Enter the Wyze Cam Outdoor.
A new Outdoor Cam with its extended-range wireless base station is only fifty bucks.
That would have been enough to make this thing an instant purchase for me.
“Don’t talk to me or my son ever again.”
It’s frankly astounding how much capability is crammed into this thing.
All are underneath silicone covers for protection against the elements.
In a word, the Wyze Cam Outdoor is cute.
The base station looks like a tiny Wi-Fi router on its own.
(Though again, the long-range RF wireless used between the station and the cameras is proprietary.)
The base station gets its own MicroSD card slot for backup recordings from the camera.
There’s also a full-sized USB port for attaching aWyze Sense equipment.
With the Cam Outdoor running on batteries, it doesn’t make sense (ha!)
to have that expansion option on the camera itself.
Both the camera and the base station can record to MicroSD cards.
And though I hesitate to risk underestimating the ingenuity of idiots, I’d call it “idiot-proof.”
I was able to share access with my significant other and enter the camera from multiple devices easily.
I wish Wyze worked better with Google Home, too, as it’s my chosen automation system.
But these are minor quibbles.
And I do: The Cam Outdoor is great to use.
On the Road Again
What of that much-ballyhooed travel mode?
It’s an interesting expansion, to be sure.
This brings up an interesting point.
But at launch, it doesn’t want to.
It would be ideal for smaller homes and apartments.
Anyway, I digress.
With that easy on-and-off magnetic mount, it’s a nice extra for this system.
On the first test, the Wyze Cam Outdoor seems to pass with flying colors.
If water completely submerges wherever you’ve mounted this thing, you have bigger problems.
The camera came through all of this unscathed, able to charge and use its speaker again without issue.
But again, this thing is $40-50.
Even given its limitations, it’s pretty freakin' fantastic.
Worth Every Penny
Should you buy the Wyze Cam Outdoor?
orthrough the window, I’d say that it’s a no-brainer.
The battery-operated and weather-resistant upgrades are quality of life improvements that are well worth the low price.
You’ll find Wyze’s system easy to learn and access.
But for the majority of users, it’s hard to go wrong with the Wyze Cam Outdoor.
