My Wyze V2 camera recently gave a purplish discoloration in the field of vision on the left side of the picture. This has been going on for 2-3 weeks but seems to be extending in area of involvement slowly. I tried to wipe the surface of the lens clean with a clean towel but there was no improvement. Will appreciate any recommendations. Thanks.
There is a small filter inside the lens that moves when the cam switches from day to night vision. It is driven by a small solenoid and sometimes it gets stuck. When it does you get that purple color.
A possible quick fix is to manually switch the cam from day to night vision quickly several times, forcing it to move back & forth. That sometimes works.
I’ve never tried this one, but I’ve also heard of folks putting a strong magnet to to the side of the cam.
If that fails and you are still within the warranty period, i would suggest that you contact Wyze Support and either open an online ticket or call them.
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I’ve had that on 4 of my v2 cams. Unfortunately it’s there on 3 of them however on 1 it did self resolve after leaving unplugged for about a month.
Thanks for the information. So did you try to unplug the 3 V2 cams that have persistent problem?
cymui
Yep I tired to resolve them but couldn’t. Tried the Magnet also. Even open up out of casing but didn’t know what to look for.
Thanks. I am thinking if I should follow your way of leaving the camera unplugged for one month and see if that will resolve the problem.
cymui
Cleaning the round one seem to be the most important.
I suspect that the neoprene rubber is gassing out vapors from heat and causing the filter to pick up contaminants …
But if you’re in there already I’d clean the 2 square one also…