WyzeCam v2 Gives Upgraded Specifications for Identical $20 Value

The reasonably priced Wyze Cam, which earned an “superb” ranking in PCMag’s evaluate, is getting a spec spice up.

Wyze Cam v2 gives a brand new motion-tagging characteristic, plus upper symbol high quality and enhanced sound high quality in comparison to the unique — for a similar $20 value. Wyze Labs says that is the corporate’s “first main improve” to Wyze Cam’s {hardware}.

The brand new motion-tagging characteristic “detects and highlights movement in each reside circulation and replay modes,” so that you do not need to manually observe down that photos. But even so that, this new model additionally includes a “tough new CMOS sensor,” which gives clearer pictures in each the day and evening, Wyze Labs wrote in its announcement(Opens in a brand new window).

Different new options come with a “Magnificence-Ok audio energy amplifier and a brand new audio chip,” which promise to supply higher sound high quality and not more interference. Wyze Labs additionally switched the shiny end at the unique for a matte to “scale back mirrored image,” the corporate wrote.

Wyze Cam v2 is to be had for pre-order(Opens in a brand new window) now and slated to start out delivery subsequent week.

When you’ve got the unique Wyze Cam, Wyze Labs mentioned it’ll “proceed to fortify and beef up” the unique model by way of app and firmware updates.

That type earned PCMag’s coveted Editors’ Selection award. “Along with handing over 1080p video, this tiny house safety digital camera gives lots of the options that you simply get from cameras that price a minimum of 5 occasions as a lot,” we wrote in our evaluate. “It does not paintings with different good house units and handiest captures video at 10 frames in step with 2d, however it is nonetheless our Editors’ Selection for reasonably priced house safety cameras.”