Can I assume that the camera will format microSD cards larger than 32GB in exFat. I ask because my iPad won’t read the file system on anything larger than 32GB.
I’m using a 256GB card in my V4 and yes it will format it.
Tech specs for the V4 says it can use up to a 512GB card
I can’t read the card in my iPad if the card is over 32GB. I don’t think the iPads default File viewer can read the WYZE format, which is probably exFAT. I have plug it into my Windows device, which isn’t as convenient.
Why do you need to remove the card from the camera to view or save the recordings ?
You could always format a card larger than 32GB to FAT32 and see if your iPad can read it. There are some users here that use larger cards formatted in FAT 32 but I don’t know if they format the cards with the camera at any time, really no reason to.
I have used this to format larger cards to FAT 32. Put the card in a PC, click on the picture in the middle and go.
Welcome to the Forum, @AlexaVonTess! 
That seems like a safe assumption given Wyze’s own recommendations:
For cards size 8GB, 16GB, and 32GB, we recommend using the format FAT32.
For cards size 64GB, 128GB, and 256GB, we recommend using the format exFAT.
I realize those are for the Wyze Cam Outdoor, but Wyze appears to stick to those same recommendations for the rest of their cameras in their Help Center article about formatting microSD cards, so it seems reasonable to expect their cameras to adhere to their own guidelines with the in-camera formatting of cards.
Even if it’s not as convenient as using the iPad, I imagine you’re aware that you could perform your own test by formatting a >32 GB card in the camera and then popping it into your Windows device to see what format that reports (and then you could share your result here for others).
I’ll format the card in my Windows device as FAT32 and see if that works for my situation.
Windows will format anything over 32GB as exFAT, no way around it. There are some 3rd party utilities out there that will let you format it as FAT32 on larger sizes, but it may result in unexpected issues with the cards or cameras.
How old is the apple device? Haven’t they supported exFAT since not long after its introduction?
The issue turned out to be that the card had a small, unformated partition. That was preventing the iPad from reading the partition with the data. Now that it is a single exFAT partition, all works as expected.
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