Tapo 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…

Great
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.

Wow! Very good quality!
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.

Over 6 months, still perfect!
I just put another one of these cameras in my cart. I’ve had one up since July and it still works perfectly. I do not use the cloud service, instead in installed a memory card. Super easy setup. It follows people, animals, bugs lol, it will pan and follow just about everything while recording. Super easy to view and watch recordings. I can download any recording with a quick click of a button to my phone. If I leave a review, it is either awful or I like it that much. If you’re looking for a inexpensive, very good quality camera, I recommend this camera. Also, it paired easily with my alexa so I can use the camera with the app or alexa. This camera has been through snow, sleet, storms, not a single issue. When the camera is tripped, it records and puts it in a quick and simple location. Open it and with the memory card I can see any movements for the last 24 hours. You don’t have to watch tons of video. From there, click download. That easy and you do not need another app or program to watch it and you do not have to spend a single penny, unless you want to pay for the cloud service which I cannot tell you how much that is. Get this camera, you won’t be disappointed.

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.

Works perfect good quality