I recently realized that some of my wyzecam 2s had a very foggy image compared to others. I took one apart to get to the bottom of this and to my surprise, I found a very scuzzy little piece of glass under the lens of the camera but over the sensor. I cleaned it off and the difference has been pret…

I guess I didn’t read all of your previous post. I have glue on mine but didn’t see any oil. Oil is definitely an odd thing to have there.

Has anybody opened a case with support to get an official viewpoint? I do appreciate all of the investigative work. If a large sample of your cameras have a film on the lense and this was not intended, then there is a serious problem. I wonder if pan cams are also affected.

Support has been pinged about this thread.

Thanks. Hopefully ping is enough.

[image] mobstaj: That oil isn’t oil on the lens threads, it’s glue to keep the focus from accidentally changing after production. I’m pretty sure there’s oil. I’ll take a photo. I need to take the camera apart again to try to focus it. There are two things on the lens threads. There’s somethi…

[image] ssummerlin: I wonder if pan cams are also affected. I’m thinking maybe. Hazy image (Pan Cam) - #4 by nerdland

[image] nerdland: I’m pretty sure there’s oil. I believe you. Just sad news to hear. Maybe they can fix this in V3.

Thanks. Maybe I need to step back for a year. :thinking:

If it is actually some sort of hot melt to hold focus the “oil” may be the result of poor temperature control in the glue applicator, either manual or automatic. This can cause gassing of the adhesive and the fresh air makeup in that area may be inadequate allowing vapourized adhesive to settle on …

Finally got around to taking the cam apart again to refocus the lens. Wasn’t very difficult. The good news is the picture now is great. Probably better than when I got it. I took a photo of the oil I’m talking about. I also felt it with my fingers to confirm that it IS oil. (It’s not just that the …

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I’m thinking maybe. Hazy image (Pan Cam) - #4 by nerdland

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