Wyze Cam OG - can't record to SD or 12 seconds?

[netrate]

I have a Wyze Cam v2 and I bought a new Wyze Cam OG for Xmas thinking it would be the same setup (but more advanced). I am now discovering that I cannot record to the SD card unless the internet is running AND it is not eligible for the Cam lite?!?!?
Am I misunderstanding something? Just wondering if this is a return item at this point.

[Omgitstony]

I’ll touch on the CPL part of this now…

@netrate

it is not eligible for the Cam lite?!?!?

Unfortunately no. According to the Cam Plus Lite Services page, the OG is not currently compatible with CPL. Some more info:

@UserCustomerGwen

What Is Cam Plus Lite?

Cam Plus Lite gives you Wyze Person Detection and 12-second Event videos as often as every 5 minutes, saved in the cloud for 14 days. It will allow you to receive and filter motion Event videos with people in them to make sure the notifications you get are meaningful. This will apply to our current lineup of Wyze Cam models, no matter how many of these devices you have on your account - now or in the future.

This Wishlist topic may be of interest to you to support.

Expand Cam Plus Lite compatibility to more cameras

Please add cam v3 pro to cam plus lite so I can see 12sec video recordings under events and not just a still image this has less features than a V3 currently. [Mod Edit] Cam Plus Lite is supported only on Non-Doorbell cameras released before 2/1/2021. Reference: Supported Devices: Wyze Cam v1 Wyze Cam v2 Wyze Cam v3 Wyze Cam Pan v1 Wyze Cam Pan v2 Wyze Cam Outdoor v1 This wishlist topic seeks to expand eligibility to additional cam types.

[netrate]

Thank you for the info. My guess is that everyone has already asked for this the Wyze is aware , but they are not rushing to fulfill it.

[Omgitstony]

A recommendation to you is to set that Wishlist as “watched”, which is a setting at the bottom of the replies as you view that topic, to be notified of any changes or updates to that wishlist.

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@netrate

I am now discovering that I cannot record to the SD card unless the internet is running

If you have it set to continuous, it actually does continue recording to the card, the camera just saves the footage to a different file location that isn’t available to the app. You’d have to remove the SD card from the camera and view the footage on a computer.

Further info:

Recording to sd card on og vs v3 without internet

Why does the v3 record to the sd card when the internet connection is lost for hours but the og does not??? This feature on the v3 is very helpful. Also, timelapse doesn’t work on either without an internet connection but would be extremely helpful if it did.

[netrate]

This is probably why it was on sale for $30. I’m considering returning it and spending more to get the regular wyze cam.