Wyze - Wyze Video Doorbell (v1)

I just got the Wyze doorbell and chime refurbished from Wyze's website for pretty cheap to replace my ring cam. Works well and records 12 second snippets when motion is detected. We're trying to work out a notification bug for motion detection but overall, seems to fit the bill for very cheap

The doorbell sucks, I hooked up outdoor cameras & a doorbell Pro, wireless doorbell. The others send notifications & events as their supposed to do, but the doorbell I'd more useless than a regular doorbell as far as smart event detecting or even event recording for all motion. We get nothing.  Their other cameras ain't bad but apparently they don't compare to wyzea doorbells *this doorbell roku has that is supposedly created & codes by wyze *originaly* doesnt come close to the 1st gen doorbells by wyze, so I'm  pretty sure their newer doorbells blow this roku doorbell away in comparison. I have used the 1st Gen wyze doorbells as regular security cameras placed up higher than a doorbell, where the outdoor cams should go & these record events 247 with no subscription,  they do way better with a subscription though, especially if you have any of the new ai models.  They have 1 camera that still sends the events to the Ai at wyze who then follows whatever protocol you set up for your events & the other one has AI on the camera & it acts immediately & can tell the difference between a passing a car & one pulling into a drive way or the difference with person walking by my house or one carrying a package to the door.  And will even tell you what kind of event they caught & recorded...Whereas roku can't even record events like the door being OPENED...so lame & mad I wasted her money on this whole system & prepaid a yr for it, now I gotta go pull them all down , order the same setup I have at home for her & find someone to take that subscription & it's crap equipment off our hands.  *sigh* 

I use wyze cam doorbell with docker wyze bridge

Used to have google/nest. Now have Wyze and happy.

We have a Wyze and are happy with it.

TP-Link's Kasa or Tapo devices are what you want. Get a large enough memory card and you'll have 24/7 recording for a month. Great quality video as well. I previously had Ring, Nest, and Wyze doorbell cameras, my Tapo doorbell camera is superior to those.

Google/Nest has really great AI detection. Hella quick. Otherwise it's not really a security camera. Nice to have, super appreciate it being able to recognize faces and tell me when [friend | mail lady] is at the door. It's AI with a camera and doorbell functionality. Ahead of it's time with subpar hardware. The wired functionality let's it integrate directly into your existing doorbell so no other devices needed. If you're looking for a camera with doorbell functionality, go for [Ubiquity / Unify](https://ui.com/us/en/camera-security/special-devices). If you're looking for the cheapest camera option, [Wyze is pretty great](https://www.wyze.com/collections/video-doorbells). But it sucks at everything else. Really you'll get to pick one, maybe two from the list of doorbells out there: Good doorbell (any wired option). Good camera. Good AI. Good integrations (smart home, access control, etc.)

Yeah, wyze AI sucks ass. It's definitely a "you get a good camera" type of doorbell lol I've been rolling my exterior wyze cams on SD card and couldn't be happier.

End of story. Reolink. If poor, then wyze. But get reolink.

Funny thing is that I have a full on 100% wyze setup and they are great. Reolink is just better, but wyze is fine. For the price actually it's really good.

Same. I do have one issue with the wyze bulb socket they refuse to fix but otherwise they work great!

Yep exactly. The problem is that you cannot control the lights independently of the camera. Setup is: Wyze switch Wyze lamp socket Wyze cam v3 The switch cannot turn on the lights without turning on the cameras. The switch cannot turn on the cameras without turning on the lights. The app says it can. It cannot. I saw a bunch of forum posts about this issue, so I'm not alone. Even troubleshot it with customer service, they agreed, they saw the forum posts... The still haven't fixed it. It's been probably 2+ years.

From a practical point of view the Wyze doorbell and interior petcam we have have been great. It sounds like others might have some security concerns? So weigh the options I guess

Having had both a nest doorbell and a wyze doorbell that both crapped out both in less than 3 years that we've owned this house, I can recommend against those, but don't have a good recommendation.

Wyze is a small privately held American company and their products work well

My only beef with the Wyze doorbell and other cameras is the Ai is weird. “Something moved in the frame. There also a car in the frame. I must’ve seen the car” so it alerts about a car…meanwhile there is a cat walking by. The image quality and the cost of a subscription for 99 bucks has me switching everything over to Wyze.

We use the Wyze as a baby monitor. Works well, better picture than my ring doorbell, and it doesn’t have a service attached it to it, plus it is dirt cheap.

We have Wyze ones too - they work all winter long.

The outdoor outlet uses a different voltage, so you'd have to plug in a transformer to it. Or wired into an enclosure. If you want to go to the route of using a plug-in transformer, you need a 24 volt AC transformer rated for at least 1.5 amps for 1,500 milliamps. It wouldn't look great though. I'd recommend spending a little extra and having an electrician wire in a doorbell for you. I use wyze for cameras and doorbell. It's a cheap subscription and the hardware is cheap too. So it's really expandable for your needs.