I’m considering using the Wyze Cam Outdoor as a very simple baby monitor, but I’m not exactly sure how it works since the WCO is battery powered. Here’s what I’m trying to accomplish: Place the WCO on a table and point at the baby. Open the app to play a live video-stream on a phone/tablet. I do n…

[image] JohnnyBravo: I’m not using a v2 or v3 for this because I’d like to move the WCO very easily from room to room, depending on where the baby is placed. Do you not have electric outlets in those rooms? I think there are far too many compromises to trust the WCO for something as importan…

Have you factored in the fact that a WCO requires its own dedicated hub? Not sure if the WCO’s battery can be swapped, say you want to keep a fully-charged spare in case one gets discharged. I have a somewhat similar need. Need to keep track of a sickly dog when I’m out. To monitor areas that don…

[image] Customer: Do you not have electric outlets in those rooms? I think there are far too many compromises to trust the WCO for something as important as this. I have outlets, but I’ll be moving the camera to far too many places, depending on where we move the baby’s play-mat, chair etc. …

[image] Ipil60R34s: Have you factored in the fact that a WCO requires its own dedicated hub? I understand that the hub comes with the WCO, but will that affect anything? The hub will just sit in the house. [image] Ipil60R34s: To monitor areas that don’t have nearby outlets, I keep a coup…

[image] JohnnyBravo: but will that affect anything? Only the price, not the functionality. [image] JohnnyBravo: avoid the wires Not if you use a 6-inch USB cable.

Does anyone know how long a fully-charged WCO battery would last while playing a live video-stream with audio?

The WCO is not really designed for what you need. If you connect for a live stream the battery, from what I’ve read, won’t last very long. The camera is designed, primarily, to take short videos, etc. when motion is detected. I really can’t recommend it for your requirements.

Forgot to mention, as I think others did, you need to have the base station attached to your router (I think this can be wifi now, but not sure). So you need to have the base station available to the camera so you can connect to it.

[image] WildBill: The WCO is not really designed for what you need. I definitely agree that it’s not designed as a baby monitor, but I’m wondering if I can still make it work. The Wyze website says that the batteries last from 3-6 months based on 10-20 event videos per day. So if I conservat…

This is a very extensive (long) post on WCO battery life: [image] Wyze Cam Outdoor - Battery life - Troubleshoot with WYZE Services & Integrations Some basic knowledge about battery life - In order to achieve the optimal battery life, the camera needs to be very energy …

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