I picked up 3 of the Wyze cams with housings and have 2 outside up under the soffits. The video and app quality definitely put my Vivint cams to shame.
I picked up 3 of the Wyze cams with housings and have 2 outside up under the soffits. The video and app quality definitely put my Vivint cams to shame.
How are your Wyze cams holding up outside? And which housings did you go with?This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I have 2 wyze cams outside. Both have been outside for the last ~6 months and working without any issues. Neither have any housing, just under the soffits.
I have to fill out what now? I need a PERMIT? WTF!This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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If you call the cops for an active burglary they won’t show unless you have sent them that piece of paper.
Edit: it’s a yearly fee.
Same here with one wyze cam outside no housing. No issues.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
I have 1 black and 3 white housings, the most common one on Amazon that doesn’t look like a little birdhouse. They are not waterproof in any way but provide a proper steady mount.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show QuoteDo you have a plugin in your soffit and just plug it in like you would christmas lights? I run Wyze cams for baby cams and they don't seem like the cameras or the cord and plug-in would hold up outside. That being said I've definitely been wrong before and obviously am here. Would you fellas mind sharing a picture of your "install" on one of your cameras?This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Install: Did a junction box, ran 14g wire to the attic, w/plug in. Climbed in attic and ran wire across to the soffit area. So the stock line is in the attic.
So far, I know there's a guy who checks in cars with his cellphone LED at 1:30am.
Neighbours car got broken into by guys who drove up so I think they scouted the vehicle out.
And I don't even check the camera that often unless something happens.
Can I identify the people on night vision mode? Nope. If they were close to my house? Of course.
No way could you tell the license plate but can tell the vehicle.
I use my Christmas light soffit plug at the front and mounted my camera next to it. On my garage I drilled a hole through the wall and the cord reaches an existing outlet. USB power only cords I think are available in lengths up to 18ft.
Are you serious? If someone is actively burgling my house and I call 9-1-1 the cops wont even go look if I haven't filled out some form? Doesn't sound right.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
Because it's not right.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
They'll go to "verified" calls, as usual, regardless of the piece of paper. A phoned-in active burglary is a verified call. What they WON'T do is respond to an "unverified" house alarm going off. Those times where a motion sensor goes off that goes straight to the cops, where they don't know whether it's a real alarm or false (they're usually false). The certificate is supposed to reduce false alarms by giving the police all the homeowner info and the means to charge them (financially) if they show up to the same house 4x/week because the cat keeps setting off the motion sensor.
But anything verified, or currently active (IE, the house alarm is going off and a neighbor calls to say he sees the front door open and a strange car idling in the driveway), they'll show up full sirens as usual, regardless.
PS - Back on topic - this is good news to hear about the Wyze cams outside. I'm still worried about some of the rainstorms we get in the summer, so I put one inside my garage to see how it reacts to the cold (not that it's been cold this winter), and so far it's all good. Probably mount a couple outside under the soffits in the summer.
I was under the impression that you only needed an alarm permit if you have an agent monitoring for you such as Vivint who doesn't use their own private security and relies on CPS for alarm calls. Self monitored systems shouldn't require a permit.
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I have gone above and beyond what I should rightfully have to do to protect my good name
This is probably true, I didn't look into that because ours is monitored. It would make sense because self-monitoring shouldn't trigger an auto-call to the cops, but who knows. But I can confirm that we have a monitored option that sends a security guard first, and we still have to have the certificate.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
OK that makes way more sense, thanks. I figured as much. And yeah, I wouldn't expect them to respond every time someone's cat sets off a motion detector.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
When I asked the police that is what they told me. But it makes sense that they should show up. I wouldn't call them unless I was looking at my cameras inside and noticed some people actively robbing my house.
Not the absolute cleanest, but works fine for me. For my 2nd one, I ran a 25ft USB cable behind the siding.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
@nagooro , Like your set up, let us know how they will do in next weeks cold, got a couple and planning to do similar to your set up. Also what did you use to attach the cameras to the soffit?This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
The cameras have a fairly strong magnetic base, and they also come with strong 2-sided 3M tape, so you could use either depending on the surface.This quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
@Russo
https://www.amazon.ca/Scotch-Outdoor...+Mounting+Tape
Used this for my wyze cams. I found the 3M metal plate too weak/doesn't adhere very well. So far zero issues.