TP-Link Tapo Smart Video Doorbell Camera with Chime, Battery or Wired, 2K QHD Color Night Vison, No Monthly Fee, 180° Ultra-Wide Head-to-Toe View, Ring Call, Free AI Detection, Local Storage (D225)

5 Stars – Outstanding Smart Doorbell for the Price!I live in San Antonio, TX, and recently installed the TP-Link Tapo doorbell camera—and I have to say, this thing is fantastic. The installation was incredibly easy, and the setup through the Tapo app was quick and smooth. Within minutes, it was up and running, and it's been flawless ever since.The video quality is sharp, motion alerts are accurate, and I really appreciate the two-way talk feature—it works great. One of the biggest perks for me is being able to customize the notification sound through my Samsung phone, which helps me instantly know when someone is at my door.I feel much more secure knowing I can monitor my front door anytime, whether I’m home or away. For the price, this smart doorbell offers premium performance and reliability. If you’re looking for a user-friendly, dependable doorbell camera, this is the one. Highly recommend!

I'll write more below, but here's the bottom line: Yes, you should buy this doorbell. It absolutely beats the competitors in this area, including the one made by the company whose shopping platform you're using right now (rhymes with "Sing"). I can't say I'm surprised this doorbell is so good, though. TP-Link clearly thinks carefully about its products and works hard to put out high-quality stuff (I have several other items from TP-Link, and I've always been pleased at how reliable and high-quality their stuff is).Additional details:-Price point is excellent (just under $50 as of the time of this review). Extremely fair. These seem to be on sale regularly, so if you see it listed for a considerably higher price and you can wait, you might want to consider holding off for a bit and coming back a little later to see if they are on sale.-Set up and installation are a breeze and connectivity is great.-Motion detection is great, and you can configure sensitivity and areas for detection. It also supports person detection, vehicle detection, and animal detection (each of which can be further configured with the same options, either as a group so everything has the same settings or independent from one another). I've not tested the vehicle or animal detection, but the person detection is quite good. And if you're getting false positives, you can give the doorbell feedback and it will improve. You can also, of course, tweak the sensitivity of detection. But it's nice to see TP-Link include the option to help train the doorbell. The training occurs locally, for your doorbell only (i.e., it doesn't mean your images will then be sent to the cloud or their servers and used to train their algorithms centrally; they respect your privacy).-You can opt in to their subscription service if you want cloud recording, but I specifically sought out doorbell cameras that permitted local storage only (which is what I favor). Even with local storage, the doorbell is very responsive.-Video quality is excellent. The camera also has an "auto" feature when live streaming to give the highest resolution that makes sense for your connection speed and strength at the time of viewing.-Audio quality is similarly great. It also supports different modes of talking through the doorbell. One works sort of like a walkie-talkie, and one works more like a video call. Answering doorbell rings works like a video call. But you can sneak a peek at who is at your doorbell before "officially" answering (it'll turn audio and video on on the doorbell, but keep your mic muted so they won't know you're screening who's at your door).-Battery life is good. I've seen some complaints about battery life, but I suspect this comes from people not fully charging their doorbell or using it all the time. There's no such thing as infinite battery!Bottom line: If you buy this, I'm confident you'll wonder why you didn't make the move sooner. Say goodbye to whatever competitor version you might have and come on in, the water's just fine. Or, if this is your first foray into smart doorbells, you're in for a treat with this as your introduction.

I’ve tried several brands of cameras and doorbell cameras, and this TAPO is the best kept secret. Half the cost of other major brands, no subscription required, can format a microSD to record locally. Battery life so far has been great, will last around 8-10 weeks on a single charge. It also has great physical security features so it locks into the mount. It even has a little security alarm you can arm that will alert you if the camera is removed. Rings phone when doorbell is pressed too. 2k resolution if you want, but the 360p is super crisp with the lens they have in it. Honestly don’t know why this doorbell isn’t top of the list! Highly recommend.Update after 1 month: Battery life at 80% still! This camera may only need to be charged a few times a year at this rate. It is recording 20+ clips a day.

Great product! Easy to setup, works great. Sends alerts when motion is detected, great night vision. No issues with connectivity. Overall very satisfied.

Security with no subscription 🤔 I can say I’m pleasantly surprised. I wasn’t expecting the size of it. The install instructions were a bit confusing; I wired it into my door bell. Which was easier than the instructions made it seem. Connectivity was pretty straight forward & easy. Picture quality is pretty clear, as well as at night. Quality of the camera is pretty sturdy, which explains the bulkiness. So far worth the buy, I have the 30 day free trial but will be installing local storage in the near future.

The D225 4mp QHD camera is outstanding. The software has all the bells and whistles ;-) and is very customizable. However, the biggest highlights are the image, audio, pet/vehicle/package/person detection quality with unlimited zone masking (you can add multiple zones per detection type). It has unlimited power options as well... powered by battery, existing door bell hardwired AC, or both (maintaining full battery as an AC power grid down fail over). It just works and is easy to setup.The D230 is a similar camera, but instead 160 degree camera/5mp instead of the D225's 180 degree camera/4mp. I prefer 160 degree, but the 180 degree works well and some people will need the fuller 180 degree coverage. Both are great.Install Tip!!!Initially, I found that connectivity to the doorbell camera was inconsistent, which I thought it might have been my WIFI signal, but instead, it ended up being that my existing doorbell 16Volt AC - 10 Amp transformer did not appear to have quite enough power. It was replaced with a 16Volt AC - 20 Amp transformer and it now works perfectly.