know where to turn.
My theory on why the v4 only requires a 1A charger is due to Wyze removing the on-device AI capability that is present in the v3 Pro. While it will work with accessories such as the lamp socket - or a secondary camera attached to the floodlight, it will not do person detection without the Cam Plus subscription.
did not know that pro had the onboard recognition. I assume then you get faster notifications of what an object is since it doesn’t send it to the cloud to decipher? Thank you for any clarification.
V3 wide angle is so much wider. Why the hell did they go and shrink that on V4. That's just stupid. I would upgrade just because of the wider angle. Thank you for the best reviews on all of them. I own them all. Just need to buy a bunch of V4 since they are on sale at costco.
Everyone always said good things about the OG camera but it looked to be the worst of all the ones you tested and its picture colors were off. I really don't like how quickly Wyze keeps coming out with new cameras. They are trying to get their customers to buy all new cameras all over again. I'll be keeping my V3 cameras until they sell an affordable 4K battery camera with zoom.
VERY important. Notifications outside aren't very useful without person detection, due to false notifications from trees. bugs. shadows, so it's really a requirement for outside use. Many of us refuse to pay a fee forever to get this functionality to actually be useful again like it already was previously before they removed it from a function within the app to the never ending subscription model. They can charge for frills like vehicle, pet detection etc if they want, but taking away included key functionality for notifications that allowed notifications to actually be useful, isn't ok
I don't like keeping my cameras online, cameras are way too easy to hack, and also send video feeds back to the spies at the home company. There was a news story on "private home video feeds" being sent back to China over the Internet, without authorization. My current 5 camera system is connected to my router but my router is OFFLINE. So i can view all my cameras locally from my phone (connected to my offline router) if I am within 50 yards of my router, which includes my entire property. Can I use Wize cameras in a similar manner, where I can record motion locally to the SD card, and view live streams locally from within my house without the cameras being online?
The OG seems better overall for price to performance, speed, features, etc and I personally think the wyze OG looks better than v3 and is so much faster responding when accessed via app. Although wyze keeps breaking the app as if they never test it in house
It seems they partly promote Wi-Fi 6 and partly don’t… mostly don’t, not even on the box… and it still takes forever to load compared to many other cameras not much more in cost with better or same features. The v4 is better but a long wait for not much of an improvement. Others are leaving Wyze and the price savings behind
People are asking too much for a $35 camera with all of the features the V4 provides. The V3 Pan is a PTZ camera available to the public for $40 lol. Why would Wyze want to have RTSP cameras? Nobody would use their cloud service and they wouldn't have revenue to continue and make new products . I prefer this to a NVR setup with having to change to whatever new CAT cable comes out and having to run them through the attic. From what I understand 2.4 GHz is better anyways through walls. And don't let these dorks haze you as some Wyze shill because I watch a lot of your videos and you give them valid criticism when it's due. Remember not too long ago security cameras was a rich man's game when you had to result to a cumbersome NVR and business class computer? I have a 256GB card for my 3 V4s and 128GB for my 2 V3s with the CamPlus. The flat USB cords are easy enough to use them outdoors and run them to an indoor outlet through the windows which to me is preferable to a wireless cam that needs recharged and can't handle 24/7 footage. Reddit is really harsh on Wyze, they act like Wyze should have a 4k camera for $40 and even then they'd groan because it's not RTSP. How dare they?
Because the cameras are borderline useless outside without person detection (that the older camera inside for free), due to too many motion alerts that you wind up ignoring. An not paying a monthly forever to get them to provide USEFUL notifications like they already used to do.
It is understandable why the v3 and V3 pro will be discontinued. I am confident that some of the features from those cameras will be integrated into the OG2, considering the picture is over-saturation on the OG. Furthermore, I hope they will increase the FOV on the V4Pro. Additionally, I anticipate the introduction of a blackout version for the V4 shortly. Maybe a Pan Cam V4 soon or at least a PCv3Pro?😁
Clear, concise review of the actual camera operation and features. I don't know why more reviewers can't do it like this. Thank you so much!
I dont know why you cant do one for us as well… nerd.
WYZE quality sucks ass!
@ even top notch higher price cameras arent really all that fantastic. Try zooming in on a license plate and get back to me. For the price point of wyze and a clear video you cant complain.
Honestly...this might be one of the best reviews I've ever watched. Excellent Excellent job! Subscribed!
Totally! Such a great video, thanks Man!
Just installed my V4 today. I'm surprised by the difference in picture quality to the V3.
And I'm glad it works with the Lamp socket!
Really where do you notice? The picture quality the most because in this video I don't see any improvement in quality.
@@Thatsmessedupman You're dealing with UA-cam compression when you see videos here. Since I have both the V3 & V4 I can personally see the difference.
@@Thatsmessedupmanv4 has way better clarity than the v3. V3 is still good but v4 is better
Im very impressed with the OG and also I glad that I can depend on you for an honest review! Thanks!
This is the best in depth review of Wyze Cams on UA-cam. Respect from 🇯🇲
Difference is there but seems mostly negligible. It seems the software bandwidth/bitrate is probably the biggest limiting factor.
I was a Wyze user from day 1. But in the last year the incessant firmware upgrades and the forced use of a subscription if you want to get any actual use out of your camera has killed the Wyze dream. A great startup 10 years ago, a useless much bigger company now. Success has ruined Wyze. Too bad.
Same here and I agree, I pulled most of my Wyze and went back to Ring. But I still use Wyze for RTSP (lags like HELL)
Agreed
You can use an SD card and just turn everything to record on SD in settings. Still get motion detection as well as recorded playback. Look up videos
@@supernova8962 you can use wyze docker bridge but it doesn't support the OG
@@JasonLee-t3b so there would be no need for subscription?
I’m not sure why the V4 is being marketed as a 2.5K camera when the image metadata shows it having the same 2560x1440 resolution as the 2K V3 Pro.
Dude, super impressed with the quality and consistency of your reviews. You'ved gained a subscriber, nice job! Suprised at how well the OG performs against the others. huge difference on the audio quality with the V4.
Excellent and revealing comparison. Pretty much confirms my thoughts that there isn't much of a difference from version to version. Other than the Audio Improvements for both speaker and microphone.
Thanks for watching!
The V4 night color vision was impressive. The audio was the loudest also. I definitely think this version won the competition hands down!!!
At 5:22 I presume - appears to be comparing v3 with no light vrs v4 and all others with their spotlights turned on
To me that means the only good one is v3
Here because of current sale on v4 and black color
I have been a bit hesitant to mount a bunch of poe or switch over to likes of complete reolink or tapo currently but no person not currently heavily invested in wyze should ever buy wyze.
My wyze cam rate failure especially v3 is about 80 percent and my wyze color bulb failure is about 90 percent
The wyze 3 will power on and off super fast making a horrid buzzing noise and over heat
The wyze white bulbs I have 2 now that have over heated and melted one with black crust indicating fire hot.
V3 vs V4 - the V4 REQUIRES their cloud service to record event video - all you get are still images. The V3 will record video without the cloud. Plus the cloud service has a "5 minute cooldown" - once a video is recorded, another one will not be recorded for 5 minutes. You DO get motion notifications with the V3 without the cloud.
Great test!
However there is something I never understand about the alarm feature on this kind of camera: I would like to secure my courtyard with this kind of camera in order to trigger a siren+flash when an intrusion is detected, BUT I want to easily walk in my courtyard without alarm. How to manage this kind of scenario? (without to have to manually disable the alarm in the app...)
Thank you so much! Your videos are my go to 👍 clear, precise easy to follow! Just started purchasing Wyze OG and V4, lamp socket to replace ring and nest.
Question, my Aunt has dementia, I want to put Wyze cams at her house. Can they be on my account and in my app even at different addresses? Thank you!
You are welcome and yes you can add wyze cameras in a different location and see them in your app.
EXCELLENT review. Just outstanding! The details are great and the visuals are perfect! I have never left a review before here. This gentleman's review deserves notice!
One thing I was hoping that you would compare is how events are displayed. I know that on some models, if you select the camera in the app, the 'Events' show as little boxes directly under the camera view, but not other cameras. Does that make sense ? Can you clarify how each works ?
10:05 I'm pretty sure you mean the V4 cam is the only one compatible with WiFi 5 (GHz). Admittedly, I could be wrong but 2.4 and 5 are WAY more prevalent than 6 at this point.
Thanks for the major comparison. I was wondering the answer to this myself.
Thanks for watching!
Video I was awaiting. Please compare the v4 with tapo c120
I will. Thanks for watching!
Please advise for front door. Wyze cam v4 with bulb power socket or Wyze OG+telephoto with bulb power socket. Or just get Wyze doorbell vs Aqara doorbell because I already have Aqara Hub and devices at home.
Thank you for helping me with my entire Wyze cam home and office setup throughout these years.
I may have to upgrade to the v4 after watching this review. I’m wondering if you would ever consider doing reviews of in home motion detectors? I know your focus is more on cameras but I know a few people who have been using different brands and some of them seem better than others. Would love to get your thoughts on this! Thank you
I occasionally do it but mostly as a part of a security system setup. A battery powered security camera is also a great option for a motion sensor. If you don't want it to record or film, just cover the lens or set it in the settings. This will eliminate the need to install a separate hub for motion sensors.
I think the V4 has a much better microphone. I have the OG and there is a constant crackle and it detects sound when there is none.
Yes the sound in better on the V4z
I get that on all of my V3 cameras too.
Fantastic review! good to see there's still someone that invests real thoughts and time in their reviews! thanks for your help.
Is the frame of view smaller on the v4 when you show all the cameras it looks like less is in the view of the new camera
It has a 115.8° Diagonal compared to the V3 PRO which is 116 degrees. The V3 and the OG are 121 and 121.4 respectively.
@@LifeHackster thank you for the quick reply/info much appreciated!!!
Awesome review! For a simple camera being used indoors to watch the kids, which version would you recommend? Do you think the V3 is good enough for that?
Thanks!
Yes
Which one stays connected to your router, and what are the maximum distances they can stay connected to the router?
Im new to security systems period with cameras and this man has helped so much
This is an awesome product review.
What made me select the wyze is a video. A wyze cam was tracking a meteorite in the sky. Thats when I knew it was the cam no questions asked
Agree
Thanks for the great reviews
Thanks for watching!
I have a bunch of the Wyze 3 cameras. If i include the Wyze 4 could it be added and viewed using the same app together with the older models?
Definitely.
@@LifeHackster great thanks
I’ve heard an important factor being brought up by someone else.
The fact that V4 requires more expensive membership fees. Like you can’t use cam plus light, or something to that fact.
If internet is outage then v4 can record videos on sd card continuously? And can install it outside in open sky zone? Is it safe from rain etc?
You are helping me a lot in learning about security cameras. I like the v4 but am wondering if it will also work behind glass. Your earlier video regarding windows talked about OG and V3. V4 ok?
Great and thorough review! I live in an apartment complex. Could you recommend a setup? The V4 looks and sounds crisp and clear. I am looking to protect my front door and indoors. Thanks for your insight.
Yes, the V4 would be a great setup indoors and for outdoor not unless you can wire it, you can do a camera thru glass window setup and Wyze sells a window mount for this. Search my channel for this setup.
I live in an apartment as well and have two v4's through glass. I have one pointed out the window which views my front door and another pointed out my side window which records my car. I have a V3 pan in the living room area. It's nice to be able to monitor maintenance if they need to come in when I am not home
So are all of these clips taken from the stream? I would love to see the quality of the recording from the SD card. This testing was amazing but if the 2/2.5k records more crisply, I'd definitely like to see it!
I have a wyze flood light V3 cam is it possible to switch and replace to a New V4 wyze cam? Can you make a video on that! Thanks...
Thank you,,,, I was so confused.
If I go with Wyze.
Do you have one on Roku,,, indoor and out.
What about the v3 with pan and tilt?
I gotten wyze not too long ago as my first cloud security cam setup and I liked it at first, but the video quality seems to be too poor to capture licenese plate from a higher floor apartment (aiming down the street). Is there a camera system like Wyze, that is much clearer, that you would recommended?
I have the Sd Card for the wyze Og and the play backs on the recordings stop, like if a car drives by it doesn't fully pass and the play back stops with the car still in view. Any tips to fix it?
Which camera would you recommend Wyze pro or blink.
V3, couldn't you add the spotlight accessory or out of stock?
I currently have the v3 in a PROTECTIVE HOUSING. Will the V4 fit in this housing?
v4 forces you to get the subscription if you want to playback tye SD card video. Without the subscription, the SD card records one image every 5 minutes. Returning my v4.
I don’t like not being able to swap the v3 Cam on my v1 Floodlight with a newer v4 camera. Will they fix this?
will any of them it still record motion to SD card if you are disconnect from wifi/internet for a day or two?
So you dont have to subscribe but if you dont (with the v4) will you not get notifications? I just wanna use this at night for keeping an eye on the baby does it have backgroud sound available like consistently playing withiut app playing?
Whats the better start up camera for beginner
This may be a strange question, can you use the V4 in the back window of a travel trailer to see what’s behind you in real time while driving.
Can you let me know the brand & what size SD card that I should get for the OG camera ?
Any of the following:
- up to 32 GB microSDHC
-128 or 256 GB microSDXC
Hi, can I get person detection on the v4 without subscription ? now on my v3 I do get it
I thoroughly appreciate the effort put into this review!!!
I have wyze V3 and I also have Cam Plus. My recordings are 10 to 14 seconds. I do have an SD card in, but I should still get longer recordings with the cam Plus
If internet is outage then v4 can record videos on sd card continuously?
so out of the v3 or og , which one is better?
Great review! You answered any questions I might have! 😄
Also great job. I bought the eufy s340 but it was not what I wanted. Great review
Can you compare the v4 and pan cam v3?
Would you say the OG is the best for inside?
The v4 has best audio and best video its defiantly a improvement ! 30 FPS is good for V4. I wish the made a Battery V4 ! i do not have much outside power .. Still better than Ring or Blink at this Point.. BTW reolink has out the CX810 4K please do a review on that !
I will when I can get hold of one. Thanks for watching!
Bro what’s all them other cameras your using to ?
I like this kind of review it keeps the comparison in real time to visually compare the footage! I’d like the v4 in a 360 degree option or at least a 4k stationary version
I need a camera with good sound quality.
I can’t hear everything with the hissing static sounding interference.
Seems to be , the V4. Isn't any better in picture quality? Then the V3 seems to be sharper. The thing maybe in zoom v4 a tiny bit better, if it's double resolution should be way way better, and it's not
With Nest killing off the dropcams tomorrow I find these videos helpful. The camera's all have come a long way, but the apps are just so bad. The Nest app is simple, good vid quality, scroll through is easy, multicam view, etc.... Now being forced into google home app, not being able view multiple cameras at the same time live, scrolling that is miserable, I am looking for something new.
Any recommendations that get near to the old Nest app experience? The Wyze app was ok, but still not very user friendly.
Ring is user friendly and can do the scrolling timeline like the nest. Ring doesn't record 24/7 though.
@@LifeHackster Thanks for the suggestion. Any others I should consider?
had the v3 for a few years, im just happy for the better sound quality of the v4
Excellent comparison; exactly what I wanted to see
Wish wyze would fix the livestream issue, i haven't been able to view my livestream on cellular data in over 6 months. Can only view it if im connected to my home wifi. Cameras are basically useless at this point.
I actually have a question regarding the Wyze cameras. I have 13 wyze cameras and pan cams combined and they all work like they’re supposed to when I’m at home on Wi-Fi but when I leave home and I have my iPhone with me which is an iPhone 15 Pro Max and I am on 5G the Wyze app will not load the cameras so I have no way of knowing what’s going on at home when I’m gone with my phone. Another issue I have with the Wyze cameras and app is that even though I am a cam plus customer in the app it keeps asking me to sign up for cam plus which I already have and it won’t let me use some of the features. As I’m sure everyone knows trying to get anything done through Wyze support is futile wyze does not care about their customers. This is a fact that is very obvious when googling customer support and my experiences have not been any better. My question is are the Eufy cameras and App. any better and more dependable than Wyze?
god tier review. Keep up the good work!
So v3 pro vs v4 diff?
the audio seems to be a huge improvement
I am always confused by your videos when testing the Wyze cams at night and you have lights coming from the windows inside your house. Why don't you have the lights in your house turned off? What am I missing?
You are missing "reality".. in reality, there are always lights somewhere. This is my setup at my house. All my testing of other cameras have the lights on with the blinds closed. It is still dark but not totally dark.
@@LifeHackster Not where I live. I'm in a rural area and it's really dark outside. No person in sight. No lights in site.
@@Sappho123 So, no stars and moon at night? anyways, use the IR night vision then. Lights will not affect its video quality unless you have IR lights.
@@LifeHackster Of course, sometimes stars and a moon are visible, but not always. I am speaking about artificial light obviously. With two of my Wyze cams, unless the motion detection light comes on, they show only black and white. I often watch your videos for years and appreciate the thoroughness of how you do them. I just wondered why it appeared to me you hadn't turned off the lights inside your house where you test cams. I have thought this many times. If that's how you want to do it, so be it, but for me, I always wonder why you do that. My biggest problem with my cams is keeping the cameras online. Recently, I got Starlink, thinking it would solve my cam problems. My house is not large, about 1000 sq.ft. and even a cam about 10 ft. from the modem in the same room still goes off line. I am so disappointed. Currently, I am paying for my old internet and Starlink. Just don't know where to turn.
Great job. Thanks!
Listen bottom Line the V4 wins flat out just because of its microphone, you can finally hear stuff and conversations.
My theory on why the v4 only requires a 1A charger is due to Wyze removing the on-device AI capability that is present in the v3 Pro. While it will work with accessories such as the lamp socket - or a secondary camera attached to the floodlight, it will not do person detection without the Cam Plus subscription.
did not know that pro had the onboard recognition. I assume then you get faster notifications of what an object is since it doesn’t send it to the cloud to decipher? Thank you for any clarification.
It probably is. Thanks for watching!
I wish you would review other things. You’ll get more subs and likes and $$$. Youre the best
Great review, thanks.
V3 wide angle is so much wider. Why the hell did they go and shrink that on V4. That's just stupid. I would upgrade just because of the wider angle. Thank you for the best reviews on all of them. I own them all. Just need to buy a bunch of V4 since they are on sale at costco.
Everyone always said good things about the OG camera but it looked to be the worst of all the ones you tested and its picture colors were off. I really don't like how quickly Wyze keeps coming out with new cameras. They are trying to get their customers to buy all new cameras all over again. I'll be keeping my V3 cameras until they sell an affordable 4K battery camera with zoom.
How important is the LIGHT subscription to you?
Not important because Wyze is not supporting this moving forward on their new products. This means, they are retiring this plan sooner than later.
VERY important. Notifications outside aren't very useful without person detection, due to false notifications from trees. bugs. shadows, so it's really a requirement for outside use. Many of us refuse to pay a fee forever to get this functionality to actually be useful again like it already was previously before they removed it from a function within the app to the never ending subscription model. They can charge for frills like vehicle, pet detection etc if they want, but taking away included key functionality for notifications that allowed notifications to actually be useful, isn't ok
My V4 won’t connect 🤦🏽♂️
The V4 is an easy choice
nice video bro, thanks so much
I don’t understand why you need a subscription for motion notifications
I don't like keeping my cameras online, cameras are way too easy to hack, and also send video feeds back to the spies at the home company. There was a news story on "private home video feeds" being sent back to China over the Internet, without authorization.
My current 5 camera system is connected to my router but my router is OFFLINE. So i can view all my cameras locally from my phone (connected to my offline router) if I am within 50 yards of my router, which includes my entire property.
Can I use Wize cameras in a similar manner, where I can record motion locally to the SD card, and view live streams locally from within my house without the cameras being online?
What router do u have setup?
I still don't understand the purpose of motion tagging. Well, maybe it is made to be annoying.
Good stuff 💯 thank you
Thank you for this !!!
The OG seems better overall for price to performance, speed, features, etc and I personally think the wyze OG looks better than v3 and is so much faster responding when accessed via app. Although wyze keeps breaking the app as if they never test it in house
It seems they partly promote Wi-Fi 6 and partly don’t… mostly don’t, not even on the box… and it still takes forever to load compared to many other cameras not much more in cost with better or same features. The v4 is better but a long wait for not much of an improvement. Others are leaving Wyze and the price savings behind
At least Wyze is innovating unlike Ring, Nest and Arlo.
The v4❤❤
People are asking too much for a $35 camera with all of the features the V4 provides. The V3 Pan is a PTZ camera available to the public for $40 lol. Why would Wyze want to have RTSP cameras? Nobody would use their cloud service and they wouldn't have revenue to continue and make new products . I prefer this to a NVR setup with having to change to whatever new CAT cable comes out and having to run them through the attic. From what I understand 2.4 GHz is better anyways through walls. And don't let these dorks haze you as some Wyze shill because I watch a lot of your videos and you give them valid criticism when it's due. Remember not too long ago security cameras was a rich man's game when you had to result to a cumbersome NVR and business class computer? I have a 256GB card for my 3 V4s and 128GB for my 2 V3s with the CamPlus. The flat USB cords are easy enough to use them outdoors and run them to an indoor outlet through the windows which to me is preferable to a wireless cam that needs recharged and can't handle 24/7 footage. Reddit is really harsh on Wyze, they act like Wyze should have a 4k camera for $40 and even then they'd groan because it's not RTSP. How dare they?
Idk why people complain about the subscription fees just put a SD card in to record 24/7 and you’ll never miss anything
Because the cameras are borderline useless outside without person detection (that the older camera inside for free), due to too many motion alerts that you wind up ignoring. An not paying a monthly forever to get them to provide USEFUL notifications like they already used to do.
It is understandable why the v3 and V3 pro will be discontinued. I am confident that some of the features from those cameras will be integrated into the OG2, considering the picture is over-saturation on the OG. Furthermore, I hope they will increase the FOV on the V4Pro. Additionally, I anticipate the introduction of a blackout version for the V4 shortly. Maybe a Pan Cam V4 soon or at least a PCv3Pro?😁
Just be aware that the V4 is not compatible with Wyze Home Monitoring System with is honestly disappointing. I hope Wyze fixes this.
Thanks L.H.
Thank you too!
The OG and V4 looking clearest
🤜👏👏👏such a great video