How dependent is it on bandwidth? At my summer site I only get a good 5Mbs, at my other site I get 40 to 50.
It’s your upstream bandwidth that is going to be the limiting factor (If you’re watching remotely not on the same LAN). If you only got 5Mbit down, what’s the upstream speed. Each camera is about depending on motion 210-350KB/s or about 1.68-2.8Mbps. That was a quick glance at the AP reported numbers for the camera, correct me if my numbers are off from what you’re seeing.
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My observation is that out of my 4 cameras with the beta RTSP (ZoneMinder recording continuously flagging motion events) they are solid but with a slight shudder on high motion with artifacts/blurring on some. The cameras with this problem have a weaker wifi connection the two in the back yard well away from the AP (~60ft) on my shed. Once they get down around -70db its worsens with some frames being dropped (8-10 fps). Still usable feed and a stable connection, just not as nice looking and smooth motion video feed. Using two Ubiquiti AC Pro’s in the house at either end.
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My upload speed sometimes approaches SD card by Pigeon 
Right now it’s 0.62 Mbps. Download is 3.6Mbps.
Quality is very dependent on the bit rate although there are lots of other factors. The other poster above is correct when he says the amount of compression needed is dependent on the amount of movement, because the way compression often works is rather than copying the same frame to the recording medium each time, it instead references the bits that haven’t changed from the last frame and only records the change between the frames (at least until the next key frame which is a full frame). Thus the less movement, and change, the less info is recorded and the higher quality the output as less pixels in the recorded bit have to be thrown away and guessed by the software on decompression.
I would suggest that 1mbs is a very low bit rate at least if you want a quality picture. It might be good for a totally static image, but introduce movement, and he quality of picture will probably drop rapidly. I believe commercial grade CCTV cameras use at least 8mbs typically with h.264.
So far as wireless bandwidth concerns are concerned, I’m presuming here your issue is you connect other devices wirelessly to your router and don’t want these to be slowed by your Wyze cams, or vice versa. The answer might in your router. The “faster” routers on the market, often aren’t actually faster, at least under single load usage. Where they come into their own in is in their ability to handle multiple connections at once. Thus if you’re using a slow router, probably from your isp, your ability to connect multiple devices might be limited without restricting the speed of others. On the other hand, a fast router, might still only give single devices the same speed of connection, which is probably a fraction of the rated speed, but will allow more devices to connect at that speed simultaneously without slowing each other (subject of course also to broadband speed).
@ArthurH thank you and @UserCustomerGwen very much for the update!
It goes a long way in quieting speculation and is good for business. 
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You’re welcome! Thank you for being involved here. 
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ISP bandwidth isn’t an issue if you are recording to a local RTSP server like BlueIris or ISpy. The only issue would be your own Wifi router and if it can handle the traffic.
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@MMediaman - I really “like” the RTSP feeds with iSpy. I never have any disconnect issues. I don’t love it because Pan Cam consumes 30% CPU and makes using the computer, or adding more cameras, impossible. I also wish there were settings for frame rate and resolution. Setting to 360p didn’t make the difference I was hoping for. iSpy didn’t catch suspicious people, but it was a bonus to look on the SD card for complete recordings - something my other H.264 cameras lack. I haven’t tried the latest firmware, but looking forward to the upcoming release.
Off the wall…if these come from Xiaomi, I’m very impressed with the company. The cameras are awesome, I own their electric scooters, and their cell phones sound impressive. So much from a very young company! Of course, Wyze has done a great job too!!
And how are you able to accomplish this? What version of iSpy are you using and on what Windows platform?
Trying to determine an iOS app to use for RTSP so that I can stream to Actiontiles. Would I need a dedicated computer on all the time to run blue iris?
I’m using iSpy v6.4.7.0 (probably from the source code.) Windows 10 v1809 on a Dell E5530.
But maybe more importantly, the cameras are connecting to a Asus TM-AC1900 (T-Mobile’s version of the RT-AC1900.) router on 2.4GHz. The laptop is on a D-Link switch.
The Pan Cam has been running v4.20.3.48 & v2 Cam on 4.19.4.48.
I’ve never had a camera disconnect.
There are so many many releases of iSpy, I wouldn’t come to any conclusions about how well Wyze RTSP is working just using iSpy alone. Just look here and you can see what I mean. I don’t even see the version you mention listed.
Its interesting that you seem to be on a previous version of the Wyze RTSP firmware and not experience any issue.
Maybe you can share your iSpy settings if you did anything special.
Sorry, it’s iSpy 6.4.2.0. No special settings. Could it be the WiFi router causing disconnects?
@blaze4fun thanks for the reply.
Its worrisome when you look at all the RTSP fixes iSpy lists for versions subsequent to yours. Its a wonder yours works. Re: the WiFi, I don’t know that its an issue for me but I suppose anything is possible. I say that because many on here have reported similar issues using other WiFi brands. I am using Google WiFi Mesh.
What about the Wyzecam firmware you are using? It seems you’re not using the latest?
I downgraded half of my cameras to the 4.19 … firmware a few days ago when I was reading on reddit that someone got a stable feed that way. Hasn’t made much difference at this point. I have once again tried this on my ORBI setup at my house, and once again dragged this stuff to my office .
As much as it pains me I think I am just going to wait until there is another firmware release because results just seem too random at this point. Is it my hardware, is it the software, there is is literally no way to tell.
I am hoping there will be an announcement as to when there may be a release for the next firmware upgrade.
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I’m having a heck of time getting this to work with BI but I can pull the stream via VLC on the same PC. I’ve tried the different combinations I found on this site for configuring blue iris.
If it works via VLC it should work in BI too. Maybe you can post a screen shot of how you’re configuring it to see if anyone can spot what’s wrong? (Also mention what error you get.)
I cannot see the RSTP function after downloading the Firmware that has it. Loaded the demo.bin file on the SD card as explained on the Wyze support site and still does not work. How do I get to see thw RSTP function oon my Wyze Cam v2?
Hi Reggie,
I was having the same problem until I realized that I wasn't
keeping the reset button depressed long enough after powering up
the camera to start the flash process. Is the LED going through
the indicated color sequence? solid yellow, flashing yellow/blue,
solid blue? How long is that process taking? What firmware version
are you seeing after flashing the RTSP firmware? Should be
4.19.4.48. If it’s anything else, you haven’t successfully
completed the RTSP firmware flash.
Are you certain the RTSP protocol is enabled on your
workstation? Even if you successfully flash the firmware, RTSP
won’ t work unless the operating system / browser has the RTSP
protocol activated. What operating system are you using?
aelsea
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