Wyze Video Doorbell In-depth Review
Vložit
- čas přidán 30. 07. 2024
- You want a video doorbell, but you don't want to have to pay for crazy high subscription to use it. You also find that most video doorbell on the market are large chunky boxes that will not fit next to your door.
Enter the Wyze Video Doorbell. This video doorbell will fit in those hard to fit places and comes with the backing of what you have come to expect from a Wyze product. Does the Wyze Video Doorbell a place next to your door? Watch and find out.
Intro: 0:00
In the box: 3:32
Installation: 5:11
Setup: 10:46
Chime box: 14:05
Chime sounds: 15:20
Back to review: 16:09
App: 16:38
Back to review: 30:03
RAW video footage: 32:02
Trigger example: 34:39
Wrap up: 35:55
Where to buy:
As an Amazon Associate/Influencer I earn from qualifying purchases
Amazon: amzn.to/3ejmrxk (affiliate link)
Did you find this helpful? You could always help fuel my next review: ko-fi.com/wanderer001
Like the call to action popups you saw in the video? You can get them for yourself here: wanderer001.krtra.com/t/pCOjy... (affiliate link)
Would you like to see what gear I use for CZcams, or my other top tech picks? They can all be found here: www.amazon.com/shop/influence... As an Amazon Associate/Influencer I earn from qualifying purchases
Tech Specs:
Doorbell Hardware
Power Method for doorbell
Hardwire required: 16V-24V AC, ≥10VA
Power with existing doorbell-chime circuit, or use a standalone transformer and wires.
Item Dimension
Wyze Video Doorbell: 1.5'' width x 3.25'' tall x 0.625'' depth
Wyze Chime: 1.9685'' x 1.9685'' x 1.37795''
Item Weight
Wyze Video Doorbell: 1.7oz / 49g
Wyze Chime: 2.0 oz / 56g
CPU
1.5GHz, Ingenic T31
Image Sensor
2K (Resolution: 2048 x 1536)
Memory
128MB
Flash
16MB
White LED (Fill Light)
6 x 5000K (daylight color temperature) LED
IR Night Light
4 x 940nm Infrared LED
Camera
F2.0 aperture, 2.7mm focal length, 1/2.8" CMOS
Audio
Built in Speaker & Microphone
2-way audio
Noise & Echo Cancellation
Connectivity
Direct to WiFi (no base station needed): 802.11 b/g/n, 2.4GHz (5GHz WiFi not supported)
Sub1G: 906.8MHz, used for local connection between doorbell and chime.
#Wyze #WyzeDoorbell #VideoDoorbell - Věda a technologie
Some helpful time stamps:
Intro: 0:00
In the box: 3:32
Installation: 5:11
Setup: 10:46
Chime box: 14:05
Chime sounds: 15:20
Back to review: 16:09
App: 16:38
Back to review: 30:03
RAW video footage: 32:02
Trigger example: 34:39
Wrap up: 35:55
This was brought for my dad who has dyalisis 3 times a week czcams.com/users/postUgkxhCuDBrUituw2nsXGvNEQnKy8UaTIxd8Y and is regularly admitted to hospital. This has definitely saved him from bordem whilest having his treatment. He’s watched loads of great films and fount himself learning more each day
Pretty much no harder then if you were replacing the non smart doorbell you had.
Great review. Well done! Thank you.
Happy to help.
installed my Wyze Doorbell Cam today Easy Peezy!! If you don't want to look that blue light on the ringer just place it on the bottom socket while turning the ringer upside down. I have the V2, wireless outdoor V3, indoor/outdoor V3 and now the Door Cam. Wyze made it easy and affordable!!
Great video. Hasn't been the easiest thing I have installed. Was soooo disgusted with the ring tone, until watching your video. Hopefully, I can figure it out. Thanks for taking your time for the video. Very helpful
Happy to have helped.
Hello Wanderer001. I recently made a purchase of the WYZE wired video door bell. I am one of those learners, [senior citizen], using learned knowledge and adding to it. Long story short, I am watching each CZcamsr that have created a filmed installation for [us] DIYers. Thanks for creating. Nice video, very helpful. Thumbs Up and I thank you! God bless!
Happy I was able to help you out.
Yeah but how with the app do you change them? I've been searching everywhere!
Excellent review. Thank you. I'm returning mine, new in the box and get another camera! I watched other reviews and none of those reviews mentions that twelve second motion clips work only with the subscription. I'm not subscribing so in two weeks the bell will be useless. I bought the first version of indoor and a panning camera a year ago. They worked great while I was away. Viewing an indoor thermometer through my panning camera every day, I caught a boiler failure before my pipes froze. I was so impressed, I installed wireless outdoor camera and required base router 6 weeks ago. The battery will last about 20 weeks at it's current burn rate. I'm still impressed. Add-on outdoor cameras cost the same as the starter kit, so I bought another kit for second camera and used the SD card for the camera.
Just to clarify you do not need a subscription for the 12 second clips, however the lack of an SD card slot and 5min cool down period without the subscription makes the doorbell camera a little less useful.
Where are you getting the power to the doorbell
I got more out of this video than the actual Wyze sight. Thanks
Thank you very much for that.
Would be nice if their website didn't have an in stock message last week and no ability to order. Would be helpful if they communicated on their site why the delay. I like their products and own 4, but they dropped the ball on communication in the last year
Hey Wanderer001, your in depth reviews of both the Wyze and the Eufy 2K Wireless were great. Now that it's into Feb. 2022, I'd like to know if you have you retained the Wyze doorbell cam as your choice for the front door? The Eufy Wireless 2K and app looked pretty good, too, with the wider camera view and other features in the app. I'm undecided as I like both of them. I just wish the Wyze had a microSD slot inside as well, just like the indoor cameras, and the lag in the notifications from the Wyze product are a concern for me. Since you have cam+ do the notifications seem "slow"?
To be honest I kept the Wyze doorbell because I paid for CamPlus for the year. That is not to say the Eufy 2k was bad at all. in fact I ended up giving it to my next door neighbor who has been watching me these reviews wondering what that crazy guy is doing. They have been very happy with it. They need to charge it a little more often then I did because of the comings and goings in there home. As for notification even with CamPlus I did notice that notification were a little slow compared to the Eufy. I even had them both up when testing at one point and Eufy would come in a few seconds before the Wyze. I do to wish that Wyze had an SD card, even their Pro doorbell does not have it. Really pushing everyone to that subscription sadly. Hope that helps you out.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Wyze almost folded during the pandemic and subscription service is the only way they stayed afloat. They even made a vid about it. I'm happy with Cam Plus though and the benefit of Wyze AI. If something happens to my cameras, it's in the cloud.
@@alexapuerta I saw the video too. I think for those of us that bought into the Wyze eco system early on when they were a small disruptive company a promise was made that person detection would be free. For those like myself I feel that having something that was promised taken away was what hurt. I do understand that for most a subscription model is nessissary for continued revenue. But it does not mean I have to like it even with it being as cheap as it is.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Person detection is free. Do you have Cam Plus Lite enabled?
@@alexapuerta Can be "free", yes I made a video covering all the Wyze Cam subscriptions: czcams.com/video/z4yLn8N1cCM/video.html
Hi, thanks for the very informative video. One thing I feel thought, is that you skipped it's actual natural function. Does it work well as a door bell? Do you need a subscription to have the videos of when some one rang the bell. How far could the chime be placed and still be connected? Also I think you inadvertantly told us that you can turn all movement based recording off so that only when the bell is rung the camera is activated?
I'm thinking of buying this product to use at my garage door. My house is about 200 feet away. This way if a package delivery comes I could open my wifi garage door, and tell them to put the package in there.
Thanks for your time.
That is a good point. as with something calling itself a doorbell first that function works fine when people press the button and not the camera lens. Which is a lot just because of the way this looks. You do not need a subscription for 12 second clips that are saved to the cloud from a doorbell press. You are also correct that all motion based triggers can be turned of leaving just the doorbell press as a trigger. As for having the chime that far away from the doorbell I am not sure that would work. In cases like those a cell phone notification would be the better bet.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thank you
Does Wyze let you save or record videos to a usb drive? How long can you save the recordings for? Any monthly subscription fee?
The recordings are saved to the Wyze cloud. There is a subscription fee for that. But it is one of the cheaper subscriptions out there.
I don’t have a doorbell currently so it appears the chime won’t work😣
Inexpensive so I’ll probably keep it anyway
The chime just needs to be powered to work. The issue would be that the doorbell also needs power in order to work correctly.
I found and subscribed to your channel tonight. I've watched your video on the Wyze Cam V3 (wired) and am now watching this video/doorbell review. Would you be able to recommend a reliable, fairly inexpensive security camera only, outdoor/indoor with person detection & no subscription? Thank you.
My suggestion for this would actually be a company called eufy. I had the opportunity to test a couple of their cameras last year. I was pleasantly surprised one of the big factors being no subscription for person detection.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thank you. Will be researching their various models. The couple that you tested, would they fit on a windowsill? Corded or cordless? Could you please provide models? I'll also try to find your reviews on your channel.
@@cdancarina5513 Right now I have two reviews up: czcams.com/video/kOyVY5U7JAY/video.html, and czcams.com/video/ne4dyWxkZT0/video.html.. I am currently working on two more but have been very happy with what I have seen so far. If you are looking for home indoor outdoor, I would check out something that works with their home base. Right now they are running a sale through affiliate links which can be found here: share.eufylife.com/v1/shopping/s/g/3fcN5q4By
@@cdancarina5513 Most of these will have cords. There are a few outdoor ones that have built in solar charging. The c24 can fit on a window. the P24 is nice if you want to have a camera that can move around to see.
The chime always should be connect to the electricity?
Yes.
On the doorbell do I need to take a wire from my main box to the doorbell 14:34
If you don't alredy have wires for a doorbell it might be a good idea to contact an electrician which I am not. But it does need power from the main to a transformer that will lower the voltatge for the doorbell.
Can I use my existing chime? I don't want to use the digital plug in chime it comes with. Can I not use it with my existing wired chime?
It does not. You need to use the digital chime with it.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews is there a way to order an extra chime?
@@tanyas2670 There is, but right now they are out of stock.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews ok that explains why I couldn’t find one. I installed mines tonight thanks to your video and it works great!
Happy to help.
do they have ones that you do not have to hardwire? Great video thanks for sharing this video with us all.
Right now Wyze does not have an option that is not wired. That might change in time but for now you will new power to it.
You can use a MicroUSB cable and a 5W charger.
Should work.
Yeah if you peel the gray rubber back by the screws in the back there's a hidden USB plug. I've used it because I didn't have a old doorbell so I soldered up an extra long cable and plugged it in on my porch using the USB. No issues
They are coming out with a battery powered one now if you don't mind waiting.
ok, but you don't show how it works when someone presses the doorbell? My phone will Ring ,like a phone call when they press it. From that, I don't know what to do? :-(
If the doorbell is pressed it should also ring the Wyze chime as well. But after that you can select the notification to open your phone and see who is standing at your door.
What powers the doorbell?
It is powered by a wired connection just like a normal doorbell. This is not a battery powered doorbell.
Put a small peace of black tape where’s the light or just put the speaker Upside down
Some times the simplest solution is the best. Electrical tape has become my best friend lately.
Speaking of triggers, it seems that you can set up a rule so that pressing on the doorbell button will unlock your Wyze lock. I thought that was kind of funny.
It could be however I don't know how I feel about anyone pressing my doorbell unlocking my door. If there could be a secondary trigger that geo-fence is my phone when I press the doorbell then that might be fun.
Robbers can easily get in such a dumb idea
Just to clarify you would have to set up a rule to do that. It does not do that out of the box. I have a rule set to turn on my living room lights when the doorbell is pressed.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews ok thanks
You have not discussed that this doorbell constantly shows error 9 message which will not allow you to playback video from the timeline on the app. The video doorbell will provide live footage but you are not given access to view any previous footage on timeline. So, if a crook has entered your house you are unable to playback footage to police from timeline on Wyze app. Quality of picture is superb though. Also, you do not have the capability to use an SD card. My other 5 cameras have Wyze SD cards that work intermittently. However, for the price Wyze offers more bang for the buck. By the way, I had the CamPlus subscription too.
I had come across that error a few times but chalked it up to either poor network connectivity or just an irregular error. Which is why I did not make mention of it in this video.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews
I recently read on a wyze forum thread that the problem with error 9 message may have something to do with some phones inability to allow video player to playback certain aspect ratio on the wyze app.
@@DJ-zt2ml Well that would make it harder to fix.
My chime just stop working out of no where one day I never know when someone is at my door unless my cellphone is next to me
Have tired doing a hard reset on the chime?
Please don't wave your hand around in your video's. I find that very distracting. But you have a good review of this product
Thank you for the feedback, I will keep that in mind for the future.
I feel like I’m in the minority because I already have two cams in front so not having an SD card won’t matter. What I’m more concerned about is the quality of the two-way audio and the quickness of the notification for someone pressing the button (not motion notifications).
Mia to they have a doorbell camera will not have other cameras there because it is covered by the doorbell. At least that is what it is like for me. Notifications come in pretty quickly after movement is detected. The most I have waited is 25sec,but that was because of lighting. Audio quality is fine but you have to have a good network connection to maintain it.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews What about the speed of notifications if someone rings the doorbell? Not the motion detection notifications.
That is with in 3 seconds.
I wondered bout this to and why it wasn't mentioned. For me it's an important feature.
That said, I do not own a video doorbell yet so I don't know what a reasonable notification delay would be compared to other makes.
I have seen a couple of other videos and he is very through and explaines everything very good.
I need help mine won’t work
In what way? Not setting up, not sending notifications? etc?
No microSD card kills it for me. Perhaps later if I add cam plus. For now I'll put a v3 & 5 lamp sockets out front. Camera will be above the front door, so using it in conjunction with the old school dinger will suffice for now. Slap in the microSD and we'll call it my Boomer Bell Cam.
No doorbell cameras that I have tested have an SD card in them yet. They really want you to use their cloud services.
Higher definition camera has image sensor running hotter. Smaller size water resistance device packaging can hardly cool itself so the heated imager runs even hotter. Mine lost connection in high noon and reconnected at night. If this continues it will eventually fail day and night. Other than that it is my favorite video doorbell.
I have started experiencing this myself. I am testing out the Wyze video doorbell pro right now which I kind of like a little more than this.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews great. Can your pro model pick up floor mat place at the front door when mounted facing out?
It does have a much wider viewing angle. It does look like it should pick up a mat in front of your door and get just about to the end of mine.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews you are not sure about the floor mat?
I don't have one myself so can not 100% confirm. All I can say is that the veiw show just about all of my front steps. Even right in front of my door.
15:50
It is a piece of junk do not buy
It can be a good entry point for a smart doorbell if you are not looking to spend a lot of money.
15:48