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Wyze Cam v4

Wyze Cam v4

Based on 47 comments across 1 community
What 47 owners say
180 comments reviewed · scored on the 47 clearest verdicts
45%
Recommend
21 owners
21%
Neutral
10 owners
34%
Don't recommend
16 owners
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What owners love
  • Excellent video quality, including sharp 2.5K and color night vision8 owners · 17%
  • Very cheap, with quality well above the price point7 owners · 15%
  • No subscription required; records locally to microSD5 owners · 11%
  • Reliable, runs for years through harsh weather3 owners · 6%
  • Fast, instant motion notifications3 owners · 6%
Common issues
  • Useful features locked behind a paywall or subscription5 owners · 11%
  • Significant bugs and bricking; some won't buy again5 owners · 11%
  • WiFi and connectivity problems, stuck on 2.4GHz3 owners · 6%

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Reddit— neutral

my gripe right now is i can't set where the camera focuses so my foreground is blurry and the background is clear. It might be worth seeing if there's a version that let's you adjust that

Reddit▲ recommend

Wyze Cam v4. I think it’s perfect. There’s a yearly subscription for cloud features that identifies pet movements so I can see my hamster’s footage from the night before. It works pretty well at identifying my hamster

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

I then do a google search and find on your FAQ page for this camera: "Wyze Cam v4 is not compatible with our home monitoring service, but it's on the wish list!" This is unbelievable!

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

Not only my Wyze cam v3 bricked but also my Wyze cam v4 did within a few weeks. Tried to recover by rein old firmware but it didn’t work for me on either version V3 or V4.

Reddit▲ recommend

Wyze cam v4 on Amazon! For $40 I don’t think it can get much better, you’ll need a micro sd as well but those are cheap and you’ll be able to review motion activated footage from anytime from anywhere.

Reddit— neutral

I had a Wyze cam V4 in my goat shed but had it too close the hay rack and one of my ornery goats climbed up on the hay rack and chewed the camera cable in two. They have a light and can record.

Reddit— neutral

I use the Wyze Cam V4 in my ball python enclosure. Heads up that I’ve been told the IR light that activates motion and night vision messes with them

Reddit▲ recommend

I second Wyze. Very inexpensive, but quality well above price point. Wyze Cam V4 is fantastic. Because they are priced so low, I have quite a few of them around the exterior of my house so that I can get every angle of my property.

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

I got the Wyze Cam V4 and their is an audio issue with it being extremely loud, & delayed. The brightness is also way too high. So, going to look into something else.

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

V4 doesn't qualify for the free (I'm not even sure that's available anymore to new accounts) Cam Lite plan, so you only get notifications and view through local storage, unless you pay for a subscription.

Reddit▲ recommend

People like this one cause you don’t HAVE to buy the subscription to use the cam! I pay the $3 a month though so I can continuously record my ham without their “cooldown period”

Reddit— neutral

I have been testing the Wyze Cam V4 feeds, and they look good-enough for what we need; and well within our budget.

Reddit▲ recommend

I have a Wyze cam v4 setup as I find it better then the Bambu feed (a1 not p1) and I just started a 9.5 hour print from work. Its definitely nice having a piece of mind view

Reddit— neutral

It sucks because I really like the new pan cam V3., but I need the 2.5k resolution of the Wyze Cam V4.

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

I began the conversation telling the Wyze Support agent that initially was connecting to J644-2.4, until I became frustrated with the performance, when I then bought and installed a wifi extender LC1-2.4.

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

My Wyze Cam V4 has been offline for four days now. I unplugged it and replugged it, and it works for a few seconds to minutes before going back offline. I have reinstalled it four times, and the issue remains.

Reddit▲ recommend

I threw $1,600.00 of the Nest cams right in the trash and replaced them with WYZE cams V4 2.5K. for $30.00 each. They all work great and can save 2 weeks' worth of footage on the SD card.

Reddit— neutral

I’m running all Cam V4s with one OG Tele. The V4 has much better resolution than the V3.

Reddit— neutral

I also have Wyze Cam v4 that I use to monitor prints from a top point of view.

Reddit▲ recommend

I use Wyze cameras v3 and Wyze cam v4. I haven't had any v4 camera fail yet, but the v3 cameras occasionally fail because rainwater gets inside through the SD card slot.

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

Wyze Cam V4 delivered and setup 3 times now.....it is only connecting to 2.4GHz wifi4.....no wifi6 connection even 12 inches from our wifi6 AP

Reddit— neutral

Decided to get a Wyze cam v4 which has motion detection (a few misses on detection) AND playback that records to an microSD. Needs WiFi to work so I only turn it on while baby is sleeping. Doesn’t function like a baby monitor though, the audio stops when you’re not actively on the app.

Reddit▲ recommend

It’s a Wyze Cam V4. I love them…super cheap and very reliable. These things have been through VA hurricanes and cold winters, and Texas hot summers…still running strong.

Reddit▼ don’t recommend

the Wyze V4 documentation around the "Cool Down period" quoted below sure makes it sound like the V4 behaves differently than you explain

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