Tapo by TP-Link Wireless Outdoor Security Camera, 1080P, Up to 180 Days Battery Life, Free Person Detection, SD/Cloud Storage, Spotlight Color Night Vision, Alarm, No Hub Needed, Black, C403

Been using this Tapo Camera for few years now. Have a couple for monitoring outdoors. Worked great in sun, in rains and snow and freezing temperatures. Battery holds charge for Atleast 4 months. Alerts and Advanced AI recognition works best. App works great. Video qualify and Night vision are superior. Can setup custom alert zones. Easy to setup and install. Works really great. 5 star rating. Great value for money. No subscription needed. Fantastic value.

I previously had a blink camera but couldn’t move to areas I didn’t have outlets. I love how it has a memory card option where I don’t have to pay a monthly subscription. It has great image and the battery last a long time, specially if you use just to watch the pups while away.

These work really well for the price. Im happy with the clarity of the video and the ese of setting up. The internet connectivity isnt great because Im our in the country, but the ones I have at home in the cityvwork flawlessly. I purchased sd card to record to for when they lose connection. You can totally adjunmst the motion sensitivity. Sound quality is just ok. Size is perfect to fit in tight corners. The base is rather small in diameter.

I’m a senior woman and I had this Tapo cam mounted under my eaves and set up in no time. It’s the perfect solution for being able to have a security cam where I can’t have a hardwired one, and it works just as well as my Ring and SimpliSafe cams that are hardwired. The picture quality is clear, voice is clear, it’s easy to use the app, and it connects easily to my WiFi (thanks to my TP Link Deco system which gave me coverage where I had none (or poor) where I needed to mount this camera). **BATTERY LIFE** - I installed this camera 4+ months ago and the battery is at 73% now, so I can easily believe the claim of a 6-month battery life. Where I have it there isn’t an extraordinary amount of activity like there is with my doorbell camera that goes off two dozen times a day, but it does pick up motion at least 5 or 6 times a day, so I’m really happy with the battery life. I bought a solar panel for it, but haven’t installed it yet because the battery life has been so good. I put an SD card in it, but I haven’t checked it so I can’t say much about that. You can easily set areas to detect or not detect motion, and that feature works really well. I have 3 Ring cams and a SimpliSafe doorbell camera, and this inexpensive Tapo battery cam works as well as they do. ALL of them occasionally drop their connection (so far they all reconnect on their own), so I can’t take a star away for connectivity when practically every device I have has the same random, occasional issue. We’ve had heavy rains, snow/freezing temps and I’ve had no issues at all. It is under an eave, so I can’t say how it functions when fully exposed to the elements. The light is good. It won’t light up your entire yard, but it is bright and lights up the area around it sufficiently, imo. I’d actually give it 4.5 stars if I could because it isn’t “perfect”, but I haven’t found a device that functions “5-star perfect” 100% of the time. What is “perfect” is the battery life and being able to easily mount this camera practically anywhere. I initially had trouble connecting to the camera from my phone, and the app would repeatedly say that the camera was “offline”. I was about to return it, and then I realized my phone had to be on my home WiFi to connect to it. I never used to keep my WiFi on, on my phone, but now I do and I have no problems connecting to the camera. That’s the only difference I can see between this camera and my Ring cameras. My WiFi doesn’t have to be on to connect to them, and I think there’s a setting I haven’t figured out to remedy this. I haven’t seen any other complaints about this issue, so I suspect it's ‘user error’ on my part. ***Before you mount it (or any other WiFi device) I strongly recommend getting the TP-Link ‘WiFi Toolkit’ app on your phone. It allows you to walk around your house or property and see how good or bad your WiFi signal is at a particular location. This will save you a lot of time and headache when mounting or installing a device, especially one that is hardwired that you can’t check until you’ve gone through the trouble of installing it. Very handy app. Anyway, I highly recommend this Tapo battery cam. It’s easy to install, works well, has a great picture and sound, the light is good, it doesn’t send random alerts, and it’s definitely the right price.

I bought 3 of the c420 Tapo cameras. There is a design flaw that is making this a less than perfect option. When it picks up movement at night the spotlight comes on. However it only stays on for a few seconds. It may or may not come back on when I move again.. I contacted support and asked why there isn’t the option to set a duration for the light to stay on. 1 to 30 seconds would be ideal. I was told that wasn’t an option because they didn’t want me to drain the battery. I’m not stupid enough to do that but it should be my decision as to how long I want the light to stay on. So…Tapo techs, how about a fix to add a duration option to the app?

I recently purchased the Tapo cameras, and I am beyond impressed with their performance! The setup was incredibly easy—within minutes, I had them connected to my Wi-Fi and ready to go, thanks to the clear instructions in the app. Image Quality: The camera's video quality is fantastic, with crisp HD resolution, even at night. The night vision feature works perfectly, providing clear and sharp images even in complete darkness. Motion Detection: The motion detection is spot-on and can be customized to suit my needs. I love how I can receive instant notifications if there’s any activity detected. It adds an extra layer of security for my home, giving me peace of mind. App Control: The Tapo app is intuitive and easy to navigate. I can check live footage, adjust settings, and review recorded videos all from my phone. It’s incredibly convenient to be able to monitor my home remotely. Two-Way Audio: The two-way audio feature is a nice touch! I can easily communicate with visitors or speak to my pets if needed. It’s a small feature but adds a lot of value. Overall, these cameras offer excellent value for money, providing top-notch security features, easy installation, and user-friendly controls. I highly recommend the Tapo cameras to anyone looking to upgrade their home security setup!

App / AI alert system / Cloud storage is not so great as it often does not capture all alerts or you end up with gaps in the footage. Setup is easy, value for the money is good, night vision is hit and miss.

Es una excelente cámara, duración de batería excepcional, buena imagen y funciones de control. No funciona atrás de una ventana o cristales (el sensor de movimiento no detecta movimientos para encenderse). Solo funciona si el sujeto está frente a la cámara sin cristal de por medio.

Excellent product that works effectively without a subscription. Battery life also very good. Good value.

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Works well battery lasts well, clear images, installs easily works well on tapo app, it does not display images on Google home.