I just sent back the Eufy 340 doorbell after having trouble connecting to my home base 2. I also noticed that after a rainfall, a drop of water had settled over the bottom lens, obscuring everything. So I've just ordered this Tapo Doorbell, and I'm looking forward to the color night vision and wide-angle view you get.
The D225 replaced both my Arlo and Wzye Pro. I couldn't be happier! The amount of controls they give you out the box is insane. Only personal cons i have: No web/browser view, and $3 a month for the rich notifications (but you get cloud storage too). Otherwise, I LOVE this doorbell!! Outstanding review btw 🙏🏽
I read something that disturbs me and perhaps you can try if doorbell is still set up or you can rig it to a power supply. I have not bought this doorbell yet. Someone on reddit said that on iphone or android IF CELL PHONE IS LOCKED and someone presses the Tapo doorbell that you might not be able to hear it ring notification sound (in your pocket) and unlock your phone in time to answer. In other words, I think they are stating that the video call comes in a different manner than a regular phone call with their app. Perhaps you can test this for us all. If that is the case, and you cannot get to your phone fast enough or sound is not loud enough while phone is in pocket, this could be bad news imo. Thanks so much!!!!! Great videos as always!!!!. I know D235 will come out soon
only thing it's missing is ethernet but otherwise it's good, more wide angle lens to see packages and also anything off to the side, great image and sound quality.
@@LifeHackster It has terminals to connect to poewer. I have the Poe version already installed so sent the new one to a cousin who is buildind a new home. He forgot to get Poe to his front door . he can get power so this will suit his needs.
Hi please compare this with Eufy. Please also do a test on notification speed (wired and battery) and Recordings captured and what happens when a thief steals your doorbell as well as what Recordings are available after the doorbell is gone. This seems like a strong contender, however my concerns are the recordings are local and if stolen. From this video it seems that Tapo alerts are faster and cleaner. Eufy seem to just spam us with all the alerts. Also will be good if you can share the level of controls available. Such as whether theres a feature to set motion detection distance to lights on/ audio. Also, well done on the review.
@@LifeHackster I hesitated getting a Ring after seeing this video. I have a specific need to cover my (ancient) exterior, intercom system and found Ring provides an intercom 'kit' that's just the right size. Right now, there's a discount on the Ring Doorbell Plus + Solar Charger. These Tapo's made the choice a little more difficult but since I already have a Ring cam, it's just short of getting me to make the switch. Best thing about the Tapo is the cost and CVR with no subscription. That's huge.
Wyze didn't hold the crown for very long, and Arlo dropped it many years ago. I wonder how this product would last in a full sun area, being black faced it's going to cook.
@@LifeHackster No way it's going on our front gate then, summer temps will roast it. I was semi surprised it isn't all white to avoid direct sunlight heat
There are a couple of things that Tapo needs to do to have a better user experience in their app and I will make a separate video on it soon...but overall, they have a pretty good system.
I have been using tapo for years, got rid of vivint lung ago, Vivint camera lags and doesn't show the most important within the time frame you want to see, Tapo has been great to me while I'm on the road etc.
love the video. Very informative. One question... I want to hard wire this doorbell for 24/7, what size transformer works best? As My current Ring Nest Hello seems to be failing and I am not sure if it's the transformer failing or the Ring unit itself.
I have had the D225 set up for about a month now, overall I am happy with it, The only flaw I can find which seems to me more of an app issue then the actual doorbell. I have SD card installed and set to 24/7 recording with loop recording, when the app thinks the SD card is full I can no longer view recording/events in the app, even though when I pull out the SD card I able to verify that it the doorbell is recording and doing loop recording as intended but the app won't let me view the recordings, the fix to this is that I have to format the SD card and then I can view recording again. So ultimately this seems to be an app issue rather then a hardware issue.
Love the review. And I'm about to purchase a doorbell camera and other home cameras. What's your recommendation for the best set for wireless? And the doorbell can be wired. Thank you
I love the Tapo ecosystem, but I am seriously looking for a peephole type solution that can be installed through the door with a solid basemount and additional screen on the door. Too bad there is no solution from Tapo yet...
I have been using the Tapo D230S1 for a year and i love it. I have been eyeing the D225 since the CES announcement. Do you think it's worth the "upgrade?". Seems to be basically just a higher MaH battery.
@LifeHackster I have an apt that will be used for airbnb rental and this will be my 1st camera (no previous wiring etc). Will this be a better option for this?
@LifeHackster well camera is allowed on the outside but not the inside. And it has to be declared so the guest knows. My strata is mandating us all to all have a camera so I decided a camera at the back and doorbell on front.
Your videos are always great and used them to choose my security cameras. The only experience I have with a doorbell is the older google one. If you had to choose one which battery doorbell would you choose?
@@LifeHackster hopefully you can test it and let us know. Not just this, but other products that record 24/7. With this becoming more of an issue in places, it's of interest....
Hey 👋 LifeHackster. I have a question. I purchased the Botslab Video doorbell from Amazon tonight after seeing some good reviews, only to now seeing a few really bad reviews 😬 Now i'm thinking I should with the Tapo. I'm after a battery/wired option with good view and color night vision, starlight even better. What do you think? Love your work :)) xx
Great video! I am currently researching everything as I just bought a house and am planning various projects. Until this video i was 99% set on getting the reolink wired wifi doorbell. Do you think this tapo one would be better than reolink? Some of my requirements are to have home assistant integration and atleast RTSV support for HA to work well. I was set on reolink due to this fact and planning to have all my other cams from them. Thank you!
I have the Eufy S340 and is a great camera. It is connected to a Homebase S380, however the camera disconnects very frequently. Another consideration is that even when the camera is supposed to track movement in a 360 degree of view through rotation, it will not follow all objects that are outside of the field where the camera is pointing by default. You can change the default starting point, but still anything outside that starting point will not be detected by the camera. If you are OK with paying a subscription, the Ring Floodlight Pro is a great choice in my opinion...
Please do a comparison on all Tapo door bells. It's getting too confusing. I'm eyeing this one since the announcement. Coming from Ring, Eufy, Nest and Reolink.
Just a heads up - the D225 will not connect to the H200 HUB at this time. There is a "coming soon" planned Firmware release in the future. Kind of bummed because it can connect to the H100 HUB but I have the 200. Oh well, I'll set up the chime and wait for the firmware.
I see you have a 24volt transformer in the demonstration of where the jumper is installed on the chime…I have a 16volt doorbell transformer…curious if it will work? Spec sheet says 5-24v requirement.
I use a dahua Poe doorbell to a Poe network switch. Then added it to my dahua nvr. Full time view on cctv monitor. Better performance than wifi dependent doorbells.
Interesting option! I have a question. I have an older Ring doorbell 3+ that gets the job done but, I have a solar panel wired into the power terminals and keeps my camera's battery always topped off with a charge so, will this Tapo doorbell cam support a solar panel wired to the power terminals to charge the battery like the Ring does? I'm NOT interested in the 24/7 recording but I have NO power and use a solar panel for charging. I really like the 180 degree view and higher resolution but if it won't charge from a solar panel this will not work for me. I have NOT touched my Ring 3+ since I installed it over 3yrs ago now and it is always charged unless it's below 32F for an extended period of time but I NEVER had to pull the battery either to charge it so, it's a great no-fuss solution for me. I LOVE your videos because you always review the latest stuff and are pretty thorough with the features/functions/short comings of each product. I ALWAYS look at other options/brands when it comes to Smart home products! Keep up your great videos!
I cannot answer the solar panel to the wire terminals because I don't want to cut the wiring of my panels just to test this but it does have a USB-C port on the back that you can use and that will charge it.... but it might too on the terminals...
@@LifeHackster OK, thanks! I CUT my solar panel connector off to work with my Ring 3+ and stripped the wires and connected them. I'm looking to NOT replace my solar panel I have installed on my gutter with a mount and just replace the doorbell as my porch is covered and gets no sunlight.
Looks very promising. It's a pity that the wired version does not use the existing doorbell chime. I believe the upcoming Reolink battery doorbell will.
I just returned this because if I walked directly toward the doorbell, even on the highest sensitivity, it wouldn’t recognize the movement. Tried it five times. Now on to trying other doorbells.
24/7 recording and no subscription. Looking like a potential candidate for me to replace my current one that is giving problems. Looking at the eufy e340 as well, but that doesn’t have 24/7 recording. Great video and review. Question, do you or anyone know if the D225 will work with Tapo’s H200 hub?
I have the Tapo C120 and it’s great the only thing I don’t like that you can’t delete one single event. The motion sensor is better than eufy. But in eufy you can delete one single event.
I like this one. I purchased. Is this better than the Nest Wired? Ans how is the Google display integration? Does it pop up on the Google displays when pressed?
This has a wider FOV and also has local recording and no subscription needed. I’m not sure on the google displays but the last time I checked, auto live view only works with Google Nest doorbells.
2 questions. First, when recording 24/7 do you still get motion notifications? Second, any idea how many days a 512gb card will hold recordings? I’m coming off an old Eufy that just doesn’t detect a lot anymore so continuous would be awesome
Not that I know of. Anything Battery or Solar will only record motion events. I think Reolink has one though Reolink trackmix LTE plus but it is expensive and big.
It should be PIR motion based when no power but it seems like its PIR sensor is pretty sensitive too (max setting) that it starts recording pretty quick (check my porch pirate test)
As a current Nest doorbell user i like the 24/7 recording and nest speaker notifications. Can the tapo doorbell make my nest speakers ring and show a notification on the Google streamer like the nest hello can ?
I don't see how any other doorbells even exist that are single camera. The Eufy dual camera doorbell changed the game and I can't even imagine being with a single camera doorbell at this point. Why aren't more companies doing dual camera???
I need your help LH I have a samsung phone and when it rings my phone i have to unlock it to see the doorbell. I think ive tried everything. Pleae help
Any recommendations to have more doorbell chimes around a property? I’m currently using multiple Echo dots, but that system doesn’t always work for some reason. It’s seems plug-in chimes don’t work over Wifi.
Looks like a great option at a reasonable price. However, I'm disappointed that you can't record both sides of the conversation. I wonder if it can be activated with a software update. Either way, I'm in the market for a new video doorbell as my OG Google Video Doorbell has been having issues. It will not notify on my phone anymore or smart speakers. When people push the doorbell button the video just spins. My next choice had to have great video quality, be able to work with Google speakers, 24/7 recording(deal breaker if not), wired with battery backup and quick notifications. This looks like the total package. I went ahead and ordered. The front of my house can get really hot from the sun, so I purchased the 2 year extended warranty on Amazon for $10. They are running a 15% off promo. I pretty much got a discount and extra warranty for same price.
question. can different users setup different notifications on their tapo app? ie: if I dont want motion notification or pet notification but someone else does, can it be done? thanks
Thank you for the review. Can you delete the motion activated recordings manually one by one? With my tapo c220 I can't and I miss that feature from Ring
If you have the micro SD card for local recording, then No. You can format it but will delete everything. The one in the cloud if you have the subscription, you can.
Does this work with some existing Tapo hub? For linking as chime and recording storage. Like the one comes with the battery camera bundle? I'm a bit concerned about the memory card in the doorbell itself. The other (d210) has even worse placement for the card.
Correct but this one can or will be compatible with the Tapo hub and when added, you will also have the recordings on the hub. Or..subscribe to their Tapo Care to also have cloud recordings.
I have been EUFY for years now. I am slowly transitioning into TAPO thank you for this video!
me too
I just sent back the Eufy 340 doorbell after having trouble connecting to my home base 2. I also noticed that after a rainfall, a drop of water had settled over the bottom lens, obscuring everything. So I've just ordered this Tapo Doorbell, and I'm looking forward to the color night vision and wide-angle view you get.
A BIG round of applaus to you LH👏🏽 , Love your reviews
Thank you so much 🤗
Yes!!!
This product will be released in Korea soon, and your video has been very helpful. Thank you.
I was a wyze fan for a long time, but they strayed away from their roots. Now I'm fully invested into the tapo ecosystem. Great review.
Thanks for watching!
@@bertuzzi I'm right there with you. I got rid of all my Wyze and Google cameras and went with Tapo. One of the best decisions I ever made.
How many people can the phone call be forwarded to when someone ring the doorbell? I have multiple people living in the house?
Wyze is starting to go back to their roots, but I do agree they have strayed away from certain aspects.
@@CaydenThyGamer The Wyze cam pan/tilt V3 has been a great option for me even without a subscription and has been pretty solid so far.
Thank you for this review! I'm really liking what Tapo is doing. I think I'll be switching out my Wyze cams for Tapo
The D225 replaced both my Arlo and Wzye Pro. I couldn't be happier! The amount of controls they give you out the box is insane. Only personal cons i have: No web/browser view, and $3 a month for the rich notifications (but you get cloud storage too). Otherwise, I LOVE this doorbell!! Outstanding review btw 🙏🏽
I read something that disturbs me and perhaps you can try if doorbell is still set up or you can rig it to a power supply. I have not bought this doorbell yet. Someone on reddit said that on iphone or android IF CELL PHONE IS LOCKED and someone presses the Tapo doorbell that you might not be able to hear it ring notification sound (in your pocket) and unlock your phone in time to answer. In other words, I think they are stating that the video call comes in a different manner than a regular phone call with their app. Perhaps you can test this for us all. If that is the case, and you cannot get to your phone fast enough or sound is not loud enough while phone is in pocket, this could be bad news imo. Thanks so much!!!!! Great videos as always!!!!. I know D235 will come out soon
My phone is locked when I tested it.
I love Tapo devices. You should compare with thw previous Doorbells. D230
I have to check it out. Thanks.
I always look forward to your awesome reviews. It appears it's going to give Ring and Reolink a run for their money😅😅
only thing it's missing is ethernet but otherwise it's good, more wide angle lens to see packages and also anything off to the side, great image and sound quality.
Yes, this one is pretty good. It just needs a PoE version or option.
@@LifeHackster G'day, I recieved the Reolink battery Doorbell last week It does not have PoE.
@@skullandcrossbones65yes..battery powered only will not have PoE. Reolinks wired doorbell has a PoE model.
@@LifeHackster It has terminals to connect to poewer. I have the Poe version already installed so sent the new one to a cousin who is buildind a new home. He forgot to get Poe to his front door . he can get power so this will suit his needs.
Very informative vid thanks - so is this your new favourite / primary doorbell or do you still prefer the Reolink - if so/not why ? thanks
which one do you recommend tapo d225 or reolink?
Hi please compare this with Eufy. Please also do a test on notification speed (wired and battery) and Recordings captured and what happens when a thief steals your doorbell as well as what Recordings are available after the doorbell is gone.
This seems like a strong contender, however my concerns are the recordings are local and if stolen.
From this video it seems that Tapo alerts are faster and cleaner. Eufy seem to just spam us with all the alerts. Also will be good if you can share the level of controls available. Such as whether theres a feature to set motion detection distance to lights on/ audio.
Also, well done on the review.
There seems to be a tpl hub H200 that could help
A very good detailed review, and a very good alternative to the Ring Doorbell / Dick Turpin price hike for price plan. I will invest. Thank You
Just found your vids - good info, very thorough reviews. Nice!
Thanks for watching!
@@LifeHackster I hesitated getting a Ring after seeing this video. I have a specific need to cover my (ancient) exterior, intercom system and found Ring provides an intercom 'kit' that's just the right size. Right now, there's a discount on the Ring Doorbell Plus + Solar Charger. These Tapo's made the choice a little more difficult but since I already have a Ring cam, it's just short of getting me to make the switch. Best thing about the Tapo is the cost and CVR with no subscription. That's huge.
Wyze didn't hold the crown for very long, and Arlo dropped it many years ago. I wonder how this product would last in a full sun area, being black faced it's going to cook.
Its operating temp is -20 - 45°C... so it will work better under a shade.
@@LifeHackster No way it's going on our front gate then, summer temps will roast it. I was semi surprised it isn't all white to avoid direct sunlight heat
Looks pretty good! I'm to tempted to rip out my Wyze gear and go all in on Tapo
There are a couple of things that Tapo needs to do to have a better user experience in their app and I will make a separate video on it soon...but overall, they have a pretty good system.
Great as usual. 🌹🌹🌹🌷🌷🌷
Thanks for watching!
I have been using tapo for years, got rid of vivint lung ago,
Vivint camera lags and doesn't show the most important within the time frame you want to see,
Tapo has been great to me while I'm on the road etc.
love the video. Very informative. One question... I want to hard wire this doorbell for 24/7, what size transformer works best? As My current Ring Nest Hello seems to be failing and I am not sure if it's the transformer failing or the Ring unit itself.
How do you think it compares to the Reolink? Am torn between those two.
I have had the D225 set up for about a month now, overall I am happy with it,
The only flaw I can find which seems to me more of an app issue then the actual doorbell. I have SD card installed and set to 24/7 recording with loop recording, when the app thinks the SD card is full I can no longer view recording/events in the app, even though when I pull out the SD card I able to verify that it the doorbell is recording and doing loop recording as intended but the app won't let me view the recordings, the fix to this is that I have to format the SD card and then I can view recording again. So ultimately this seems to be an app issue rather then a hardware issue.
Love the review. And I'm about to purchase a doorbell camera and other home cameras. What's your recommendation for the best set for wireless? And the doorbell can be wired. Thank you
I love the Tapo ecosystem, but I am seriously looking for a peephole type solution that can be installed through the door with a solid basemount and additional screen on the door. Too bad there is no solution from Tapo yet...
I have been using the Tapo D230S1 for a year and i love it. I have been eyeing the D225 since the CES announcement. Do you think it's worth the "upgrade?". Seems to be basically just a higher MaH battery.
Yes, just for true wired option having a pre-roll or 24/7 recording. Now, if you are not or don't have doorbell wiring, then no need to upgrade.
@@LifeHackster thanks! Great info because I do not have the wired option. Always appreciate your content. Cheers
@LifeHackster I have an apt that will be used for airbnb rental and this will be my 1st camera (no previous wiring etc). Will this be a better option for this?
@@empresslee8764 I'm not sure about Airbnb and cameras. I think it is better to stick with a regular doorbell.
@LifeHackster well camera is allowed on the outside but not the inside. And it has to be declared so the guest knows. My strata is mandating us all to all have a camera so I decided a camera at the back and doorbell on front.
Thanks for the nice review! Do you think tapo doorbell is better than reolink wifi doorbell?
I wonder if they will add both sides of the conversation to the recording? It would be hard to beat with that.
Hopefully, they will.
Does it wakes up and can display video on Alexa when senses the motion?
Your videos are always great and used them to choose my security cameras. The only experience I have with a doorbell is the older google one. If you had to choose one which battery doorbell would you choose?
Nice review, I think Tapo is doing an excellent job with their cameras and smart devices. Will this doorbell still record if a wifi jammer is used?
It should be because of the SD card recording. You will just not get notified.
@@LifeHackster hopefully you can test it and let us know. Not just this, but other products that record 24/7. With this becoming more of an issue in places, it's of interest....
You could also mention that the image is rounded. Corners could have been stretched so the image looks more natural.
Do you have any codes that work for the 20% off on amazon? The one in your description doesnt work :( thank you
This door bell will continue to record when the Wi-Fi stops to work ????
EUFY DONT WORK when the Wi-Fi is off
Hey 👋 LifeHackster. I have a question. I purchased the Botslab Video doorbell from Amazon tonight after seeing some good reviews, only to now seeing a few really bad reviews 😬 Now i'm thinking I should with the Tapo. I'm after a battery/wired option with good view and color night vision, starlight even better. What do you think?
Love your work :)) xx
I haven't tested the Botslab brand but this Tapo doorbell is a pretty good choice.
Thank you;)
Great video! I am currently researching everything as I just bought a house and am planning various projects. Until this video i was 99% set on getting the reolink wired wifi doorbell.
Do you think this tapo one would be better than reolink?
Some of my requirements are to have home assistant integration and atleast RTSV support for HA to work well.
I was set on reolink due to this fact and planning to have all my other cams from them.
Thank you!
Can you pair with both the chime and the hub? Thnx
Really appreciate your reviews! Do you have a favorite Solar-Powered WIFI home security camera? I was thinking of the Eufy S340 after your review.
I have the Eufy S340 and is a great camera. It is connected to a Homebase S380, however the camera disconnects very frequently. Another consideration is that even when the camera is supposed to track movement in a 360 degree of view through rotation, it will not follow all objects that are outside of the field where the camera is pointing by default. You can change the default starting point, but still anything outside that starting point will not be detected by the camera.
If you are OK with paying a subscription, the Ring Floodlight Pro is a great choice in my opinion...
Can you review the white reolink models with the new FOV?
I don't see that one on the reolink website yet, just at CES.
I have to check it out. Thanks.
I have no idea if I should get this or the D230S1...
i wonder how does the night vision compare with the C325WB camera, that one has an excellent low light colored video quality
Please do a comparison on all Tapo door bells. It's getting too confusing. I'm eyeing this one since the announcement. Coming from Ring, Eufy, Nest and Reolink.
I have to check their battery only version also. Will see.
@@LifeHacksterhopefully you do the the d130.
Just a heads up - the D225 will not connect to the H200 HUB at this time. There is a "coming soon" planned Firmware release in the future. Kind of bummed because it can connect to the H100 HUB but I have the 200. Oh well, I'll set up the chime and wait for the firmware.
Not ringing the regular doorbell chime is a deal breaker for me.
Do they have a any homebase recording?
Can i do a 24hours recording time without the chimes?
I see you have a 24volt transformer in the demonstration of where the jumper is installed on the chime…I have a 16volt doorbell transformer…curious if it will work? Spec sheet says 5-24v requirement.
I use a dahua Poe doorbell to a Poe network switch. Then added it to my dahua nvr. Full time view on cctv monitor. Better performance than wifi dependent doorbells.
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Interesting option! I have a question. I have an older Ring doorbell 3+ that gets the job done but, I have a solar panel wired into the power terminals and keeps my camera's battery always topped off with a charge so, will this Tapo doorbell cam support a solar panel wired to the power terminals to charge the battery like the Ring does? I'm NOT interested in the 24/7 recording but I have NO power and use a solar panel for charging. I really like the 180 degree view and higher resolution but if it won't charge from a solar panel this will not work for me. I have NOT touched my Ring 3+ since I installed it over 3yrs ago now and it is always charged unless it's below 32F for an extended period of time but I NEVER had to pull the battery either to charge it so, it's a great no-fuss solution for me.
I LOVE your videos because you always review the latest stuff and are pretty thorough with the features/functions/short comings of each product. I ALWAYS look at other options/brands when it comes to Smart home products! Keep up your great videos!
I cannot answer the solar panel to the wire terminals because I don't want to cut the wiring of my panels just to test this but it does have a USB-C port on the back that you can use and that will charge it.... but it might too on the terminals...
@@LifeHackster OK, thanks! I CUT my solar panel connector off to work with my Ring 3+ and stripped the wires and connected them. I'm looking to NOT replace my solar panel I have installed on my gutter with a mount and just replace the doorbell as my porch is covered and gets no sunlight.
Looks very promising. It's a pity that the wired version does not use the existing doorbell chime. I believe the upcoming Reolink battery doorbell will.
They just need to add a chime adapter kit and probably a couple lines of code if they really want to.
I just returned this because if I walked directly toward the doorbell, even on the highest sensitivity, it wouldn’t recognize the movement. Tried it five times. Now on to trying other doorbells.
What you got
Why can it not activate existing chimes?
24/7 recording and no subscription. Looking like a potential candidate for me to replace my current one that is giving problems. Looking at the eufy e340 as well, but that doesn’t have 24/7 recording. Great video and review. Question, do you or anyone know if the D225 will work with Tapo’s H200 hub?
Replacing my Blink doorbell with this. Do you have any recommendation for a door mount that this video doorbell fits in? Thanks
I have the Tapo C120 and it’s great the only thing I don’t like that you can’t delete one single event. The motion sensor is better than eufy. But in eufy you can delete one single event.
Is the video quality better than the ring battery pro?
I like this one. I purchased. Is this better than the Nest Wired? Ans how is the Google display integration? Does it pop up on the Google displays when pressed?
This has a wider FOV and also has local recording and no subscription needed. I’m not sure on the google displays but the last time I checked, auto live view only works with Google Nest doorbells.
2 questions. First, when recording 24/7 do you still get motion notifications? Second, any idea how many days a 512gb card will hold recordings? I’m coming off an old Eufy that just doesn’t detect a lot anymore so continuous would be awesome
1 yes it get detect motion and other notifications 2. 32 gb of sd card only record a couple of days so you do the math
Would you recommend this over Xiaomi or Aosu?
What do you think about the d230s1
does this work with existing door chime?
Thank you for your review sir.Any recommendation for solar camera that records 24 hrs with a SD card please thanks in advance
Not that I know of. Anything Battery or Solar will only record motion events. I think Reolink has one though Reolink trackmix LTE plus but it is expensive and big.
@@LifeHacksterthank you very much for your feedback Sir. God bless you.
did you test how it works in power outage is there pre-roll or is that the same as battery mode?
It should be PIR motion based when no power but it seems like its PIR sensor is pretty sensitive too (max setting) that it starts recording pretty quick (check my porch pirate test)
Hi! Can you manually trigger the siren/alarm? Thinking of getting the doorbell.
Compare it to eufy 🙏
Yes!👆
Most likely.
@@LifeHacksterhow bout Reolink?
As a current Nest doorbell user i like the 24/7 recording and nest speaker notifications. Can the tapo doorbell make my nest speakers ring and show a notification on the Google streamer like the nest hello can ?
What is the difference between this and the D235? Is it just a different country thing?
Camera lense view field is narrow, nothing beats original doorbell 😊
I don't see how any other doorbells even exist that are single camera. The Eufy dual camera doorbell changed the game and I can't even imagine being with a single camera doorbell at this point. Why aren't more companies doing dual camera???
Watch my eufy dual camera video and compare the footages.. I’m pretty sure you can see more of my front porch with the Tapo than the eufy.
I had read that there is one that has the rtsp protocol, does this one have it?
I don’t see any RTSP in the specs.
Is your discount for the Tapo website only?
When will you review the Reolink RLC 823S1 and RLC 823S2?
Are there any solutions to stop de cameralens to get damp after a moist night?
So what happens after 20:04 hours?Does it just dump the footage
It loop records. It will record over old footage.
I need your help LH
I have a samsung phone and when it rings my phone i have to unlock it to see the doorbell.
I think ive tried everything. Pleae help
Does anyone know if Tapo plans on making a NVR?
They have a Hub...but NVR would be nice.
not available in canada yet
Hopefully, soon.
How do you change the actual time ? Like from 3 pm to say 4 pm ?
Any recommendations to have more doorbell chimes around a property? I’m currently using multiple Echo dots, but that system doesn’t always work for some reason. It’s seems plug-in chimes don’t work over Wifi.
Does this work with HomeKit ?
How come it said a pre recorded message when you answered it?
I have the auto response turned ON. You will see it in the settings part of the video.
I need a video doorbell that has a longer range from the house to the gate, approx. 20 meters/66 feet. Which do you think would be better? Thank you
Will it work with google nest hubs as chimes?
When hardwired, does it have any RTSP settings?
I didn't see any RTSP settings in the spec sheet.
Ok thanks!
Hi Lifehackster! Unrelated question: There is now a RLC-823S1 on the product page (in Australia). Is it better than the original RLC-823A?
is it compatible with 24DC? moving from ring.
Will tapo d225 integrate with home assistant?
Looks like a great option at a reasonable price. However, I'm disappointed that you can't record both sides of the conversation. I wonder if it can be activated with a software update. Either way, I'm in the market for a new video doorbell as my OG Google Video Doorbell has been having issues. It will not notify on my phone anymore or smart speakers. When people push the doorbell button the video just spins. My next choice had to have great video quality, be able to work with Google speakers, 24/7 recording(deal breaker if not), wired with battery backup and quick notifications. This looks like the total package. I went ahead and ordered. The front of my house can get really hot from the sun, so I purchased the 2 year extended warranty on Amazon for $10. They are running a 15% off promo. I pretty much got a discount and extra warranty for same price.
5:15 my old chime box will no longer work then?
I assume your old chime box would become useless. Their may be a way to wire the new doorbell into it with more research and work
question. can different users setup different notifications on their tapo app? ie: if I dont want motion notification or pet notification but someone else does, can it be done? thanks
Tapo or reolink ?
So if you have it wired the chimebox won't work? :(
Thank you for the review.
Can you delete the motion activated recordings manually one by one? With my tapo c220 I can't and I miss that feature from Ring
If you have the micro SD card for local recording, then No. You can format it but will delete everything. The one in the cloud if you have the subscription, you can.
Does this work with some existing Tapo hub? For linking as chime and recording storage. Like the one comes with the battery camera bundle? I'm a bit concerned about the memory card in the doorbell itself. The other (d210) has even worse placement for the card.
What would be the difference between this (battery only) and the D230s1/D210s1 battery? Big price diff
I’m not sure. I still have to test the D210.
So if someone doesn't want to be recorded they can just steal the unit and take out the SD card?
Correct but this one can or will be compatible with the Tapo hub and when added, you will also have the recordings on the hub. Or..subscribe to their Tapo Care to also have cloud recordings.
Do they also have a POE version ?
Not that I know of.
Now THAT is one UGLY doorbell. But, it has all the features I want with the exception of working with existing chimes.
LOL... Hoping they can add a chime adapter to make it work with existing chimes.
Did you try the D235 yet
Nope. I haven't.
Does this support RTSP?
I didn't see it in the specs.
Can you make two phones rings when someone press this doorbell?
If you have shared the account then yes, but most likely the first one that answers will connect but the second one, will not.