Kasa Smart 2K QHD Security Camera Outdoor Wired, IP65, Starlight Sensor & 98Ft Night Vision, Motion/Person Detection, 2 Way Audio w/Siren, Cloud/SD Card Storage, Alexa &Google Home Compatible(KC420WS)

I've always found TP-link KASA products to be high-quality and reliable, and this camera was no exception. Has an excellent picture, worked just fine with a 64 GB card, and can take even larger . That gives me about a week's worth of constant recording at 720p. It has a fairly bright set of lights built into it which can be set as a security light if you want, 2 way talk ability, IR night vision, and even a siren, though it's not super loud. It's also weatherproof and comes with a 5V USB adapter plus a fairly long cable. Incredibly easy to install with the excellent Kasa app. I have their plugs, switches, lightbulbs etc. going back over 10 years and all of them still work.

I have a slew of the Kasa smart outlets and they’re excellent. Cheap and just work.I watched these cameras for a long time before trying a couple. I’m glad I did. I got them on a good sale, around 42$ each.My buddy who is a professional security camera installer is blown away at their picture for a camera at 1/4 of his pro cam cost.Picture quality:The night vision is incredible. That’s usually where the picture quality lacks. Picture is crisp and clean when night vision is on.What is even more impressive is the cameras ability to use what light it can pickup at night and keep color and clarity. I have a streetlight that is in my neighbors yard and I don’t use night vision on 2 of my cameras because it can use the available light very well.I will say, I run these on 1080 as I don’t see any real difference at 2k. But just remember, it depends on the screen you’re viewing it on.For me, 1080 is plenty.Spot light:It’s pretty good. Not “impressive” but impressive for something that is running on 5V USB.Siren:Yup, it makes noise. You can even set it to initiate all sirens on your network at once.Siren and Alert settings.YES you can turn both off when motion is sensed. I don’t know what people are doing where they can’t turn that off.Motion sensing:Pretty slick, you can set a irregular squares to areas of interest you want notifications. For example. One cam captures the street, but I only want my walkway. So I set that section to only alert if movement is noticed in that area. Even nicer, you can set up to 4 different sections.Noise sensing/notification:Far too sensitive even on the lowest setting. A good gust of wind will set it off.This is nitpicking, but wanted to address it. All my noise sensing is turned off.2 way communication.It’s OK. Not great. You can hear the people through the camera OK, but the speaker to them is not that great, but again. 42-50$ it’s very good.I will say, it’s possible that when you’re talking through the camera you mouth is far away from the mic on your phone because you’re also watching the video feed.Install is straight forward. Mount anywhere 110v is within the 10’ reach of the cord.I bought a 50’ USB extension cable to power one of these cameras where 110v is not nearby and it’s flawless.Can probably power sufficiently with even longer USB extension.Micro SD card storage:It’s ridiculous that TP-Link hasn’t accurately answered this question.At 1080, the 24/7 recording is approx 12gb a day. So a 256gb card formats at 219gb. Which translates to 18 days of 24/7 recording.The takeaway, at 1080 it takes 12gb a day. Different picture quality will increase or decrease the storage requirement.Saving from SD card.Again. I don’t know where the issue is.When a notification is received the on screen prompts shows you if it was a person or movement.Touch one off them and the software jumps to that event and starts playing.On the screen you’re watching there’s a “RED RECORD BUTTON” touch that, and it starts to record that selection of video to your phone.You can record anything, not just an event. But the event notification just helps locate the times something happens.Easy. No problem. Stop whining!For those that can’t figure that out, if you need to pull the SD card for insurance or police, you have a legit reason! You won’t be pulling the card daily.Ending thoughts.If you’re interesting in an inexpensive but high quality camera, look no further.

Love these cameras. App is great and it not requiring a subscription is fantastic. It's easy to grab clips from the app if something needs to be saved. Easy to set up and had zero issues connecting it to my wifi despite being on the opposite side of my house from the router.

Camera works fine. But you will need to subscribe to thier cloud service. Otherwise you will not be able to see anything in the past.

I love this little camera. The picture is really clear and crisp. Night vision is really good. It captures every bit of movement. It is a good size so it doesn’t feel like a huge camera in your face. The sound seems just right. Connecting it was easy. Haven’t had any issues.

11.21.22~ Was going out of town for a few weeks & wanted cameras.Our interior Victure, which I love, aged out. No longer app compatible.The Kasa nursery cam is still holding strong, although Dual Band transfer was a challenge.Picked up a this Kasa exterior & Eufy with the same features.How did I decide on those 2?Wanted SD card compatible, Dual Band, Free Monitoring with decent app.Bc if you don't know, the App is as important as the camera so check App reviews.Kasa is TP Link & already knew their app was good.Well, good-ish but I've has Arlo & theirs' is way worse. (300 bucks I'll never see again)Plus this was 50 bucks. Another point I was looking for. Done with high end & bad CS.After 2 weeks away, where I couldn't reset if it failed, Kasa won. Eufy app repeatedly stopped.Details on this 2k 4Mp~* App gives live & playback* App allows you to snap a pic or video in playback mode* Picture is Clear as Daylight at Noon. Even on Zoom & through a window.Yes, you can zoom but there is No Pan. When it's set, it's set.* Perched on a shelf 6' off ground had 8' wide viewing angle* Clearly hear incoming noises with no lag. Outgoing speaking delays a second or so* The flash/spotlight is Bright. Pretty sure a Police Flashlight was the prototype* 'AI' hit/miss. Trees in the wind come up as 'Person Detected'.Birds flying around are correctly identified 'Motion'.* No Middle ground on Notifications. Either your phone blows up or Turn it off.The 2k Connection~This is The Biggest deal breaker on most cameras.You Must Have wifi hook up without 5k optionYou can check it now on phone or computer.**If you see your wifi name With And Without 5k next to it, this will work.If not, you have 2 Options.*Invest in a more expensive 5k camera(s) or,**Purchase a dual band router like Netgear that gives you 2k option.Comcast "upgrade" blocked 2k on their rented router. My owned one does not.*** 4 Steps to Hook up***> Download Kasa App not TP Link.> Must connect to your wifi name without 5k next to it.> Connect camera through app.> Once you can see your place through app, you can reconnect to 5k.Your 2k connection will remain connected. At least mine did from 400 mi away.That's it. It's that easy. And It works.If you want Pan, Tilt, Zoom~ Kasa nursey cam also works well with app.No SD card option.Even though it's the same app, playback is in 'Activity' icon vs same screen tap.If anything changes I'll try to update but as of Nov 2022, I'm a fan of Kasa.