Unlock the Wyze Cam V3's Full Potential with Go2RTC and Frigate 14
I almost didn't record this but figured it might help someone. I use a firmware called WZ_Mini_Hacks on the Wyze Cam V3 in order to use Go2RTC, which allows the camera to work better in Frigate. It is way better than using the old, insecure Wyze RTSP firmware that is still floating around because it uses GO2RTC and some ffmpeg arguments to
make the stream smoother, with locked framerate, and less dropped frames.
Why the Wyze Cam? They're cheap, small, and would justify keeping butterbot around longer.
Why Frigate? Free person detection, HomeAssistant integration, NVR function, facial detection, locally hosted and served via VPN & HomeAssistant.
PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU KEEP YOUR WYZE CAM OFF THE INTERNET. THEY'VE HAD ISSUES BEFORE AND DIDN"T DO A GREAT JOB WITH HANDLING IT.
Note, This is for Frigate 14 - I am running the release candidate in this video and it was working great.
Links:
WZ_Mini_Hacks: https://github.com/gtxaspec/wz_mini_h...
Butterbot .STL: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:379...
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
01:01 - Getting Started
02:18 - Setting up Wyze Cam and
03:45 - Turning off Logo & Motion Tagging
02:56 - Don't forget to pause Adguard or PiHole!
04:45 - Editing Configuration file
07:20 - Accessing Web UI
08:08 - Adding Go2RTC Stream to Frigate
09:18 - Adding Camera to Frigate