What Wyze Cam Plus includes

Wyze Cam Plus is a paid subscription that adds cloud recording and person detection to Wyze security cameras. Without the subscription, your camera records only to local storage (a microSD card) or shows live view only. With Wyze Cam Plus, the camera uploads video to Wyze's servers continuously, and you can review recordings from anywhere using the Wyze app.

The subscription includes 14 days of cloud video history, meaning you can watch any moment from the past two weeks without needing the camera or a local card present. It also adds person detection, which means the camera learns to tell the difference between a person and an animal or car, and can send you alerts only when it sees a person — reducing false notifications from passing traffic or pets.

Wyze Cam Plus does not include professional monitoring, emergency dispatch, or any live response service. It is a recording and alert tool only. You still receive notifications on your phone, but no one from Wyze watches your camera or calls for help.

Key Takeaways

  • Wyze Cam Plus costs $1.99 per camera per month or $14.99 per year, and you pay only for cameras you want to record to the cloud.
  • The subscription stores 14 days of continuous video on Wyze's servers, so you can review footage even if your camera loses power or the microSD card fails.
  • Person detection filters out alerts from animals and vehicles, sending notifications only when the camera sees a human.
  • You need an active internet connection and a Wyze account, but no professional monitoring service or contract is involved.
  • Local recording to a microSD card works without any subscription, so Wyze Cam Plus is optional depending on how you want to store video.

How cloud recording works with Wyze Cam Plus

When you turn on Wyze Cam Plus for a camera, that camera begins uploading video to Wyze's cloud servers as soon as motion is detected or continuously, depending on your settings. The 14-day history means the oldest footage automatically deletes after two weeks, and new footage replaces it. You do not need to manage storage or delete old files yourself.

If your camera loses internet connection, it stops uploading but continues recording locally to the microSD card if one is installed. Once the connection returns, it resumes uploading. This means you have a backup: if the cloud service is down, the local card still captures video, and if the camera is stolen or damaged, the cloud copy remains accessible.

You can download individual video clips from the cloud through the Wyze app. Downloaded videos are saved to your phone's storage, not to Wyze's servers, so they do not count against the 14-day limit.

Person detection and alert filtering

Without Wyze Cam Plus, motion detection triggers an alert for any movement: a leaf blowing, a car passing, an animal crossing the yard. Person detection uses image recognition to identify whether the motion includes a human shape. If it does not, no alert is sent.

Person detection is not perfect. In low light, heavy rain, or when a person is partially hidden, it may miss them or misidentify other objects as people. Wyze rates its accuracy as improving over time as the system learns, but it is not a substitute for watching live view yourself during critical moments.

You can adjust alert settings in the app: turn person detection on or off, set quiet hours when alerts are muted, or create rules that send alerts only during certain times of day. These settings apply per camera, so you can have stricter filtering on a front-door camera and looser filtering on a back-yard camera.

Pricing and payment options

Wyze Cam Plus costs $1.99 per camera per month if you pay monthly, or $14.99 per camera per year if you pay annually. The annual option saves about $9 per camera per year compared to monthly billing. You are charged only for cameras you subscribe to, so if you have three cameras but subscribe to only one, you pay $1.99 or $14.99 for that one camera.

Payment is handled through the Wyze app using a credit card, debit card, or PayPal account linked to your Wyze account. Subscriptions renew automatically on the same date each month or year. You can cancel at any time through the app, and cancellation takes effect at the end of your current billing period — you do not receive a refund for unused time in the current period.

Wyze occasionally offers promotional pricing or bundled deals (for example, discounts when you buy multiple cameras). Check the Wyze website or app for current offers, as pricing promotions change.

What you need to use Wyze Cam Plus

You need a compatible Wyze camera model. Most Wyze cameras support Wyze Cam Plus, including the Wyze Cam v3, Wyze Cam Outdoor, Wyze Cam Pan, and others. A few older models do not support it; the Wyze app will show you which cameras are compatible when you open the subscription menu.

You also need a Wyze account (free to create), a smartphone or computer with the Wyze app or web portal, and an active internet connection. The camera itself must have internet access via WiFi or Ethernet. A microSD card is optional — it provides local backup recording, but cloud recording works without one.

There is no contract or commitment. You can start a subscription, cancel it, and restart it later without penalty. Wyze does not require a minimum subscription length.

Local recording versus cloud recording

Wyze cameras can record in two ways: to a microSD card inserted into the camera (local storage) or to Wyze's cloud servers (Wyze Cam Plus). Local recording is free but requires a card and works only if you are physically near the camera or have set up local network access. Cloud recording costs money but works from anywhere and survives if the camera is stolen or damaged.

Many users combine both: they subscribe to Wyze Cam Plus for cloud backup and person detection, and also insert a microSD card for local redundancy. If one fails, the other still has video. Local cards typically hold 7 to 30 days of video depending on card size and video quality.

If you do not subscribe to Wyze Cam Plus, you can still view live video from your camera through the app at any time. You simply cannot review past footage unless you have a local card installed.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can I try Wyze Cam Plus for free before paying?

Wyze occasionally offers free trial periods (usually 7 to 14 days) for new subscribers. Check the subscription menu in the Wyze app to see if a trial is currently available. Trials are not may provide and vary by region and time. If no trial is offered, you can cancel within the first month if you decide it is not useful for you.

What happens to my cloud videos if I cancel the subscription?

Your 14-day cloud history is deleted when your subscription ends. Any videos you downloaded to your phone before cancellation remain on your phone. If you resubscribe later, you start with a fresh 14-day window — old videos are not restored.

Does Wyze Cam Plus work if my internet goes out?

No, cloud recording requires an active internet connection. If your internet is down, the camera stops uploading to the cloud but continues recording locally to a microSD card if one is installed. Once internet returns, uploading resumes. Without a local card, you lose video during the outage.

Can I share cloud recordings with someone else?

You can share live view access to a camera with other Wyze account holders through the app's sharing feature. However, shared users see only live video and recent clips, not the full 14-day cloud history. Sharing settings are controlled per camera in the app.

Is my video data encrypted and private?

Wyze encrypts video in transit to its servers and at rest in storage. Your Wyze account is protected by a password. However, Wyze's privacy policy allows the company to use video data for improving its services and may share data with third parties under certain conditions. Review Wyze's privacy policy on their website if data handling is a concern for you.