Wyze Cam v4 vs Hanwha, Hikvision and Uniview Tested
Wyze has released the Wyze Cam V4, claiming it "The clearest Wyze Cam ever made." But how has it improved from their Wyze Cam V3 Pro, and how does it compare to traditional IP Cameras?
IPVM bought and tested the Wyze Cam V4 against the Wyze Cam V3 Pro, Hanwha ANV-7012R, Hikvision DS-2CD214G2-IU Pro Series camera, and Uniview IPC3615SE-ADF28KM-WL-I0 Prime Series camera. In this report, we examine:
- How does the bandwidth consumption in day and night lighting compare to IP cameras?
- Did WDR performance improve from the previous Wyze Cam V3 Pro?
- What improvements were made between the Wyze V4 and the V3 Pro?
- How does the Wyze V4's image quality compare to that of professional IP cameras?
- How does the Wyze Cam V4 perform with IR or Whitelight illumination in dark conditions (< 0.01 Lux)?
- How does pricing compare to traditional IP Cameras?
- What is the country of origin of the Wyze Cam V4?
Pricing **********
*** **** *** ** *** ** online ***** ** ~$** ***, * lower **** **** *** ******** **** Cam ** ***, ******* ~$**. *** Wyze ** **** ***** ************* **** than *********** ***-**** ** *******, ***** typically **** ~$*** ** ****:
*******, *** **** *** ** ******** a ************ ****** *** ******* ***** *** ***** *******, ***** can **** ** ** ~$** *** year, ********* ** *** **** ******.
Physical ********
*** **** *** ** *** * 4 ** ****** **** * ~**° HFoV, ********** ***** ********* *** **, a ******* *** ********** *** ***-*** communication, *** * *****-*** ** ***-* cable **** ** ***** *** ****** via ** ** ** *****. ** the ***** *****, ** **** *** Wyze *** ** ****-**-**** **** *** Wyze *** ** ***, *** ****** ANV-L7012R, ********* **-*********-**, *** ******* *********-*******-**-**:
Executive *******
***** ** **** *******, *** **** V4 ****** ************* ******** ***-***** *** night ***** *********** **** *** ******** Wyze ** ***. *******, *** **** V4 (*** ** ***) **** ************* higher *********** / ************ ****** **** traditional ** *******, ~*.** ******, ******** the **'* ********* *********** ***** ********** compression **** ******* ***** ******* *******, creating ******** *** ****** ******* ** complex ******. *** **** **, **** the ** ***, ****** ******* ******* image ******* *** **** *** *********** but ** ***** ************* ******** ** traditional *** ** *******.
*** ************ ** ********** ***, *** high ***********, ***** ******** *** ****** blur, *** **** *** **** ** testing *** *********** *********** **** **** be ********* **********.
Higher *********** / ************ ****** **** *********** ** *******
*** **** ** *** **** ** Pro **** ****** ************ ****** **** traditional ** *******, **** ** ******* q ***** ** ~**. *********** ** cameras, **** ** *** ******, *********, and *******, *** ***** ************ ****** of ~**-**. ***** *** ********* *********** in *** **** ** ****** ******* the ********* *********** ******** ** ***********, it ******* *** ***** ******* ** complex ****** *** **** **** *********** IP *******. ***** *** ** ******** to ****** ***********/******* *** *** **** V4 ******.
Bandwidth ***********
*** ************ **** ***** **** ******** motion ** *** ****** (******* *******). The **** *** ** ******** **** than * **/* ** *** ****** tested, ********* ** *** **** *** V3 ***, ***** *** *********** ** cameras ******** ****** ********* **** *** Wyze *******, **** *** ******* ****** consuming *** ******* ********* ** *** scenes ******:
*** ***** ********* *********** ** **** cameras ** ********* ** ***** ****** quantization ****** ******** ** *********** ** cameras, ***** ******** *********** *** ****** image ******.
High ***** *** ****** **** ** * ******* ** ****** ** *** ***** *** **** ******
*** **** ** ******** ****-****** **** and ***** ******** **** ******** ************ subject ******* **** * ******* ****** through *** ***** ** ***-***** *** dark ******, ** **** ** *** image *****:
** * *** ***** ***** (~* Lux), * ******* ******* ******* *** scene *********** ****** ****, **** *** subject's **** ********** ******** **** ******* through *** ****** ** *** *****, missing ************ ****** *******:
** * **** ***** ***** *** Wyze **'* ********** ***** *****, *** camera ******** **** ***** ******** *** motion **** ** * ******* ******* through *** ***** **** ******** ************ details ** *** ******* ** **** cross ******* *** *****:
Poor *** *********** ******** ** ** *******:
******* ******** **** *** **** *** V4 ****** ****** *********** ** *** over *** ******** **** *** ** Pro *** *** ******** *** ******** to *********** ** *******.
*** *********** *** ****** ** ** exit **** *********** **** ************ ******* from ~**,*** *** ******* ** ~*** Lux ******. ***** *** **** *** V4 ******** ************ ****** ******* ** the ******* *** ***** ** **** the ****** *** ******* *****, *** V4 *********** *** ********** **********, ********* usable ******* ** *** ********** *********** and ******** ************* *** *******'* ****:
WDR ****** *********** ********
*** **** ***** ***** ***** *** performance ***** *** ****** *********** *** background ***** ************* *** *******, ********* facial ******* ** *** ******* ** they ***** *** ****** *****:
*** **** *** ** *********** *** background **** **** *********** ** *******, with *** ******, *********, *** ******* cameras ******** ******** *** ********** *** not ************* *** *******, ********* ************ subject ******* **** **** *** **** cameras:
Compared ** *** **** *** ** ***
**** ******* ****** **** ***** *** Wyze *** ** ****** ******* ************ in ****-***** ***** ******* **** ******* *** ** ***, *** **** *** ** ****** significant ************ ** ***-***** *** ***** image *********** **** *** ** ***.
**** ***** ***** ******* ******** ** V3 ***
***** *** **** *** ** *** stronger ***** ******** **** *** ** Pro, *** ** ******** ******* ***** details ** *** ******* *** ***** at * ******** ** ~**', **** both ******* ********* ****** ******* ****** details *** ***** *******:
** * ******** ** ~**' **** the ** *** ** ***, **** cameras ******** **** ***** ** *** subject *** *****, ********* ************ ****** details ** *** ******* *** ********* moderate ***** ** *** *****:
*** ***** ***** ******* ******** ** Wyze *** ** ***
******* ****** ** *** ***** (~* and ~* ***) **** *** **** Cam ** ******** * ******** ***** quality **** *** **** ** ***. At * ******** ~**' **** *** cameras, *** ** ******** **** ***** than *** ** ***, **** ******** identifiable ******* ** *** ******* *** the *****:
** ******* ********* ** ~**' **** in * ~* *** *** ~* Lux *****, *** **** ** *** V3 *** ******* **** ***** *** underexpose *** *******, ********* ************ ****** details. *******, *** ** ******** ******** identifiable ***** ******* ** *** *****'* top *** ***** ******** ** *** V3:
**** ***** ******* ******** ** ** Pro
******* ***** **** *** **** ** has ******** **** ***** ******* **** the **** ** ***, ******* **** a ******** ***** ***** **** ****** illuminates *** ******* *** *****.
**** * ******* ~**' ****, *** Wyze ** ******** ******** ****** *** chart ******* **** *** ** *** with ********** ** *** ***** ***** LEDs. *** **'* ** ******** ******* the ******* *** *****, ***** *** V3 *** *********** *** *******, ********* identifiable ******* *******. ***** *** **'* white ***** ******** *********** *** *****, the ** ******** ******* *** *******, providing ******** ************ ****** ******* ** the *******, ***** *** ** *** underexposed *** *******, ********* ****** *******:
*** **** ** ******** *** ********* image ******* ** ~**' **** **** the ***** ***** ************. ***** *** V4 *** ** *** ******** **** noise ** *** ******* *** *****, the ** ******** ******* *** ******* and *****, ********* **** ************ ******* and ***** ******* **** *** ** Pro **** ***** ***** ************:
Compared ** *********** ** *******
**** ******* ****** **** *** **** V4 ******** ********** ***** ****** ** a ******* *** ***** ** ***** and *** ********* ******** ** *********** IP *******, ********* *** ****** ***-******, Hikvision **-*********-**, *** ******* *********-*******-**-** *******, in **** ***** (~*** ***), *** light (~* *** ~* ***), *** dark (< *.** ***) ******.
**** ***** ***** ******* ******** ** IP *******
**** * ******* ~**' ****, *** tested ******* ******** ****** ***** ******* on *** ******* *** *****, **** the **** ** ********* *** ********* color ******** ** *** ****** *******:
** * **** ***** ***** **** a ******* ~**' ****, *** **** V4 ************ *** ******* *** ***** more **** *** ******, *********, *** Uniview ******* **** ******** ************ ****** details ** *** *******:
*** ***** ***** ******* ******** ** IP *******
******* ***** **** *** **** ** has ********** ***** ******* ** *********** IP ******* ** ***-***** ****** **** illumination ** * *** ~* ***.
** * *** ***** (~* ***) scene ~**' ****, *** **** ** provided ****** ***** ******* **** ****** color ******** ******** ** ** ******* and *** *** *********** *** ******* as **** ** *** ****** ** Hikvision *******:
********** *** *** ***** ** ~* Lux ** ~**', *** **** ** overexposes *** ***** ********* ** *** Uniview *******, ***** *** ****** *** Hikvision ******* ******** ****** *** *****. All ******* ******* ******, ************ ****** details ** *** ******* ** **** distance:
** * *** ***** (~* ***) scene **** * ******* ~**' ****, all ****** ******* ******** **** ***** and ************ *** *******, ********* ************ facial *******. *******, *** **** ** provided ******** ***** ******* **** *** Hanwha ****** *** ********** ***** ******* to *** ********* *** ******* *******:
********** *** *** ***** *** ** ~5 *** ** ~**' ****** **** while *** ******* ******** ******** ***** and ************ *** *******, ********* ************ facial *******, *** **** ** ******** stronger ***** ******* **** *** ****** and ********** ***** ******* ** *** Hikvision *** ******* *******:
**** ***** ******* ******** ** ** Cameras
******* ******** **** *** **** ** has ********** ***** ******* ** ** cameras **** ** *** ***** ***** at ***** ********* (~**') *** ************** traditional ** ******* ** ******* *********.
** * ***** ******** ** ~**' away, *** **** ** ******** ******** image ******* **** *** ******, *********, and ******* ******* **** ********** **. The **** ** ******** ******* *** subject *** *****, ********* ******** ************ subject ******* **** ***********. *******, *** Wyze **'* ***** ***** *********** *** chart **** **** *** ****** ******, which ******** ******** ******* *** ***** details **** *** **** **:
** * ******** ** ~**' ****, the ****** *** ********* ******* ******** stronger ************ ******* *** ***** ******* than *** **** ** **** **; the **** ** ******** ****** ***** that ******** ************ ****** *** ***** details **** ******** ** ****** *** Hikvision. *******, **** *** **** **'* white ***** ** ****, *** ** produced ****** ************ ***** ******* **** using ** *** ******** **** ***** than *** ******* ****** **** ***** light:
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