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SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K vs Wyze Cam v4

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Key differences between SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K and Wyze Cam v4

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Feature differences among your selected devices

Carbon Monoxide Alarm Sound (alerts): SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — No; Wyze Cam v4 — Yes (Receive an alert the moment Wyze Cam v4 hears a Smoke or CO alarm go off. Wyze Cam records a video during this time.).
Smoke Alarm Sound (alerts): SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — No; Wyze Cam v4 — Yes (Receive an alert the moment Wyze Cam v4 hears a Smoke or CO alarm go off. Wyze Cam records a video during this time.).
Ethernet (connectivity): SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — Yes (The SwitchBot press release states the camera supports both Wi-Fi and wired Ethernet connections.); Wyze Cam v4 — No.
Hdr (video): SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — No; Wyze Cam v4 — Yes.

Specifications to check side by side

Baby Crying Sound (alerts): SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — No; Wyze Cam v4 — Subscription required.
Familiar Faces (alerts): SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — No (Local facial recognition is a feature of the separate SwitchBot AI Hub, not of this camera.); Wyze Cam v4 — Subscription required.
Glass Breaking Sound (alerts): SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — No; Wyze Cam v4 — Subscription required.
Packages (alerts): SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K — No; Wyze Cam v4 — Subscription required.

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Option 1 · SwitchBot

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K

Last updated October 2026

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Option 2 · Wyze

Wyze Cam v4

Last updated October 2026

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Alerts

Animals

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Subscription required
Catalog note
Pet detection is part of the paid AI Guard Basic plan.
Wyze Cam v4: Subscription required

Baby Crying Sound

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: Subscription required

Carbon Monoxide Alarm Sound

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: Yes
Catalog note
Receive an alert the moment Wyze Cam v4 hears a Smoke or CO alarm go off. Wyze Cam records a video during this time.

Familiar Faces

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Catalog note
Local facial recognition is a feature of the separate SwitchBot AI Hub, not of this camera.
Wyze Cam v4: Subscription required

Glass Breaking Sound

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: Subscription required

Motion

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Packages

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: Subscription required

People

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Person detection is included with the camera alone and with no monthly fee, per the SwitchBot AI Guard plan table.
Wyze Cam v4: Subscription required

Smoke Alarm Sound

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: Yes
Catalog note
Receive an alert the moment Wyze Cam v4 hears a Smoke or CO alarm go off. Wyze Cam records a video during this time.

Vehicles

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Subscription required
Catalog note
Vehicle detection is part of the paid AI Guard Basic plan.
Wyze Cam v4: Subscription required

Connectivity

2.4 GHz Wi-Fi

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: No

5 GHz Wi-Fi

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K

Wyze Cam v4

Manufacturer source

The listed Wi-Fi radio uses 2.4 GHz; 5 GHz is not listed.

Wyze Cam v4 technical specifications →

Source section: Connectivity
Model: WYZEC4 (Wyze Cam v4; not Cam Pan v4)
Region: Wyze English-US support documentation
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Ethernet

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
The SwitchBot press release states the camera supports both Wi-Fi and wired Ethernet connections.
Wyze Cam v4: No

Features

Customizable Motion Zones

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Detection zones let users focus monitoring on a gate, driveway or backyard.
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Gestures Recognition

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: No

Gps

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: No

Light

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Four white fill lights double as an active deterrent.
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Privacy Zone

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: No

Siren

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
The press release lists manual light-and-alarm controls for active deterrence.
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Talk Listen

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Two-way audio with a high-sensitivity microphone and speaker, per the press release.
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Hub

Matter bridge

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: No

Thread border router

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: No

Zigbee coordinator

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: No

Included Accessories

Micro Sdcard

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: No

Integrations

Alexa

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
The official spec table lists Alexa under third-party services, and Amazon says it works with Alexa.
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Apple Home

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Catalog note
Apple Home is not listed by SwitchBot and the camera is not a HomeKit accessory.
Wyze Cam v4: No

Google Home

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
The official spec table lists Google Home under third-party services, and Amazon says it works with Google Assistant.
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Home Assistant

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
The Amazon listing states the camera supports Home Assistant through the RTSP protocol, and SwitchBot lists RTSP among its third-party services.
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Matter

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Catalog note
Matter is not listed by SwitchBot for this camera, whose third-party services are Alexa, Google Home and RTSP.
Wyze Cam v4: No

SmartThings

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Catalog note
SmartThings is not listed among the SwitchBot third-party services.
Wyze Cam v4: No

Power

Battery Life

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Not applicable / unspecified
Wyze Cam v4: Not applicable / unspecified

Power over Ethernet

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: No

Rechargeable Battery

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: Not applicable / unspecified

Solar Charging

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: No

Wired

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Mains powered by a DC 12V / 2A adapter, per the official spec table.
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Storage

Cloud

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Subscription required
Catalog note
Cloud storage is part of the paid AI Guard plans; local microSD recording needs no plan.
Wyze Cam v4: Subscription required

Internal Storage

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: No

microSD card slot

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K

Yes

Catalog note

Local storage supports microSD cards up to 512GB, per the Amazon listing and the SwitchBot press release.

Wyze Cam v4

Yes

Manufacturer source

Wyze specifies microSD cards up to 256 GB in exFAT format.

Wyze Cam v4 technical specifications →

Source section: Storage
Model: WYZEC4 (Wyze Cam v4; not Cam Pan v4)
Region: Wyze English-US support documentation
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Video

24 7 Live Streaming

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

24 7 Video History

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Amazon states non-stop 24/7 continuous recording with no monthly fees for local storage.
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

2k Video

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Records 3K at 5MP, above the 2K/1440p threshold; it is not a 4K camera.
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

4k Video

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: No

Aspect Ratio

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Not recorded
Wyze Cam v4: Not recorded

Black White Night Vision

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Four 850nm infrared LEDs provide black and white night vision.
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Color Night Vision

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Four white fill lights support full-color low-light viewing.
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Field Of View

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K

Not recorded

Wyze Cam v4

115.8° diagonal; 98.5° horizontal; 53.1° vertical

Manufacturer source

Wyze gives separate viewing angles: 115.8° diagonal, 98.5° horizontal and 53.1° vertical.

Wyze Cam v4 technical specifications →

Source section: Video
Model: WYZEC4 (Wyze Cam v4; not Cam Pan v4)
Region: Wyze English-US support documentation
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

Angles corrected using Wyze Cam v4 WYZEC4 technical specifications, Video section (checked 2026-10-04).

Hd Video

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Hdr

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Offline Video Event History

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Catalog note
Events record to the local microSD card and the AI Hub, so clips survive an internet outage.
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Pan Tilt

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: 360° Pan / 90° Tilt
Wyze Cam v4: Not applicable / unspecified

Powerless Video Event History

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: No
Wyze Cam v4: No

RTSP

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K

Yes

Catalog note

RTSP is listed by SwitchBot and is how the camera reaches Home Assistant, NVR and NAS systems.

Wyze Cam v4

Not recorded

Source checked · still unconfirmed

This RTSP guide names older Wyze cameras and does not establish Cam v4 support.

Wyze RTSP support documentation →

Source section: Supported camera models
Model: WYZEC4 (Wyze Cam v4; not Cam Pan v4)
Region: Wyze English-US support documentation
Firmware: Not specified by this source
Checked: 2026-10-04

Verify Cam v4-specific firmware and its release notes before relying on RTSP.

Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.

Catalog note

The checked Wyze RTSP guide does not establish Cam v4 support. Confirm the exact Cam v4 firmware; older camera firmware instructions do not apply automatically (checked 2026-10-04).

Video Event History

SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K: Yes
Wyze Cam v4: Yes

Specifications for SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K versus Wyze Cam v4
Specification	SwitchBot Outdoor Pan/Tilt Cam 3K	Wyze Cam v4
Alerts
Animals	Subscription required Catalog note Pet detection is part of the paid AI Guard Basic plan.	Subscription required
Baby Crying Sound	No	Subscription required
Carbon Monoxide Alarm Sound	No	Yes Catalog note Receive an alert the moment Wyze Cam v4 hears a Smoke or CO alarm go off. Wyze Cam records a video during this time.
Familiar Faces	No Catalog note Local facial recognition is a feature of the separate SwitchBot AI Hub, not of this camera.	Subscription required
Glass Breaking Sound	No	Subscription required
Motion	Yes	Yes
Packages	No	Subscription required
People	Yes Catalog note Person detection is included with the camera alone and with no monthly fee, per the SwitchBot AI Guard plan table.	Subscription required
Smoke Alarm Sound	No	Yes Catalog note Receive an alert the moment Wyze Cam v4 hears a Smoke or CO alarm go off. Wyze Cam records a video during this time.
Vehicles	Subscription required Catalog note Vehicle detection is part of the paid AI Guard Basic plan.	Subscription required
Connectivity
2.4 GHz Wi-Fi	Yes	Yes
4g	No	No
5 GHz Wi-Fi	No	No Manufacturer source The listed Wi-Fi radio uses 2.4 GHz; 5 GHz is not listed. Wyze Cam v4 technical specifications → Source section Connectivity Model WYZEC4 (Wyze Cam v4; not Cam Pan v4) Region Wyze English-US support documentation Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.
Ethernet	Yes Catalog note The SwitchBot press release states the camera supports both Wi-Fi and wired Ethernet connections.	No
Features
Customizable Motion Zones	Yes Catalog note Detection zones let users focus monitoring on a gate, driveway or backyard.	Yes
Gestures Recognition	No	No
Gps	No	No
Light	Yes Catalog note Four white fill lights double as an active deterrent.	Yes
Privacy Zone	No	No
Siren	Yes Catalog note The press release lists manual light-and-alarm controls for active deterrence.	Yes
Talk Listen	Yes Catalog note Two-way audio with a high-sensitivity microphone and speaker, per the press release.	Yes
Hub
Matter bridge	No	No
Thread border router	No	No
Zigbee coordinator	No	No
Included Accessories
Micro Sdcard	No	No
Integrations
Alexa	Yes Catalog note The official spec table lists Alexa under third-party services, and Amazon says it works with Alexa.	Yes
Apple Home	No Catalog note Apple Home is not listed by SwitchBot and the camera is not a HomeKit accessory.	No
Google Home	Yes Catalog note The official spec table lists Google Home under third-party services, and Amazon says it works with Google Assistant.	Yes
Home Assistant	Yes Catalog note The Amazon listing states the camera supports Home Assistant through the RTSP protocol, and SwitchBot lists RTSP among its third-party services.	Yes
Matter	No Catalog note Matter is not listed by SwitchBot for this camera, whose third-party services are Alexa, Google Home and RTSP.	No
SmartThings	No Catalog note SmartThings is not listed among the SwitchBot third-party services.	No
Power
Battery Life	Not applicable / unspecified	Not applicable / unspecified
Power over Ethernet	No	No
Rechargeable Battery	No	Not applicable / unspecified
Solar Charging	No	No
Wired	Yes Catalog note Mains powered by a DC 12V / 2A adapter, per the official spec table.	Yes
Storage
Cloud	Subscription required Catalog note Cloud storage is part of the paid AI Guard plans; local microSD recording needs no plan.	Subscription required
Internal Storage	No	No
microSD card slot	Yes Catalog note Local storage supports microSD cards up to 512GB, per the Amazon listing and the SwitchBot press release.	Yes Manufacturer source Wyze specifies microSD cards up to 256 GB in exFAT format. Wyze Cam v4 technical specifications → Source section Storage Model WYZEC4 (Wyze Cam v4; not Cam Pan v4) Region Wyze English-US support documentation Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant.
Video
24 7 Live Streaming	Yes	Yes
24 7 Video History	Yes Catalog note Amazon states non-stop 24/7 continuous recording with no monthly fees for local storage.	Yes
2k Video	Yes Catalog note Records 3K at 5MP, above the 2K/1440p threshold; it is not a 4K camera.	Yes
4k Video	No	No
Aspect Ratio	Not recorded	Not recorded
Black White Night Vision	Yes Catalog note Four 850nm infrared LEDs provide black and white night vision.	Yes
Color Night Vision	Yes Catalog note Four white fill lights support full-color low-light viewing.	Yes
Field Of View	Not recorded	115.8° diagonal; 98.5° horizontal; 53.1° vertical Manufacturer source Wyze gives separate viewing angles: 115.8° diagonal, 98.5° horizontal and 53.1° vertical. Wyze Cam v4 technical specifications → Source section Video Model WYZEC4 (Wyze Cam v4; not Cam Pan v4) Region Wyze English-US support documentation Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant. Catalog note Angles corrected using Wyze Cam v4 WYZEC4 technical specifications, Video section (checked 2026-10-04).
Hd Video	Yes	Yes
Hdr	No	Yes
Offline Video Event History	Yes Catalog note Events record to the local microSD card and the AI Hub, so clips survive an internet outage.	Yes
Pan Tilt	360° Pan / 90° Tilt	Not applicable / unspecified
Powerless Video Event History	No	No
RTSP	Yes Catalog note RTSP is listed by SwitchBot and is how the camera reaches Home Assistant, NVR and NAS systems.	Not recorded Source checked · still unconfirmed This RTSP guide names older Wyze cameras and does not establish Cam v4 support. Wyze RTSP support documentation → Source section Supported camera models Model WYZEC4 (Wyze Cam v4; not Cam Pan v4) Region Wyze English-US support documentation Firmware Not specified by this source Checked 2026-10-04 Verify Cam v4-specific firmware and its release notes before relying on RTSP. Document check only; not a hands-on test or verification of every regional or firmware variant. Catalog note The checked Wyze RTSP guide does not establish Cam v4 support. Confirm the exact Cam v4 firmware; older camera firmware instructions do not apply automatically (checked 2026-10-04).
Video Event History	Yes	Yes

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