I am disappointed that they put a limit on the event recording duration (events). Is this so Wyze can make more money? I am okay with local recording only. I want the events to be the SD card. Why do I have to pay more for 12s+ recording? It can’t be the hardware requirement. Thanks. [S…

The 12 second limitation (with 5 minutes between events) only applies to cloud stored events, there is no limit on local SD card.

Click that Playback icon on the bottom that’s shaped like an SD card and you should be fine.

And as for the 12 second limit on CLOUD recordings, that has been since day 1.

[image] cutaway: Is this so Wyze can make more money? Yes and no… Wyze ran into a cost problem with storing all the recordings and so began CamPlus.

What I do is use the 12 second alert for showing me when an event happens. Then to see the whole event play out, I can then turn to the full recording on the SD card.

[image] WildBill: Wyze ran into a cost problem with storing all the recordings and so began CamPlus. Actually the issue was with person detection. They were using Xnor.ai code which they were able to put in the Camera’s firmware. Once Apple bought out the company, Xnor.ai pulled the plug on …

According to this it was both: [image] Person Detection Update: A New Experiment for Premium Features Wyze News Update 9/9/20: Hi, everyone! App 2.13 is releasing today but we’re not sending out the email to folks eligible for the person detection experimental pay-what-…

Actually not. Person detection was the only thing. Adding capacity for using AWS to host their person detection has added costs. Not only AWS, but a team of developers to actually implement, and improve it. The 12 seconds of detection of movement has always been free.

Ya, it’s not mentioned anywhere if you buy it off Amazon. It’s to limit impact on their cloud servers and it’s been there since the early days. I was about to return my v2 cam, but we live in a gated community with limited access and my only need was to watch the front door area for package deliver…

@cutaway I’d mention having an SD card (at least for v2 cams) the 12 sec delay isn’t an issue. Maybe you’ve read elsewhere? … in your cam’s advance settings set the “record to MicroSD card” to “Continuous.” NEXT: Be sure; in camera settings in “Event Recording” and then “Schedule” to “All D…

When did this 12s limit takes place? (Sorry I'm pulling Johnny-come-late)

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According to this it was both:

Topic		Replies	Views
Record longer than 12 seconds? Sensors	41	42434	April 4, 2021
Longer event clip options Maybe Later app , maybe-later	11	863	February 21, 2021
How to increase the record time of events Cameras	41	18589	July 23, 2020
Recordings Cameras iphone-ipad	5	573	January 14, 2020
Why do we only get 12 seconds? And what exactly do we get with the subscription using Wyse Outdoor? Cameras	34	3027	September 12, 2020

When did this 12s limit takes place? (Sorry I'm pulling Johnny-come-late)

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