WYZE Cam Pan v3 Indoor/Outdoor IP65 1080P 360° Pan/Tilt/Zoom WiFi Smart Home Security Camera, Motion Tracking for Baby/Pet, Color Night Vision, Works with Alexa&Google Assistant, Free Expert Setup

Bought two Wyze cameras - this one and the stationary cam v4. The tilt on this one is nice but I honestly keep it stationary most of the time so prefer the higher-quality stationary ones, but my use case is also on-demand monitoring and the space is small enough that the camera doesn't need to move. So if you've got other needs - security or a large space, this is likely a great choice. Just know that 1080 quality does start to look a little underwhelming over distance.Gonna copy/paste what I said about the other camera:The two-way communication is actually pretty awesome - for as small as it is the camera's mic pics up decent audio. I did find that if you're on the monitoring end and want to speak through the camera you should do so slowly and deliberately as it takes a half-second for the speaker on the camera to kick on and broadcast; it cuts you off a little so just make sure you enunciate. Night mode is neat but I never use it.I use this for on-demand monitoring rather than 24/7 security so I had to look up how to disable certain things (motion tracking boxes, automatic light/alarm, etc.) but all were, blessedly, able to be disabled. Other reviews said those settings sometimes mysteriously come back on but I haven't experienced it, but had this operational for only about 20 days now.Having had this installed for over two week I've had none of the problems others spoke about. App is surprisingly functional and stable. I wish there were a "refresh" button in it as I had to close it out and re-open a couple of times to catch up to a live feed, but other than that no big deal.I will say they REALLY like to push notifications, access to your device, and upsell their cloud service. You can always hit no, but the popups are recurrent - I've had several in the ~20 days of use so far, so likely every few days you'll be asked if you're *REALLY* sure you don't want to buy online storage.Cameras haven't disconnected at all. Again, had to restart the app a few times but they were never unavailable to me. Unless I got lucky with these units I'm guessing they ironed out the problems people were having and/or the issues folks experience are because the cameras are on the periphery of WiFi - these do take a lot of data and so a strong, consistent signal is necessary.If you're monitoring these remotely on cell signal, know you'll need a good 5G signal to get an uninterrupted live feed. If you're low on bars or busted down to LTE you'll get some chop, maybe serious chop, depending on how hairy your connection is. These are essentially like streaming Netflix so again strong, consistent data is key if you want a truly live monitor.All in all, for the price, I'm honestly blown away. They have to be making near-zero on the hardware and using cloud subscriptions to subsidize selling the units, which would explain the constant badgering to sign up. But in the end that just means I get a really serviceable entry-level camera for the cost of a nice lunch.

This review is comparing to SimpliSafe basic cameras. We use the cameras for our dog during the day.This camera is quite impressive for the price. Picture quality is excellent, and the motors are quiet when moving around, so they do not disturb or wake our dog. It was easy to set up: download the app, plug it in, scan the QR, follow the instructions, and voila! It is a lot smarter than what we're used to, so it required a little learning, but overall, it's a really nice little camera. We don't need to record, but a friend told us you can get a high GB SD card, so it can easily record and store your videos if required. Also, it is nice to be able to control the camera to turn to where we want to see, AND unlike SimpliSafe cameras, it hasn't disconnected randomly if we wanted to monitor for a long period. That was one of the pet peeves about SimpliSafe.Highly recommended for home monitoring. Definitely will be switching out SimpliSafe cameras to this.

We have had Wyze cameras for over a year now. They offer very clear images day or night. It was incredibly easy to setup. It is very sensitive to movements or conversation and moves with the person as the walk. You don't have to sign up for a subscription if you don't want too, however, you will only have pictures and not video. To obtain video you do have to subscribe to their service, but it is a very reasonable price. I bought this to keep an eye on my mother in case of falls and it has come in handy multiple times. I am very pleased with the quality of this camera.

As an owner of multiple WYZE cameras - here's my overall review of the experience so far.PROS The software that comes with it - is very good at all the basics. For example, seamless connecting to the cameras and to WIFI. Camera management, scheduling options etc. It all works well. Can manage multiple cameras and other devices with a single app. The camera is cheap. Footage is stored via SD card locally on the camera.CONS: The cameras connect to WIFI on 2.4Ghz only - so when viewing footage, many times it can be jerky. Also, the saved files and live video, the bitrate is not very high. If you need to inspect a frame - it'll be blurred. Forget about checking out a license plate - even if the car is still. There's an event recording feature (e.g. person, pets etc) - terrible. It gets thrown off by shadows, swaying tree branches etc. They've got a subscribe feature, which I haven't.All in all, for $30/camera - installing a few around the house - seems like a good investment as long as you don't expect too much. Don't expect to identify license plates, get meaningful event notifications and smooth video playback.Specific to this camera, the panning feature works well. The cord is about 10ft long.