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Amazon has TP-Link Tapo 2K QHD Indoor/Outdoor Security Camera w/ Color Night Vision, Free Person/Pet/Vehicle Detection, Invisible IR Mode, 2-Way Audio, Local & Cloud Storage (Tapo C120) on sale for $29.99 when you apply the $5 off coupon on the product page. Shipping is free with Prime or orders $35+.

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About this Item:
  • The Tapo C120 is not only a compact camera with incredible picture quality suitable for both indoor and outdoor use, but it's also built to withstand rain, dust, and the elements with its robust IP66 weatherproof rating. This feature-packed camera is a remarkable addition to enhance your home security wherever you need visibility.
  • A camera is only as good as the picture it produces. View everything with crystal clear 2K discerning fine detail to ensure nothing goes unseen.
  • The integrated Starlight sensor provides bright colorful video at night, and if the conditions are extra dark, two spotlights will help illuminate the area for a better view.
  • The camera can determine whether an object is a person, pet or vehicle utilizing its AI processing power. You can set alerts to only detect certain objects all for free!
  • Keep all of your recordings on a MicroSD card up to 512GB or via Cloud through a Tapo Care subscription.

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Their new camera model is $30AC. One coupon per order but can be used on multiple orders.

TP-Link Tapo 2K QHD Security Camera, Indoor/Outdoor, 2024 PCMag Editor's Choice, Color Night Vision, Free Person/Pet/Vehicle Detection, Invisible IR Mode, 2-Way Audio, Local & Cloud Storage(Tapo C120)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CH45HPZT
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Here's a review on it. My summary, good low light, good image quality, okayish sound, great AI detections. Can be linked to alexa or google to turn things on when it detects a person. The notifications with a thumbnail are behind a paywall which is lame. But $30 for a camera with ai people, vehicle, pet notifications + ai sound detection (breaking glass) WITHOUT a monthly subscription, pretty good.

I bought one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaUkM6Mfxl4
FYI. If you have a Kasa camera and the Kasa cloud subscription for it, Tapo does not recognize that and tries to get you to pay for the Tapo cloud storage.
All but one of my cameras have slots for microSD local storage. So anytime I have to review footage for that camera, I have to use the Kasa app for that.
Also the Tapo app will not allow you to keep your view on for more than a few minutes. I keep a couple of cheap tablets by my desk when I'm working from home, so I can watch for deliveries in the front and watch my dogs when they're outside. Kasa works fine for that most of the time, but Tapo just stops after 5 minutes and pops up a window asking if you want to continue.
Overall, I like the Kasa and Tapo devices, but the Tapo app is missing some features that the Kasa app has
How are these compared to wyze. I'm looking at switching to a different cam set up.

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01-01-2024 at 10:37 PM.
01-01-2024 at 10:37 PM.
I've had my eye on the wireless weatherproof version [amazon.com] of these for months now. Tapos support RTSP [tp-link.com] streaming as well and overall seem pretty decent. They were $30 for months but unfortunately the price has went up to $50 recently. Sometime my cheap basterdry makes life difficult laugh out loud
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01-01-2024 at 10:47 PM.
01-01-2024 at 10:47 PM.
I'm mostly happy with Eufy but sometimes the cams stop sending notifications and need a reboot to work again. It's VERY annoying. Tempted to try these as I love my other TP link products
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01-01-2024 at 10:48 PM.
01-01-2024 at 10:48 PM.
Can this connect to Tinycam?
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01-01-2024 at 10:49 PM.
01-01-2024 at 10:49 PM.
Anyone know if this will work with Blue Iris?
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kevn357
01-01-2024 at 10:56 PM.
01-01-2024 at 10:56 PM.
I need a wyze alternative. Their app has no security auditing or the ability to see logged in devices. Nor do they honor requests by email to provide such logs.
I will take a look at these.
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01-01-2024 at 11:00 PM.
01-01-2024 at 11:00 PM.
I want to use this for monitor my 3d printer. Do I have to pay to get the best video quality?
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01-01-2024 at 11:03 PM.
01-01-2024 at 11:03 PM.
Quote from tasmanian :
Here's a review on it. My summary, good low light, good image quality, okayish sound, great AI detections. Can be linked to alexa or google to turn things on when it detects a person. The notifications with a thumbnail are behind a paywall which is lame. But $30 for a camera with ai people, vehicle, pet notifications + ai sound detection (breaking glass) WITHOUT a monthly subscription, pretty good.

I bought one...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GaUkM6Mfxl4

Thank you answered my question about if I have to pay for the features I'm looking for
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01-02-2024 at 12:18 AM.
01-02-2024 at 12:18 AM.
Quote from sv449 :
The tapo app needs work, it updated not long ago and its a litte better. But sometimes it wont load or playback unless i stop app and clear cache. I have a 320ws and the picture is great a little better than eufy but eufy app is more responsive.

I have the 320ws too. Yea, the app needs some work, maybe even compression options to make the picture better. The app doesn't want to play a lot.
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01-02-2024 at 01:08 AM.
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01-02-2024 at 01:17 AM.
01-02-2024 at 01:17 AM.
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Does this have RTSP support?

All tapo ones do. From the way the info in the app reads, it disables the cloud stuff when you enable it. My amcrest nvr picked it right up after i enabled it
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01-02-2024 at 02:26 AM.
01-02-2024 at 02:26 AM.
Quote from pyroskater85 :
How are these compared to wyze. I'm looking at switching to a different cam set up.
I feel like you already know the answer to this question. What isn't better than Wyze? I've replaced all their cameras and will never buy anything made by them again.
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01-02-2024 at 03:48 AM.
01-02-2024 at 03:48 AM.
Serious question for those who have outdoor cameras for security purposes and use the built-in storage: couldn't a thief just remove the camera and eliminate the visual evidence of his break-in (assuming that the camera is reasonably accessible)? Is the hope that the potential intruder does not know whether your storage is in the cloud vs. local?
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01-02-2024 at 04:42 AM.
01-02-2024 at 04:42 AM.
I bought 4 pack of the indoor 2k cams before xmas. As a long time eufy cam owner, I like these. These are simple to setup. Even easier if you already have other tplink devices. It's the same app. Also these are lot better to integrate with your own selfhosted NVR software like frigate, since they support RTSP. The tapo cams also seem to be very stable on weaker wifi coverage.
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01-02-2024 at 04:44 AM.
01-02-2024 at 04:44 AM.
Quote from Marcus305 :
Serious question for those who have outdoor cameras for security purposes and use the built-in storage: couldn't a thief just remove the camera and eliminate the visual evidence of his break-in (assuming that the camera is reasonably accessible)? Is the hope that the potential intruder does not know whether your storage is in the cloud vs. local?

I was wondering about the same thing.
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All tapo ones do. From the way the info in the app reads, it disables the cloud stuff when you enable it. My amcrest nvr picked it right up after i enabled it

That's a risk one will have with any of these cheap wifi cameras. But if you have it in a location where the thief has to cross a path being monitored by the cameras motion detection, then you should get a notification well before they've had a chance to disable the camera. Another option is to buy an outdoor enclosure to mount it in and that will take some effort to open it before they can get to the ad card. I personally prefer to have these cameras indoors. So they're easy to conceal or cant be easily identified . For outdoors, you're better off getting one that stores the data to an NVR or uploads snippets to the cloud.
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