WYZE Cam Pan v3, Indoor/Outdoor IP65-Rated 1080p Pan/Tilt/Zoom Wi-Fi Smart Home Security Camera with Color Night Vision, 2-Way Audio, Compatible with Alexa & Google Assistant, Free Expert Setup

Bought two Wyze cameras - this one and the stationary cam v4. The tilt on this one is nice but I honestly keep it stationary most of the time so prefer the higher-quality stationary ones, but my use case is also on-demand monitoring and the space is small enough that the camera doesn't need to move. So if you've got other needs - security or a large space, this is likely a great choice. Just know that 1080 quality does start to look a little underwhelming over distance. Gonna copy/paste what I said about the other camera: The two-way communication is actually pretty awesome - for as small as it is the camera's mic pics up decent audio. I did find that if you're on the monitoring end and want to speak through the camera you should do so slowly and deliberately as it takes a half-second for the speaker on the camera to kick on and broadcast; it cuts you off a little so just make sure you enunciate. Night mode is neat but I never use it. I use this for on-demand monitoring rather than 24/7 security so I had to look up how to disable certain things (motion tracking boxes, automatic light/alarm, etc.) but all were, blessedly, able to be disabled. Other reviews said those settings sometimes mysteriously come back on but I haven't experienced it, but had this operational for only about 20 days now. Having had this installed for over two week I've had none of the problems others spoke about. App is surprisingly functional and stable. I wish there were a "refresh" button in it as I had to close it out and re-open a couple of times to catch up to a live feed, but other than that no big deal. I will say they REALLY like to push notifications, access to your device, and upsell their cloud service. You can always hit no, but the popups are recurrent - I've had several in the ~20 days of use so far, so likely every few days you'll be asked if you're *REALLY* sure you don't want to buy online storage. Cameras haven't disconnected at all. Again, had to restart the app a few times but they were never unavailable to me. Unless I got lucky with these units I'm guessing they ironed out the problems people were having and/or the issues folks experience are because the cameras are on the periphery of WiFi - these do take a lot of data and so a strong, consistent signal is necessary. If you're monitoring these remotely on cell signal, know you'll need a good 5G signal to get an uninterrupted live feed. If you're low on bars or busted down to LTE you'll get some chop, maybe serious chop, depending on how hairy your connection is. These are essentially like streaming Netflix so again strong, consistent data is key if you want a truly live monitor. All in all, for the price, I'm honestly blown away. They have to be making near-zero on the hardware and using cloud subscriptions to subsidize selling the units, which would explain the constant badgering to sign up. But in the end that just means I get a really serviceable entry-level camera for the cost of a nice lunch.

I love Wyze! Excellent price point and easy to install. I have the old ones and these ones are really easy to setup. The quality of the image is really good for this price point and the motion detection is really good. It allows you to pay monthly for cloud storage to stare the footage, but you can also add an sd that stores footage, NO MEMBERSHIP! This is a game changer.

I’ve had this camera for around three days, and I absolutely love it. Wish I had gotten a much sooner! Around three nights ago, my family’s car was broken into. Our drivers side window was smashed and the entire steering wheel column was gone. If only I had a camera at that time… then maybe it could have been used to deter the theft or maybe even figure out who committed the crime. I had purchased a camera off Amazon around a year earlier - but it was awful in every regard. So after our car was broken into, I started looking around online for the best cameras at affordable prices. In the end I was down to choosing between two brands - WYZE and another. I took all of the information I had about WYZE into account, as well as reviews. I even saw a video that had been recorded of another victim’s car being broken into using WYZE. Set up was easy. Took less than 10 minutes. Downloading and signing up through the app was quick and simple. The camera itself feels of very good quality; it has some weight to it and just doesn’t feel like a cheap piece of plastic. Now, when I had a different camera months ago, it did a terrible job at picking up anything, really. I had it set up to where it was supposed to notify me when a person would cross into my designated zone… rarely if I ever did. But with WYZE? No issue there! It picks up every single person, walking or riding a bike, every car that drive drives past… It’s even picked up a few stray cats. It misses nothing! And that is super important to me. I have signed up for one of the subscriptions where it is able to tell me if it picked up either a person or a car going through my designated zone. I really like that because I’m more concerned about whether or not a person is walking through the area and not a car. I get notified each time (I know for some people that might be irritating, but for me, I like to know) anything goes through the zone. The recording quality of the camera is very good for 2K. Obviously it’s not as great as 4K but hey, it’s still really good quality and everything is crisp. There is a zoom in feature so you can zoom in if you want; but admittedly, when you do zoom in, things do get a little blurry. It has an alarm, so if you happen to see someone creeping around your area or maybe getting a little too close to your car for comfort… set it off! I tested it out while a family member was in the street. They immediately looked up as soon as they heard it. So it is loud enough to where they will definitely hear it. It does have a voice feature, so you can talk through that, but I don’t see myself using it because I have my camera at a higher height. Speaking of height - this camera works amazing and like I said, captures everything, from the height it is at. I’m not good with measurements, but this camera is quite a ways up. That is one thing I was worried about; with it being so high up, would it be able to detect motion and such. But zero issues! I highly recommend you just get an SD card to go with this. I went with 256 GB. That is more than enough. It continuously records. Then you can go back and look at whatever timestamp you please; and that timestamp will show if there was any sort of activity. Once the SD card gets filled, it will simply start overwriting old videos with new ones. I love being able to control the camera since it’s a panning camera. I can easily make it look upward, more downward, left, right, whichever. So overall, I absolutely LOVE this camera and what it offers. I’m sort of beating myself up for not having gotten it sooner. Maybe then, our car wouldn’t have been broken into. I know having a security camera, doesn’t always deter theft, but it is possible, and it is nice to have the thief on camera. I highly recommend this camera. I feel everything that you get with it for the price that it is? A total steal. I’m thinking about eventually upgrading my subscription so I have access to even more features. And I am already thinking about getting more cameras for other areas of the house.

Easy to set up. Good quality

Wyze pan tilt v3 came but is not powering despite trying all kinds of different connections

The cameras are great — small, compact, and easy to use. They feel well-built, made from what seems to be high-quality materials, and come with features that exceeded my expectations. Mounting is simple and hassle-free, even though is not including a mounting sticker for the bracket. The Pan Cam V3 is not upgraded version and does not supports 5G WiFi, only 2.4 which is a big downside because many routers are combining the 5G with 2.4 and this camera will not connect to a combined network . It's user-friendly and performs well overall. However, there are a couple of downsides on the hardware side: the motor isn’t super smooth, and there's occasional lag in communication with the app. When manually controlling the camera via the app, it moves in steps rather than smoothly. That said, auto-tracking is very smooth and works well. The sensitivity for motion and sound detection is adjustable. Now, while I’m really satisfied with the product itself, I’m not happy with the service and the way the subscription plans are set up. There are only two paid subscription options if you want to actually use most of the features. The free tier gives you virtually no benefits — just snapshots of events and basic live view functionality. The Cam Plus plan (about CAD $24/year) only covers one camera per account, which I find quite limiting. If you have 2, 3, or more cameras, you need to pay for a separate plan for each, which in my opinion is not worth it. The other option is Cam Unlimited, which costs nearly CAD $200/year. This one allows you to connect unlimited cameras and access all features. In my opinion, the Cam Plus plan should at least support up to 5 cameras and unlock more features — maybe not all, but certainly more than what’s currently offered. In short: I really like the product itself, but I'm disappointed with the app and the paywall system behind it. Great hardware, poor software/service experience.

Resumen 2024.01.01: Excelente camara con funciones varias sin pagar. Compre 2 camaras (para empezar). Me interesaba el "360". Las camaras vienen bien protegidas. Trae camara, cable, cuadro de energia (5V 2A), manual, chilillos de montaje, base para montar en pared/techo. De inicio cuando las conectas se mueven, bajas la aplicacion y fueron faciles de instalar y usarlas. Por defecto tiene activado el "Track Motion". Le puse una memoria de 64GB. La app es facil de usar y entender. La camara se ve de buen material, se ve bien hecha y resistente. La calidad de grabacion es decentemente buena, puedes cambiar a 360 o 720. Los movimientos al girar la camara son suaves, puedes ver las grabaciones facilmente, acceder a ella rapidamente, grabar videos o fotos, puedes darle zoom, poner zonas de grabacion, configurar horarios, eventos, soporta IFTTT, eventos por geolocalizacion (al parecer solo USA y Canada) y otras. Las funciones avanzadas las desconozco, ya que son de paga y basicamente son: guardar en la.nube, sensores de reconocimiento avanzado, acceder por la pagina web de Wyze y otras que no.recuerdo. Las voy a poner en el exterior y te sugieren (obligado) comprar un adaptador para exterior. Si tienes conocimientos basicos puedes hacer tu propia "caja" para poner el cuadro de energia cerca de la camara. Finalmente, soportan el protocolo RTSP, el cual te permite usarlo con aplicaciones de 3ros, NVR y/o Home Assistant, incluso como camara web. Solo que lei que aun no sale.un firmware para este modelo, seguire leyendo e investigando. 2024.01.11. Con una memoria de 64GB graba aproximadamente 5 a 11 dias. La exterior tiene 5 dias La interior tiene 11 dias Ambas configuradas de la misma manera (HD, grabacion continua, sonido, eventos, vision nocturna). Supongo la diferencia principal es que con luz graba a 20FPS, y en modo nocturno graba a 15FPS, asi que la interior casi siempre tiene menos luz. 2025.04.20. Ya tengo 8 de ellas. 6 instaladas, 4 color blanco y 4 color negro. 5 en el exterior y 1 en el interior. Las funciones gratuitas son mas que suficiente para usarlas. Estan configuradas todas para grabar 24/7, tienen el firmware mas actual y andan muy bien las 6. Como mencione anteriormente, les hice "adaptaciones" para ponerlas en el exterior ya que no quize gastar mas y comprar el "adaptador original para exterior". Las tengo compartidas con otro usuario y ademas las uso con Alexa Echo Show 5, solo se pueden ver 2 al mismo tiempo. A las exteriores les ha pegado sol directo de mas de 37º, lluvias ligeras y fuertes, aires fuertes, polvo constante, tela de araña y quien sabe que mas y andan bien. Sigo recomendandolas.

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