Can I use Wyze Cam without WiFi or internet?

[Newshound]

@Bobby48183

I’m wondering if I can use the Wyze Cam with a mini SD card to keep at my camper that sits year round in a camp ground without any sort of internet?

It’s a complicated answer, but this camera is probably not for you. Basically you need Internet access to start the camera (hotspot?), even if all you plan to do is use the SD card. If the camera loses power you will need the hotspot to get it working again. Here is a write-up of how it currently works. I believe Wyze is discussing whether it will work this way in the future:

How to get wyze cam v2 to work, when u turn it on offline?

I see someone resurrected an old conversation. I think a lot of what you see is due to security. Whether it is overdone or can be done other ways is definitely a question, but I’m just relaying what I understand Wyze’s position to be ATM. Security in mind, let’s break down how the cams work today (it actually is very close to newbie’s description 6 months ago – a cam is limited to ‘SD card recording only’ without Internet, provided it had Internet to start up, and does not lose power afterwar…