V4 Can’t Record to SD Card offline even after initial setup

[grapefruityoda]

If V4 is like V3 / V3 Pro / Cam Pan V2, then the footage is still in the micro SD card even if there is no internet connection.

@grapefruityoda

It’s more accurate to say the camera will record no matter what as long as you have power even without internet, but a few things may make it seem like it doesn’t record.

The camera needs to first establish an internet connection with a NTP server to provide the proper timestamp and record into the correct folders. Afterwards, Wyze’s app relies the recordings being in the correct folder to align the footage chronologically.

If it can’t establish an internet connection to a NTP server, then it will start recording into a random folder with a random timestamp. Your only choice will be then physically removing the micro SD to view the footage in a PC or phone.

Please note OG doesn’t behave the same way as other cameras. They still have the same limitation as above, but with one more limitation. After 30 minutes of internet outage, then it starts recording into another folder even without power cycle / power outage or etc. If you flash x.xx.13.0416 firmware family on V3 / V3 Pro / Cam Pan V2, then it will have the exact same behavior as the OG cameras.