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Wyze Cam v3 Tested Versus v2, Axis, And Hikvision

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Derek Ward
Published Dec 16, 2020 14:15 PM

**** *** ******** ******* *** ********** "********, ******, *** ****** **** ever", ******** * ********* ******, ******** night ******, *** ****.

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** ********* *** **** ** *** tested ** ******* ******* *** **,**** *****-*, ************'* *********** ******, ********* *** *********:

  • *** **** *** **** *** ** compare ** *** **?
  • *** **** ***** ******* ******* ** Axis *** *********?
  • *** **** ** ******* ** *** dark **** ** **?
  • *** **** ** ******* ** *** light ** ***** **** (~*.* ***)?
  • *** **** ********* ******* ** ***, low ***** *** ** *** ****?
  • **** ***** *** ******** *** ********* with *** **** *** **?

****: ** **** ** ******* ** updated **** ******'* ****** *********,***** ** ****** **** ****, ** ** ******** ******.

*******

*** **** *** ** ** * vast *********** **** *** **** *** v2, **** *********** ******** *** ***** color *** ****/** *******, ******** ** illumination ***** *** ******** *** ** the ************ ** ****/*** ****, **** rating *** ******* ***, *** ************* lower ******** ** *** ***** *** dark ******.

*******, ***** ******* ** *** ****** is ********* ****, **** ******** ********** washed *** ******* ****** *********. ************, monitoring ******* *** ******* ** ****** phones/tablets ****, **** ** ******* *** support *** *** **** *** ** lacks *** ******** **** ******* ***** in **** **.

Compared ** **** *****-* / ********* *********** ******

******** ** *** **** *****-* *** Hikvision *********** ****** (****), *** **** Cam **'* *** ***** *** **** performance *** ************* ******, **** **** noise *** ****** *******, ********** ******* considering ****'* $** *** ***** **. $170 *** ********* *** $*** *** Axis.

*******, **** **** *** ********* ***** much ****** *** *********** *** *** option ** *** ***********, *** ******** using **** ** (**** ****** **** ******* ** ** development).

*******

*** **** *** ** ***** ***~$** *** ******** ** ****'* *******(********* ** ***-*****), ************* **** ********* than **** ******* ***-**** ********** ****** (such ** ***~$*** **** *****-****~$*** ********* **-***********-******* ****), *** ** *** **** price ** *********** **** *** **.

**** ******* ** ***** **** ***** consumer-grade *******, **** **:

Wyze *** ** *********** ******** ** ************

*** **** *** **'* ** ************ pattern ** *********** ****** **** *** Wyze *** **, **** **** ******** throughout *** ***** ** ****, ******* the **** ** ***** ****** ****** a ****** ******** ~**' ** ***** of *** ******.

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**** ****** **, *** ** ** able ** ******* ***** ****** ******* and ******* ***** ** ****. *** v2 ** *** *** ** ******* subject ******* *** ****** *********** *** line ** *** *****.IPVM Image

*** **** *** ** *** * different **** ** ** **** *** either "***" (*******/**** *****) ** "****" (indoor/close *****) ************, ***** *****. ***** lights *** **** ***** ******* ** the ***** *** ** * ********, though *** ******'* **** ****** ***** is ******* (*** *** ** ********).

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Drastic ***** *** ***** ************

***** *** ***** (** *** ** ~0.1 ***) ** ****** ******** ** the ** ******** ** *** **, with ******* *** **** ***** ******* easy ** *** **** ******* ***** and *********.

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*******, *** *********** ** **** ******* is ********* ****. **** ****** ************ in *** *****, *** ** ****** similar ** *** **, **** ************ obscuring *** ******* ******* *** **** chart.

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Strong ***** *** ***** ******* **. **** *** *********

**** *** **** *** **'* "*********" sensor, ****** ***** *** ***** ***** quality ** ~*.* *** ** ******** than *** **** *** **, ***** looks *** *** ** **** ** discern ******* **** ** ~**'. **** the **** *** ********* ******* ****** also ****** ****** **** *** ** at **** *** *****.

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**** ******* **** ** ~**', *** Wyze *** ** ** **** ** produce ****** ******* ** *** *** and ***** *****, ******* *** ***** cameras ****** ******* **** ***** ******* and ******** ****** ***** ** ****.

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**** *** ******* ******* ******* *** scene ** ~*.* ***, ** *** track *** ********* **** *** **** to *** ******. *******, ** ** difficult ** *** ****** *******, ****** the **** **** *** *** ***** of *** ******* *** ***** *** be ****.

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** ******* * ***** **** **** camera ****** **** ****, *** ***** that *** **, **** *** ********* cameras *** *** ************ ********* **** facial ******, ****** *** **** **** on *** ***** ** ** ***** identifiable.

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********** *** ***** **** ~* *** and *****, *** ******* ******* **** identifiable, ****** *** ** **** ********** the ****** ******* ** *** *****, as ** ******.

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Strong **** / ** *******

** ***** **** ** *******, *** Wyze *** ** ******** ******, **** illumination ** ~**', **** *** ***** room *******.

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*** **** *** ** *********** *** Hikvision *********** ****** ****** ** **** scene, **** ******* ***** ******* *** less *****. *** **** *****-* **** not **** ** **** *** ******** no ****** *******.

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******** *** ** ******** **** ** the ** ** ***** ************ ** subjects *** ******* ****** ******* *** camera, ****** ** ***** * ****** to ******. ***** ** * ****** noticeable ******** ***** ****** *** ******* as ** **********.

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Full ***** ******* ******

** ****, ****, ********, **** **** Cam ******* ***** ******* ********** ** the **** *** ********* ******* ******.

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Poor *** ***********

**** *** **** *** ** *** v2 ****** **** **** *** ***********. In *** *** *****, *** ******** portion ** *** ***** ** ****** out, *** ***** ****** ** ** the ********, ********* **** *******.

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******* **** *** ******** ******* ** the ******* ******** *******, ***** **** and ********* ******* *** *** ***** characters *** *** *******'* **** (********* especially). ******, *** *******'* **** ******* washed ***, ****** ***** ******* *** now ** *********.

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** *** ******* *****, *** ******* walks ******* *** **** *** **'* FOV, ******* *** ******** ****, ***** blinds *** ******. **** **** *** subject ** ****** *** ******* ** scene.

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Wyze *** ** ****-*****

*** **** *** ** ** ***** IP65 *** ******* ***, ***** *** v2 ** ***. *** ***** ********** with *** ****** **** * ******** standpoint ** *** ********* ******* ****** out *** **** ** *** **, which ******* *** ********** *** *****. The ********** ** **** ******* ********, so **** *** **** **** **** of * ****** ** ********* **** power.

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** ******* *** ****** ******* ** look ** *** ****** ***** *** parking ***. *** **** ******* **** the *** *** ** ****, *** we *** *** ********** *** ***** or *********** **** *** ****** ****** the *** ** *** *******. ** plan ** ***** *** ****** ******* during * ***** ****** ***** **** week ** *** *** ** ********.

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Bandwidth **********

*** **** *** ** *** ******** to ************* **** ********* *********** **** the ** ** *** ****** ******, especially ** *****, ***** *** ***** on *** ** **** **** **** of *** **. *******, ****'* ************ levels (**-**) *** ******* ****** **** Axis *** *********, ***** **** ******* ~28-29, ******* **** **** ** **** heavily *********** ***** **** **** ******* to ****** *** *****.

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Small ******** ****

*** **** *** ** ** * slightly ******* **** **** ****** **** the **, ****** **** **** ***'* are ******* **** ********-***** ******* **** as ** *** ********. ******** ** the **** *****-* ********, *** **** Cams *** ******** ******.

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Made ** *****

**** **** **** *** **** ** China.

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Sensor & ****** ****

**** *** **** *** ** *** v2 *** ********* ***, ***** *****:

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**** ****** *** **** ** ****** uses * "*********" ******. **** ********** of **** ******'* *******, **** ****** to ** *** **** ****. ***** the ** ***** ** ******, **** size ** *** ******, ****** ** the ***** ** ** ****'* *******.

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Firmware ****

*** ********* ******** *** **** *** testing:

  • **** *** **: *.**.*.***
  • **** *** **: *.*.*.***
  • **** *****-*: **.*.*
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Comments (22)
JH
John Honovich
Dec 16, 2020
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*****, **** ****!

**** ******** / ********* ******* *** the $** **** ******. **** ******** recently **** *** ***** ****** *** Wyze *** ** ** *%, ****** "what ** *** ***** ** **** of ******":

** ***** ***** **** *** **** 3% ***** ******* *** '**** ** insane'. **** ***'* ****** *** **** calculate ***** ******* *** **'* ******** that **** *** ********* ****** ***** on ***** **** **** *** ****** costs (**** ******* *** ***** ************ and ********) *** ******** **. ****** that, **** *** *** ******** ******** with ****.

** *** **** ****, ********* ********** should ** ******** ** *** ***** quality **** *** ******* ** **** price. ***, **** ******, ***** *** leaders ** **** ******** ******, **** '**** ****** ** ** ***********' ******** ***** ********** **** ** Wyze ******** * ******** *** ******** or **********.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Dec 16, 2020

* *% ****** ** ********** **********. How ** **** * *********** ******** model?

* ****** ** ** ** *** and **** **** ****, *** *** why **'** ****** ***** ** ** order ** ********* **** *** ***** camera *** ******* ***********. *** *** that *** ****** *** **** ******** that's **** ******* ***** ****'* ******** which * ***'* ***** *** ******** businessperson ***** **** ** ********* ** sustainable.

*****, **** ** ** $** *** there's ****** ** ***** *** **** insight ** ** **** **** ** margins *** *** **** *** ********. They ********* **** **** ** **** to ****** ***********.

JH
John Honovich
Dec 16, 2020
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*****, **** ** ** $** *** there's ******

*** *** ** *** ********* ****** is ****** ******, ********* ****** ** greater ********** *** ******** **** ********* offers.

* ****** ** ** ** *** and **** **** ****, *** *** why **'** ****** ***** ** ** order ** ********* **** *** ***** camera *** ******* ***********.

** ******** ** *********, ** **** more. *** *******, ** ********** **** other ******* *** *** * **** of ******** / ******* **** **** does ***.

*** *** **** *** ****** *** been ********

** ********* ** **** *** **, Wyze ** ******** ****** ***** ** this ****** *** **'* *** ***** how **** ** *********** *** ** their ***** *** *** *******.

*** ** **** * *********** ******** model?

** * ********* ** ******* $*.** ******* ************ **** **********, *** **** **** ** *** model ** **** ** ** ******** them ** ***** ** * ******* customer **** **** ******* - * customer **** **** ********* ** ******* in **** ***** *** ***** *** the *** *** *** **** ****, many *****. *****'* ********* ***** ** having **** * *** ******** ****, whether **** ** ****** *** *** well **** *** ********** ********** ** it ******* ** ** ****.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Dec 17, 2020

** ******** ** *********, ** **** more. *** *******, ** ********** **** other ******* *** *** * **** of ******** / ******* **** **** does ***.

** ******** ** ****, **** **** of ************* ***'* ********* ** ********* to ***. ** **** ***** ** provide ** ***** ****** **** ***** be ****** ** ** **** *** VMSes, **** ** ************ **** ** *** ******, ****'* still *** ***** ***'***************.

* ***** *** $** *** * target **** ** ****** ******* **** at $** ** $** **** ** still * *******, *** ** ***** net **** *** **** ******. ******* there ********* *** * ****-**** ********, I'm **** **** ******* ** **** what ** **. *** **** **-****** to **** *** *** **** **** of ******* **** ** ****** ******?

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JH
John Honovich
Dec 17, 2020
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*'* **** **** ******* ** **** what ** **. *** **** **-****** to **** *** *** **** **** of ******* **** ** ****** ******?

***, ***** ** *******,*** ** ********* ********,$** ******* ******* ***.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
Dec 18, 2020

****** *****, ****** *****, ****** *****. Or ******, **** *****. ** **** can ***** * ********* **** **** are *** *** ****** *** ********* and ***** ********, **** *** ******** that *** ***** ** ******-****** ******. Monitoring, ******* ******* ********, ****** ******* items ** ****** ****, ********* ****** app ***** ***** **** *** * cut, *** **** ******* (**** ***** homes, **********, ****** ** ********, *** kinds ** ***** ***** ** ********** and ****, ********** ** ***), *** list **** **. ** ************ *** lower **** ** * ******** *********** (not ****** ****** **** **** ********, for *******), ** **** *** **** of *** ****** ** ***** ***** more **** ** **** ****. **'* a ***** ******* ******* *** ****** out - *** ******** ** ******** in ********, *** *** ******** ******* have * **** ****** **** **** that.

***********, **'* ********** ***********. ****'* **** isn't ****** *** ******, ** ******** not **** ********* ******* ** ********, which ** ******** ********* **** *** surveillance ****** *************.

*** ******** ** *** **** (****** unintended) ********** ****** **** ***** ** on *** ********** ** ******-**** ******** market, ******* ****** **** ** ****** that *** ** ************* *** **** security *********** ** *******.

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JH
John Honovich
Dec 18, 2020
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#*, **** ********, **** *********!

**** *** ******** **** *** ***** of ******-****** ******. **********

* ******* **** ***, ******** $*.** ******* ************ **** **********. * ***'* ********** *** **** felt *** **** ** ** ** at **** *** ***** ** **** (plus ***** ** * **** ******) when **** *** *** ****** ***** mass ****** **********. *** *** **** one **** ** *** ***** ******?

********** ****** **** ***** ** ** the ********** ** ******-**** ******** ******

* **** *** **** ** ***** of ********** ****** ** *** ********** or ******-**** ******** ****** ** **** (at ***** *** ***) ** ******* home-oriented ******** (******, *******, ***.). ****** that, **** *** ********* ******* **** buyers *** ***** *** **** ****** any ************ ******* **** ******** ****** priced ** **** **** ***** *******.

* ** ******* **** *********** ******* surveillance ********* - ***** (*****), ***** Owl, ***** (*********), ***. *** ***** hurt ** **** ***** ***** *** the **** ****** ***********. ****** **** direct ********* ** **** ****, *'* be ******* ** **** ******** ** I ** ***** ****, ***.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #4
Dec 18, 2020

****, *** $* ***** ***** ***. Though *'* **** ****'* ***** ** their ********* ** *** **** ** is ** ***** ****** ********* ** monthly ********* ******* **** *** **** a ******** ******** - *** *******, etc. *** ****'** ***** **'* **** stronger ***** **** **** ******** ****** in *** ******** ****, *** **** viewing ******.

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Sergio Guzman
Dec 17, 2020
Pine Crest School • IPVMU Certified

**** ***** **** ** ***** ********.

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Shannon Davis
Dec 16, 2020
IPVMU Certified

******* * **** ****** *** *** price *****. *** ** ** ******* complaints ** *** ******** ******* ** the ******. ****** *** ******** * standard ****** ***** *** **** ** mount *** ****** ******** ** ** the **** *** ****. **** ** also **** ** ***** ******** ******* cam. ***** ***'* ****** ******** ** the ******** ***** ** *** *** camera ** * ****** *** **** a ***** **** ** *** *****. Another ********* ** *** ***** ** the **** ***** ******* *** ****** cheap ****** **** ******** ** ******* with ***** ********.

**** *** ** ***** **** ****** to **** ***** ******** ******* **** everyone **** *** *** **** ****. At **** ***** * ******, ******** it **, *** ** *** ***** to ** *********.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
Dec 16, 2020

* **** *** ** ***** *******, one ** ** **** *** *** in ** ********. * **** * 4 *** ****** **** * **** be ****** ******* ****** ** ******* these ****** ******* *** ******* *** can ** ****** **********. * ** alerted ************* *** *** ***** ** fantastic *********** *** ****. * ****** this ***** ** * ****** ** years *** ** *** *** *** camera, ***** **** * **** ********* the ********* ****, *** *** *******, as **** ** *** ***** ******. I'm ********* ** ** *** *** will ******** ** ******** *** ** personal *** *** **** *********** ** folks *** **** ********* ********. *** the *****, *** **** ********** *** puts ****** ** **** *** **** concerns ***** **** ** ***** ** in *** ***** ***** **** *** away. ***, *'** ***** *'* * big ***.

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U
Undisclosed #3
Dec 17, 2020

**** ****** **** ************ ***** ******** protocol ** ****? * ***** "*.**** WiFi" ******.

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MICHAEL PETROV
Dec 17, 2020

***** ***** *** ******* * *** finding: *** ***** *** *** ***** of *** **** ******. **** ****** can ** ******* ** *** ****** manufacturer ** *** ******** (**** ** WDR ******, *********** *****), *** *** sensor ******* *** ************ (**** ** light ***********, ***** ** ****** ************ to *** ***** ****, ********* ******* pixels, */*, ******-***** ************). ***** *** only ******* ****** ******* ****** (****, Samsung, ** ************* *** **********), *** each *** **** * ****** ****** sensors *** ******** ************, ***** ** a **** ******* ****** **** ****** cellphones - *.*. ** ****** ** possible ** ******** ***** ** ***** count *** ********* ****. ********* ****** do ********* (** **** *** *************) and ***** ****'* **** *** *****, as ******* ****** ** **** **** IMX320 ***** ****** * *** ****** with **** (**-****** ************) ********. ** other *****, *** ***** ** *** eval *********** *** *** ***** **** say **** * *** ********* *** the **** ****** ******.

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JH
John Honovich
Dec 17, 2020
IPVM

*** ******* * *** *******: *** brand *** *** ***** ** *** CMOS ******.

***, ** ** ********* ** **** unable ** ******** *** ***** *** model. ** *** **** ******** ** Wyze ** *** ** ******* ** anyone *** *****.

*** ***** ** *** **** *********** had *** ***** **** *** **** 3 *** ********* *** *** **** sensor ******.

**, ******* ***** ****** **** ** pick ******* ****** **** ** ******* like **** ** *********.

* ** ***** ************ ** ***** be *********** ** **** ** **** somehow *** ** ****** ******* ****** than ********* ***, ** ********, ****** are ***** **** *** ****** *** vendor *****.

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MICHAEL PETROV
Dec 17, 2020

*** ******* *** "*********" *** ***** to * *** ** **** ****** with *.* **** **********. ** **** the ********** *** ********? ** ****'* the ***, **** ** * ****** with ***** *.* ** ******, ***** would **** **** ***** **** ******* on *** ****** ** ***** ** light ***********. *** * ***** **'* the *** ***** ****** ** * $27 ****** ** *** ****!

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Donald Cox
Dec 17, 2020

***** **** ********'* ******** *** ****** business ***** ** *** ********. *** to **** ** ****** ***** ** possible ** ******* ** **** ********* as ********, ***** *** **** * profit.

JH
John Honovich
Jan 30, 2021
IPVM

******: **** *** *********** ****** *** price ** *** **,******:

**** ** *** *** ********* ******** us **** ***** **** ** **** to ****** ***** ⅓ ** *** chips ** **** ** **** **** Cams.

****'* **************** ********* **:

***** ***, ***** *** *** **** to *** *** **** *** **. Cam **** *********** ******* ****** *** a ************ *** **** *** ** for $** (**** $* *** ********, as *****). ******** **** **** **** to ****** *** $** (**** $* for ********) *** * **** *** v3 **** * **** ** *** Plus, ** ***'** **** ** ********* to *** **** ********** ($* * month ** $** * ****) *** qualify *** **** $** *******. ********** cameras ** *** ** *** $** price **** **** **** $**, ** you *** *** *** $** ****** to **** **** *** **** **** up ** *** $** ********, *** the **** *** ** **** *** need *** **** ** ****, ** you *** *** *** *** * friend ** ****** **** ************ ***** purchase.

**** **** **** **** **** ** selling **** *** *** ********:

We’ll ** ********* **** ***-*** ********.

*** **** *** **** ******** ***** that ****-******* **** ******** **** **** pricing *** ***** ****** ***** ** our ***** **** **** **** ****’* WiFi-based. *** *** ******** ******, *** example, **** ***

** **** ** *********** ** *** how **** ** * ***** **** represents ** ***** * ******* *********** relabeller/supplier. ** ***** ** **** ********** certainly **** ****** ***** *** ** each **** *** (** ***** ****** could ** ****** ** ** ********** to ******* * ******** **** ** sell ******* *** ***** ******* **).

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #5
Mar 12, 2021

* ********** ** * *** ** Wyze, ***** ****** *** ******** *** lockdowns *** ******* ** ** ******** check *** ******, *** ********** ******, the ****, *********, **********. *********** **** their *** ******* *** **** *****. And ***, *'* **** ***** ** be **** "****" *** ******* ***** or ****, ** **** * ***** run ** *** ***** *********, ** enable *********** **** *** ***** *******... but * ******* *** *** **'* go ******* ***** *********. *** **** reason *** **** ** ** ******* this *** ** **** * *** price *****, ** ** ***** ** have * **** ******* ******-** ****** for ******* ******** *** ***-***. *** also **** **** * ***** ******** base ****'** ********, ** **** ***** a ***** ****** **** *** * lot ** *** *** *******. ** they ***** ** *** ** ***.

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Ethan Ace
Jul 29, 2021

******:****'* ******* ******* **** **** *** ** ****** committed ** ********** **** ********:

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**********, **** **** **** **** "*******" on ** **** ******* (*****) *** supported **** ** *** **/** *** Wyze *** ***.

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Ethan Ace
Oct 01, 2021

******: ************ **** ******** *** *** ** camera*****:

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** **** *** ****** ****. * personally **** ******** ** ******* **** RTSP ******** ***** *** **** ******, but ** ***.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #2
Oct 01, 2021

**** ** * **** *** ****, this ** * "**** *******".

*** *** ***** ***** *******, ******, and ******* **** *****?

JH
John Honovich
Dec 14, 2021
IPVM

*** **** *** ** ***** ***~$** *** ******** ** ****'* *******(********* ** ***-*****),

******: * **** *****, *** **** Cam ** ***** *** ****** ****** the *****, ***** ********** *********** *** now $**.**:

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