Problem
You hear poor audio quality when speaking through Wyze Cam Pan v4 or in recorded Events; Wyze Cam Pan v4 has low/distorted audio.
Troubleshooting
- Confirm that the Wyze app is up to date.
- In your Wyze app, navigate to the Account tab > tap About.
- Your current app version will be listed beneath the Wyze logo.
- Compare your app version to the latest app version listed on our Release Notes & Firmware page.
- If you find that your Wyze app is out of date, head over to your mobile device’s app store and update the Wyze app.
- If possible, check that your Wyze Cam Pan v4’s firmware is up to date.
- You can check this by going to the Account tab > Firmware Update.
- If there is an update available for the camera, please move forward with updating it.
- Ensure there is nothing impairing the camera’s microphone or speaker.
- Remove any plastic film/cover from the microphone or speaker.
- Gently blow on or wipe the microphone or speaker with a soft cloth to remove any dust or debris.
- Adjust the sound sensitivity.
- Navigate to the camera’s settings > Detection Settings.
- Under Sound Sensitivity, adjust the slider bar to High.
- Verify that audio is enabled in the camera’s live stream.
- Navigate to the camera’s live stream.
- Tap the live stream, then tap the speaker icon to enable sound.
- Ensure Record Sound is enabled.
- In the Wyze app, go to the camera’s settings > Advanced Settings.
- Toggle on Record Sound.
- When viewing recordings, ensure the video sound is not muted.
- If experiencing poor audio quality while using the 2-way audio feature:
- Ensure that Wyze Cam Pan v4 has a good signal strength.
- You can check this in the Wyze app by going to the camera’s settings > Device Info > Signal Strength.
- If it has 2 bars or less, try moving the camera and router closer together.
- Lower the live stream’s resolution.
- Ensure that Wyze Cam Pan v4 has a good signal strength.
- Force close the Wyze app.
- Increase the volume on the phone/tablet.
- Test the audio on a different phone/tablet, if possible.
- If there is a microSD card inserted into the camera, check the recordings on a computer, if possible, to verify if the audio in the microSD card recordings has the same issue.
- Power cycle Wyze Cam Pan v4.
- Unplug the camera from its power source for 5-10 seconds, then plug it back in.
- Factory reset the camera and then set it up as new.
- Remove any microSD card that is inserted into the camera.
- With the camera powered on, press and hold the setup button on the bottom of the camera for 10-20 seconds until the status light on the front of the camera turns solid red.
- Once the status light starts flashing red, set up the camera as new.