Wireless Outdoor/Indoor Battery Security Camera, 2.5K HDR Color Night Vision, Integrated Spotlight & Siren, Motion Detection, 2-Way Audio, Alexa & Google Assistant Compatible, Free Expert Support

I’ve been a Wyze customer for a long time. These cameras, both wired and wireless, have saved me a lot of money catching contractors stealing product and a mailbox hit and run. This is my first camera of this new generation wireless. It’s been installed for just under a week. Bought it to replace one of the hub based wireless that a raccoon chewed apart. Here is my feedback thus far. 1) Set up was a breeze with the app. Helped by the fact that I already have set up several devices. First time setting up would take a few more steps to get the Wi-Fi connection completed but should be straightforward. 2) Out of the box, the battery was about 50% charged, so fully charge before deploying using the provided cable. 3) Update the firmware to the most current version before deploying through the app. 4) Mounting - As some have noted, the screws that come with the device are not the best, but worked for my needs of mounting to a tree. One screw did strip the head, but the other two were fine. 5) Battery life - So far, it’s been MUCH better than with the hub based camera. 3.5 days installed and about 80% battery left. Previously, I had to recharge the camera about every 6 days. I’ll be playing with the settings to see what I can use to improve overall performance and how that affects the battery life in the coming weeks. 6) General observations: - Video quality at 2.5K is great. Much better than the previous generation. - Motion detection is very good and seems to catch motion better than the old generation. - It also seems to record the full length of of the motion where together previous versions would prematurely stop recording (even with the 5 minute max set) when motion was still occurring and even with ‘no cooldown’ set. - No issues with the camera disconnecting from Wi-Fi and a strong signal, much improved from the prior generation. - SD card (128GB) is working as expected. The old generation camera was near impossible to get the cards working correctly. Currently, just recording events and doing so successfully. Will switch to the continuous after a could battery cycles to see what the impact might be to battery life. - Mount is good but could be better. Gives you limited options for mounting. Would be great to have a magnet mount option like the old generation. Had a raccoon climb on it and moved the camera from its previous position. I repositioned and tightened it more and so far hasn’t been accosted again! :) - The Spotlight is VERY bright and I suspect it will chew through battery fast if in a high motion area. I turned that off given my requirements. 7) Suggestions to consider: - If you are mounting in a tough to reach space, consider the solar panel. I had one on the ‘deer cam’ that was replaced with this cam, until the cable that plugged into the cam, broke. It worked well with even partial sun. If mounting where trees will block line-of-sight to the panel, it’s less effective. Winter time, worked great (no leaves) compared to summer. - Get an SD card. I think the new generation can handle up to 256GB, but not sure. Worth the cost which is nominal these days. - Get spare batteries. THANK YOU Wyze for making the battery removable. Minimizes downtime. Recharging time on old generation was about 8 hours, so quick swapping is NICE. - Consider the cloud storage option. Not everyone will need this. Depends on your use cases and specific needs. Their subscription model is very well priced for the market and is ideal if you are going to set up multiple cameras. Overall, very pleased. Will likely replace my other cameras over time (when on sale - hint, hint Wyze!) or if they put a 2 or 3-pack option together with a good discount. I have not needed to reach out to support on the camera, but previous experience is hit or miss. Technical issues were addressed well. ‘Customer satisfaction’ issues, not so much. Example, had a spare wireless cam (hub required type) and when another died, I pulled out the spare, charged it and deployed. Worked great for a charge cycle. Recharged the camera and it would no longer run in the battery. Contacted support and was told it was out of warranty, even though they could see that the camera was just put in service (the beauty of cloud connecting a device). Pretty disappointing. They did offer a nominal credit to my account for a future purchase, which helped but frankly had me considering alternative options. So note to Wyze, you have really good technology and the capability to know when a device is put in service. Use that capability for good. My takeaway is I won’t ever buy a spare, so you’ll lose that sale. You MAY get it in the future, so consider that an opportunity lost.

The cams are fine, typical Wyze equipment. Easy setup and just works. If you are upgrading from the old outdoor cams and are using the original solar panels, you will need a $5 adapter that is NOT included in the box with these models. These use the new angled connector that is also a type C connection. There are several other brands here on Amazon or you must go to the Wyze site because they don’t offer theirs via Amazon. Just an FYI Updating for the mounting of these devices. It’s absolutely horrendous. Both my mounting bases broke, because they are cheap plastic. The mounting screws are also just cheap. The wireless access for viewing is subpar as well.

I bought 2 Wyze cameras WIRED ans I LOVE the picture quality, the system, the videos are clear and great, I bought 2 more wireless this time, thinking thy would be the same and NO. I ordered this one from Amazon exactly as the 2 previous but it didn’t arrive in time for me to take it with me. So, the other 2; The live streaming sucks it keeps on stopping on the 2nd step, and the Battery lasted 3 weeks on the device where now I have to keep on charging it every 3 weeks? Not even a month or 3 months which I though it would be ok since the product says that the battery last 6 months , half the time it would have been ok. I needed them to check remotely , I can’t go every 3 weeks so now they are off until my next travel there to charge them. This sucks . I bought the 1st 2 somewhere else and threw Away the boxes thinking they would be ok like the wired ones. At least I am retuning the one from Amazon.

I have been a WYZE cam customer for a long time. I will say that it’s been a hit/miss with some products by this company.. I hope my review will let you make a more informed choice.. So I will keep my review unbiased and try to focus on specific qualities of this cam.. First thing, this cam is wireless, it will need to be connected to the internet via WiFi and the WYZE app… This camera comes with a battery that can be charged while inside the camera.. OR you can plug a USB-C cord right into the pack- and it does come with a power cord. This allows you to have a little more flexibility on how to re-charge the battery. I have not had any issues with power with my outside cam due to having my camera receiving power from the Wyze Solar Panel ..the cam fully charged in less than a day and has not been under full power since. My second battery cam that was charged via usb-c, I performed a settings adjusted via WYZE app to reduce the power consumption due to the light on this camera being VERY BRIGHT. That seems the have did the trick- cam has been holding charge for 2 1/2 months and can probably go several more since it is now around 50% battery life. The quality of image from this camera is highly detailed and will definitely capture someone in the middle of darkness, due to the highly sensitive sensors that will trigger the light/recording. Camera can also identify what it is, and will send alerts directly to your device letting you know what triggered the cam. Features I use included with the WYZE cam app are the alerts, and the app offers a paid version of cloud storage to gold up to 2 weeks of event video clips. The free version gives users up to 2 weeks of saved images, but will still allow you to access recorded content as long as you have a memory card installed on the camera. I, personally- like to just record my own clips which the app also allows me to save and share. The barrier/zone selection gives users a way to select an area that will trigger the camera- this comes in handy if cam faces out towards a street with high movement/traffic. This also cam lets you talk to whoever is on the other end of the shot, which makes it easy to communicate with someone knocking at the door. Sound quality is clear and very loud- no static with a great internet connection, in my experience. I enjoy using this camera as a way to monitor deliveries and visitors to my home. The bright flood light also makes it much easier to see while trying to unlock my door at night. I keep a second one in the backward, currently unmounted due to not having decided if I will be getting a second wyze solar panel, yet.. The mounting equipment the cam has included was perfect.. I had actually purchase a different set of mounts that I ended up not needing .. the ones that come with the camera are great quality and easily installed. A pro AND con is that the camera is not able to pan, so the direction it faces when installed will be the only direction it will face until you move it. If you want a cam that pans/moves while you are away, this will not work for you.. If you are looking for a cam that has a large coverage area and will stay put, this cam will work for you!! For the price, the quality and features of this cam throws the competition out of the water, I recommend this WYZE cam to everyone. I will definitely be buying more here soon. Hope my review helps, happy shopping.

I've had several different WYZE cams around my house for a while now. They include: V3 Pro, V4, Pan Cam 3, OG, OGT, Doorbell V2 and I have two of these. I keep them plugged in. For me the benefit to these cams having a battery built in is as seamless backup should power go out. This has worked on occasion. Unfortunately this model also has its downside: Maintaining connectivity. It's not terrible at keeping it, but occasionally requires a restart. Restarts are fairly quick and usually easy to do remotely. That was not the case however in the most recent occurrence. Both of my Battery Cam Pros lost connection and began flashing their "flood"-lights every few minutes. The fix: Remove my SD cards (to avoid erasure) -> Remove battery for several minutes -> Perform factory reset by reinstalling battery and holding down the red "connect" button inside. It is NOT necessary to delete the cam within the app first; in fact I advise you don't. The initial setup process will commence as when it was new, but once through those pages the app will recognize it again and integrate. Unfortunately it will be placed at the top of the home page above all other cams and any shortcuts. Can simply drag tiles where you may have had them or reorganize at this time. Last: Recheck all settings for the BCPro as some features may have switched to default settings. Important - If an SD card was continuously recording before and is to again, make sure to enable it to do so as it will have switched to motion/event snapshots with a short "max duration" length. Floodlight on via motion detection will have been enabled as well as front of device indication LEDs-on. This really wasn't too had to do, but I am very familiar with these WYZE cams & app at this point. I have no idea why this happened to only these cams; left puzzled there. Really hope WYZE can get these to operate more reliably without having to buy some new future version. I would like to see the next rendition (HIGHLY desire in-app choice & control over floodlight KELVINS!), but I also expect the BCPros I have already invested in to continue to operate well beyond new releases!

I bought this for my Airbnb outside on our deck and it works great. Great video quality & good battery life. I’ve seen the reviews on the battery life and I have to assume they’re using settings that drain it. I’ve had no problems. I have it set to only record with motion events and the spotlight set to about 50% (also triggered by motion, I don’t use sundown) and I only have to charge it about every 2 weeks with constant guests coming in and out triggering it. It does take several hours to charge so I just bought a 2nd one that I swap out and let the first charge while I’m doing a turnover. I’ll also say that the only thing I’m disappointed with is how long it takes to start up the live video feed, but I don’t know if that’s just my internet connection. It’s super easy to mount- love that. All in all, very worth it and it looks so much better not being plugged in. I love that if I ever do want it plugged in, say to have continuous recording with an SD card, I have that option as well. I definitely recommend it- just play around with the settings if you’re having reduced battery life. AND BUY A 2nd BATTERY! I’ve got it mounted to the window frame in the picture.

This camera is awesome! We have the doorbell camera from WYZE as well and the app is so simple. Set up was so easy and the battery lasts a really long time. The picture and sound quality are surprisingly amazing! Crystal clear and the sound I can hear my kids playing the backyard while this is up front by the garage. The night vision is also pretty clear! What I like most is you don’t have to pay monthly to use it. If you want video taken while movement is happening you have to and it’s only 20 a month. But it takes pictures of movement for free. This is probably one of the best purchases I’ve made considering we have had trouble in the past with our neighbors. There is no lag at all. I will say sometimes for some reason the camera will turn off and I’m not sure why it does that but I just have to go in the app and turn it back on. And very occasionally it will have trouble connecting to the app but that’s to be expected with any type of electronics. Other than that it’s a great purchase! It also has a siren and a light you can turn on to see better!

Not a good fit for my use case. I purchased this to mount on my apartment door. Pricing was competitive and on paper the cost comparison between a similar Ring Cam checked-off most of the boxes. Install: I removed the front door peep-hole lens, fitted it with a longer bolt, surrounded the cam with a wreath and it is the perfect height and mount. Setup up was easy to get it online and functioning. The app is OK, not intuitive and I needed to look up some settings. Disappointingly, they do not offer a MS Windows app or one for a google TV. Config: Initially, I left most of the detection and event settings alone to base-line the function. It recorded EVERYTHING and burned through the battery in a little over a week. So, I worked with the filters to reduce the noise, I have better battery life, but it is missing events, but not consistently. For example, it will pick up events that match the filters sometimes, but other matching events do not. Some mornings, I get an alert that the camera is back online, no explanation, no reports and no way to troubleshoot if it lost WiFi, the Wyze cloud, or a camera/SW challenge. For my use case, busy apartment, the SW is not consistent with filter settings and the balance between reasonable battery life verses relative recorded content is not viable. In a different setting or use case, it may be good, but not here. Unfortunately, I will be sending this back.

clear views....wide area obtained......a great camera and voice and spotlight feature.........

Easy setup and if you have other Wyze cameras, it’s very excellent choice for outdoor surveillance..

I am very impressed with this camera! The picture is good, and the battery life is excellent. It lasted almost 30 days at temperatures below -10C. You can't ask for better than that. I can highly recommend this product

I regret purchasing the Wyze battery camera. The battery life is nowhere near what they advertise—it barely lasts 2 days, even with minimal activity. The motion detection is hit or miss, sometimes failing to capture events entirely. The camera constantly disconnects from Wi-Fi, requiring frequent resets. The app is slow and buggy, making it frustrating to check footage. Worst of all, customer support is unhelpful and slow to respond. Save yourself the headache and invest in a more reliable security camera.

These are without a doubt, the best battery powered cameras on the market. As well as their platform for monitoring, these security cameras is second to none in my view. I have over 20 cameras and recommend these to anyone who is looking for a security camera system. It is so easy to set up and monitor from anywhere in the world.