What's the best thread for bulb-cam?

[Crease]

I don’t know if there’s a “best”. You can always search existing topics using that tag. Just asking questions is good, too.

@gemniii

Instructions ? What instructions?

I don’t understand what this is trying to ask. What additional detail can you provide?

@gemniii

How does start time work?

There are two different Start Time settings:

•  Settings ➜ Bulb Settings ➜ Motion ➜ Schedule ➜ Start Time is where you can define the time window when you want the Bulb Cam’s light to turn on (at whatever percentage you set) when it detects motion (or Persons, Pets, etc., if you have the Cam on a subscription).
•  Settings ➜ Bulb Settings ➜ Ambient Light ➜ Schedule ➜ Start Time is where you can define the time window when you want the Bulb Cam’s light to turn on regardless of motion, and that can be at a different brightness percentage.

I use these with different settings depending upon the camera’s location:

@Crease

That’s similar to what I do: Ambient Light at the driveway and porch set to 40% from 15′ p̄ sunset to 30′ ā sunrise with a bump to 100% if a person or vehicle is detected (too many cats and rabbits wandering across to leave pet detections on). The deck has one with Ambient Light at 10% that bumps to 20% if a person or pet is detected, because I want to throw just a little more light if the dog shows up there, and that one turns off at midnight. Although I think more light output and options like colors or tuning the white would be cool, I like the flexibility these give with the scheduling and dimmer control.

@gemniii

How does it choose sunset?

This should be based on your location, and I’m not entirely sure how Wyze determines this. I’ve seen the app ask me for my location and present me with a map, but I’ve also opted to manually enter my home’s location at  Account ➜ Home. I’ve had inconsistent experiences with some time-based features of Wyze products (Vacation Mode on certain Plugs and Bulb Colors), but Bulb Cam seems to respect my desired settings for scheduling the light features.