expireddubba-low | Staff posted Jun 14, 2024 11:51 PM
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expireddubba-low | Staff posted Jun 14, 2024 11:51 PM
Costco Members: Wyze Security Cams: Wyze Cam v3 1080p Camera
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I have several of the Wyze V3s and several of the Tapo C120s, and they're all good, but the C120s are better for my use case:
Tapo pros:
Reliable live view
Reliable recording to microsd
Native RTSP support
Easy access to microsd recordings by zooming in on timeline or playing at 4x
AI includes vehicles, pets, and people
Tapo cons:
No rich notifications in mobile app
Wyze v3 pros:
Reliable live view
Reliable recording to microsd
Rich notifications
free cloud backup of 12 second event videos
cons:
5-minute cool-down period between notifications
AI for people only
Tedious to find events that occur during cool-down period without pulling microsd
No native RTSP, but there are workarounds like Tinycam pro
Overall, if you want live view and microsd recording just-in-case then they both work fine. If you're fine with the 5-minute-cool-down-period then Wyze v3 has better notifications. If you need to regularly review events that could happen more frequently than every 5 minutes (i.e. did mailman come 2 mins after a car drove by) then Tapo is the way to go.
Both offer more features if you pay monthly, but I can only speak to the free plans.
Viewing Playback with a MicroSD Card through Live View still works, it's only the Playback (direct view to timestamp on SD card) in the Event Clips that is bugged.
So users now have to either write down or memorize the exact time, then go to Live View, then Playback & scroll to the time to see the full event (before & after the 12 second clip).
This bug first appeared around February 2024, a Wyze Employee claimed in April they found the cause, but so far there is still no fix & honestly doesn't look like they'll fix it since we're on the free grandfathered Cam Plus Lite subscription.
Here are some of the more active threads about this issue:
https://forums.wyze.com/t/playbac...out/292957
https://forums.wyze.com/t/playbac...iew/296184
Pre-ordered V4 off their site, apparently it came with a free subscription that was activated at purchase, I was billed a month later and even after contacting their CS they would not refund me. Note that the cams weren't even opened yet. Y u do dis wyze?
Their move to aggressive sub models is gross.
Thanks for listening to my sadpepe story.
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You now have either free Basic or your have to Subscribe (pay).
Basic is just a static image that's triggered whenever there's a sound or motion event. So you'll 100% need a micro SD card in them.
Whether or not the playback button for the event image (to go directly to the timestamp on the sd card) works for you is another story. Read my previous comment on page 4 about it.
You now have either free Basic or your have to Subscribe (pay).
Basic is just a static image that's triggered whenever there's a sound or motion event. So you'll 100% need a micro SD card in them.
Whether or not the playback button for the event image (to go directly to the timestamp on the sd card) works for you is another story. Read my previous comment on page 4 about it.
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If anyone didn't get Cam Plus Lite when it was still available, you'll have free Basic which is just a still/static image of the event.
What micro sd card works with this? My old wyzecam 2 stopped working and it has a microsd card stuck in it but not sure it that microsd card works or not. I don't have access to either of these right now. I am going to get a wyzecam 3. So which microsd card works with it? I recalled I bought from amazon a sandisk microsd card a while back that worked with it and believe it is 32gb but not sure. But can you use any size gb microsd card with it? I thought a while back it was said you could only uses a 32gb microsd card with the wyzecam 2? Or even if you use a 64gb or 128gb microsd card with wyzecam2, it only uses up 32gb? So what about the wyzecam 3? I notice on amazon, they selling a 32gb wyzecam microsd card for like 11 dollars so is that the best option or just get a sandisk 32gb microsd card for like 8 dollars less since wyzecam is overcharging for their own microsd card?
I am going to use the wyzecame 3 with the freecam plus lite that I used with wyzecam 2.
Once I format the SD cards, they start recording and playback is available again until the cards are full. What is the issue? Are the SD cards causing the problem?
not available to new users anymore. Per Wyze website:
"If you signed up for Cam Plus Lite prior to March 2022, you can still continue to use the service. However, Cam Plus Lite is no longer available to new users."
How do I get the free 12 seconds clip for the recently installed ones? Thanks.
If anyone didn't get Cam Plus Lite when it was still available, you'll have free Basic which is just a still/static image of the event.
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