A few suggestions/comments for the cam pan - 24 hour review

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Hey @cam1 I think I can answer a few of your questions/concerns.

on #4 I believe this was covered in a topic recently but I’m having trouble finding it but for the audio, the audio on the pan cam is true 2way audio. I believe when you mute the microphone you may be muting the incoming audio as well. try talking without that and see if they can just speak back freely.

#7 there currently is an outdoor cam in development. we haven’t gotten details on it yet but it is marked as in development and was recently mentioned in a Q&A I think. so that is coming but I couldn’t tell you a timeline. I wouldn’t suggest putting out cameras outdoors in a damp location, especially the pan cam as all its moving parts are unsealed and would be VERY susceptible to moisture.

Outdoor/Weatherproof Wyze Cam

Another factor to consider with an outdoor camera using a PIR sensor, as mentioned earlier in this thread, is the need of giving careful attention to the specs of the PIR sensor itself. Some outdoor cameras that already have PIR sensors use rather mediocre sensors i.e. very limited range and a limited angle of detection. I want to be able to put my camera on the corner of my house and know that motion can be detected within at least a 270 degree or more angle of detection and maybe 50-100 feet …

#9 I recently made a post about SD cards as there have been a multitude of issues with cards. many of these are due more to the card itself and not so much the camera and its effects on the cards. I wouldn’t recommend a general Kingston card for our cameras. being on the fairly lower level of card quality I would think they might be prone to failing due to constant writing and rewriting. so far a few people have mentioned cards they like and or have had luck with, check out this post as it might help with your card issue

What SD cards are you using? have you had any issues?

Hey @kimcheese2017 I don’t like the sandisk because I’ve managed to fry 3 of them. . after figuring out it just might be the cards I was using I jumped into researching cards and their limitations. one thing I found over and over was that Sandisk was widely known for failing when used with things that did constant writing. I had them fail in a dashcam. I eventually found transcend which is in the higher end of the spectrum for cards and haven’t had or read about a single issue with those car…

#10 there is talk about possibly bringing back cam colors ( I think only in black though) but its not a high priority right now. one alternative you might like ( and its reversible if you don’t like it or needs change) there is a gentleman on these forums that is making vinyl wraps for some of the cameras, I purchased a few from him for my V2’s and love them. I have already reached out to him about being able to let people know who he is if he would be cool with it so they could buy some wraps, but I haven’t heard back yet. if I do, ill let you know how to contact him.

*# 11 I think this is being worked on and might be in beta soon

#12 they are currently working on real time streaming protocol (RTSP) and I believe maybe be in testing in beta soon as well. its something that has been requested for quite a while and has quite the demand. they mentioned that were working on it in the last Q&A here is a link to the RTSP post and it is labeled as in development

Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)

I couldn’t help myself and got another WyzeCam v2 recently (they’re just SO good!), but I will state what I think many others will echo - when RTSP support is released, I will be purchasing a lot more WyzeCams. Appreciate that there are other requests in the pipeline, but keeping us posted like this really helps. Thank you!

Hope this helps.