Wyze cam bait and switch

One important thing that others did not mention is that Cam Plus Lite still has a 5 minute cooldown between uploads. If you have a lot of activity where there is possibility of a false positive, then you need to wait another 5 minutes before it notifies you again. Personally, I don’t think it’s that useful because sometimes the AI Person detection isn’t that accurate and I find myself having to scroll through footage just to see if I miss anything due to the 5 minute cooldown. I remember someone making an analogy of hiring security guard who works for a minute then takes a 5-minute bathroom break.

If you feel that this is a deal breaker, then you can switch to TP-Link’s Tapo C120, Tapo C320WS, or C520WS as they all utilize Starlight sensor as well, If I recall correctly, you still get all types of AI notification without subscription and without any cooldown, You will need Tapo subscription (their pricing plan is dependent on your country and how many cameras you need) for recorded events and rich notification though. FYI, it was reported that the Tapo C120 WiFi signal is weaker than some Wyze cameras so YMMV. AFAIK, Tapo’s notification speed is significantly faster than Wyze’s.

For even better low light cameras, Tapo C325WB which uses another type of low light sensor which seems to be superior to Starlight sensor, but it is significantly more expensive. The camera lense and sensor specs seems to be very similar to Reolink’s CX410. Another thing missing from this camera seems to be a lack of IR LED, but I’m not sure if it needs it since the low light performance is so good. C320WS, C520WS and C325WB have the option to connect via ethernet or WiFi, but no PoE which is a blunder.

You can check out the link below for their experience transiting to Tapo:
https://www.reddit.com/r/wyzecam/comments/1badt1t/review_of_my_tapo_transition/

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