Wyze Cam Pan v3 Teardown

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Disclaimer This will void you warranty and potentially teardown may kill your camera !

[@astro7996]

I fixed my camera watching this video. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this!

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Glad it helped! Thank you for watching!

[@fischersgadgets4936]

Thank you for the video. I just pulled the bearing out because it wouldn't rotate anymore. I cleaned the bearing that was seized and reoiled it with good stuff. I cleaned and put o-ring silicone on all the seals and it's working again. I mounted it right side up, so hopefully water doesn't get to the bearing this time.

[@InsideOutElectronics]

@@fischersgadgets4936 thank you for watching! Happy to help

[@Pterodactyl-kn3ve]

Would like to see a telephoto lens added and if it will work with a solar panel.

[@InsideOutElectronics]

I will look into it eventually :) Thank you for suggesting the idea !

[@Will-bh8mu]

Excellent video! Thanks!

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Thank you for watching !

[@dundeepolice991]

What number (time stamp) is it where the mic is removed ? Or is the mic clearly visible....and pointed out.

[@dundeepolice991]

clip 23:29 ....32:31

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Sorry man! I completely forgot to specifically point out the microphone.... Thank you for finding it !

[@dundeepolice991]

Many people want to remove that (mic), because that sound in annoying.@@InsideOutElectronics

[@Encompdev]

Would be interesting to see which voltage conversion components are used to see if it can be powered from 6-7V over long wires so that voltage drop at 1A still makes it > ~ 4V

[@NFSgamingEvo]

Very interesting, my pan v3 don't turn on , now I can see where can I start to teardown

[@rightwingbushbarn]

I have 2 questions, one simple, one crazy, just looking for your opinion. 1) Can the lens be unscrewed and replaced (as with OG, V3). 2) This is a bit crazy, but do you think the actual camera could be swapped out with a V3 Pro? Either sensor or whole board. Thanks. Amazing videos!

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Thank you for watching, I believe lens can be swapped, but I do not have V3 pro to see if boards are compatible.

[@SG-bb8pq]

​@@InsideOutElectronicsCould you possibly swap with v4 or post a video of you doing a cam swap with OG, V3Pro, or V4? That would be a great video! 🎥📸 #camSwap #V4 #OG #V3Pro

[@cgc6761]

Thanks for this video. Have several Wyze Cam Pan v3 cameras but only one mounted outside. IP65 they are NOT! Two in the same location have failed. One, the larger bearing was totally corroded and frozen. Replacement bearing of much better quality fixed that camera. The second, black and only in service two months developed a motor clicking noise (larger of the two motors) but when opened up, I found the camera was full of water. They are inexpensive, but certainly not weatherproof as advertised. Can you advise how to acquire a replacement motor? Thanks

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Thank you watching, and sharing your experience. I honestly never used them outside ! At this moment I do not know where we can source motors, let me check around

[@Will-bh8mu]

Could you post a link to where you got the bearing? Thanks!

[@cgc6761]

Keep trying to reply but it doesn’t seem to go.

[@cgc6761]

Bearing Replacement: NSK-9806VV. (Radial and Deep Groove B)

[@cgc6761]

Purchased: Bearing Service, Inc. Livonia, MI

[@saberfly]

Where are the antennas located? Maybe i missed where that was pointed out?

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Thank you for watching, it is on camera board looks like big metal stable sort of

[@dansanders4402]

I was interested in what kind of antenna it has. My cameras keep disconnecting from my internet. The only cameras are the pan V3. I believe Wyze cam V3 has an inferior antenna. All my other cameras work fine and have never -90 disconnected.

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Hi, thank you for comment! My camera seems to be working fine. And i have teardown of Wyzr can v3

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Check this v3 teardown - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ3MoKyBfqmjiqs

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Check this v3 teardown - kzbin.info/www/bejne/hJ3MoKyBfqmjiqs

[@a9s2w5]

Having the same issues as are others posting on the Wyze forums.

[@InsideOutElectronics]

@@a9s2w5 looks like it is wide spread, but for some reason my cam is fine !

[@ChronicPainDude]

The speaker… do you think it could be louder with software updates? Or?

[@InsideOutElectronics]

I do not think so, it is puny speaker after all.

[@Trulytough]

Could you do a video on the Orzorz Star Projector model ORZLT01

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Will be nice, but where i going to get it from?

[@darwinjina]

question: Bought a bunch of Cam v3 and older Cam Pan v2 and setup them for a relative in a rural area. (complete with the wyze external power cable even though some were inside) Well a recent storm knocked them all off the net. Its an older relative so I will need to actually visit (hours away) to determine the actual damage (adapter or cam). What has been your experience on storm damaged wyze gear? (I'm trying to come prepared when I go)

[@InsideOutElectronics]

No experience, are they not connecting too WIFI or they are completely dead ? May be someone of the viewers can speak, but so far after all thunderstorms it is all good

[@darwinjina]

@@InsideOutElectronics I'm told that Wifi works. I'm going to assume that I need to do a full replace, bring surge protectors, etc, and hope some can be recycled. The cams were a soft security blanket, they liked to watch critters that went bump in the night.

[@darwinjina]

@@InsideOutElectronics ps.Thanks for the response

[@InsideOutElectronics]

@@darwinjina yeah, I use mine as critter cam as well, to see who messing my garden ;)

[@AutoRepairs-y3m]

these arent outdoor rated would be your issue

[@stevenseiders8731]

There has to be a light sensor to switch from daytime to night time operation ?

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Highly likely yes !

[@JoseGarcia-yq2ye]

My cam pan ver3 has water in both compartments. Don’t know how water got in?

[@stevenseiders8731]

Unless its built-in on the camera chip ??

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Highly likely separate photodiode

[@yurysannikov]

Хороший обзор! Have you tried to get an U-boot shell?

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Nope, what is u-boot shell? Thank you for watching !

[@SG-bb8pq]

Could you possibly swap with v4 or post a video of you doing a cam swap with OG, V3Pro, or V4? That would be a great video! 🎥📸 #camSwap #V4 #OG #V3Pro

[@SG-bb8pq]

Do some short and long-term testing with the swap/swaps.

[@InsideOutElectronics]

@@SG-bb8pq i don't think i catch what exactly to swap?

[@SG-bb8pq]

@@InsideOutElectronics To swap out cameras, see if you could possibly swap out the top part or the internals of the Wyze Pan V3 with a Wyze Cam OG, Wyze Cam V3 Pro, or a Wyze Cam V4 or do all three. It seems to almost have the same dimensional housing size, so maybe you could try it and have it all fit in there. That would be a great video to watch if you swap out Pan V3 Cameras with all three of those. It would be a 3 part video series lol.

[@InsideOutElectronics]

@@SG-bb8pq when you say camera you mean a board with lens and sensor? I think the board will not be compatible. But i can look into it

[@AmateurAmoeba]

hello. is there any way to send the images trough lan ? and see it via web in local mode?

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Nope, everything goes via the so called cloud. No cloud no service AFAIK BUT I think there s notion of flashing open source firmware - something I did not researched yet

[@rightwingbushbarn]

There is a video from about 3-4 years ago. I cannot remember exactly where or when saw it. But a guy with considerable network protocol knowledge figured out how to intercept the signal from within your local wifi network. If memory serves, he just monitored the data packets sent from the camera each time it connected to the wifi network until he figured out the digital hand shack that was occurring. Try googling things like "wyze ip camera without flashing firmware"

[@paranoidzkitszo]

@@InsideOutElectronics only some brands...typically the 1s where they are just white label, re branded product.....utilizing the same similar app.....typically some generic...no bells or whistles application.....though, if flashed with other setup, there are some pretty powerful applications out there..... It bugs me how the new cameras ar locked down to cloud services...some go as far as placing features behind paywalls, where a cloud account is mandatory......Want auto tracking?? It's 4bucks per month extra...color night vision? Anothe 4per month....want voice functionality? another 4...how about some video storrage?i Another 10bucks per month...oh, you want to turn off the red led that shows it is recording?i to be more sneaky?i Another 4bucks a month. Want the autotracking to distinguish between animals, dogs, cats, humans? That's another 5.....read license plates?i hough may be regulated in certain areas of the world....and a feature I love.... that is another 8bucks per month....want to add more than 2 cameras? Another 5bucks.... for the features you thought you bought the $50 camera for, now you have to pay service fees....monthly....in this case over 50 dollars....but wait......if you want all that, you can subscribe, pay a full ear to save.....Oh boy does that bug me.... I guess that is how they can subsidize the low initial price of the hardwar.....something like printers and ink...though, at least with ink you can shop around sorta And, i think the push to the cloud services and how things are is due to the fact that the cameras were so easily hackable....with hackers spying in on baby monitors and security cameras...very creepy.

[@JuniorSiCK]

Great video I appreciate what u did but also...Where are the girls guru and minions ??????

[@kuelexx5451]

Thank you thank you thank you

[@InsideOutElectronics]

@@kuelexx5451 Thank you for watching !

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

Can you remove the mic without breaking the camera?

[@InsideOutElectronics]

It has to be unsoldered and yes you would have to take it apart.

[@martinlutherkingjr.5582]

@@InsideOutElectronics By breaking I mean damaging components unrelated to the mic. Taking it apart isn’t an issue unless taking it apart damages the unit.

[@truko22]

👍

[@cgc6761]

Yep. Sorry. Didn’t catch that.

[@InsideOutElectronics]

What exactly ?

[@cgc6761]

NSK-6806VV. (6806VV RADIAL AND DEEP GROOVE B)

[@InsideOutElectronics]

@@cgc6761 Ah I see, thank you for providing extra info ! Yeas the bearing type

[@wendyjomendy]

Leave it to me to have the one problem I couldn't see where it came from. The 4 straps wire that's sticking into the arm where does the other end unplug from? Let me be honest wyzecam cameras have a tendency to go black for no reason and just stop working for months. Then after you purchase another and your 8 yr old cousin plugs them in and you say if it works you can have it bam it works! I got mad prematurely at my 1st wyzecam pan v3 because after 6 or more cameras this one shouldn't shut down. They should improve with each new camera. So what did Wendy do? I grabbed the little sucker and snapped it's neck and ripped into it like a Boss! Yup, not a boss anymore just an idiot with a $40 some odd piece of parts. Well, it's in 2 pieces just kinda snapped the camera off the arm and now have the 4 strap wire hanging out saying "hey dumbass, now whadaya gonna do?"👁️👀

[@joevisueth]

Why!

[@InsideOutElectronics]

Do you mean Why? Or actually Why! ?

[@dubmob151]

Maybe like My Word!

[@paranoidzkitszo]

@@InsideOutElectronics as in oh my. a surprised reaction. One of excitement, curiosity, advantageous, an expletive of sorts to fill a void in what may be a demonstration where the demonstrator is looking for a reaction- reactionary....a response to an action that may have provided an outcome that was different than expected or more complicated or more simplified than expected......the result is 1 that is different than the observers bias or what they had expected to have been. An observers reaction to what could have been done in another manner yet wasn't and the current way things are is deemed by the observer as different...but in an over the top way...could be over the top simple or complicated....absurd.... observer is intrigued....may provide an "ah ha" moment- to think differently.

[@wendyjomendy]

Don't be like me and tear it prematurely. I had like 3 or more wyze cans just not go on anymore. A year later they all mysteriously went on meanwhile I bought more wyzecams and maybe should've called them first and if that didn't work just buy a better one else where. Where the company don't use these tactics to get you to buy more. I'm not happy about buying so many. They were all I could afford that were known how good they are when they actually work for the price but then again by the time ya pay for the subscription and the memory card it's not cool for it to go black on ya. Errrr!😭

[@InsideOutElectronics]

I have put it back together and it works perfectly as my 3D printer cam :D