You then have to physically move the camera so that the green section covers the area you want monitored. Instead, in the Wyze app, you’re shown a thumbnail of what the camera is seeing, the lower two-thirds of which has a transparent green overlay. First, there’s no customizable motion detection zone. The Wyze Outdoor lacks a few features found on the company’s indoor camera. In my few days testing the camera, it was very accurate there were only a couple of videos where it did not recognize that there was a person in frame. The Wyze Cam Outdoor can distinguish between people and other objects, and will tag videos if it thinks it saw a person. When I stood about 6 feet in front of the camera, the camera’s microphone was able to pick up my voice as I spoke in a conversational tone. The Blink XT2 was able to detect me from about 15 feet away.ĭay or night, you have to be fairly close in order for the Wyze Cam Outdoor to hear you.
Even with motion detection set to its most sensitive, I was usually within 10 feet before the camera sensed my presence and started recording. I also found that the Wyze Cam Outdoor’s motion sensor was slower to detect me. By contrast, the Blink XT2 presented a video that was much more evenly lit.
When I walked toward the cameras, the Wyze Cam had a much harder time adjusting, and as a result, I- and the bushes - were briefly washed out, making it impossible to recognize my face or any other distinguishing features. The size of the base station isn’t as big a concern, considering it’ll probably get stuffed somewhere out of sight. The Wyze base station, on the other hand, is a little white cube with two antennas protruding about 3 inches up from the top. The Blink XT2’s base station is a small square puck, more or less the same size as the camera. The Wyze Cam Outdoor’s base station is significantly larger than that of the competition. Wyze says that it’s technically possible to connect more cameras to its base station, but is being cautious during the rollout of its device. By comparison, you can connect up to 10 cameras to the Blink base station. You can connect up to four Wyze cameras to a single base station. It’s a similar setup to what the Blink XT2 uses, so that the cameras don’t have to expend excess energy. Where the indoor Wyze Cam connects directly to your Wi-Fi network, the Wyze Cam Outdoor has to link to a base station, which is connected to your home network.
Wyze Cam Outdoor and Blink XT 2 (Image credit: Tom's Guide)
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