I have several Wyze Cams, I got this item since it has rechargeable interchangeable battery pack, I also got the battery charging dock, I have had it a few days, I have not use all its features yet, battery life is good on battery saver mode, but only last 20 hours with continuous recording to SD card, I like on my plug in models
Happy that Wyze finally came out with a battery version of their new cameras for areas of property where there are no electrical lines, but sufficient Wi-Fi signal. It's provided good intel on domestic and wild animal patterns, etc.. Only complaint is the battery life.is much shorter than advertised. After 10 days, it's already in the 80%, so it'll probably give 2 months of service before needing a recharge. With a solar panel, it may not require a recharge with minimal use.
Don't forget to adjust your detection settings! Okay so mine wasn't working the way I wanted at first, people would walk right by it, and I wouldn't get a notification. I know because I would find packages close to where I had the camera mounted. Once I adjusted my detection settings the camera worked beautifully. Battery life has been great compared to the other name brand camera I had up there. Battery has gone down to 70 over the last 3 weeks. I can't tell you how well the light works because I have over lights around it so they come on and this one has only come on one time. I think the light was pretty decent. lol
This camera has been working well on a trail behind my garage for several months. About 100' from the wifi router inside. The battery is backed up by the solar panel but remains at 100% despite short winter days. I wish it was made in a more subtle color than brilliant white or pitch black. I have used "skins" on other Wyze cameras but they are not very nice
The cameras kick on and record only about half of the time. Very disappointed that I'm paying so much a year for all of these cameras and not getting the full benefits.
Camera video quality is great. Spotlight is nice too. My dislikes are that the battery is no where near as good as the Outdoor Camera V1 and V2. For this camera to be considered the "Pro" model, I expected it to have a better battery life. V1 and V2 continuously record, the video loads instantly, and the battery doesn't drain in 10hrs or less like this camera does. I am not sure if the purchase was worth it or not.