I started off with TP link devices, one of my still favorit smart plugs is made by them. I really think that Tapo is making plays to replace Wyze cameras in peoples homes. If they keep things up as they are now I can see that happening sooner rather than later.
Fantastic video, as I have said before. Is there a way to delete the “detected videos” from the time line ? I don’t mean any downloaded ones. Some embarrassing video got accidentally recorded, and I can’t figure out how to delete it.
Nice video. Looks like it's a good replacement to my Wyze. Can the person detection feature be incorporated with Alexa routines? For example, if a person is detected, it triggers Alexa to turn on the lights at my front door, without a subscription requirement?
Just took a look and yes it can as long as your lights are a smart device that can be triggered by Alexa. The trigger for the camera would be called "detects a person".
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thanks!Just ordered one thru your link. If this works as advertised, it'll be a nice 2for1 camera and motion detector for my front door.
Do you think I can wall mount this to brick on the outside of my home without drilling into the brick? I have used the sticky pad it came with and it seems to be doing a good job but I don't think it is water proof so I have bought some double sided outdoor water proof brick tape to put on the bottom of the magnetic plate it comes with instead and hopefully then I will not need to do any drilling.
Hi, thank you for your exhaustive review. I have a question. When measuring the energy usage of your security cameras, did you stream video in the Tapo app? I don’t have a watt meter for precise measurement, but I have a Tapo smart plug which can monitor energy use. And I found out that my C120 seems to use less energy than yours, and I'm wondering if my smart plug might not be accurate, or if streaming video in the app affected your measurements.
Yes, generally when I run these test I am streaming video or having the camera actively record video. This gets me the highest usage data, as most people will not care if the camera uses slightly less power but if it uses more then you say they don't like it.
Does the camera allow to integrate with other tapo products such as their smart light bulb? If so, can you setup a rule in the tapo app to turn on the light if the camera detects a person?
You can, this would be done through the "smart" area of the app. You can set a motioin detection event for person, pet, ect, and then have it trigger a smart switch or a light.
I just got one today and it can integrate it into a routine thru the Tapo app, like turning on a Tapo light. This also works with Alexa routines. I'm using mine for now at the front door, set it on person-detecion to turn on my front porch lights at night. So far so good.
That is a little hard to say as it depends on the amount of triggers you would get. However, doing an estimate using the max wattage I tested if this ran continuously at 4 watts it should be able to run for 104 days off a 10,000 mah power supply.
RTSP yes: www.tapo.com/en/faq/34/. Not sure what you are asking about when isolating the camera from the internet. This camera does need a wifi connection to work.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews it means in the router settings, you cut off the internet access from these cams, making sure they are not functioning outside of your home network. This makes them more secure.
@@boazveen9051 I have not tired this, and would need to look into that. But based on the settings and functions of the cameras they would need to call outside of your home network inorder to do some of the advanced feater options that it has.
I tesred and the cameras can be accessed from your phone with the internet connection to your router disconnected, but you will not get event notifications. Of course, your phone needs to be conected to your home WiFi for this to work.
Bought this camera and hit that same brick wall , did the reset several different times but , that brick wall remains . I'll be sending this back and refrain from the Tapco ecosystem .
Tapo c120 is 2k QHD is 1440, so better than 2K which is only 1080. Overall though this tapo video ia not as sharp as Eufy c120. Aside from image quality, Tapo c120 clearly has way more features than the Eufy for the same price point. EDIT: turns out that my first tapo c120 was defective. The 2nd tapo c120 I purchased has just as sharp of a picture as the Eufy.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews way better. I also edited my previous comment because my first tapo was defective which was causing the blurry picture. My replacement tapo c120 video quality equals Eufy, so tapo wins on that and having more features than Eufy.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews For sure. Then again, Wyze use to have free ai back in the day as well. Granted TPlink has been around awhile and wyze was new at the time. Is the pan cam just as good?
Have been testing this camera for a week now, great features I really wanted to like it - unfortunately for me it keeps disconnecting and freezing (which defeats its sole purpose)its outside my front door about 25 feet from my wireless access point - its packaged up and ready to be returned to amazon today after i get off work...disappointed to say the least
Well that is upsetting to say the least. Do you have any other smart home devices where this camera was? Could this be resloved with something like a mesh network or wifi repeater?
@@Wanderer001_Reviews it was mounted right beside a wyze v3pro that has been in place for over a year, no connectivity issues with the wyze, appreciate the response
I appreciate you taking the time to comment and share your feedback. It's always helpful to hear about real-life experiences with different smart cameras.
I don't understand your audio test. Have you tried to listen to people talking to the camera? I have and it's crap. Isn't that the test that should be done?
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thanks but I don't see it. I see the camera and some sort of measuring gadget. Then you standing talking. I mean someone talking to the camer while you look at it in the mobile somewhere else. I had mine for a week and while I was gone I was trying to converese with people in the same room as the camera. I had the app on my mobile and I could barely make out anything they said. They heard me alright but I only heard distortion and saw lagging.
@@Valkyrja33 Yes, the person standing infornt of the camera is me. I was using the phone to record a live feed from the camera so that I could insert it as a test. Were you on your local WiFi or cell data?
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Hello again and thank you for your kindness in answering me. I appologize for not havning answerd but it´s been a busy time. I use the camera to communicate with my mom who is bedridden and receive help in the home. I was really really far away and very frustrated that I couldn't hear them while they heard me fine. I don't know what cell data is but I guess that what I was on. It works fine when I'm at home in another room so I guess it's a distance thing? Again, thank you so much for your help. I have bought SD cards and I can't figure out how they work. I don't seem to be able to delete anything. It only asks if I want to download the clips. If it's already on the card, why would I need to download it. Do you know?
@@Valkyrja33 No worries. The cell data question was because sometimes phone will down grade the data to save you some data usage which could interfere with the audio. As for the SD card, it is more of a local backup solution. They figure you don't want to remove something that you have recorded but that you would want to download it to your phone. Doing this will let you view the clip or share ith with someone without having to give them access to your camera.
Which Wyze camera do you use on a boat? Would be very intrested in hearing about that. For me going back to the Wyze cam v2 the cameras and the company just don't feel the same as they did when they were just starting out. I do not fault them at all for making money but harder to recommend them when other companies give you more optoins for free.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Hello I have 10 Wyze v3 pro cameras on my commercial fishing boat. I’ve had them over a year now and they’ve been great little cameras! 😁👍🏻
Some helpful time stamps:
Intro: 0:00
General specs: 0:28
Front: 0:49
Back: 2:12
Side: 2:38
Base: 3:33
What's in the box: 4:38
Setup: 5:59
App camera controls: 8:34
App Camera settings: 16:42
Power usage test: 27:22
Audio Test: 28:17
Video test: 29:01
Notification test: 30:17
Conclusion: 31:10
Very detailed and thorough review on the camera and on the app. I completely switched over to Tapo products (Camera, smart light bulb, and smart plug)
I started off with TP link devices, one of my still favorit smart plugs is made by them. I really think that Tapo is making plays to replace Wyze cameras in peoples homes. If they keep things up as they are now I can see that happening sooner rather than later.
Fantastic video, as I have said before. Is there a way to delete the “detected videos” from the time line ? I don’t mean any downloaded ones. Some embarrassing video got accidentally recorded, and I can’t figure out how to delete it.
Super video!! These are great cameras!!! Can you erase single events ? Thank you?
Nice video. Looks like it's a good replacement to my Wyze. Can the person detection feature be incorporated with Alexa routines? For example, if a person is detected, it triggers Alexa to turn on the lights at my front door, without a subscription requirement?
Just took a look and yes it can as long as your lights are a smart device that can be triggered by Alexa. The trigger for the camera would be called "detects a person".
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thanks!Just ordered one thru your link. If this works as advertised, it'll be a nice 2for1 camera and motion detector for my front door.
@@chakritw Thanks for the link love, hope it works out for you.
Do you think I can wall mount this to brick on the outside of my home without drilling into the brick? I have used the sticky pad it came with and it seems to be doing a good job but I don't think it is water proof so I have bought some double sided outdoor water proof brick tape to put on the bottom of the magnetic plate it comes with instead and hopefully then I will not need to do any drilling.
Sounds like what you are trying to do should work out.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews thanks for the input :)
Hi, thank you for your exhaustive review.
I have a question. When measuring the energy usage of your security cameras, did you stream video in the Tapo app?
I don’t have a watt meter for precise measurement, but I have a Tapo smart plug which can monitor energy use. And I found out that my C120 seems to use less energy than yours, and I'm wondering if my smart plug might not be accurate, or if streaming video in the app affected your measurements.
Yes, generally when I run these test I am streaming video or having the camera actively record video. This gets me the highest usage data, as most people will not care if the camera uses slightly less power but if it uses more then you say they don't like it.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thank you for taking the time to reply. Your videos always provide valuable information.
Does the camera allow to integrate with other tapo products such as their smart light bulb? If so, can you setup a rule in the tapo app to turn on the light if the camera detects a person?
You can, this would be done through the "smart" area of the app. You can set a motioin detection event for person, pet, ect, and then have it trigger a smart switch or a light.
I just got one today and it can integrate it into a routine thru the Tapo app, like turning on a Tapo light. This also works with Alexa routines. I'm using mine for now at the front door, set it on person-detecion to turn on my front porch lights at night. So far so good.
@@chakritw Great to hear, thanks for the feedback.
How much time will it work with a normal 10000 mah powerbank with just motion detection mode?
That is a little hard to say as it depends on the amount of triggers you would get. However, doing an estimate using the max wattage I tested if this ran continuously at 4 watts it should be able to run for 104 days off a 10,000 mah power supply.
My C110 has terrible motion pixelation. Is the C12p better?
It does have an improved sensor, I only notice pixelation using the color night mode in very low light.
Does this camera works on tinycam pro? Thanks.
I have not tested myself, but from what I found when looking it up it should.
i wish there was a setting to switch the spotlight on, when a movement is is detected.
That could be done in the futre via software updates. Let Tapo know.
Do it have a cooldown option so it doesn’t go off every 2 seconds?
You can change the types of notifications you get or the area it is detecting. This camera does not have a cool down setting.
How did you get your wi fi info showing under the name of the camera on the picture screen?
Setting > video & display
@@Wanderer001_Reviews nothing on there about adding wi fi info to display.can you be more specific?
@@skydancerforever Setting > video & display > Display Tag On Screen > Speed Tag needs to be on.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews got it. what's that actually do? speed settings?
@@skydancerforever All it does it let you know how your network connect to the camera is doing. speed wise.
Good review 🎉
Thanks
rtsp supported? also when isolating the cams from the internet?
RTSP yes: www.tapo.com/en/faq/34/. Not sure what you are asking about when isolating the camera from the internet. This camera does need a wifi connection to work.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews it means in the router settings, you cut off the internet access from these cams, making sure they are not functioning outside of your home network. This makes them more secure.
@@boazveen9051 I have not tired this, and would need to look into that. But based on the settings and functions of the cameras they would need to call outside of your home network inorder to do some of the advanced feater options that it has.
I tesred and the cameras can be accessed from your phone with the internet connection to your router disconnected, but you will not get event notifications. Of course, your phone needs to be conected to your home WiFi for this to work.
Excelent video!
Bought this camera and hit that same brick wall , did the reset several different times but , that brick wall remains .
I'll be sending this back and refrain from the Tapco ecosystem .
Well that is a shame. Once things get working Tapo devices are a good entry level camera.
How much better in quality is the 4mp camera vs the 3mp in the C110 / C111?
1080 video vs 2k video. It is very noticeable.
Tapo c120 is 2k QHD is 1440, so better than 2K which is only 1080. Overall though this tapo video ia not as sharp as Eufy c120. Aside from image quality, Tapo c120 clearly has way more features than the Eufy for the same price point. EDIT: turns out that my first tapo c120 was defective. The 2nd tapo c120 I purchased has just as sharp of a picture as the Eufy.
@@Redneck_Ed The stand on the Tapo C120 is also much better then the eufy C120.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews way better. I also edited my previous comment because my first tapo was defective which was causing the blurry picture. My replacement tapo c120 video quality equals Eufy, so tapo wins on that and having more features than Eufy.
can i use 12v extension for this tapo camera. thanks
If you are asking about using an extension cord and then plugging into that you should be able to.
i'm all Wyze atm, but the free ai detection is making consider trying these.
Honestly I was too, but it is hard to argue with free ai detection and longer then 12sec motion clips even with an sd card.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews For sure. Then again, Wyze use to have free ai back in the day as well. Granted TPlink has been around awhile and wyze was new at the time. Is the pan cam just as good?
Thanks, fantastic review. Do they have a customer service phone number, so you can talk to a person ?
Yes with a few differnt options: www.tp-link.com/en/support/contact-technical-support/#Hotline-Support
bought it and return it, resolution is not great; is fuzzy. you should do more image display, than features.
I do have a video that is just video samples from this camera.
can you change 24 hr. military time into 12 hr am/pm?
It can not, at least right now. that could always change in the future with updates to the firmware.
Not being able to download unless on the same wifi is a big problem in my opinion
How can i get a home / away switch on my Galaxy home page
That would be a widget. On most Android phones this is done by pressing and holding on your home page and then searching for the Tapo widget.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Already tried that and none of them worked like an on/off switch Thanks
What about the leave home one? You may need to set up a routine in the app for it to work though.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews That works to turn it on but need one to turn off when returning
Finally figure out the shortcut and routines. Thanks
Have been testing this camera for a week now, great features I really wanted to like it - unfortunately for me it keeps disconnecting and freezing (which defeats its sole purpose)its outside my front door about 25 feet from my wireless access point - its packaged up and ready to be returned to amazon today after i get off work...disappointed to say the least
Well that is upsetting to say the least. Do you have any other smart home devices where this camera was? Could this be resloved with something like a mesh network or wifi repeater?
@@Wanderer001_Reviews it was mounted right beside a wyze v3pro that has been in place for over a year, no connectivity issues with the wyze, appreciate the response
I appreciate you taking the time to comment and share your feedback. It's always helpful to hear about real-life experiences with different smart cameras.
I don't understand your audio test. Have you tried to listen to people talking to the camera? I have and it's crap. Isn't that the test that should be done?
That is what I show at 28:38. This is a download of a recording from the app.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Thanks but I don't see it. I see the camera and some sort of measuring gadget. Then you standing talking.
I mean someone talking to the camer while you look at it in the mobile somewhere else. I had mine for a week and while I was gone I was trying to converese with people in the same room as the camera. I had the app on my mobile and I could barely make out anything they said. They heard me alright but I only heard distortion and saw lagging.
@@Valkyrja33 Yes, the person standing infornt of the camera is me. I was using the phone to record a live feed from the camera so that I could insert it as a test. Were you on your local WiFi or cell data?
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Hello again and thank you for your kindness in answering me. I appologize for not havning answerd but it´s been a busy time.
I use the camera to communicate with my mom who is bedridden and receive help in the home. I was really really far away and very frustrated that I couldn't hear them while they heard me fine. I don't know what cell data is but I guess that what I was on.
It works fine when I'm at home in another room so I guess it's a distance thing?
Again, thank you so much for your help.
I have bought SD cards and I can't figure out how they work. I don't seem to be able to delete anything. It only asks if I want to download the clips. If it's already on the card, why would I need to download it. Do you know?
@@Valkyrja33 No worries. The cell data question was because sometimes phone will down grade the data to save you some data usage which could interfere with the audio. As for the SD card, it is more of a local backup solution. They figure you don't want to remove something that you have recorded but that you would want to download it to your phone. Doing this will let you view the clip or share ith with someone without having to give them access to your camera.
Sorry I love my Wyze cameras❤. Fast to set up and great in salt water environment on a boat! 🛥️
Which Wyze camera do you use on a boat? Would be very intrested in hearing about that. For me going back to the Wyze cam v2 the cameras and the company just don't feel the same as they did when they were just starting out. I do not fault them at all for making money but harder to recommend them when other companies give you more optoins for free.
@@Wanderer001_Reviews Hello I have 10 Wyze v3 pro cameras on my commercial fishing boat. I’ve had them over a year now and they’ve been great little cameras! 😁👍🏻
It probably wouldn’t concern you, but Tapo is a really strong contender and might overtake Wyze considering how down bad Wyze has been lately.
@@tinwas_taken I have had no problems with Wyze or its camera. 3 years in the saltwater environment and not a problem.