To be honest with everyone here its already been several weeks…
Thanks. I’m glad to hear all the instances you’re aware of have involved SD cards.
The likelihood of you having an issue with your camera is extremely low. Flame retardants used in the plastic for electrical and electronics enclosures have self-extinguishing properties. This alone makes it nearly impossible to sustain combustion with the low power involved. The low numbers I see reported here don’t alarm me any. Statistically speaking, you take far more risk jumping in your car for a drive to the market. We do things every day without thinking about the risks. As humans, we are terrible at accessing real risks in a meaningful way that correlates to actual risk.
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^ That profile picture listed as typing on this post gave me anxiety. 
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Fry from Futurama. But reflects some of the feeling about this issue. 
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Glad to see this thread is active. I just setup my first Wyze Cam v2 today after using DLink for so long. The heat from the camera seems a bit hot. I will disconnect this camera while I go out of town. Thanks for keeping this thread active. I will be looking forward to a response to this issue.
Were you using an SD card as well. It’s normal for the cameras to get warm.
Yes, I am using an SD card. Seems Wyze Cams run a bit hotter than Dlink Cams. Probably comparing apples to oranges, at this point. I have my first Wyze camera sitting on my window sill with a curtain behind the camera. So far no issues with smoke or burning smells. I will probably turn the camera off when I go out of town till there is a final resolution…
Does this problem have anything to do with Wyze SD Cards being “Out of Stock”? Tried to order some today when I order 2 new cams.
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Nope! We just need to order more. Sorry for the inconvenience!
Correct. Only Eeeeek is acceptable in a professional environment.
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I know everyone here thinks this is funny and maybe being it’s a consumer level device it’s acceptable but if I used either term with a customer in my industry it would be curtains for me and cast a very bad light on the company.
As a 50+ year old I am between two or more generations. Today’s generation is filled with Emoticons, LOL’s, etc. New words are being added to dictionaries and our language on a regular basis. Wyze, as are many tech companies a product of this generation, Yikes is part of it.
My generation and the one older than myself and hopefully those younger know that correction of ones grammar, especially publicly and repeatedly is just plain rude. End of rant.
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Yikes 
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Oh come on alryr2001! Yikes! You gotta be kidding about WyzeGwendolyn’s use of “Yikes.”
Since you say you are in customer service, could you please point me towards another company’s “user forum” that is as closely monitored and actively participated in by a variety of actual employees and not “bot” chat robot?
I can only think of one … and that’s this forum.
WyzeGwendolyn is a constant, comforting, professional contact for all WYZE customers on this forum and elsewhere.
My career was spent as a manager in Public Relations for a Fortune 500 company. I would have hired WyzeGwendolyn (and many other WYZE employees) sight and resume unseen without a second thought.
WyzeGwendolyn’s concern for EVERY Wyze customer shines through in every communication and interactions with happy and unhappy WYZE consumers.
WyzeGwendolyn (and other WYZE employees) genuinely cares for WYZE customers and it shows in daily posts on this forum … something I rarely sense in many other company customer service representatives.
You can’t fake that kind of compassion!
As since you are in customer service, I’m sure you recognize that also.
Yikes! I realize WyzeGwendolyn’s use of “Yikes” in comments were in response to a serious issue with overheating SD cards … but come on, WyzeGwendolyn immediately responded to the issue … and has stayed on top of the investigation … and has kept us all informed.
I can only hope that you, as a customer service rep yourself, would respond inkind and publicly in a similar situation to your customers.
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Hey all,
Remember to follow the Wyze Community Guidelines. 
The moderators would probably appreciate it.
Kenner
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@kenner is correct. Please read the following sections in the Community Guidelines:
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So, after critiques of the applicability of “Yikes”. Has anyone gotten to the, you know, root cause of the exploding cams?
This is something that we are still looking into. If you would like, you can contact our support team about the melting microSD card slot through this form:
Hate to be the bearer of bad news, but I highly doubt they’ll release any findings that would imply any degree of accountability on their behalf. At best, they’ll say it was an aberration and they have no reason to believe others are affected. At worst, they’ll just continue to let this thread drag out - betting that the mild but negative publicity they get from it is still better than any type of recall (if one is warranted). They have no obligation to share their internal discovery… so, we won’t be seeing anything meaningful.
My bet is they shift all the blame to the SD card manufacturer… which is a pretty crappy thing to do, unless of course they issue a joint statement with said manufacturers acknowledging fault. That too won’t happen.
Reality is: millions of SD cards are used reliably daily, and there are ways to build the host electronics (Wyze) to protect against a faulty card or other shorts. It appears they don’t want to admit that and are already showing signs they will blame the SD card manufacturers. I’d be curious if anyone from the SD card consortium (sdcard.org) is involved in this “investigation” - because they would certainly take interest if their product platform is being painted in a negative light unfairly…
Lastly, the best policy here is for Wyze to be open and transparent… with their true data and findings, unfiltered and unspun… I hope they will do that but having lived in this industry, it’s doubtful unless someone starts talking legal action.
My 2 cents.
Btw, I’ve been using the Wyze cam with their branded SD card for a few weeks now. Still not happy they destroyed my premium SanDisk card in the middle of the night, but at least the new stuff is working.
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