Wyze Lamp Socket Unbox and Setup (With V3 Camera)
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- Wyze Lamp Socket Unbox and Setup (With V3 Camera)
I'll show you the details you need with the Wyze Lamp Socket starter kit and the add-on pack. From unboxing the new Wyze Lamp Socket, to how to set it up both on your home and in the app.
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Brian - วิทยาศาสตร์และเทคโนโลยี
Very helpful in advance of my install. Well done and saved me time. I also appreciate the heads-up about the 30 watt bulb limitation.
Thanks for going over the complete install-especially the drill bit sizes and mounting options.
You bet!
Nice Vid, Thx for the step by step set up and the 30w bulb warning (1st time hearing that). I love the pairing tip too! Thx again !
Any time!
thanks for pointing out in the beginning of the video on the wattage limitations of the socket. that is certainly a dealbreaker for many applications such as using an existing floodlight. it saved me from putting it on my list for certain use cases. it was too good to be true and while the functionality is great, it can create an unsightly clutter with all the wire management if it can’t be done cleanly. the strong appeal is the price point.
I was surprised on that one too! Glad it saves you in this case. I think the floodlight would have overwhelmed the camera view anyways from what I'm seeing on mine
i mean with led bulbs, 30 watts allows an insanely bright bulb, what exactly are you doing illuminating the moon?
Beautiful concept. Wyze needs to make this work with a v2 and up the wattage to a standard 60 watts. I noticed Brians lamp fixture was frosted but all mine are clear. I prefer the look of a clear incandescent in a clear fixture. Yes, I know that they are starting to make more led filament bulbs but that market is not quite mature yet and I already have a stash of about 400 incandescents. Hard to beat 59 cents a bulb.
Yeah and that would be a 59 cent bulb forever!
So one of the problems I have with their lamp solution socket is that in most cases porch lights within arms reach for you and a potential thief...the cable that Wyze provides is so short it that it forces you to mount the camera at about the same height as the porch light so a thief could just cover their face and go up and snatch the camera off the wall. Yes you could buy a longer cable but any off-the-shelf USB cable connections will not fit into the lamp socket's USB connection because of the special sized usb connector required by the lamp socket for water proofing. So to extend the cable length you'd have to purchase a special connector to attach the short cable provided to your extension cable and then you have to figure out how to make that connection point water proof. IMO Wyze should provide (even if they sell i as an add on) the connector and the water proofing mechanism for that connector (maybe a heat shrink wrap). It would literally cost them no more than a couple of dollars (if that) to provide a solution to extend the cable (i.e., USB-to-USB connector and the waterproofing shrink wrapping). It's all about providing solutions....customers don't want to have research, try out potential solutions and purchase individual components to solve their issues...most people don't have time to do that. This was enough of a barrier to me that I decided to go with another vendor camera (ReoLink Argus Pro 3 with solar panel). No having to figure out how to run cables to a power socket, no need to worry about researching and then jury rigging a water proof cable solution so that I could place the camera out of reach and where I wanted to. It's a lost sale for Wyze. It's nice that Wyze provides a lamp socket product but someone forgot to think this through.
I’m glad you found a solution that works for you, but your whole comment is way too nitpicky. No other company offers a solution like this, but you feel the need to complain. Most security cameras can be easily ripped off by anyone, but they’ll be recorded doing so. Not much point to that tbh.
I suggest adding calking in the around/in the anchor to prevent any rain from entering.
I want to point out something that some don't know. If you already have a v3 and installing a lamp socket, you need to use the supplied usb cable that comes with the lamp socket in order to have function of the light features. You can use the existing v3 usb cable but for some reason it will not allow you to use the light features on the lamp socket.
Correct. Yeah, it says that in the manual too!
Saved me a lot of headache. Thank you for valuable comment. I noticed that the cable that came with the socket has a rectangular shape around the usb side that connects to the socket. It covers/seals the port once plugged in.
if i have a different camera with 5V 1A requirement, will it work with that? or does it have to be used with Wyze cam v3 only?
Since the switch powers the bulb, I assume we have to leave the switch on, but I don't want my light to be on 24/7. If using a regular led bulb in the socket, would I be able to turn the light on and off without shutting off the camera?
No. Switch has to be on. You could set a rule to turn light on with motion and from sunset to sunrise, but with power switch off neither lighting routines or camera will work.
How can I plug two cameras into to one socket? is possible?
I ordered a few sockets but I already had 2 new v3 cameras, can I use regular 30 lightbulbs or do they have to be smart bulbs? Thanks
They do not have to be smart bulbs. That's one of the great things about these. :)
The housing where i installed my wyze socket has a motion sensor. I dont know if it is the reason when my bulb or any bulb i use would dim and shine bright again and dims again. Do you have a hack for that?
I don't know enough about the situation to help here
Can you use Waze cam v3 without a subscription? SD card works ? How do you playback your as card video ?
Not sure how that works, I have more cams than Subs. I will re-up to the bigger plan in Apr. But I am setting them up in Mar. So, We shall see.
I loved the idea of the sockets to cameras but fell out of love when it crippled the bulbs to only function as motion detection; so I understand correctly, you mitigated this by installing smart bulbs and set rules for them?
Read elsewhere that you can control the bulb in several ways in the app.
Wyze smart bulbs are over 30 watt- how does this still work for it?
Appeared to have installed everything correctly. Camera working fine - but when I try go to Accessories > Lamp Socket, I get the "Uh oh.. Something went wrong. Please check your wifi connection and unplug........." Camera is work fine though. Any thoughts. Thank you.
If the camera is working fine but the lamp socket isn't, I'd say something between the two is the problem. Try a light switch on off to turn them both off and on again
What bulb do you recommend the size bulbs are more then 30w?
LED bulbs are all going to be less than 30 watts.
What is the size of the socket ? I have a enclosed wall coach light and it has limited space.
That's a spec you can see on their site, but it stays no to enclosed luminaires right
6:27 Installing a Wyze switch will now solve that issue. Wyze didn't release the Wyze Switch until after you made this video.
Can you installed more thannone camera to the light socket?
Power wise that's not going to work out well. You'll likely underpower a camera at some point and have it drop off. The control interface doesn't allow that too, so...you could maybe get away with it, but I wouldn't suggest it.
Thanks for the video. I have the Wyze Lamp Socket, but mine will not associate with the V3 connected to it. The camera works but does not recognize the socket even after three removal and power cycle reset attempts. The light bulb button does not appear. I have the spotlight added to this V3 as well which does show there. There is no indication I cannot have both but could that be the problem? I have tried and retried everything else.
Make sure you're updated, but I didn't have both to test out myself. Lemme know!
did you get it working?
Yes... Wyze Twch support finally explained the socket does nor support the V3 AND the V3 spotlight add-on at rhe same time. I removed the spotlight and it started working. Also MUST use the USB connector that came w the socket bc it ia somehow different.
i installed the lamp socket with the v3 followed instructions but no where does it say lamp socket installed or do i have options to turn my light on or off ive uninstalled it and reinstalled and nothing
Maybe try updating the app? It's in the camera's control page. You'll see a little light icon above the camera feed
They seem to have removed mention of just the socket from their web store, now it is socket and cam bundle. I already have 2 v3 cams and hope they offer the socket alone again soon.
Yeahhhh I think they just ran out!
You can purchase the socket on Amazon.
I got mine separate (just the socket), from the wyze store. They were out of stock in Feb 2023. I got mines in March for $10+ ea. + S&H
Would this work with a flood light fixture?I’d appreciate an answer if anyone knows.
The specs are going to catch you there. In this video I show the Amperage maximums...so check that.
How does the video look with the camera so close to the light? Those are sensitive little cameras.
It can affect the camera a bit in the evening but it hasn't been terrible from that distance. Mind you, I have diffused lamp shades
I've ran into a problem. No available proper extensions
I Want the Lamp only turn on when the camera have a motion, because is a house in the Woods, my question is how long the is on, can i setting the lamp goes Off again ? Thanks ! Great Video.
Sorry, not totally clear on what you're asking so if I'm off here...feel free to lemme know. I think what you can do here is 2 rules:
1. Turn on Light when Camera sees motion.
2. Turn off Light when Light is on for X Minutes.
So the second rule's trigger is the lighting itself.
@@TechYourLife1 Im sorry my first language is not english, but you answer my question with the # 2 😀 ! Now I know I can set the light to turn off in specifics minutes, post triggers. Thank You !!
Where can i get this in Canada or do I have to get it in the US??
They're still not shipping this one to Canada just yet, but I use a parcel forwarding service like Shipito to bring stuff up. www.shipito.com/?id_affiliate=16146 (affiliate link, FYI)
I did not know that there was a 30 watt max. Thanks for pointing that out before I bought one and tried putting my 60 watt bulbs in it.I use the vintage amber type Edison bulbs and this won't work with them.
You actively choose to use such energy wasting bulbs?
@@myNEONCITY Yes, I do. They look way better than LED lights on the outside of the house. I use LED all over the inside of my house. But, the Edison bulbs have a nice warm glow to them that you can't get with an LED. You seem like a complete snob.
Ohhhh those are nice. You know what you could do is buy a smart version that is LED but Edison style!
@@TechYourLife1 I had some and they don't look the same. Maybe they will do a better job in the future replicating them. But, they just aren't the same at this point in time. I have LED everywhere in my house except for the 6 outdoor bulbs.
@@Timpala44 I’m the snob? I’m not the one that actively chooses to waste extra energy because something looks better.
When will they ship I preordered 4 V3 & socket
Dunno! Not an official rep!
Can you help me with the setup? On the app, when I enter my wifi password (connected to 2.4ghz) it goes to the QR code screen but camera continues to say "ready to connect". Any ideas what's wrong? No help from Wyze.
Thanks in advance ☺️
You gotta show the camera the QR code. If you can't get the camera to see the QR code, then maybe try in the evening or dusk when it's a bit darker. The camera has to physically see the QR
@@TechYourLife1 it worked, the first time setting it up was at 2am lol thanks for the response ☺️
To all, do not “over tighten” the bulb in the socket. If you do happen to securely insert the bulb in the light socket bad things may happen. The light socket will “break” and physically dislodge from the fixture itself, and when you unscrew your bulb, the socket will stay connected to your bulb and be removed from the housing.
Wow, thanks for the warning!
I used a 60 W cord
Basically, the main switch to power the lights must remain on at all times using the app to schedule when the lights turn on and off OR set up for lights to become motion lights. 30 watts that’s to keep power consumption low I guess, but full current is running all day and night nope.
Full current is not running all day and night. You'll likely have the camera at 1 A and the Lamp Socket at 0.3 A (tops).
Dont you think if full current was running all the time when turned off that itd generate a whole lot of heat instead of the light it makes when turned on?
@@OptimusSatanas it’s called a ‘relay’ or ‘pause ‘ n the circuit otherwise it would generate too much heat and become useless
@@RoeVenturesLLC I do hope you realize I was asking a rhetorical question. I do appreciate that you responded in earnest, tho.
Do you think the socket would work with a blink cam ?
Noooo it's Wyze V3 only
@@TechYourLife1 Well sad ! Someone should do a socket like that for general purpose, it's à great idea to have a smart socket with usb power delivery.
Why not? It’s a USB port, it should be able to power any device. Since you leave the light switch always on, you use a smart bulb to control to control the light and usb to power a regular usb powered camera.
@@deepakp5895 because its likely proprietary and not programmed to turn on and off the light without the wyze cam. Wouldnt be surprised if the brain that controls it is in the cam
It sucks that this socket only works with Wyze cam V3. I have a few Wyze cam outdoor V2s that would definitely benefit from the socket power source but unfortunately according to Wyze customer service reps, I shouldn't use them with the Wyze sockets.
Correct. These are specific
Does it make the light be smart?
It does!
@@TechYourLife1 Without needing the camera part of it?
1:26 Wait, those still exist? 😯
Lamp socket light part died after a week or so. Power to camera still works. Doesn't give me much confidence in the product to get another. They should just stick to cameras
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My problem is why are they so expensive,
Compared to other brand. This is the cheapest camera honestly
The light sockets are really $10. Is that pricey?
@@TechYourLife1 I bet a saw the camera and socket and didn’t realize it,
Why the F doesn't wyze make a LIGHTBULB CAM??!!! I mean this socket thing is fine and all but one still has to MOUNT THE FREAKING CAMERA!!! TONS of people just want to screw the damn camera into an existing socket and be done with it! What a huge loss of money for Wyze to not even offer a camera that DOES NOT require mounting, tools, usb cables, etc etc.
I bet they come out with one in the next year
Erste!
2nd!
Do i need to leave the light switches turned on all the time ? What happens when i take the switch off ? Will the camera continue running or just be useless?
Yeah you need to leave the light switch on. It will use a very small amount of power in the light, and some for the camera. But you can control both to be off whenever you'd like.