How about a feature akin to the current “we can hear your smoke detector and alert you” feature, but let me know when my dog is barking? Kind of like adding my dog to my security system. Then add rules like “record all cameras if dog barks.” I know, smart as f, You can have that one for free.
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After noticing many of the issues brought up to the community appear to be network issues it would be good to have a network troubleshooting/diagnostic capability. Details from this could also be used by support. Some of the diagnostic may include network connectivity to the internet, latency, last reboot, error/retry rate, etc.
Oh also while I’m at it maybe V3 could have a thinner footprint, not square with an integrated PC lock connector so it can be secured to deter theft.
Love these blue sky… how you see the future questions. Thanks for asking Wyze I very much appreciate it. I hope all these great suggestions help.
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I would like to see a trade-up program for the Wyze v2 .
can we add the ability to connect camera sound to a blue tooth external device?
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I would like to see on a Wyze Cam:
- Outdoor proof (IPX?, IP6x?, at least Rain/Sun resistant)
- Small backup battery (should last more than 12 sec
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- It could be on top of the power adapter
- Connected through chain connector (sold apart/included?)
- Included inside if there is room
- 5Ghz Wifi
- Light sensor output to trigger rules (can we get it through software currently?)
- Scene recognition also with option to trigger rules (can we get it through software currently?)
- Face Recognition?
- Wyze Sensor Bridge Built in?
- Wyze Sensor Bridge redundancy? (Whitelist based?)
- Wyze Sensor Bridge for Video? (To extend from a camera that reaches WiFi to another one not)
I could list more things but it will get extremely expensive
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More IR light would be very helpful.
1, better resolution.
2, better resolution.
3, better resolution.
Wyze cams are great but many times I wish the image was better.
We need a “pro” version with higher resolution, including higher bitrate for better images of moving people or cars. Of course higher resolution brings more need for certain other features like H265 encoding to deal with the higher data. And 5ghz wifi would be good.
First and foremost it’s a camera. Extras are nice but image should be top of any list.
- Higher resolution, higher bitrate
- ONVIF (in the main firmware)
- better low light performance
- POE
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+1, Very good list. I’ll second everything above but more specifically say:
- 4k Sensor with STARVIS +, so it’s possible to get great pictures using forced color in all but the darkest of scenarios.
The sensor in this is currently causing waves in the CCTV community: Dahua IPC B5442E ZE. I don’t know if that’s possible in a cheap cam as I don’t know how much the sensor / chipset can be had for and what markups Dahua are using. Sure there are other options though.
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One comment I would make - 5Ghz Wifi is much faster than 2Ghz. However, it has very limited range and doesn’t work through walls very well either. Maybe ok close to a router or on a mesh network, but it may prove problematic on a normal router where there are multiple cameras distributed around a brick built house or placed some distance from the router or building.
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True, 5GHz is not the best option for all situations. But the option of using 5GHz would be very useful for customers that live in crowded environments where 5GHz is the only usable option. It would also make setup easier for those with mesh systems where they currently have to disable 5GHz in order to set up the cameras.
In the end I think anything that gives customers more choices and flexibility is a win.
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I live across from a middle school in a 40 km/h speed zone. I have the wyze pan can v2 pointed at the street from inside my house and I can see the cars passing by up and down my street. I would love to be able to have it monitor the cars and report the speed they are passing by at and record for example only cars doing in excess of 50 km/h.
Additionally my driveway is on the inside of the curve with an evergreen tree at the curb of my neighbor’s house making it a blind inside corner. We have no speed bumps or any mechanism to have drivers reduce their speed, though I have asked.
At night I have observed street racers doing well in excess of 100 km/h. I have asked police in the past to monitor and they come for a hour, and then leave.
If the camera can do this, at some point many similarly configured cameras centrally controlled or aggregating their data could report on where the current speeding hotspots were for targeted enforcement (huge market). Also we could put up signs that the speed is being digitally monitored to get people to slow down. This would be significantly cheaper, easier, and more effective than the survey equipment and radar speed signs that effectively don’t do much, and are usually in place for 1-2 days per year and only when you request them.
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One of our cameras (outside, BTW), looks down the hill to the road, in a lake community. The geographic features (trees, shrubs, our driveway, etc.) delineate an arc, the length of which could be measured. The timing, from the Wyze video, would give an empirical observation of vehicular speed. Problem solved with basic math rather than electronically, but absolute. Perhaps this will help.
Pleaase make Wyze cameras rated for OUTDOOR use, most especially more extreme (colder/hotter) temperatures!
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Welcome to the community, @rcbouck! An outdoor Wyze camera is coming in the near future. Hopefully, just in time for the Christmas holiday 2019. It is currently in testing and if all goes well we should hear more about it soon. 
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What are the chances that any new outdoor camera will utilize the same USB powering cable as the current indoor cameras?
I ask this because I am investing in the indoor cameras for outside use now, to at least have something, and to see how they work, and I am having an electrician run the wiring through the eaves of my house into my attic. I am hoping that we don’t have completely different powering cables with the outdoor camera once they’re rolled out.
I have two v2 cams outside under my eaves in protective housing that I bought from Amazon. They have endured rain, wind, hot summer days, and no problems at all.
Wall Mount for Wyze Cam V2 V1 and Ismart Spot Camera Indoor Outdoor Use by (Black, 1 Pack) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07DW971RT/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_taa_QwFLDb9XGTCWZ
Wyze has already given us a few facts about the outdoor cam in the thread about the outdoor cam.
That’s great news. In my case I’m concerned about extreme cold temperatures more than extreme hot. But it sounds like they’re thinking about all the factors.
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I’m pretty sure Wyze has all their bases covered on this new outdoor cam especially with all the feedback everyone has contributed. I know heat and cold has been a major concern for many.
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What you’re asking for is very niche and expensive as the camera would have to be outfitted with a radar or LIDAR style unit. Also, without a calibrated unit, it’s unlikely the police would take much notice. as they wouldn’t trust the recorded figures as accurate.
Video is one feature. Radar speed detection is something different.
A further issue, is it’s unlikely even in daylight you’d capture a number plate. It would take a narrow field of view in lens focused on one specific point in the road, high frame rate and probably a high MP camera (dependent on the amount of zoom used). A wide angle view general cam isn’t going to cut it as the pixel density is too low to resolve the plate detail. At night you have no chance of capturing the plate because the shutter speeds are going to be too slow for a moving, never mind fast moving vehicle.
Even the general Wyze should be enough to show people racing at 100kmh + in a 40kmh zone. It’s just a matter of showing the evidence, establishing a time of day when it regularly happens, then persuading the police to come at that time. I think capturing anything more than that is going to be an expensive pursuit on your behalf involving a professional multi camera set up, and even then, you’re not going to be able to prove speed anymore than you could with the Wyze. Just some Wyze words. 
You could hire a guy to sit in a chair near the road and point a hair dryer towards the speeding cars. Saw one woman do it on TV. Not sure if she was successful. 
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