No argument, though I paid around $110 for them.
It works for me because it’s not a critical application. More of just a look see thing where anyone with bad intent would have had to get by two cameras first. If I had a really critical use, I’d wire in POE cams with a DVR and remote backup. It’s as easy, or easier to run Cat5e to cams as it is to get USB power to them.
Numbered way points which can be called via trigger from any other camera.
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Zoomed way points (which can also be called via trigger).
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Tracking mode enabled by the og telephoto (or future telephoto camera).
If the telephoto is mounted to a pan cam, it moves to keep the telephoto motion Tracking on screen, until its out of view.
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Wyze pan v3
Wyze pan v3 Wish it had a built in battery so it can be used with solar panel or the ability to be recharged
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Battery powered Outdoor camera w/pan
First wish! Can we please get a battery powered outdoor camera with pan and tilt function. I really think the ball was dropped with the Cam Pan V3 because it needed to be connected at all times.
I think it would be a great optional addition for the Pan V3, but I think the goal was to produce an inexpensive outdoor pan cam to start.
Adding a battery large enough to power a pan cam would add a lot to the cost and size. As @anebo33 asked, a battery with a solar panel would be perfect for many locations since outdoor cams are not always in a spot where you want to take them down to charge them. But I’d guess we’re coming up on doubling the cam price.
Just buy yourself a waterproof battery bank and a solar panel.
It will be large, but hey, if you want a battery-powered PT/V3 it would need a huge battery.
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SuperCam - pack all features into one
Alright Wyze. So 2023 is going to be year of the camera. On the heels of upgrading WCO with color Starlight CMOS sensor, you’ve managed to launch…
- A new Pan Cam that can be mounted upside down and is just darn right cool
- a 3x telephoto cam
- a new spotlight integrated cam
Why not take all this tech and combine into the mother of all outdoor cams? A WCOG² PanCam+.
I know, I know… The battery. Well I can tell you I have had 3 WCOs on your solar panels for a year now. None have had to be taken down to charge, even the one in high traffic area. THEY ALL STAY AT 100%!!
Keep the same WCO battery for a WCOG ² PanCam+ or put in a bigger one. Buyers know they might be going from 3-6 month battery life to probably half that. NBD because you could charge over $100 for this camera. But here is probably the best part. Let’s say it is a big drain on the battery, just offer a larger solar panel! Even the current size would probably keep an enhanced camera such as this going as long as a standard WCO would last. But a larger solar panel plus a super outdoor cam with all these other features would probably be fine and highly desirable
Think about it. You know you want to…
I’d love to seet a 4k version, local storage at a high framerate. You can do away with the IR as far as I’m concerned, the starlight sensor does GREAT!! I would also like a ZOOM lens (3-12x) would be great (3x-30x) would be better! maybe a optional DOME to mount the camera in. And as long as I’m dreaming some sort of monitor device that would let you view all your cameras from a single monitor or TV without playing games with a PC or TinyCam or rstp. Just something like a FIRESTICK or Roku device that just does the cameras. and if thats not enough a POE connection that actually conects the camera up to the internet where we can do away with spotty wifi.
4k higher frame rate
Zoom
Dome
Monitor
Hardwired internet (w/POE)
Do all this and I will replace all my existing cameras(12 cameras) on my NVR and the Wyse I just added (5 cameras)
I’m thinking of duct taping a OG Telephoto to a V3 PAN, Has anyone else tried?
Then hooking it up to one of my GOOLOO 4000A booster packs (enclosed in a suitable Zip-Loc bag). 
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What happens when the V3 pan can’t close?
I’ve seen 4 or 5 people stack an OG telephoto cam on top or to the side of a Pan V3. I ran a quick search to link you to one of the examples, but they didn’t pull up for me easily.
As I recall, it works okay, though it can strain the pan tilt motor some. Most people I saw didn’t use duct tape, but some other kind of adhesive solution (double-sided tape, some kind of glue, etc…I didn’t pay close attention).
If you end up trying it too, you should post a picture/video.
I used 3M squares and a Fabric glue in my tests both came off clean, but yes in a right side up and upside down orientation, there is a strain on the motor. These were only tests and I have since removed.
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Thanks for the data point.
I was actually thinking of using 3M Scotch Extreme Fasteners.
And one of my prime uses is monitoring a tree lined driveway that is about 100’ long, so the camera does not get turned much.
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Panning is fine as related to the motor. It’s the tilt that’ll get ya. But a practical use case for sure!
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Is there any way to determine how much strain is being put on it?
Perhaps fixed multiple telephotos may be needed.
A little beyond my knowledge, but now that you mention it I wonder if a counter weight helps with strain?
I had some curtain weights at one time that were small but heavy. If I find them I might try to test that
Pan tilt product is amazing but there are a few things I wish it had.
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Built in battery so that the solar panel can recharge the device in the morning and not leave the camera dead at night.
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Detection setting that allows the motion tracking to only cover desired areas
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Adjustable cooldown in the way points so that the camera is not stuck in a far left or right position for 10s after movement was tracked. This is important because this leaves vulnerabilities incase something happens before the pan tilt gets to reset its position.
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I think 2023 should be the ‘year of stability’ - love the latest products, sure…but even my older products are having the same issues my newer ones are.
The cams and bulbs are really impressive.
Anything on 2.4G wireless not working on 5G wireless should be thrown out - nothing new should come out not running on 5G.
I would love to see support for putting sim cards in these cameras and allowing a live stream over t-mobile 5G for example - no wifi needed.
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This is unlikely to happen IMO. I think 5G will mostly be reserved for the higher cost “Pro” line of products. Wyze has mentioned they are looking to offer a few different choices: Entry Level, Medium, and Pro/higher end. They will almost definitely not switch everything to have 5GHz because it is more expensive and would raise costs, which is okay for the higher-end Pro category, but not so much for the entry level where they want to keep it as affordable as possible. 2.4GHz is way faster than any IoT device needs, and a lot of users even have internet bandwidth that doesn’t exceed those limits either, plus it can reach a lot farther with way better reception than 5GHz does. So I would guess that the majority of IoT devices will continue to have only 2.4GHz while the more expensive Pro Line of things will have support for both bands. That way someone who lives in an area with a lot of 2.4GHz pollution interference problems can use 5GHz products to reduce that issue. They did finally launch a device with 5GHz with the newer Video Doorbell Pro and hopefully they will continue to do that with Pro devices for those of us like you and I who think the extra cost of 5GHz is worth it.
We’ll have to see what Wyze does, but the VDBPro is a good sign this may happen, and I support that. I am just saying that I don’t think they will ever stop doing 2.4GHz when one of their primary ideals is to try to offer things as affordably as possible, so it makes for a much better Entry-Level pricing strategy.