Wyze 4+ years on I want to disclose that for many years I have been a Network/Systems admin for places such the government (1,000+ user office), Dell Research, Cable Company, etc. with over 20 years experience I’m not a network lightweight. [Mod Edit] A few years ago I was very much security camer…

Does Amcrest push updates without asking?

I will agree that almost universally that unless you NEED wireless, a wired connection is almost always better (in lots of ways).

[image] gemniii: Does Amcrest push updates without asking? No. Not even sure if it could be automated. ####################### Aside from that I don’t even think there have been any firmware updates for some time. Doesn’t bother me because the Amcrest cameras I use do everything I want. The…

Hey @camera3 [image] camera3: There was also dealing with recorded video on the SDCard (maybe 15-20% usable), muddy video, horrible audio, wireless issues, bad RTSP, etc. Do you mean the total SD card function was 15-20% usable, or just the video you recorded/offloaded from it?

[image] peepeep: Do you mean the total SD card function was 15-20% usable, or just the video you recorded/offloaded from it? I mean it recorded just fine but it was utter frustration trying to watch the videos. Long buffering times, audio out of sync, the more I used it the slower it got, etc…

Thanks! Here’s additional recent on it… [image] We’re Giving Wyze Person Detection to All Users at Whatever Price You Want - 1/11/22 Wyze News Mine record well enough (90% solid - a gut guess - using SD Event recording versus Continuous.) Accessing card content, perform…

[image] peepeep: Thanks! Here’s additional recent on it… These things are anecdotal. We know nothing about your environment vs what mine was. Based on my years of experience you never want anything 90%. You want 100%. You want to have happen exactly what you expect. I don’t want to miss some…

[image] camera3: These things are anecdotal. We know nothing about your environment vs what mine was. Absolutely. I’m enjoying your detailed perspective.

[image] camera3: . It’s a security camera, Up until recently it was NOT a security camera. B. Intended Use of Wyze Products and Services Our Products and Services are intended to be accessed and used for non-critical, non-commercial, home-based, personal uses and not for safety, security or …

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Thanks! Here’s additional recent on it…

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