Tapo TP-Link ColorPro Wi-Fi Outdoor Camera | Plug-in | Daylight Clarity at Night | 2K QHD | Person/Pet/Vehicle Detection | Local/Cloud Storage | 127° FOV | Built-in Siren C325WB

I wanted an outdoor security camera with good night vision capabilities to monitor my garden. I found this one on Amazon and decided to give it a try. Installation was fairly straightforward, and I was able to set it up in about 30 minutes. The image quality during the day is great, but what really impressed me was its performance at night. It's easy to see everything clearly, even in low-light conditions.One thing that stood out for me is how well it detects animals. I have a couple of outdoor cats and a few squirrels that love to visit my garden, and this camera picks them up every time. It also has customizable detection zones, so you can focus on the areas that matter most (I set mine to cover my vegetable patch). The local storage option is convenient too - I don't have to worry about paying for cloud services if I don't want to. Overall, this camera does a good job of keeping an eye on my garden and providing me with peace of mind.

Very easy to set up, and you have the option to use either Ethernet or wifi. The view at night is unbelievable.

Camera setup was easy and has some nice features like an option to use WiFi or Ethernet, geofencing, being able to alert you to specific occurrences such as a car detected, person detected, animal detected, and if someone crosses a defined area or line. It has an alarm, although not very loud but enough to let someone near it know they’re being recorded. There are also 2 LED lights for recording, but it’s not something that will light up anything (like the ground), even when set to 100% brightness, but is intended to enhance the video quality. I turned it off so it’s not obvious when it detects motion and is actively recording. You can also turn off the LED status light so it doesn’t call attention to it as much.The thing I don’t like is that the inside of the lens sometimes “fogs up”, even when mounted indoors, making it impossible to identify anything. It tends to clear up if I turn the camera off for a few minutes. Other times, in daylight when the lens isn’t foggy, the video isn’t bad. I have concerns it will get extra foggy should it be humid, cold, or raining.Overall it has nice features, but poor video (or perhaps this one is defective). I set the video resolution to the max of 2K and also tried HDR mode for increased clarity, so this was as good as it gets. Even at that, after dark with outside lights on, it’s impossible to identify someone 7’ below where the camera is mounted.UPDATE: The video has been clear after that first day or so. I’m thinking some moisture had gotten in and it just had to burn off in the sun. I added another photo of someone about 25’ out with a leaf blower, and the quality is pretty good. I would definitely recommend.

El modo de visión nocturna es increíble en esta cámara, en oscuridad total logra captar mejor que otras con sensor Starlight, sería bueno más resolución, al menos 3k

I recently installed two of these cameras. I wired one to a router and used Wifi for the other. The installations went well although the one installed over rough stucco took a little extra time to make sure the holes for the anchors were precisely drilled. The provided template didn't stick to stucco so I taped it to the wall and marked the holes in the stucco with a punch.The quality of the images is excellent and the app is fairly intuitive. My one issue occurs when I'm continuously streaming the image from either of the cameras to an iPad I bought specifically for that purpose. After a few minutes the image freezes and grays out with a message to "Tap to refresh." Tapping the screen does restore the image, but I can find nothing in the documentation, forums or FAQs that explains this issue. Is it a bug in the Tapo app? Is it a "feature?" All WiFi signals are good. I don't want to have to keep tapping the screen to monitor my cameras. Responses from TP-Link or other users are welcomed.Update August 11, 2023I emailed TP-Link support about the problem I documented above. Their Technical Support team could not have been more responsive. Over a period of several weeks they asked me to collect and forward system logs from the camera (Micro SD card required which must be removed from the camera to access the logs) and logs from the app. They provided detailed instructions on how to collect the logs. At the end of that time they provided access to a beta version of the app to which they had added a fix, again providing instructions for accessing the beta. It worked without any interruption in viewing the cameras. I was told that the fix would be released in the Tapo 3.X app with no specific release date. However, I recently installed the latest release, 2.17.2 ("Fixed some bugs and improved stability.") which appears to have the fix included since I've experienced no "Tap to refresh" interruptions over several days. I'm changing my rating on the camera from 4 stars to 5. Great support!Update September 6, 2023The Tapo 3.0 app (3.0.17) has been released.