Wyze Cam V4 Review - Better imagery, same price

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Buy one on Amazon: lon.tv/2jqbm (compensated affiliate link) - Wyze's new V4 security camera adds new features including improved visual quality. But a subscription fee is required to get the most out of them. See more Wyze : • Wyze Smart Home Device... and subscribe! lon.tv/s
VIDEO INDEX:
00:00 - Intro
00:51 - Price & Subscription Cost
01:36 - Build Quality / Weatherproofing
01:47 - Power
02:30 - Video & Audio Demo (daylight)
02:54 - Spotlight / Night Vision Options
04:57 - Mounting Options
06:00 - Setup
06:42 - SD Card Option
07:10 - Wyze App - Reviewing Events
10:11 - Adiitional Camera Controls
10:44 - Two way intercom
11:24 - Subscription Benefits
13:25 - Camera Settings
18:24 - RTSP Support
19:19 - Conclusion
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@MacTX 2 ай бұрын

Wyze getting rid of the free cloud storage really soured my view of the brand. I've been with them since the original, the cameras of theirs that I own all have grandfathered in free 12 second cloud clips. My next system will probably be a closeted circuit system that I manage myself.

@MacTX 2 ай бұрын

@@TC-zf1ji Local storage on SD card isn't a great solution for exterior security cameras where the footage is important.

@TheKotor2309 2 ай бұрын

This the same Wyze that admitted to security breaches of their cloud network?

@brendonschomer5736 2 ай бұрын

Yep 13,000 videos and thumbnails apparently exposed but only 1504 users tapped on them.

@Musix4all 2 ай бұрын

Yes agree that this should have been mentioned in the review.

@brendonschomer5736 2 ай бұрын

@@Musix4all 99.75% safe system in the article. SAY What?! People have these in their bedrooms and kids rooms!

@steelfist65 2 ай бұрын

Key word there is "admitted". At least they are intellectually honest as opposed to a lot of other providers.

@naredes 2 ай бұрын

Ya. Just like Eufy, Arlo, and companies like Target, At&T and many others. It will keep happening unfortunately

@JohnPMiller 2 ай бұрын

4:42 I would suggest not using Night Vision if you have a little light outside (5-9W LED works). I was the only one on my street that knew a red SUV driver was breaking into cars. Everyone else thought it was "silver". I have V3 cameras.

@vueone27 2 ай бұрын

thanks for the video review, answered a lot of questions about purchasing or not.

@americanpatriot9053 Ай бұрын

Very well done video! Thanks

@bbgarnettTotallyNotABot 2 ай бұрын

Keep up the great work

@MyTechGuyTim 2 ай бұрын

Overall great video! I think the Wyze is dong the subscription and SD card in a smart way and helps their business grow as well But I do wish some features were not blocked behind a pay wall!

@mevk1 29 күн бұрын

I have the V.2 & V.3 versions with RTSP and love em. Obviously, without RTSP all future WYZE products are BS to me. Lon. please review/recommend a couple newer security cameras with good RTSP support. Long time subscriber/supporter -great channel -thank you!

@christothegreat1 2 ай бұрын

Does the v4 camera encode the video with H.265 HEVC, used by ATSC 3.0 ?

@kumarp3074 2 ай бұрын

I have V3 of the Wyze camera and am quite satisfied with it. Both the camera and cloud service and pretty inexpensive. The image quality is good enough to make out faces even at a distance. As for RTSP support I believe you needed to load an alternate firmware to have that feature. Though by using the alternate firmware you would lose some functionality. I didn't really care about RTSP so I stuck with the mainline firmware. I could see upgrading to V4 at some point and place older camera in another part of the house. The cloud service supports up to 99 cameras.

@coreybabcock2023 2 ай бұрын

Im using the wyze og with spotlight on the back of my van i live on and can see it through my Alexa echo show 10 1st gen and i have the pan and scan v2 ontop my dashboard too and everything is going through a cudy p5 5g hotspot router

@williamtaylor4457 2 ай бұрын

I ordered 3 V4 cameras and want to know if they all have to be set the same as the others for detection and lighting. Can they be set individually?

@coryengel 2 ай бұрын

Does it detect motion when shooting through windows? Reolink cameras do not. Would be handy to place them in places that are more secure, dry, and easier to power.

@suncat9 Ай бұрын

What's the max size microSD card, and how many minutes of clips will that allow?

@steelfist65 2 ай бұрын

As far as paid subscription model, it isn't sustainable without one. We learned the hard way with the Wink platform that free just doesn't hold up in the long run.

@andrewhyet8981 26 күн бұрын

Can you use it wirelessly

@edwinperez2813 2 ай бұрын

Lon have you reviewed the WYZE Lamp Socket? It is a great option to hook up a Wyze Camera also makes a bulb dusk to dawn ..

@alliejr 2 ай бұрын

I use v3 cams with the light sockets (2 of them). It works GREAT. Yes, you can configure the light to turn off/on at dawn/dusk. Just be sure to leave the indoor light switch always ON. The paid service is cheap (about $3/mo) but works fine without it. Thumbs up from me as a cheap solution.

@LonSeidman 2 ай бұрын

I need to investigate that !

@lauralee7930 Ай бұрын

How do I turn off the spotlight??

@yourneighborhood 2 ай бұрын

He forgot to mention that you can integrate them in with your Amazon Alexa and use them to announce when it detects a person. Handy feature!

@JasonWade 2 ай бұрын

That's a useful feature if you can stand the 30 seconds it takes to show the video and for it to work only sometimes.

@yourneighborhood 2 ай бұрын

@@JasonWade mine works everytime quickly. Sounds like you have a poorly designed Wifi infrastructure. Upgrade your equipment and hire a professional to give you a hand.

@bluehelix74 2 ай бұрын

I have 5 Wyze cams v3-OG I like them overall but I wouldn’t rely on the sd card 3 of my cams developed problems writing to the card tried different cards but didn’t help I just subscribed to their service so far no problems other than the occasional problem writing to sd card prompt after a reboot

@dmo848 10 күн бұрын

Buy Samsung cards and you won't have a problem. I tried them all. Samsung is the best

@uknowbigdaddyo5837 2 ай бұрын

I believe it picked up a shooting star a 4:27 when you walked off. Check it out. Or maybe a bug lol

@bradjones2457 Ай бұрын

Both cameras have quite literally the same lens: F1.6/2.8mm 4mp. This lens is not capable of producing "2.5k Quad Core", or whatever they're saying. The actual video quality on wyze cameras may as well be 360p. You can see it when he is moving, really bad motion blur.

@UltimateBrownie 2 ай бұрын

Wyze has a great mission statement but I’ll stick with my gen 1 cameras that still work great. I’m disappointed their sensors didn’t last a year even with multiple purchases

@dmo848 10 күн бұрын

These updated 1s blow the v2 out of the water in the dark. V2 is dark can't see anything.

@youtubeprofile2070 2 ай бұрын

Does it still have the free Person Detection feature?

@LonSeidman 2 ай бұрын

Negative

@supernova8962 11 күн бұрын

WYZE V4 Microphone is excellent.

@robertmason7013 2 ай бұрын

I have one they only work about half the time.i would strongly recommend something else.

@mowcowbell 2 ай бұрын

I have 12 around my house, most exposed to the elements. I've had to replace two over the years, but I've had great results with them.

@steelfist65 2 ай бұрын

I have at least 20 Wyze cams from the V2 and up ... I have replaced one of them, which was a V2 not rated for outdoor use. Most times people have WiFi issues such as band steering being a main issue.

@MartinPaoloni 2 ай бұрын

I have 4 V3s. One died, and I had to replace the power supplies on all of them because they were causing instabilities. (you might want to try that!) They are dirt cheap, but not sure I'd recommend them because of this. They are far from "set and forget".

@raylegend808 2 ай бұрын

They should of kept the black color

@mevk1 28 күн бұрын

Why can't Wyze sell an RTSP version that cost $10 more? I'm done with Wize

@Roger-cu3ep 2 ай бұрын

This V4 does NOT have the important RTSP.

@Revoc 2 ай бұрын

I am just done with Wyze way to many security breaches were your camera feed is feed to a stranger.

@adrianborinsky2989 2 ай бұрын

There was one breach that was limited to very few users. Every major cloud-based security company has had breaches...

@shawnbrasuell8951 2 ай бұрын

i switched over to Eufy from Wyze due the subscription requirement

@KCpahlavan 2 ай бұрын

You said NOTHING as in ZERO about setting it up as simple live view which is why many people need to use this for. You probably repeated the SD card about 10 times though 😖 DAMN IT SD CARD a million times again and again and again 👎👎👎👎👎