Is Anyone Actually Satisfied With Their Wyze Camera?

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A nice comparative capsule review of Wyze models by power user @SlabSlayer in late 2023.

@SlabSlayer

In Service:

• 1 VDBv1 - a bit temperamental on motion activating, slow notifications, dismal 2 way audio
• 1 PanV1 - poor Night Vision, weak IR
• 16 V3 - the unsung Hero and Workhorse; and, ounce for ounce, dollar for dollar, the best Wyze cam you can buy
• 1 V3Pro - meh, not the blockbuster I expected for all the hype and cost
• 3 OG (S & T) - would have been an absolute V3 Killer with a magnetic Wyze base and continuous offline SD recording
• 4 PanV3 - ADHD Cam with a caffeine buzz and sugar high, hope to see a fix soon, these could be great cams
• 2 Floodlight Pro - the heavens opened and the angels sang, absolute life changing experience, best cam release since the V3, zero complaints

Awaiting Install:

• 1 Floodlight V1
• 2 Floodlight Pro
• 1 VDBPro
• 4 V3

And some good advice, imo.

@SlabSlayer

I use my cams exclusively for security and will put them up head to head against any cams out there and come up an even match or better. The number one problem created with these cams is because users believe they are plug it in, point and shoot, universal capability cam in any situation. They are not. They, like any other cam on the market, are only as good as the user sets them up to be. The most important factor, above and beyond anything else, is the FOV. Cam placement is more than half the battle. A poorly placed cam will always give you poor performance.

There are other power users and opinions, of course, but I was impressed with the punch of these clips and wanted to give them greater exposure.