"Cameras as Chime"! Now even buggier in the v3.0 app!

[Crease]

@andreporter2

Im new to the Wyze ecosystem. Only got my first cam in April, the Pan Can v3.

My “gateway drug” was a couple of 2-packs of Wyze Plug back in 2019 to help my parents automate control of Christmas lights. The latest things I’ve picked up were Cam v4s, and I got those a couple of months ago only because at the time they were just $1 (US) more than the Cam OGs. Both were on sale, and the Cam OGs would’ve been just fine for my application, but Cam v4’s marketing made it appear that it had on-board Person Detection that didn’t require a subscription to use, but this is apparently not the case.^[1][2][3] I don’t have any experience with the battery-powered cameras.

@shademask

Wyze turns on the bell (which makes the first “ding”) which then activates a Google Routine that turns OFF the switch (which then does the “dong” part of the bell)

That’s excellent, and I don’t know that I would’ve considered doing it that way! Good thinking!

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1. Wyze Cam v4 - Released 3/26/2024

   Does Edge AI Person Detection on Cam v4 actually work without a subscription? I’m considering some of these since they’re currently on sale and I have a potential application for them, but I haven’t found a consistent answer here in the Forum or on the Support site. The Introducing Wyze Cam v4 article seems to indicate that on-camera Person Detection is included, as it says this: Edge AI. Faster notifications, more accurate detections, while supporting Smart Focus. * Edge AI Person Detec…

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2. Not Continuing Cam Plus Lite is a bait and switch

   I bit on the current sale and am returning to this topic because of my experience with my first Cam v4, which is prompting me to once again ask @WyzeMatt for clarification of his previous comments: Now I’m even more confused about what that was referring to than I was before. Um…“the same” as what? When I initially read this response, my interpretation was that Cam v4 with Edge AI does on-device Person Detection and also generates “Person Detected” notifications…without a subscri…

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3. Free Person Detection for V4 (at least according to wyze support)

   What exactly is the free edge ai person detection (without cam plus) available on the V4 If person detection is not free on the V4 why does Wyze say it is: https://support.wyze.com/hc/en-us/articles/9858622993307-Is-Person-Detection-free-on-Wyze-Cam-v3-Pro#:~:text=Can%20I%20add%20a%20Spotlight,FAQ%20&%20help%20center https://support.wyze.com/hc/en-us/articles/9873842267675-Wyze-Cam-v3-Pro-Person-Detection-FAQs#:~:text=Wyze%20Cam%20v3%20Pro%20uses,Person%20Detection%E2%80%94no%20subscription%…

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