I’ve been a loyal Wyze customer for over five years. I own 15+ Wyze cameras, pay for a monthly subscription, and have recommended them countless times. But this new Wyze Bulb Camera? Easily the biggest ripoff I’ve experienced with the brand.
I paid over $60 for this glorified paperweight — and that includes the overpriced accessory bulb they bundle with it. And for what? A stationary camera with no pan/tilt capability. No motorized movement. No ability to remotely adjust its view. You literally have to manually twist the whole bulb to point it somewhere, and that’s it.
Let me repeat that: it’s stationary. For $60.
Meanwhile, I can walk into just about any big box store and get a rotating smart bulb camera with similar specs for $15–20. Some even auto-track movement. So what exactly am I paying extra for here?
This feels like a blatant cash grab dressed up in Wyze branding. It’s not just disappointing — it’s insulting to your long-time, paying customers who trusted your products. I’ve defended Wyze in the past. I’ve invested in the ecosystem. But this makes me seriously question the direction the company is heading.
Do better. Or you’ll start losing the very people who built your reputation.
I also was surprised to find it was not a pan/tilt cam however they never claimed that it was, that is your mistake for assuming.
The other style bulb cam is all over the place from dozens of brands, the few I’ve worked with were not very good and do not have starlight sensors, which is to be expected for their low price. The wyze one does have some interesting use cases such as using in a recessed light with just the cam sticking down. Whether it is worth $60 (including the second bulb) is a matter of your own opinion I guess. You can always return it.
Although they never claimed it .. since bulb lights sell for $15 that do pan and move .. we all assumed it was at least that much but on the ecosystem and that’s why we are paying so much more . But basically they took an even cheaper version and packaged it selling for …. That’s called a money grab !
Perhaps my
Mistake for expecting more from Wyze ..
And about me returning it. Do we all realize our time is irreplaceable ?? So who’s compensating me for going thru the trouble of returning it
I want to be very clear: I’m not here to argue or point fingers. But when multiple users raise the same frustrations across products, it’s not “user error” — it’s a pattern worth addressing, not deflecting. Loyal customers voicing disappointment doesn’t mean we’re unreasonable — it means we’ve invested time, money, and trust in a brand we believed in.
If Wyze is serious about improving, it starts with listening, not minimizing. That’s all I’m advocating for.
I’m not here to hold Wyze responsible. I’m here to answer questions and provide insight.
This was your mistake, you’re griping about it, I gave my opinion that it was your oversight, my opinions do not reflect those of Wyze. Trust me, they can’t afford me.
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You want Wyze to compensate you for something that was totally out of their control and not their fault? If you had spent a tad more time reading, you’d have seen it is not a motorized camera.
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