The picture is crisp, the price was amazing, the functionality is perfect! The solar panel keeps the camera powered well and strong, even when covered in snow!
This dumb can doesn’t trigger on anything unless you pay
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Response from wyze.comBy WyzeLawrence, February 1, 2026
Hello there! The Wyze Solar Cam Pan will detect and send notifications even without a Cam Plus subscription. However, a subscription is needed for the camera to record and play the recorded events. Please reach out to our Wizards team (https://support.wyze.com/) so we may help out. You may tap on the Message icon in the bottom right-hand corner of the support site > fill out the questionnaire > choose the way in which you would like to speak with our team. Please include as much information on your issue as possible. Our products come with a 1-year manufacturer's warranty, so if the device is determined to be defective, we will be happy to exchange it for you. Thank you for your feedback, and have a great day!
In short it works as advertised, takes a little bit of time to take advantage of all the settings but it's a byproduct of having so many, generous with the battery use too.
I've found this camera to be somewhat inconsistent with its detection of movement. Specifically, I have this on the corner of our garage pointing at the parked cars as well as the driveway that comes from the left side. I have it set to detect just people and cars, but if a cat walks through the scene, I get notified that it detected a car. It will also stop recording after a person enters the car and doesn't pick it up again while it's backing up before driving off (I have it set to 0 cool down). I've been told by support that they are award of the AI detection issues, and it will be fixed on a future update.
I feel the issues I'm having should've been detected while testing, but I'll wait until the next update to see what happens.