Wyze Cam Security Camera Versatility - Time Lapse, Battery Back Up and Hotspot Connection

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5 жыл бұрын

Today, I'm going to show you things that you can do with your Wyze Cam aside from being a security camera.
I'll show you a feature of the Wyze cams that most security cameras don't have and you probably haven't used yet and this is the time lapse feature.
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You can have a glance of a day's worth of footage without having to spend time searching motion detected events or worse if you are recording 24/7 for a specific event or events. It is time consuming clicking one area of the timeline and not finding anything, scroll and clicking again. With Timelapse, you just let the footage run and if you see a specific event that you want to check out, just take note of the time and then you can check the timeline recordings.
My needs for the time lapse is a bit different and this is also the reason why I have the setup that you saw in the intro.
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@ChuckMarceloDube Жыл бұрын

Very useful information. I need to time lapse a construction site that has no wifi service. Your video helped to clarify

@StockStinks 4 жыл бұрын

I've been enjoying your reviews. Thank you very much! This is the first and only channel i have subscribed to. Thanks for all the fantastic info! Todd

@dianeodell2909 3 жыл бұрын

Just found you after getting my first wyze cam. Your videos are very helpful. Thanks! Subscribed!

@tallyswaker 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, that was a great idea I am glad you shared it with us

@mariog5970 Жыл бұрын

Re: Wyze logo. I will not hide it. Reason: Confidence in Wyze Cameras. Your videos are great. Ty.

@yuyiboy 5 жыл бұрын

I love my Wyze so much for so little, can’t wait for the outdoor version. 😊 and it even has onboard storage!!!

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, I can't wait for their outdoor version...would be slick if it is battery powered and will cost 1/8 of the Arlos...

@dr.m7202 5 жыл бұрын

@@LifeHackster How much onboard storage does the camera have? Or are you recording onto the micro SD card?

@militarmy101 4 жыл бұрын

@@dr.m7202 micro sd card

@captainrick9379 5 жыл бұрын

That's Slick! Thanks for sharing!

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

You are welcome.

@DanielHernandez-yb6dc 7 ай бұрын

Outstanding

@richardcooper5444 4 жыл бұрын

Very good👍🏼

@LifeHackster 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@marcin97 4 жыл бұрын

I love love love my wyzecams, have a dozen by now around home and businesses.

@LifeHackster 4 жыл бұрын

Cool..great cameras..

@goredknight3017 5 жыл бұрын

Seems like your both work hard and I hope both the best in the future. I am sold on the WYZE CAM & motivation censer and the magnetic contact censors.

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you. I appreciate it.

@michaelprosser8715 4 жыл бұрын

Another great piece of info thanks. I'm addicted to your channel and so far have only two Wyze cams. Here in Australia they're difficult and expensive to aquire for no real reason and only available via Amazon or EBay. I unfortunately purchased a full 4k Swann system and these little cameras leave them for dead, that is until I'm away from home and my internet drops out for the day and nothing works, maybe we need a hack for remotely rebooting a modem router or having it's own power supply. Love your work, want to get a whole house of these linked together if you can recommend one of your clips. Keep up the good work, Mike from Aus.

@littlebennie3196 5 жыл бұрын

Great video as usual. I do pretty much the same thing with my Argus cameras with enclosed battery and Verizon Jetpack. You could use any surveillance camera that has a battery in it. Then I can control the camera and monitor everything with my Verizon phone anywhere

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

A battery powered wifi camera plus a solar kit and a mobile broadband hotspot connection will make this truly wireless.

@runnershikers6806 5 жыл бұрын

Nice informative video of Wyze..keep it up! More videos man. Subscribed to you. Salamat and Mabuhay!

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you..

@JanKnoester 4 жыл бұрын

Hi I like your video I have a question because I put also a external battery to a wyze cam and after awhile I didn't function anymore I think it burned is there a special battery pack for that because it happens to me two times I was lucky Amazon gave a new one back but I know for sure it was too full of the battery pack

@talpolano4549 5 жыл бұрын

Nice! :)

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@johnmhartlove5573 5 жыл бұрын

Great video! I'm really into time lapse video. Looking forward to Wyze coming out with the outdoor cam also. I hope they improve the microphone too. If so, these cams with be game changers! Oh, can you drop a link for the mini tripod and the holder you used for the Talencell to secure it to the tripod? Thanks!

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks. This is the link to the phone holder -> amzn.to/2IxSYkb and the friction arm -> amzn.to/2GiOsEB

@jairogonzalez9479 3 жыл бұрын

hey buddy.....Thank you very much for the video. I would love to learn more about the battery pack that you are using for the camera. I am working on setting up some ip cameras to be at a remote location and will need a battery pack. What model of battery pack for you recommend. Have you tested multiple packs?

@caseyf101 4 жыл бұрын

Your clip is great! My house burned down in a huge fire. The Woolsey fire. And I'm going to rebuild it with several time lapsed cams. Solar power is the only way. 15 feet up and some kind of a waterproof box. Probably 8 to 10 months overall. Do you have any ideas to minimize climbing up and down a ladder to change the SD card?? Can you advise? Thanks! I also need to add that WiFi isn't available until the house is finished.

@JanKnoester 4 жыл бұрын

Question any power bank can do the job or it has to be a special one because I burned to wyze cam doing exactly this

@danb4034 4 жыл бұрын

Any suggestion for USB solar charger that would keep the wyze camera working?

@TEAM-HAMBLEN 5 жыл бұрын

Great info and video! What brand/model mount are you using to hold the external battery it looks larger than the normal cell phone mounts?

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

I got the large phone holder -> amzn.to/2YVsChC and hooked it on the tripod using a clamp mount -> amzn.to/2WU9qz3

@bambambino23 4 жыл бұрын

How long can it last on a battery powerbank? What is the powerbank mAh u used?

@RL-nur6se 5 жыл бұрын

Very versatile.

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

Yes it is.

@MYtimeNspace 5 жыл бұрын

Sorry I know this is not related to Wyze Camera But: You have done Great Reviews. Thanks as I am in the process of getting some surveillance equipment. One question I can't seem to find is: Does the Reolink NVR record the Video When you have a Reolink WiFi camera sync to the NVR channel, or is the Recording only in the micro SD card? Could you do a review of how well Reolink does with mixed POE and WiFi cameras.

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

The only WiFi camera from Reolink that you can use with the NVR is the C1 and C2 Pro cameras. All battery powered Reolink cameras cannot be integrated because it will make it all use up the batteries fast.

@ohmslawone5939 3 жыл бұрын

what holder do you use for the talentcell??

@ModernDayTech 5 жыл бұрын

Cool test. Did the battery last 36 hours for Pan? The V2 ? or both?

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

It was with the pan...so the V2 will probably last a bit longer.

@ometofu 4 жыл бұрын

if you set your phone hotspot name and password the same as whatever SSID you used prior.. u can have your wysecam ready to stream without reconfiguring the wysecam

@LifeHackster 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tip..

@Bflo23 4 жыл бұрын

The Wyze Cam MacGyver! I need to get tripod and a powerbank now.

@LifeHackster 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@JamBone30 4 жыл бұрын

Could these cams be used as dash cam and rear facing cam in a car and run off the power the car provides via the cigarette lighters and a car charger adapter?

@reignepineda6530 5 жыл бұрын

Love them videos👍🏼 when i tried laps video its asking for micro sd card. 😩

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

Yes, you will need a micro SD card.

@Seoulcityrocker 2 жыл бұрын

Does this still work with wyze cam 3? Cause I tried and it didn't work

@johnmhartlove5573 5 жыл бұрын

So, I started using the time-lapse feature on my Wyze cams. It’s a great feature but I’m having a problem. Sometimes when I go to view the time-lapse video, I get a message that the video is unavailable. I know you have to be on the same WiFi network (which I am). This seems to happen after I have a couple videos recorded. The only thing I have found that corrects the problem is to re-format the SD card in the camera. Then it works for a while. Are you having any of these problems? If not, what brand/ type and size SD card are you using? I have a brand new sandisk 32 gb. Looking forward to your reply. Thanks!

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

I've noticed it too before but not lately. I also use Sandisk cards. This might be bug in their software.

@rblk9213 4 жыл бұрын

So if you can a car hot spot and wired continuous power, this could be Dash cam?

@ometofu 4 жыл бұрын

36 hours for 6000ahm is awesome. timelapse in car is so awesome

@LifeHackster 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@Nobody-uq2py 5 жыл бұрын

Will you be reviewing the Wyze Sense??

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

Yes. I have preordered it.

@race-fix9779 5 жыл бұрын

Hey life hackster remember me about the 1 million subscribers ring just realest a new product for lighting that motion.

@race-fix9779 5 жыл бұрын

And realest a new video doorbell

@viewtubed4577 4 жыл бұрын

I have a Verizon MiFi Hotspot. Will this work as the Home internet source and can I view the Wyze Cam while not at home from my phone? Thank you, I appreciate your replies!

@LifeHackster 4 жыл бұрын

It should work..

@amberg3120 4 жыл бұрын

Cool

@LifeHackster 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks.

@elpisadorcaliente4199 4 жыл бұрын

I can’t connect to mine I have a iPhone 11 Been trying for hours and no luck Any ideas man Thanks

@29oppman 4 жыл бұрын

The power bank linked on the description.... Have to expand it if on mobile phone....

@dougspindler4947 4 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I like your wife's furniture work. Why didn't you post a link?

@Nosibalasi 4 жыл бұрын

Would it matter if the power bank output is 2.1 A, or something else? My power bank says its 2.1 , would it be compatible with wyze cam?

@LifeHackster 4 жыл бұрын

It should be.

@Nosibalasi 4 жыл бұрын

@@LifeHackster thanks 👍

@srt8srt877 5 жыл бұрын

hey how are u i am looking for the best out door cam for day and night time that will show clear and battery that last and where i can view on my phone when i not home and record and with a wide range angle and i need to find some best out door light to make my yard bright at night i need your help please thanks u love your channel

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

Reolink Argus Eco, Arlo Pro 2s, ring Stick Up cam are some choices.

@srt8srt877 5 жыл бұрын

@@LifeHackster which one u would go with

@gary1412 5 жыл бұрын

Watching this while eating pancit Canton with two boiled eggs.

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

Now, I'm craving for Batchoy...

@christiansky8988 4 жыл бұрын

will the video footage auto download when you leave the wifi area and return???

@LifeHackster 4 жыл бұрын

The video is stored on the micro SD card..and just access it when you get back to WiFi..

@nano69an 3 жыл бұрын

It would be great if the camera can very slowly pan (360 degrees in 30 or 60 minutes) while taking time lapse video.

@MyIronman8 5 жыл бұрын

That's a great idea can you put all that stuff in the bird house and then couldn't you have a solar panel that was all volts to charge the battery

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

It will work but generally plugged in cameras like the Wyze are mostly ON all the time and they use power..even with solar panel, there will be a time that it will not keep up to charge the battery.

@morejelloplease 5 жыл бұрын

nice ! oh btw, just got off the phone with ring, their neighbor feature in the ring app and the stand alone neighbors app will NOT support android 6.01 users anymore, all you get is a blank screen, even tho the website says it will work with droid 5.0 and higher. i've been in bed with ring since they started , had 5 different cams with the most recent being the ring elite and now i'm going to find another video doorbell, sad but ring does not want to do anything about it, not to mention it took almost 3 months for me to get a reply to my issue! i know you're a ring fan , when it affects you and ring says too bad so sad you'll understand my frustration ... maybe your next video? :) oh and i'll take those rogue and other bumper plates you have in the garage ;) how far are you from austin?

@LifeHackster 5 жыл бұрын

Wow... I don't use android that is why I don't know about these other issues. I am assuming though they are and will be working on a fix. The neighbors feature is very useful and I usually check it everyday and helps us homeowners to be on guard if there are any happenings that we need to be aware about. My son uses those rogue plates...he is stronger than me now :) I'm about 3 1/2 hours from Austin.

@ericcarl5253 3 жыл бұрын

I was just looking and the Battery power supply is 12 V. All of the wyze cameras are 5 V. How are you making this work without blowing up the camera

@LifeHackster 3 жыл бұрын

USB ports on the battery pack is the standard 5 volts.

@kellygprofessional 4 жыл бұрын

So I have the same bank, I basically have one wyze cam and a mini router placed in my vehicle ( vehicle has been vandalized) I want to be able to view my car at ANY TIME. with one wyze cam and mini router connected it seems to shut off after 4 hours or so. But when I switch the bank off and back on it seems there is still battery life. So I wonder what the problem is. I am going to switch over to a solar bank that is a higher MAH...... See if this will allow me to record my vehicle fully over night. If anyone has any intel on this kind of set up please let me know.

@LifeHackster 4 жыл бұрын

I haven’t tried this.. I’m thinking it might be drawing a lot of power..both Wyze and the router..

@Beautyandbeastdogue 4 жыл бұрын

have you try the wyze with a solar panel

@LifeHackster 4 жыл бұрын

No but because Wyze is on all the time, the battery will eventually ran out of charge before the solar panel can charge it.

@Beautyandbeastdogue 4 жыл бұрын

@@LifeHackster what do you think if the solar panel goes direct to the wyze??

@LifeHackster 4 жыл бұрын

Beauty and the Beast English Bulldogs - no it will not work..the solar panel only trickle charges and will not have enough voltage/power to run the camera or any cameras.

@Beautyandbeastdogue 4 жыл бұрын

@@LifeHackster THANKS for you help

@SykoSam87 4 жыл бұрын

You don't need another device. You can connect the wyze cam to your phone while it's connected via teether/hot spot. I do it all the time.

@FelixGonzalezM 4 жыл бұрын

One question I have is, can you connect a solar panel to the Battery Backup for continuous recording and to keep the battery charged.

@LifeHackster 4 жыл бұрын

Yes you can but the solar panel and battery will not be able to catch up with the needs of the camera (it is always on even set to motion recording only)..so eventually, the battery will be drained before the solar panel can maintain the charge.