Power cycling is essential if you are set on conserving energy when your Wyze camera is not in use. It also comes in handy when you need to reset your camera.
Wyze camera power cycling requires turning off the camera entirely by disconnecting it from all power sources. In most cases, troubleshooting your Wyze camera requires that you power cycle.
How to power cycle a Wyze camera
To power cycle your Wyze camera:
- Unplug the camera from the power outlet or remove the charging cable.
- Wait for at least thirty seconds to allow the battery to discharge.
- Plug the camera back into the power source.
How to hard reset a Wyze cam
A hard reset basically reformats your camera back to its factory settings. This ends up deleting any settings or data saves in the SD card installed into the camera.
The factory reset comes in handy when your camera is acting up, and you need to fix it. After other troubleshooting efforts have borne no fruit.
To hard reset your Wyze cam:
- Remove the SD card if you do not wish to lose any data stores on it during the reset.
- Press and hold the setup button at the bottom of the camera for 10-20 seconds. This should reset the camera back to its initial settings.
- Wait for 30 seconds for the camera’s operating system to set up. It may take anywhere from a minute to five.
The LED indicator will start emitting a blinking yellow light when the process is complete. Then proceed to set up the camera as per your needs.
Why power cycle your Wyze cam?
This step is necessary for troubleshooting and fixing issues with your camera; by resetting the camera and its connections. One such problem is the error code 90. It also saves energy when the camera is not in use.
Hopefully, you have managed to power cycle your Wyze cam. If you have any questions or suggestions, make sure to leave them in the comments section below.