Lamp socket v2 is falsely claimed to be compatible with Cam Pan V4 , and can not (reliably) be motion activated

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Welcome to the Forum, @zcchai! :wave:

I don’t speak for Wyze, but I want to comment about some things in your post:

  1. I believe (I’m speculating to some degree) that the Lamp Socket v2’s product page lists Cam Pan v4 compatibility at least in part because of its power output. Lamp Socket v1’s USB port is listed at 5V ⎓ 1A output, but Lamp Socket v2’s USB port is listed at 5V ⎓ 2A, which means that the newer version can reliably power Cam Pan v3, Cam Pan v4, and other devices that require a higher current.
  2. There was another topic here in the Forum just recently about how the Accessories section seems to be missing from the Settings for Cam Pan v4, but that topic currently appears to be missing, so I’ve put in a note to the Moderators to try to learn what happened with that. I mention it because I intended to link to it from this topic, as I believe the discussion there might have been helpful.
  3. The FAQs section of Lamp Socket v2’s product page specifically mentions Automations, but when I try to create a new Automation even now I’m not seeing any Lamp Socket v2s (I’m currently using 3) available to select for Actions, so I suspect this is a missing feature that has yet to be built and deployed. :crossed_fingers: I’ve reached out to Wyze for information on this. I mention this specifically because even without an Accessories section in Cam Pan v4 Settings (which I expect to be built into an app update at some point), if you had your Lamp Socket v2s properly configured with a compatible camera that does have an Accessories section, then you should still be able to use an Automation triggered by Cam Pan v4 to turn Lamp Socket v2s on or off.

I realize that probably doesn’t ease your frustration. I’ve been frustrated by Wyze communication, as well. I don’t think they’re the worst offenders, but it’s still disappointing to see unforced errors.

How are you trying to get this to work? What have you set up in the app to activate your lights? I’m using two Lamp Socket v2s in a storage room that automatically turn on the lights for 5 minutes whenever the Cam v4 in there detects a person, and sometimes there’s a bit of lag between my triggering the camera and the lights turning on, but it works every time for me, and the lights stay on as long as the camera can still see me and detect me as a person.

Please be aware that this is primarily a user-to-user support community, so you’re generally not communicating directly with Wyze, though Wyze Team members do sometimes engage users here in the Forum.

2025-09-09T15:38:25Z Edit: The topic I mentioned in item #2 above has been restored: Pan Cam V4 not showing Accessories - Lamp Sockets.