$19.53* | TP-Link Tapo C210 3MP Pan & Tilt Indoor Wi-Fi Security Camera w/ Night Vision at Amazon

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I have this one, and it's not worth it for this price anymore with Tapo's newer models around the same price when on sale. For whatever reason, this model (the newer hardware versions at least) doesn't have control over types of notification received (e.g. all motion or just person)...it's an all-or-none thing.

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satellite779

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I have this one, and it's not worth it for this price anymore with Tapo's newer models around the same price when on sale. For whatever reason, this model (the newer hardware versions at least) doesn't have control over types of notification received (e.g. all motion or just person)...it's an all-or-none thing.

Which newer models

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Which newer models

On the product page, it's noted this is a newer model...that may or may not be the updated model poohbie mentioned.

https://www.amazon.com/Tapo-Indoor-Outdoor-Security-Camera-dp-B0F5KG51QF/dp/B0F5KG51QF/ref=dp_ob_tit... [amazon.com]

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I have this one, and it's not worth it for this price anymore with Tapo's newer models around the same price when on sale. For whatever reason, this model (the newer hardware versions at least) doesn't have control over types of notification received (e.g. all motion or just person)...it's an all-or-none thing.

Not true for me. I just bought one and I can choose motion and/or person detection. Maybe iOS vs Android app difference? I'm on iOS. Also this model supports ONVIF and RTSP. Not sure if their newer models do. But I'm very happy with it for $20.

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FlashPilot

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Quote from poohbie

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I have this one, and it's not worth it for this price anymore with Tapo's newer models around the same price when on sale. For whatever reason, this model (the newer hardware versions at least) doesn't have control over types of notification received (e.g. all motion or just person)...it's an all-or-none thing.

Notification types for fine for me. Im on Android and bought 2 of these last month. They both differentiate between motion and person, as do the notifications and recorded video playback files stored on the local micro SD card. I have the app set up to automatically install firmware updates, and they did update during setup. Check to make sure you're firmware is up to date.

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Quote from poohbie

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I have this one, and it's not worth it for this price anymore with Tapo's newer models around the same price when on sale. For whatever reason, this model (the newer hardware versions at least) doesn't have control over types of notification received (e.g. all motion or just person)...it's an all-or-none thing.

My 4 work just find with person detection. The only annoying thing is the notifications don't seem to have a adjustable 'cool-down' period.

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Click the 2 pack in the same add for $37. Best deal ever for motorized pan & tilt with 2K resolution.

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I need to replace my older TP-Link cameras that don't have a micro SD slot with newer ones like this one. I don't want to pay for subscription. The Tapo link doesn't even keep 3-day storage of video clips that the obsolete Kasa app does/did.

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What's the difference between this and the 2 pack?
https://www.amazon.com/indoor-dog...r=8-1&th=1

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What's the difference between this and the 2 pack?
https://www.amazon.com/indoor-dog...r=8-1&th=1

Better price for 2 cameras.

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poohbie

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Not true for me. I just bought one and I can choose motion and/or person detection. Maybe iOS vs Android app difference? I'm on iOS. Also this model supports ONVIF and RTSP. Not sure if their newer models do. But I'm very happy with it for $20.

I should've clarified. There's the motion detection settings where you can choose whether it records on motion and/or person separately which this camera has. Then there's the Notifications setting which will send a push notification to your phone. I want to record all motion (motion + person) but only send me a push notification when a person is detected. On mine, push notifications is just On or Off without ability to individually select that I only want to be notified on person detection. So the only way to do that is to turn off motion detection recording, which isn't what I want to do.

Do you have that ability on your C210? If you just bought one, did you get v3.6 or something even newer?

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Which newer models

Tapo C216 (2K resolution) and C236 (3K resolution) were the newer Tapo models I got for cheaper than this a couple months ago on Amazon. I'm happy with my C210, but it's a 4 year old model.

The main differences I see are the C216 and C236 have Starlight sensor for better low light performance whereas the C210 doesn't (to me it's a big deal), the C216/236 have built-in spotlights, the C236 has more AI detection (pet, vehicle, line-crossing detection), the C216/236 use USB-C connection instead of barrel plug, and the C216/236 are waterproof for outdoor use as well.

Although the different hardware versions of the same model are supposed to retain the same features, I've noticed differences there as well with Tapo cams. I have a couple retired C200's (1080p version of C210), and the v3 hardware had more features than the v5, but the v5 had the much quieter motor for the pan/tilt than the v3.

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Tapo C216 (2K resolution) and C236 (3K resolution) were the newer Tapo models I got for cheaper than this a couple months ago on Amazon. I'm happy with my C210, but it's a 4 year old model.

The main differences I see are the C216 and C236 have Starlight sensor for better low light performance whereas the C210 doesn't (to me it's a big deal), the C216/236 have built-in spotlights, the C236 has more AI detection (pet, vehicle, line-crossing detection), the C216/236 use USB-C connection instead of barrel plug, and the C216/236 are waterproof for outdoor use as well.

Although the different hardware versions of the same model are supposed to retain the same features, I've noticed differences there as well with Tapo cams. I have a couple retired C200's (1080p version of C210), and the v3 hardware had more features than the v5, but the v5 had the much quieter motor for the pan/tilt than the v3.

Thanks for the comparisons. Do you notice a significant difference in resolution between the C216 (2K resolution) and C236 (3K resolution) while viewing and zooming in?

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Thanks for the comparisons. Do you notice a significant difference in resolution between the C216 (2K resolution) and C236 (3K resolution) while viewing and zooming in?

Nope, mainly the 3K version has more AI detection features.

There was a review comparing the C210 (2K) and C200 (1080p) in which they determined the 2K didn't actually provide clearer detail. Most likely reason was higher compression on the 2K made the extra resolution moot.

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Nope, mainly the 3K version has more AI detection features.

There was a review comparing the C210 (2K) and C200 (1080p) in which they determined the 2K didn't actually provide clearer detail. Most likely reason was higher compression on the 2K made the extra resolution moot.

I wonder if the (4K) Tapo C560W suffers the same problems with high compression that reduce image quality? Id like to be able to zoom in closer than the (2K) C216 cams I have outside.

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