I recently upgraded my Wyze camera to the V2 model and decided to set it up for continuous recording. After some research and trial and error, I managed to get everything working smoothly. Here’s my experience and some tips for anyone looking to do the same!
First, I followed the Wyze guide to enable continuous recording in the advanced settings. Initially, I was confused because the SD card wasn’t filling up as expected. I realized I needed to manually start the recording, but then I noticed that closing the app on my phone stopped the recording. That was frustrating!
After some digging, I found out that continuous recording requires the app to stay open in the background. To avoid draining my phone’s battery, I switched to using the Wyze app on my tablet instead. This way, the recording continues uninterrupted, and I can still monitor everything from my phone.
Another challenge was figuring out how to upload the recorded videos to my computer without manually transferring them via the SD card. I discovered that Wyze allows you to enable cloud storage, which automatically uploads clips to the cloud. While this doesn’t cover every second of continuous recording, it’s a great solution for capturing important moments.
For those interested in night vision, I experimented with both color and black-and-white modes. Surprisingly, the black-and-white mode did provide slightly longer recording times due to better compression, as I had hoped!
Overall, setting up continuous recording was a bit of a learning curve, but it’s now working perfectly. I’m happy with the setup and the reliability of the Wyze camera. If you’re considering this, I recommend starting with the basics and gradually exploring advanced features like cloud storage and night vision modes.