Wyzes battery-powered outdoor camera can also monitor your hotel room

Wyze’s first outdoor camera — the appropriately titled Wyze Cam Outdoor — is a battery-powered, water-resistant, Wi-Fi security camera designed to be used outside. It costs $49.99 for a starter bundle, including the camera and a base station, or $39.99 for each additional camera. There’s also an offline travel mode that allows the Cam Outdoor to monitor your hotel room, for example. The camera is available in what Wyze is calling “early access” starting today with deliveries expected in mid-July. Widespread availability is expected to follow in early August.

At $49.99, the Wyze Cam Outdoor is a very affordable outdoor camera, but its specs are comparable to more expensive competitors like Amazon’s $99 Blink XT2. It records in 1080p, has...

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