Wyze Cam v3 Pro features better video quality, faster smart alerts and better video quality

Wyze, the smart home company has launched its latest budget security camera. The $49.99 Wyze Cam v3 ProAdds 2K resolution and AI on-device to speed up smart alerts for person detection. Wyze claims that the Pro camera is faster than the one before it, has a better speaker and microphone, and has two antennas for better Wi-Fi connectivity. $29.99 Wyze Cam V3. It is still limited to 2.4 GHz networks.

Smart Focus is another new feature. Part of a new app interface for Wyze’s cameras, Smart Focus adds a smaller view of the livestream while the main view focuses on the person detected, giving you more information in a single glance.

Wyze Cam V3 Pro outdoor wired camera is IP65 rated. It uses a USB cable and a 5V2A adaptor to power it. (You must purchase). Outdoor power adaptor, $14If you intend to plug it into an outside outlet, Wyze claims that it produces 20 FPS video at daytime and 15 FPS at night. The camera also uses Wyze’s excellent 4 MP Starlight sensor for full-color night vision, plus it has an onboard spotlight and siren.

The camera can record 24/7 with a microSD card up to 256GB. It also has a 116 degree field of view and 8x digital zoom. Wyze Cams support integrations with Alexa, Google Assistant, for alerts and voice control. Schedules and automations are also available in the Wyze App.

The main reason for spending the additional $20 is to save money The Wyze Cam V3 is a great tool! is for that higher resolution — 2560 by 1440 p — and the local processing of person-detection events. The latter leverages the faster dual-core 1.2 GHz processor to deliver AI alerts that don’t rely on the cloud. Wyze used to offer onboard processing of person detection for free using a company called Xnor.ai’s tech, but it The partnership ended January 2020Apple bought Xnor.ai.

While the person alerts are free — as it uses local processing and no cloud component — you will need to subscribe to Wyze’s Cam Plus service ($1.99 a month / $20 a year, per camera) View recorded video. The new Wyze Cam is not compatible with Cam Plus Lite (the free version that provides 12 seconds of recorded video with a 5-minute cooldown between recordings), so — unless you use an SD card to record video locally — you will only get thumbnail images of any detected activity.

Wyze Cam Plus offers unlimited video recording with no cooling period, as well as adding person, pet, and vehicle detection. Wyze Cams Plus allows you to view and access your Wyze Cams online.

Last modified Tuesday, October 25th 2009 at 09:10:Wyze has added new information about how Wyze Cam Pro v3 Pro works with its subscription service. Cam Plus Lite does not support it. Subscribe to Cam Plus to get cloud-stored videos.