Wyze Cam V3 Adjustable Focus | Focus Ring for 3D Printer Monitoring and More!

[@jenniferdiaz2207]

Remember to take your SD Card out before popping the camera out. Great Tutorial and awesome product - HIGHLY recommend. The difference is more than stark. The installation is straight forward but takes gentle and patient hands. I had to take a moment to breathe when unscrewing the camera from the thread. The glue was also very difficult to remove and really affected my ability to turn the camera to focus. Overall, not this guys fault - just info for the next dude/ette that attempts. Thanks for the product and tut.

[@venomrogue1]

Wyze should include this feature on the next generation camera.

[@fusedlinedesigns]

I agree!! Or at least make it easier to add it :)

[@markmalecky9534]

I’ve been using this mod on a few cameras for nearly a year now and I just wanted to come back and say thank you! It has really changed my ability to monitor prints.

[@ChristopherRodman98]

I just tested this on the V4 and it does work. The steps are a little bit different, but it does work. One big difference was that there were no rubber plugs on top of the first set of 3 screws.

[@jz1wy9]

Thank you. I have been using Wyze Cam v3 for recording bird nesting activities inside a nesting box. Besides pixelated videos due to low light, the focus was not crisp. After following your instructions I am now focused from 4”-7” and have a much better quality recording for my documentaries.

[@Ademarcus]

Just gonna say this. Received two of these in the mail yesterday. I installed one (Wyze cam v3) and wow game changer. If you need to see something close up and in focus this is the ticket! Thanks much def well worth it. The glue sucks though.

[@DanGardiner]

Thanks for posting this video! I was able to adjust my camera for close focusing on a birdfeeder using it - thank you! Only additional tip I found helpful was that I was able to remove most of the glue sealing the lens barrel in position using a dremel with very fine tip rather than just cranking on it, making that step a bit easier.

[@crabbycamvideos]

Got mine yesterday, not too difficult to install, and the difference is amazing. The crab videos are going to be awesome. CrabbyCam Videos rates them 5 stars.

[@james618]

I should have read the comments first. STEP 1: Remove SD card if installed. (I dislodged the tray from the circuit board.) If you happen to do this, make sure the SD tray is aligned with the SD slot on the bottom of the casing when putting everything back together. Thank you for the video! :)

[@Outlaw_SEO]

Yes, step one is to check if you have a card in the slot and get it out. I destroyed the card slot in the first camera I tried installing the ring in.

[@cullenfleming]

Do I have to purchase the part? I don’t want to wait a week when I can print it myself

[@crabbycamvideos]

Just ordered two for my hermit crab enclosure. Can't wait to see the difference.

[@shilohjorgensen1042]

Anybody know if this will work with the Wyze Cam OG?

[@SanFranFotoShootr]

This is great. Took all of 15 minutes and now the hummingbird feeder that is 18” away from the window comes into sharp focus. Am going to try to replace the stock lens with an Uxcell 3.6mm 92 Degree Wide Angle CCTV Camera IR Board Lens

[@jimsar9]

Any luck with your lens replacement? Interested in knowing which lens fits this camera. Thanks.

[@Outlaw_SEO]

Perfect. Thank you. Ordered 😊

[@tomlangton782]

Wonderful hack! Thanks!

[@garretvoorhees]

Is the STL file for the focus ring available (for free or purchase)? I'd love to print one myself to try this out!

[@JeffJackson86]

Great video thanks, wow 3.5k views and only 36 subs. Hard to get love these days! I am subbing!

[@edgedweller22]

Cool...gave this a try....i couldn't grab the rubber plugs in the screw holes, and had to give up there. The plugs eventually got pushed the whole way in and no tweezers or pliars could reach them. Might retry later.

[@fusedlinedesigns]

Do you have an air compressor or canned air? You might be able to give it a quick air-blast in the holes and it might pop out the plugs. You can also try to get a really small screw driver, unfold a paperclip, or some other long skinny object and try to pry them out and up. Good luck! At the least you can just pop the cover back on and you still have a functioning camera!

[@edgedweller22]

@@fusedlinedesigns i was able to use a combination of those techniques to get the plugs out...after that i followed your instructions and everything went fine. The focus ring i got from you worked great. Thanks!!

[@fusedlinedesigns]

@@edgedweller22 Great to hear it :) Happy to help!!!

[@TableTopBiker]

A timelapse test video would be awesome.

[@mghumphrey]

Great video. This is exactly what I needed for my 3d printer cams. Can you provide a link to the focus ring?

[@fusedlinedesigns]

Thanks! The link to our shop is in the description! They’re great cameras and I didn’t cover it in the video but the night vision is excellent too. I close up my cabinet and turn the lights off and can still monitor everything clear as day. Nate

[@mghumphrey]

@@fusedlinedesigns I have a number of V2, which either have a larger DoF or are focused closer, but when I added a v3 I was disappointed to see the print surface was so badly out of focus. This should really make it more usable.

[@CHRodz]

Doesn't the new Focus Ring interfere with the IR lights for night vision?

[@fusedlinedesigns]

Hello, no it doesn’t. We use them inside of a pitch black cabinet and the IR lights work great. Shoot me an email at [e-mail] and I can send you a picture.

[@jimsar9]

May I suggest a modification to the instructions? Do not use a flat head screwdriver to remove the rubber plugs. Instead, use a needle to stab the rubber at an angle, 45 degrees or less. The plugs will stick to the needle and can then be pulled out easily. If a sewing needle is not available, I guess a hypodermic needle might work as well. I was tempted to use a push pin but the needle stolen from my wife's sewing box was much thinner and sharper, though.

[@drkenb6097]

I couldn't agree more. I tried using a flat blade screwdriver as in the video, and wound up with all three of the plugs dep inside. Getting them out took me, literally, more than an hour and a half. And there is no way to loosen the screw with that darn plug inside the cylinder. I wound up having to take a small awl, bending the tip into a hook, and then fishing around for a bit until I finally got a good enough grab to pull the plug. On my second cam, I wyzed up and used the tip of an eXacto knife to pry them out.

[@goofera]

Does the focus ring work on the newly released Wyze v4?

[@fusedlinedesigns]

Hello, I have not had the chance to test this on the V4 yet, so cannot officially confirm that it works. If anyone out there has tested it, please let me know!

[@larryeiden5284]

Will this work on the new Cam Pan v3?

[@videocuakhach3399]

tks. it would be great if i could buy it on amazon

[@UrbanBirdsCLT]

Awesome Mod. Thank you for sharing. I was able to make the mod, but the image now has a tunnel view (or rounded black images in corners of the image). Do you have any suggestion on how prevent/get rid of the 'tunnel' affect?

[@fusedlinedesigns]

Hello, glad you got it working!! The tunnel vision you are talking about is due to the focus ring being in view. You can slightly see it on my video too but it’s not that noticeable. First, I would ensure the focus ring is pressed all the way on. The best way to do this is to unscrew the lens with the focus ring a few turns so it sticks out further. Then press the focus ring all the way on. This will help reduce how much of it is in-view. The other thing you can do if it is still bothering you is to get the focus right where you want it, then carefully pull the focus ring off without twisting and accidentally changing the focus. Then there won’t be a tunnel view at all. Hope that helps!!! Nate

[@jimsar9]

@@fusedlinedesigns Actually I like the slight vignetting effect. It makes the shot more dramatic. Order arrived today. What a great product!

[@riceklown]

You can sell the STL you know...

[@dreckgos]

Does this work with the Wyze v4?

[@fusedlinedesigns]

Hello, I have not had the chance to test it on the V4 yet so don’t have an answer for you at the moment. If anyone wants to try it out themselves, send me a message at [e-mail]. Once I have the chance to test it myself I’ll report back here and/or make a new video if needed.

[@erikrasmussen9068]

@@fusedlinedesigns just saw this response after I posted, I just got the v4 and this would be great if it did

[@vinylmike]

Can I print this using PLA?

[@iqbalshahid3330]

I was googling for such a ring for my birdcage cam and found many stl files that can be printed in PLA. Goolge this out "wyzecam v3 focus ring thingiverse" and find lots of them.

[@yomama5785]

How close can you focus it? Could I focus 4" away?

[@APEX.86]

Yes

[@fusedlinedesigns]

Agreed - you can focus it within an inch or so.

[@jimsar9]

@@fusedlinedesigns In theory, to focus as close as "an inch or so", should the lens be turned all the way clockwise? Looking forward to the ring/s I ordered. Thanks in advance.

[@nathansecinaro2925]

@@jimsar9 Hello, you can adjust the focus after the camera is reassembled and while while looking at the live feed. So just keep turning it until the object you're focusing on comes into focus.

[@jimsar9]

@@nathansecinaro2925 Kinda hard to do without the focus ring. Monitoring monarch butterfly cocoons, it would be much easier with a ring. At this point, I have to remove the camera from it's perch and pinch the lens which is not an easy task. Kudos to you for coming up with the focus ring.

[@luisitolozano3000]

Take the SD card out before disassembling!

[@jayweden3082]

YES!!!! I snapped mine off :-(

[@davidcwilkerson]

Take your sd card out first. I broke my 128 GB card following these instructions 😬

[@waitwhatwasthat]

Dude you're going to cut your finger off the way you use a blade. Christ at least buy some cut resistant gloves. "You're going to need to use some pressure" Exactly what you're told not to do while using a sharp blade ESPECIALLY next to fingers. One slip and you're to the bone.