Wyze V3 PRO 👉 Everything you NEED to know!

[@bran-qt7ds]

Very well done review. However the Pro's shortcomings do seem to be a bit sugarcoated, such as giving the Pro higher rating for night vision despite the FAR worse and widely reported gaping blackholes of area with no visibility where the original V3 can see well. Theres just no excuse for that higher night vision rating without feeling that the sponsoring of the video introduced some bias. When Wyze improved this at a later point via firmware, at that point you can go back and make an update, but 9 out of 10 for completely black regions of yard that didn't affect v3 is inexcusable. ALSO, while not specific to the hardware, free cloud camera backup has always been such a HUGE feature of Wyze cameras since day one, to not mention the major drawback that Pro no longer includes any free back up, while the V3 does, again feels like it was not even mentioned to appease the sponsor, which takes away quite a bit from your otherwise excellent review style.

[@TheNetGuy]

Valid points. Wyze has released a firmware fix for the darkness of videos already. And yes, the lack of free cam plus lite was unexpected - though I have cam plus unlimited I pay for separately so I didn’t notice 👍

[@bran-qt7ds]

Correct they released a firmware update Dec 12 that improved night visibility somewhat, however that was not the case at the time of review a month prior (Nov 9), so that is what I was speaking to. Regardless, thanks for responding and I'll look forward to your future reviews.

[@carverofchoice]

Wow! What a professional review with all those awesome tests about the video quality and comparisons! I loved that you zoomed in with a lot of the image examples so we could tell the different better and see how much better the V3Pro in some ways. In can sometimes be hard to tell a big difference when everything is zoomed out, but you can definitely tell a lot more clearly when you zoomed in! Thanks for all your hard work! You did a great job. This is the best V3Pro review and testing I've seen so far.

[@jayryan7473]

It's good to see someone go so in-depth on the Wi-Fi range of these three Wyze cameras. Nice work!

[@TheNetGuy]

Thanks Jay!!!

[@KyGuy2002]

Great video, loved the WiFi and notification tests!

[@TheNetGuy]

Thank you so much! Share it if you can, I put so much time into the research and edits I forgot to add any subscribe call outs ;). Thanks!

[@galactichazzard8932]

Now this is what I call a camera review. Excellent job. Your video helped me make my next cam decision much easier. Thank you for your indepth review. Subd & liked.

[@rjazco51]

SO... What's your decision ???

[@JM-dr1th]

Seems a bit sugar coated but glad you pointed out the compression which would be great to have the ability to turn off or reduce. The plug has been changed to a place where it forces you to use a proprietary cable and have less water resistance, they pulled rtsp in a firmware update and actively pay devs to patch mods from working rather than improving the software, and remove free cloud video notifications from the ‘pro’ model. Hopefully if enough people address it they may iron things out in software and firmware and change the cable back for the v4 for better weather resistance. Otherwise nice vid

[@txpete296]

Got my V3pro today, can't wait to put it to work. Wyze are my favorite budget cameras, I use them at home and at the shop.

[@TheNetGuy]

It’s only going to get better with more firmware updates.

[@tolust]

DAM !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! your wyze review kicks EVERY single other KZbin review out the door ! the BEST review i have ever seen after watching about 20 lame reviews compared to yours. don't stop making these, you just got a subscriber for life !

[@TheNetGuy]

You made my day friend! Welcome aboard! I busted my hump for five days on that one. Glad it paid off and you enjoyed it.

[@tabGeeks]

Dude amazing video! You clearly put a TON of work into your review, well done. Unfortunately I have been traveling (and didn't get advance units) so my video is delayed. Keep up the great work! - Jesse Nowlin

[@numbone]

You earned this sub sir! Great video

[@TheNetGuy]

Thank you - it was an epic edit. One of the hardest I’ve done under the gun and that includes a kickstarter video with actors 😆

[@e-bikes4737]

This is the best review about the wyze v3 pro. Nicely done.

[@tomkosten]

Man that was an EXCELLENT review. Thank you!

[@TheNetGuy]

Only half as good as your comment! Glad you liked it. It was a ton of work!

[@NsskMedia]

This guy dont play around when it come to test... he do it pretty dam good !👌

[@TheNetGuy]

I was as good once as I ever was. Thanks for the kind words!

[@NsskMedia]

@@TheNetGuy u test and review every single detail and good high quality notes, I like it ! , new subscriber here o/

[@CrashOD]

Wow this has been best review I have watched on these cameras. Wow keep this up. I subscribed due to great review.

[@TheNetGuy]

Thanks Paul! This one was very tough - been grinding on it daily since my unit showed up Friday. Happy with it! Welcome aboard!

[@homeaudiobasics]

My wife bought some Wyze cameras before we were together and honestly they punch way above their price point. I was pleasantly surprised. We intend to add more when we move soon.

[@TheNetGuy]

Just bought four new cameras and a doorbell for Wyze Week!

[@SteveinJersey1234]

A newcomer to your channel, and I want to add my voice to those who thank you for a superb review of the V3 Pro. There's just one supposed feature of the V3 Pro that I don't think you specifically mentioned, and I was wondering if you could confirm it? Because person detection is built into the firmware of the Pro, Wyze states that it's not necessary to upload video to the cloud. My question: does this mean that if one is interested solely in person detection (vis a vis vehicle, pet detection), that it would not be necessary to purchase a subscription to Wyze's Cam Plus cloud service? I just purchased a Cam V3 (not knowing of the release of the Pro model) strictly to monitor when people walked up to our front entrance. I was disappointed to learn that in order to enable person detection, one had to subscribe to the Cam Plus service. Also disappointed to learn that Wyze no longer offers Cam Plus Lite to new Cam V3 purchasers (only works for legacy owners). Thus I'd be very interested in the V3 Pro if it obviated the need for a recurring annual subscriptions. By the way, other than this one issue, I am very happy with the Cam V3. For me it has worked quite reliably in the short time I've had it.

[@bitcoinjc]

Brilliant review well done and thank you !

[@DAMIANDAMIJANI]

I forgot to mention in my previous comment another problem I ran in to when someone in my property in Europe tried to scan the document for me by placing it even few inches in front of camera v3 so i can snap a picture and read it ,but clearly printed document was unreadable from that picture which shocked me since pictures of monitored area otherwise seemed very nice and clear enough.

[@dannyo8396]

Has object detection improved on the wise cam v3 Pro? On my wise V3 , I'm always notified about shadows, cars lights, trees moving leaves blowing but not what I'm really looking for which is package deliveries or people / pets on the property. Let me know if you had a chance to test any of this and if it has improved on the wise v3 Pro model, thanks, new subscriber.

[@deanfranz]

Amazing! I've been looking to upgrade from my set of Blink cameras, and now I've gone from who to get a camera from to which Wyze camera will it be? Honestly, now I'm looking at V3 Pro, thanks you you. Thanks for the review video!

[@JimFlanneryDRONES]

Great review! I've got 4 V3P cams on order. Using V3's now.

[@iSpike]

FANTASTIC Review! New subscriber here, Cheers from Western Australia

[@TheNetGuy]

Welcome my friend and loyal fan #15,437 👍 I really went all out on this one. Very happy with my V3 Pro

[@rjazco51]

Good review... SO SHOULD I WAIT SIX MOTHS TO A YEAR FOR A NEWER IMPORVED MODEL TO COME OUT ,WITH MORE UPGRADE FEATURES?????

[@TheNetGuy]

If you want the clearest picture and a spotlight, go with this. Best overall value? Wyze Pan V3 hands down.

[@darwinjina]

I found that I needed to turn off the IR lights when using it outside. Simply, it was too much of a bug magnet. (The insect activity would trigger the motion alerts)

[@PinkyTech]

That’s a pretty awesome upgrade in quality over the v2! Great thorough review!

[@marchagest5921]

Great video very well done guys! Can you please do an in depth video on the settings in 5 minutes or less ? thanks

[@annvasquez2691]

Ty 4 info Notification difference, cams @ 2 locations delays R minutes. If 2 cams are triggered @same x only 1 sent to notifications. Test 3v 4 headlights/ security lights/ distorted. Does 3v pro notification faster, bypassing cloud ? I have 12 cams for business/ home since 2018 will try the Q&A on Tuesday Ty

[@TheNetGuy]

I think it still uses cloud but performance is better due to 2x2 MIMO and faster chips

[@shlomiamit7109]

Thank you I've already seen over a hundred videos and it only confused me more, you managed to get me a little organized and it's fun to learn from you A few questions if you have time to answer: Do these models have a memory card? And do the notifications also come without signing up for their monthly subscription?

[@TheNetGuy]

They do have memory card, though they don’t do free cloud recording without a subscription. With the memory card they will record unlimited 👍

[@M22Research]

A question I have not been able to get answered - can the internal spot light be set to limited hours, say from midnight to 6 am? (We have a lot of walkers and runners along the side of our home and it would get irritating to have it triggered constantly from dusk to midnight.) Perhaps the ambient photoelectric low lumen lights on our garage would be sufficient for good image quality - to skip the spot light altogether - however we had the catalytic converters stolen off two cars parked in our driveway, during a rain storm, with those garage lights on, so the active spot might be a deterrent. Thanks for the excellent review. We’ve been running V2 and V3 cameras from inside pointed outside for several years and your ratings “feel” about right for them in the real world, lending good credibility to your V3 Pro assessment.

[@TheNetGuy]

Thanks for the kind words. Excellent question. I’ll fire mine up today and see if I can find anything useful in the spotlight menu. I don’t remember it doing having a schedule option, but I’ll let you know. Great feature add!

[@skolvikings5263]

Nice job!! Do you know if you can use the pro in the floodlight? Also, can you link another pro off of the floodlight link port?

[@TheNetGuy]

Pro can’t run off the main. We’ll see about the second port - I’ve heard it works.

[@skolvikings5263]

@@TheNetGuy That's too bad, thought maybe the main would have a better chance of running it instead of the 2nd port, since it requires a little more power than v3

[@gordongekko9469]

Hey Net Guy, does any of the Wyze cameras able to catch a license plate?

[@Shahina456]

Can you please tell me how far distance wise the WYZE CAM Wyze Cam v3 Pro 2K security camera films to? I can't find it anywhere

[@davidmmuench]

Great video! I was hoping to get the V3 Pro for my front porch, but per Wyze it's not compatible with the Wyze Lamp Socket.

[@TheNetGuy]

Ughhh.... I know right!?!

[@DerekG35]

Wow, amazing review. Replaced all my front exterior cameras recently with pro and going from a V2 you will be blown away, from a V3 not so much but they were smart calling it the V3 pro not not the V4 as its just a slight upgrade.

[@Resist4]

It's hardly "Pro". I hate it when companies do this.

[@TheNetGuy]

Max?

[@Resist4]

@@TheNetGuy They could have called it the V3 Extra or better yet wait to release a new camera until it has 4K, because this one at a $20 price bump just isn't worth it.

[@terimiles5699]

Can you compare the apps for Wyze and Blink? I can't get my Wyze app to stop sending notifications during the day when we are in and out of my father-in-law's room. I only want to know if he gets up in the middle of the night.

[@hungnh9505]

can say this wyze cam v3 pro upgrade night function is a bit disappointing because it doesn't beat wyze cam v3

[@bigjeff1291]

Thanks John!

[@vhill1498]

is there any way to still use my wyze cameras if ive changed my phone number? I still have the same email, but it seems the only way wyze will send a verification code is through my OLD number, so I'm stuck with cameras and a doorbell that I can no longer use. Any ideas?

[@Katracho727]

Only problem im having with v3 pro there no way to connected with solar panels and find right connection wires , does anyone know this

[@TheNetGuy]

You could use a power bank with a solar charger but it does not have any sort of battery to run when the solar is not actively putting out power.

[@Thatsmessedupman]

I just had a V3 that was bought during its initial launch. Get water inside through the SD card slot because I have to mount it under an eave. When it dried out, One of the inner lenses was cracked or coating was cracked.. I'm curious if a new V3 still gives you the app choices to get the cloud thumbnails. There was a deal that you could pay what you wanted if you wanted those kind of thumbnail alerts which I heard you do not get with the newer cams unless you pay. So my question is did that feature go away with new v3?

[@TheNetGuy]

😔

[@bridoboy143]

Hi have you reviewed the wyze telephoto camera 3x zoom just found your channel it looks great gave you a sub

[@martintapia9374]

😃👍 Superb review, man‼️

[@gilleslafreniere]

Hi! This is a very professionnal review. I wonder, one year later, if you are still monitoring this video, do you have a recommandation on the robustness of the Wize Cam Pro? How does it stand up to weather duress? Thank you for the information.

[@gilleslafreniere]

I'm particularly interested in the resiliency to the cold, snow, hail, rain and sun bleach.

[@gilleslafreniere]

Not duress, but rather, hardship.

[@TheNetGuy]

Pro is still a solid option, maybe overpriced? It’s a v3 with better res and built in spotlight. The Cam Pan v3 is such a beast and the PTZ is executed so well for so cheap it’s hard to compete with themselves.

[@gilleslafreniere]

Thank you for your prompt answer,@@TheNetGuy

[@nilesslemmer3147]

When will you deep dive into using the triggers and automation with the Wyze Cams? I have tried myself with no luck. And being a huge fan myself owning Wyze products from the start when they were beta testing cams, I'm 10 Cams, 5 bulbs, 2 plugs, and a Wyze Robe Vac deep in their Eco System. It would make for a good video I think.... #wyzecam #thenetguy #wyze

[@DAMIANDAMIJANI]

Amazing review about the video quality and comparisons but I think someone would have to add a review on TERRIBLE audio quality of this cameras ,I've read some quick reviews and complains about very poor audio quality from more than a year ago even question on their website about that but without improvement until now . Maybe it would be a good idea to analize audio quality to get their attention finally. Nice work!

[@TheNetGuy]

Noted!

[@ths4168]

great review and agree I love my V3 Pro

[@judybonard7277]

Does this work with 5 g internet and inside can it work through a window to outside?

[@christopherconkright1317]

I had to by the v3 since the pro is still sold out I can't wait for the mesh router pro so I can record local

[@vinhennessy3885]

Nice Report. Appreciate It.

[@rareapple3]

Wow, you went all out on testing the camera. Editing must have been a nightmare.

[@TheNetGuy]

Yes it was! OMG, biggest project I've ever worked on.

[@DerekG35]

@@TheNetGuy you nailed it, got a new subscriber here.

[@Resist4]

Actually got a first look at the Wyzecam V3 Pro on their site. Revolutionary it's not, and not even impressive. The V1 was impressive, minus the security issues that Wyze didn't tell anyone about. The V2 was really good for the price but ultimately has software issues, which carried over to the V3 and most likely also with the V3 Pro. This new camera 2K resolution is sub par for the huge price increase. One thing you stated that was incorrect about the V3 camera, it does not have colorless IR lights. But they basically have two settings where they can be dimmed, this camera however does not have colorless IR LED's. My biggest complaint with Wyze cameras is that they frequently go offline or freeze and have to be rebooted, which requires being unplugged and then plugged back in, something you can't do when away from home. The solution is to use a smart plug, but that's an added cost. Wyze would build this feature into their camera's. Oh, and the AI really sucks. It either completely mislabels things or doesn't label them at all. The only thing it's consistent with it parked vehicles.

[@TheNetGuy]

Alternatives?

[@lahummer5759]

All these issues are present in my Arlo cams.

[@Resist4]

@@TheNetGuy No alternatives, but that doesn't make Wyze camera's good cameras for the price. They're junk!

[@TheNetGuy]

If you don’t have another better to offer, just coming in and calling something crap isn’t very helpful.

[@Resist4]

@@TheNetGuy Yes, it is helpful. There doesn't have to be an alternative product to say it is crap, when it is crap. Wyze used to make good camera's but not anymore. They are lazy with the software and don't fix issues. On a daily basis my camera video gets stuck loading and I have to exit out of that page and come back it just to see the video. The AI never gets it right. The camera's go offline frequently and you can't reboot them when they freeze, via the app, you have to unplug it and plug it back in, which is kind of hard to do when you are not home and on vacation. Every single of Wyze products now either has a design flaw or software issue. And many their products are falsely advertised, the pictures are wrong and/or the products don't perform the way they're supposed to.

[@HauntedHideouts]

Fantastic review, it makes me want to buy the v3pro but unfortunately I only see them being sold at inflated prices up to $150 at the moment. I guess they can’t keep production up with demand. Hopefully after the holidays I’ll be able to score one.

[@TheNetGuy]

Thank you for the kind words. I scored six v3 cameras for $100 on the Home Depot deal!

[@tomkosten]

As of the time of this reply Wyze has them back in stock at $54 each or 2 for $99.

[@carlyoung8657]

Will any of these cameras pickup motion without wifi?

[@TheNetGuy]

I’ve heard they need it for setup but not to write to microSD. Good question!

[@OhSidney]

They don't let use the Cam Plus Lite subscription with the Pro. We spend more money buying it and we will have to spend even more money with the subscription.

[@TheNetGuy]

It’s a tragedy really, but they need the money.

[@patrickarseneault7407]

does the v3 window silicone mount fit on the v3 pro ?

[@TheNetGuy]

Fantastic question but I don’t know the answer :(

[@gofasters1]

I have the doorbell pro, can I just add this camera to my existing account?

[@TheNetGuy]

You can yes

[@gina6083]

Any input on how well these work outdoors in cold and negative degrees? Would like to know if stop working with ice on them and how good a photo when foggy outside too. :)

[@TheNetGuy]

Yes they work great outdoors and won’t fog up because they stay on full time so they get warm. My Wyze cam outdoor fogs up since it only is used occasionally.

[@jrh13-65]

It is February here in Canada at -15 degrees Celsius. My Version 3 camera works perfectly outside. It does not fog up. I am very happy with how it works. But I think I will get another Version 3 Pro to add to this one. Great information on your review.

[@andykowalenko3935]

@@jrh13-65 do you have an outdoor plug for the camera. It comes with an indoor plug

[@jrh13-65]

@@andykowalenko3935 I have an outdoor plug that was recommended and I got on Amazon.

[@andykowalenko3935]

@@jrh13-65 can you tell me which one because I’d like to try it

[@the_modern_primitive7169]

#We love Wyze!!

[@Fuse7000]

I've heard the sound on these cameras is abysmal?? Why no sound testing, detection testing?? Great video still. 👍

[@TheNetGuy]

New OG cameras have much better audio!

[@andykowalenko3935]

Does Wyze have an outdoor rated plug for the OG?

[@TheNetGuy]

They just released it actually. Make sure you get the right revision v1 vs v2 as they are designed for different cameras 👍

[@andykowalenko3935]

@@TheNetGuy are they released for Canada as well? I couldn’t find it

[@christopherconkright1317]

Does the v3pro use the 6ghrz or just 2.5 or 5

[@TheNetGuy]

Just 2.4 ghz - which has plenty of bandwidth and longer range than 5ghz. Also has 2x2 MIMO for better connections.

[@judybonard7277]

None of the cameras I had worked with 5 g only 2.4

[@NiceChange]

Nice video.. does this camera have rtsb..

[@TheNetGuy]

RTSP, nope :(. They ended that with the v3 firmware.

[@NiceChange]

@@TheNetGuy thank you...helps my decision making..cheers

[@stevemcirvin]

I think you meant "barrel" distortion, not "pin cushion"?

[@TheNetGuy]

Yes yes 1000x yes!!! Barrel ;)

[@stevemcirvin]

@@TheNetGuy haha well yes we have tons of barrel distortion. You can't get super wide without it unless you are doing some sort of fancy real-time correction in software :-)

[@eml5086]

Have used Wyze cams for 4 years. There was a time this was a good camera. No longer. Today's Wyze Cam 3 and 3 Pro have problems - they don't stay connected, have unreliable notifications, constant firmware update bugs that brick the cameras, just to name a few. Looks like they have sold all of their old V3 cams to Roku for Roku Home. LOL. Go to The App Store and read the reviews. Go to the Wyze Forums and read those, too, before you buy. I have moved on.

[@TheNetGuy]

Sad to hear, not completely untrue 😔. How would they get you back onboard?

[@cristiancarp2300]

I wish these V3 and V3 pro cameras would be battery operated.

[@TheNetGuy]

The Wyze cam outdoor v2 is pretty close!

[@jimmyverneus3352]

Good nice

[@dank9288639]

If they made it a 4k it would smoke the rest of the cams. Especially with the wired power and 247 video recording capabilities

[@TheNetGuy]

This!

[@Resist4]

And then Wyze would increase the price another $10 or double the shipping cost.

[@ericree4743]

Please for the love of god fix that crooked intel box, your setting my OCD off something bad lol

[@TheNetGuy]

Check my latest video 😜

[@Asian_Connection]

Wyze has great cam but alot of software issues and starting to charge for everything. if you don't pay they will brick your cam.

[@BLiNKBTW]

i hate you need to have a power outlet near all areas you want to place a camera.... so easy to just unplug or cut the cord.

[@wildkeith]

What about sound? V3 microphone sucks. It's warbly and you can't understand much if any dialogue.

[@PeterCrooks-ss4vs]

So far I only have one of the 5 up. kzbin.infoUgkxOXxsTZ3ptV_Pk0fFl8bNZvVqeoqBQFwe My son ran out of time, with motion detector etc. I have it over my garage door. It works great. Have seen a couple of cats, my dogs, when I am out front. And had a bee buzzing around right in front of it. It works very well. It even shows the neighbour's driveway, but only shows movement just past my own, which is very long. I highly recommend them.

[@elteezy176]

disappointed with the pro. audio mic or speaker sucks. I got this continuous nasty scraping noise. sounds like somebody digging a 6 foot ditch in my backyard to throw this camera in! you owe me one dam Wyze!

[@whiznit123]

Lead in SUX… waaaaay to long

[@TheNetGuy]

How will you ever get that 30 seconds of your life back? You misspelled “sucks” to save time but you added a lot of extra “aaa”’s after - negating that benefit 😆 Definitely don’t watch the Wyze OG video - its humorous intro is nearly a minute long!