1080P Outdoor Wired Pan/Tilt Security Wi-Fi Camera, 360° View, Motion Tracking, Works with Alexa & Google Home, Night Vision, Free AI Detection, Cloud & SD Card Storage(up to 512GB), Tapo C500…

Ok so let me start off by saying that I hardly write reviews… unless I am particularly satisfied or dissatisfied with a product. This product warrants an honest review based on my experience since receiving the product. I was looking for a camera to mount on my back patio so that I could monitor my back door entryway, my backyard items, my backyard access points, and my utility room with all of my high priced lawn equipment, power tools, etc. This camera was extremely easy to mount by creating a small entry point into the corner of my patio ceiling, pushing a fish stick through it, retrieving the fish line from inside my attic, securing the power cord to the fish line, and fishing it back through to the outside of my house on the patio. Inside my attic, the power cord is connected to an extension cord and plugged into an outlet that I have in my attic. Once connected to power, it was very easy to connect to my WiFi network and configure in the Tapo app. Now, what do I like about it besides the super easy setup and mounting? The picture is crystal clear. The camera has the ability to control the direction is it facing via the app and has the ability to view 360 degrees. Also, it has the ability to adjust the settings for monitoring notifications for when it picks up movement. It also has the ability to set it up where it will flash a bright light when it detects movement, which to me, seems beneficial for at night time because it will let anyone it see’s know that they are being monitored. It has the ability to sound a siren alarm for detected movement, or you can manually sound an alarm to the device through the app. It is sound capable so you can hear the sounds in the general vicinity of the camera and it has the ability for you to speak through the camera to whomever is near it. According to the app, it also has a call function, but I have not yet tried that function out yet. Most impressively, you have the ability to pan/tilt the camera using the app from a different location if you want to see a wider view or higher or lower than it is already set, up to a maximum of a full 360 degree turn. Through the app, it has the capability of automatically recording any movement and saving those recordings to your device “cloud” and it does not appear to re-write over its recorded videos as long as you have enough storage on your “cloud” for the data required depending on how much footage you have recorded. For the price, this camera is hands down an excellent value for a purchase, especially for those of us who do not want to pay an outside company for camera security services. This is an excellent alternative. I will be purchasing several more of these cameras to mount around the entirety of my house. For the price, quality, functionality, and ease of installation, I highly recommend this product to anyone who is currently in the market for outdoor cameras on their home.

Probably the best outdoor camera i've used. The video quality is very clear , it detects everything and records everything. You can view the recordings almost immediately after they've been recorded, this is not like Amazon's Blink camera that runs on batteries, but I prefer a wired connection, no need to swap out batteries , easy to mount in place ... Just get yourself a high quality mini SD card ! Don't waste time with Yi cameras (those have tons of ads), and Blink cameras don't capture enough footage to make them reliable ( they record in clips). These record everything! Very easy to install and get up and running.

Update: I still like the quality of the cameras but they can be really frustrating in some regards. Like the fact that I’ve just changed internet providers for the second time since I’ve owned them. There is no way to update them to a new wireless system. All you can do is remove them from the app and reinstall them. Which wouldn’t be a huge deal if the removal process would allow them to be reinstalled. But it’s not that simple. You have to completely reset them. Again, not a huge thing if the reset button were not underneath the little door where the memory card goes. I’ve had three neck surgeries & have a bunch of hardware in my neck. So I either have to climb a ladder and take down the entire camera in order to reset it. Or, remove the tiny little screws from the door while standing on a ladder outside and reset the camera, then put the little door back on. It’s ridiculously difficult to do when they could just allow a reset from the app. And I have no idea if, once all this is completed, if I will be able to access the video that is already stored on the memory card from the previous wireless account. Which stinks because I think the installer of the new wireless broke a deck box in my back yard while installing the wiring at the back of my home. The only way to know for sure is to view the videos stored on the card. So if they broke it, I may not have any proof to get reimbursed for it. UGH!!!! I’ve had these cameras for a long time now and realized even though I’m very impressed with them, I never wrote a review. I think for the money, they are the best cameras you could buy. They are simple to set up and install. They will accept micro sd cards for storing video so you do not require a service or a monthly fee. I chose these because they will track movement. So I can see my dogs or my child wherever they go in my back yard. I set up two: one on one side of the back door and one on the other. The only stipulation is they require an outlet to plug them in. But I have a pool in back so I have outlets in several places for plugging in the pool robot and entertainment devices. I can view both cameras via an app on my phone or my Alexa Show device. The image quality is good and with both I can see my entire back yard. I highly recommend these cameras to anyone looking for some simple home security or just the security of being able to keep an eye on your pets or children in your yard.

Beautiful video quality with a lot of functionality. Like how it automatically pans and tilts to follow visitors. Mounted easily but connecting the camera to my WiFi system and Echo Show and Echo Dot devices, but the setup was a bit involved. The unit has produced very few false detections. I have it turn on the unit's light's when it detects motion at night to let visitors know they are being monitored and the audio alarm turned off unless we are gone for several days. I Inserted a MicroSD card to store motion and person detection without having to have a cloud account monthly subcription. This camera is a great value!!! I don't know why, but it dropped connection once ... was easily reconnected by just replugging in the AC adapter. The sound it makes when panning and tilting is a little annoying.

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Working perfectly

Excelente camara muy fácil de instalar y muy buena imagen ,compra satisfactoria

This is my fifth Tapo camera and they all perform very well. I combine them with Kingston branded micro usb cards for storage and have not had any problems with initializing the cards as I have read in some other reviews. I find the 1080p provides a clear picture during the day and adequate night time depending on the distance. If I was using this for a business to protect against vandalism I would probably go with the 2 or 4 k versions. The software that they provide is versatile as well. One feature I like is the ability to save views so a single click pans to a preset rather than having to move the camera manually. Tracking feature is also nice.

Third one we have bought for our property. Easy to install and operate. Very clear footage.