Does anyone know if the v4 camera works with the V1 floodlight?
Unfortunately, it is not compatible.
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Do we know why? The specs for the power adapters (5v/1000ma) are the same for the v3 and the v4, and the v3 works fine off the floodlight. I just came out to post the fact that my new v4 locks up within 10 minutes or so of powering up. I dropped it in place of the v3 that was attached to my original floodlight. I guess I have my answer as to why it’s locking up. UGGGHHHHhhhhhh
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Thanks for testing it. This seems like a software limitation that I hope can be updated in the future. You saved me the hassle of buying one to test.
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Are you simply trying to use it as a second camera and power it off the additional USB port, or are you trying to replace the V3?
I’m using as a secondary camera & not replacing the forward facing one on the floodlight itself. I have the floodlight itself mounted over my external garage facing the driveway, and the second cam is mounted around the corner facing my patio and powered off the spare USB port on the floodlight.
There’s a possibility of using an USB Y splitter for the auxiliary USB Type-A port on the Floodlight to power 1 more camera. I think there was test done and the auxiliary port was pushing out 5V ~2 amps so in theory it should be capable of powering 1 more camera OG/V3/V4, but YMMV.
I remembered reading something similar before about the port being more than capable, and that’s what threw me here. I tried both v4s I bought and multiple cables. The V4s work fine after setup and lock up shortly after. V3s work fine off the same aux port. V4s work fine if I power them from the A/C adapter on a nearby plug. I wouldnt think there should be any software at play here? It’s just power, right?
As far as I know, it’s supposed to be power only. Are you saying the auxiliary USB Type-A port on the Floodlight causes your V4 to hang? I remember @carverofchoice mentioning about powering a Eufy camera + Wyze V2 using a splitter cable here.
Initially, I thought you were trying to power a V4 by removing the main V3 camera sitting on the Floodlight. But even if it powers up, you will lose software functionality of the Floodlight.
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Came back here to add that my original v3 is exhibiting similar symptoms now as I had attempting to power the v4. Namely, it powers up and works for a short time, but within 10-15m goes unresponsive until I power it on and off again. Not sure if someone else has tried a v4 on the v1 floodlight usb port, but it could just be that my floodlight is flaky.
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Would the pir sensor still make the floodlight cut on if it senses something? Idk how any of this stuff works just curious.
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“Initially, I thought you were trying to power a V4 by removing the main V3 camera sitting on the Floodlight. But even if it powers up, you will lose software functionality of the Floodlight.”
When I was testing the old Floodllight V1 because of the audio playback issue, I noticed the lights did come on when motion was detected with the PIR sensor even when I disconnected the V3 camera from the Floodlight V1. However, I can’t control it through the app anymore because I removed the V3 camera from the Floodlight. I don’t have a V4 to test so I can’t say for sure.
Another question is that I don’t know if it will retain the old settings of the old Floodlight V1 either when I disconnected the V3 camera from it. For example, PIR sensor setting (range & sensitivity), light timer (how many minutes will it stay on), brightness level, and etc. Are all these settings saved within the Floodlight or the V3 camera? I never really properly tested this part so I’m not sure.
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I just installed the new V4 on secondary USB port from my existing floodlight V1 (Wyze V3 cam) and so far I don’t see any lock up on the V3 cam on the floodlight or V4 as secondary yet. I’m not using any extended USB cables though.
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I will try the V4 as secondary on another setup another day with floodlight V1 with extended USB cable and let you know the result.
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Very well could be my specific floodlight or even dodgy power… Power tests ok and was a new run underground from the house to my external garage, but there is old wiring in the garage itself leading to the floodlight
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Be careful with the extended USB cable especially connecting to Floodlight V1 USB auxiliary port. You might run into problems if the cable is too long.
I was previously running a 33 feet USB cable setup to power a V3 camera and it started acting weird. It will record fine for a few days and then it stops recording and I get “No video at the selected time” when I try to playback my SD recordings. The camera itself still functions fine except for recording (detection, siren, live view, & everything else still works). It is only until after restarting the camera does it start to record again, but then it stops after 2 to 3 days. In the end, I finally figured out it was my long 33 feet USB cable was causing the voltage to drop too low at a specific outdoor temperature (mainly on a sunny afternoon) so I used a separate 5V 2A power adapter plugged into an outdoor socket to fix it.
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You would think they would just add functionality to the V4 to be able to hook it up to the v1 floodlight in the primary port. It would be nice to be able to change out cameras as needed to not have to uninstall something hardwired to your house. The AI sensor to turn on the light has never worked great for us so we only use the PIR sensor anyway. That’s why I am really not sure about upgrading to floodlight pro.
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