I plan to buy couple of Wyze battery cam pro to be installed around the perimeter of my house. Is there a tool that Wyze provides to which i can upload the floorplan or aerial view of my house and Wyze experts can advise where to place cameras to get maximum security ?
Welcome to the forum. Short answer to your question is no such a tool. You have to decide where it makes best sense to place the cameras based on what you want to monitor.
Good news is because we don’t set them in concrete, you can adapt. You can move them around to suit your best performance. I have some facing the street and I have some nearer the street facing the house. I can see’em coming, and I can see what they are doing when they get close.
Personal advice: I would say concentrate on entry/exit points.
I would place one of those cameras at your driveway. Ideally I would mount one above your big garage door overlooking your driveway. If you have a smaller outside door for entry into your garage, i’d put one there too.
If you don’t have a doorbell cam, install one at the front door.
I would install one near by back door, or in my backyard to monitor my back door there. My garage has a door on the rear, so it monitors that as well.
If they are outside, mount cameras 8 to 10 feet high or in places that are out of reach.
If you want an aerial view of you home, I’d try looking it up on google maps. It’s a basic view, but will give you an idea of the outer the perimeter of the home.
As for a total view of the outer perimeter home, you’d probably want to install on camera facing each wall direction at the corners of your home.
It’s really subjective based on what you want to monitor, but I hope this helps.
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Thanks for the suggestions. All of this makes sense.
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All of my wired v3 cameras are inside aimed through double Pane windows. I feel I get acceptable results. Here is discussion on aiming through windows and sample pictures.
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Not necessarily if you can mount a camera that has unobstructed view of the door as in my case, I use a cheap Heath Zenith door bell:
and whenever someone rings the bell I can view them on my V4.
Likewise. Very acceptable, even at night.
Another good best practice is doubling up cameras coverage of an area. Two cameras, separate locations aimed to cover the same area and if possible, even cover the other camera. If an area is of high priority, doubling up gives you redundant coverage if an issue occurs, more angles if something does happen, more notifications, and security knowing if a bad actor attempts to tamper with one camera. The other will be able to see what is happening.
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Aiming through double pane windows can cause some reflection at night in lit rooms. My wife and I are empty-nesters with a big house, so my v3 cameras are placed in rooms that are generally are not lit at night.
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Likewise.
Sunrise and sunset may cause reflection issues. Mounting cameras at an angle helps. I can see where a window mount would greatly reduce reflections. Luckily, my reflections are insignificant and can be useful to see if a scheduled light turned on or if I forgot to turn out a light after use.
Most of my cams cross streams. Luckily, 4 cams out of 8 are on UPS.
I do prefer to have my cams reside on a weather-controlled window sill. I have no need for spotlights or have any desire to listen for sounds.
Loads of options; loads of opinions.
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