WYZE Doorbell Camera v2, 2K HD Security Video Doorbell with Color Night Vision, 2-Way Audio, IP65 Weather Proof, 24/7 Video Recording*, Package Monitor, Works with Alexa & Google Assistant, Wired

I’ve used several different security cameras and options for our front door and finally decided to give this one a chance. Easily wired up and powered from the old existing doorbell wires. The angle bracket that was included got it perfectly so I can see all of what I need and wanted to be able to see. I was worried I wouldn’t be able to see packages since we don’t have a large doorstep and packages are left very close to the door. This is wide enough angle that I can see the ground exactly where they put packages which is fantastic. The image quality is great and that you can put in your own micro SD card for constant recording without needing a monthly subscription is perfect for me. Also LOVE that it isn’t battery powered. The look of it is nice and you can setup if you want the glowing circle to show when it’s recording or not. I prefer it never turn on that light. My house was built in 1978 so adding smart features is always a concern. But since it just uses the regular standard doorbell wires that wasn’t an issue. Night vision is some of if not the best I’ve seen. Wyze really has the color night vision thing locked down and it’s kind of magical to see. There’s tons of nerdy options you get for free and others you can unlock with a subscription but nothing essential is behind a paywall. It’s mostly just smart notifications you have to pay for.Voice quality and latency are great. I don’t think it records both sides of the conversation though. Pretty sure it only records what the person at the door is saying and NOT what you speak through it using the app which I wish they would change. Same thing on my Wyze Cam 3. I’ve had some moments I wish I had both sides of the conversation and it’s been disappointing in that regard.I grade it a A. It’s be a A+ but I have a few nitpicky things that I don’t love that keep it from being a PERFECT product for me and may be some things to consider depending on your preferences. First I don’t love the delay on ringing the doorbell. It’s hooked up to my old chime, but you use a wireless thing to pair it and instead of an instantaneous ring of the chime like with a dumb standard doorbell that just connects the wires it’s sending a signal wirelessly from the doorbell to the adapter thing that’s included and then triggers the chime. So there is noticeable delay between when they press the button and when the chimes sound. Also I’m concerned if the internet goes down so will my doorbell which is annoying. However it is cool you can setup silent times where you’ll get notified from the app about a doorbell push, but disable the chime. Really nice feature to have with a baby that needs to take naps.I also got a LOT of notifications from it when I first set it up. Even after setting up detection zones. I’d get cars passing all the time and things still being detected in areas I had said not to give me notification on. After restricting it down WAY more than I would have thought I’d need to and turning down the sensitivity below the default I’m getting far less notifications. So it’s good, just took more tweaking than other systems. I think they might do that so that you are more inclined to pay the subscription for smart notifications.I also feel a bit weird about having the micro SD card in the doorbell. If someone wanted they could easily rip the doorbell off and with it take the SD card. Highly doubt that would ever happen, BUT it’s a possibility. I’ve had other camera systems that all connected to a central hub that I could connect a USB drive to store all my footage and that was nice. I see advantages and disadvantages to each camera having local SD cards.My biggest complaint is that the app interface is different than my other Wyze cameras. To switch between live view and playback on my doorbell is annoying. On the Wyze Cam 3 I have for my baby monitor it’s so much easier and smoother to use. The Wyze Cam you pick view live and you see a live view. To view playback you click view playback and then can scrub left and right through a timeline. Easy and how I want ALL of the cameras to work. The doorbell interface however is incredibly annoying. You have a list of recent events that you can click on and get a still image of, but to view playback you have to go to “SD card” and now I have a vertical scroll of a timeline rather than horizontal. I just don’t understand why they have such different user interfaces across their products. I get there are features specific to the doorbell, but not enough to have the UI/UX feel unfamiliar between products.Anyway for all the faults it has I think it’s by far the best option out there at really any price point. The fact that it’s one of the least expensive options makes it even more of a no brainer to get this one.

I tried out the pro/wireless version of the wyze doorbell first, because I live in an apartment and don't have a doorbell to connect the v2 to. My roommate and I split the cost (which isn't the cheapest!) but we quickly came to realize we hate the wyze doorbell pro for the following reasons: it's big, clunky, not the best resolution, doesn't record continuously like all the other wyze cameras, no micro SD card so you miss events or things that happened, you can't turn off the light circle on the camera itself (this is a HUGE issue on the Wyze forums, there's a huge forum for exactly this light ability), you have to charge it sooner the higher your detection settings are and the more events it detects (about every 3 weeks for me)... I'm sure there's more but we'd only had the pro for 4 months before I bought the wired v2 the other day and I'm so happy I did. This is exactly what I was looking for. I wish I could return the wyze doorbell pro cuz it's a piece of junk and wasn't cheap, but whatever, at least I have a good working doorbell now that I won't miss any events for, don't have to worry about cool down periods cuz I can just check the history, I was able to turn off the circle light, turn off the doorbell sound for the camera itself when pressed by someone but able to hear the subsequent doorbell sounds thru 3 of my cameras in my apartment. It's also got such better resolution and day and night vision than the pro. I used a transformer that plugs into my wall to make this happen (bought it on Amazon - search for ring doorbell transformer - I also left a review on the one I bought in case you wanted to know which it was, I just can't link it cuz amazon). The setup is janky af, but it's exactly what I wanted and needed. I guess the pro version is a paperweight now lol