Still working fine. Hot Chicago. Cold Chicago. Wyze keeps going strong!
I suspect the heat generated by the electronic circuit will keep the high humidity air from condensing into liquid that corrodes the electronic components. If the camera goes into a period of powered off, then I am more worry. Typically, Wyze cams are powered on all the time. From reading the forum, it seems to have an actual temp range of -15F to 100F. If I have problems with the cold, I will seal off the ventilation holes at the back. Just keep it out of direct elements: rain, direct sun, strong wind, heat build up from enclosure, corrosive droppings from bugs that gets inside the camera.
-30 Celsius in Saskatchewan today and working great in the amazon weather case. Its under my soffit.
This just goes to show what amazing products Wyze really has
Thanks for the info, I’m about to mount a few outside and I was a little nervous. I think ill be good given I don’t get much in the negative.
Most electronics will withstand really cold temperatures a lot better than really hot temperatures.
There are lots of factors that determines the survival ability of a product. Electronics, of course. Digital circuit timing shifts as the temperature changes. A well designed circuit has lots of safety margins for timing. If the electronic fails dues to cold temperature, usually it will not be a permanent failure. I intend to put a small insulation booty around the camera to hold in the heat from the electronics. It will also sealing off vent holes. This approach is a double edge sword that promotes overheating in the summer.
My bigger concern is the adhesives and other polymer materials used in the construction. They hardens in the cold. Temperature cycling from winters and summers further deteriorates the materials. Luckily, from the photos of people that had disassembled the cam does not have any obvious glues or polymer gaskets. Once a glue fails, it will not recover.
I don’t think users that had their cams deployed in the cold had them out there for long. I hope to hear more updates on long term data.
I have had eight Wyzecam v2s outside for more than a year now (north of Toronto). It is currently -10 Celsius outside, but each of the eight cameras has seen many days over 30 degrees and under -25 already too.
I did have one of my Wyzecam v2s die on me, but that was one in my garage (where it never drops below freezing or much above room temperature (also humidity controlled).
Impressive and good to know. I doubt I will see those extremes where I live.
Hello Fred_A
To power cameras under the overhangs at the outside corners of my garage I drill a 9/16" dia hole through the garage wall. From the inside of the garage I run the small USB end of the 5V power cord through the hole out to the camera. I also place a small notched cork in the outside hole to bar insects but accommodate the power cord. The cork also keeps the cord from pulling back through the wall.
On the inside of the garage I run a 110V extension cord from a convenient outlet to the transformer of the camera cord - later the extension cord is replaced with a hard wired forward outlet. At a convenient location a switch can be inserted to provide easy power cycling of the camera.
Victor Maletic.