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Name: TP-Link - Tapo Wire-Free Indoor/Outdoor Cameras with up to 300 days of Battery Life and Magnetic Base (4-Pack) - No Monthly Fees - White
Brand: TP-Link
SKU: 6547531
Price: 254.99 USD
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Rating: 4.3 (268 reviews)

TP-Link - Tapo Wire-Free Indoor/Outdoor Cameras with up to 300 days of Battery Life and Magnetic Base (4-Pack) - No Monthly Fees - White

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QuestionDoes the app have a feature that will give a phone notification when something comes within the cameras motion sensor range?
Asked 2 years ago by Chuck.
- Answer Yes, you can configure notifications in the Tapo app based on detected activity.
  Answered 2 years ago by TPLinkSupport
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QuestionWhat is the best memory card for the camera? Will a micro SanDisk extreme 512 GB card be fine or is an endurance micro SD better?
Asked 2 years ago by ABC123.
- Answer U3: UHS speed class: U3 indicates the cards speed. This card, will have the ability to record 2K and 4K video. A U3 card can record up to 30 MB/s. A2: Application performance class. There are two classes, A1 & A2. A2 is 2.5 to 4 times faster. This is the input-output, write speed of the card. V30: Video speed class I’m far from an expert, but I believe the U3 rating is the most important. I purchased cards from known manufactures that had both U3 and A2 ratings in 256GB & 512GB. I don’t think you need a pro/extreme/endurance card since the card will not be written to over and over. However, temperature might be an argument for one. FYI: Samsung EVO Select is exclusive, Amazon branding, and is identical to Samsung EVO Plus.
  Answered 2 years ago by ZombieFood
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QuestionCan you add a solar charger to keep the battery charged at all times?
Asked 2 years ago by JayT.
- Answer Hi! Yes, you can use our Tapo A200 solar charger: https://www.bestbuy.com/site/tp-link-tapo-mountable-solar-panel-for-tapo-home-security-cameras-white/6562035.p?skuId=6562035
  Answered 2 years ago by TPLinkSupport
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QuestionCan the video data on SD Card be managed remotely via app - delete, copy, etc.
Asked 2 years ago by Projector.
- Answer Yes, as long as the camera and your smartphone are connected to the Internet.
  Answered 2 years ago by TPLinkSupport
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QuestionDoes it require a subscription?
Asked 2 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer No. A Tapo Care cloud storage subscription is only required for cloud storage. Local storage does not require a subscription; only a Micro SD card (not included).
  Answered 2 years ago by TPLinkSupport
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QuestionAm I able to view cameras from more than one iphone?
Asked 2 years ago by Doug.
- Answer Hi! Yes, you can access the cameras from multiple phones. Depending on your management preferences, you either can sign in to your primary Tapo account on each phone for full administrative access on each device, or you can share your Tapo devices with family accounts by following the steps in our FAQ: https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2613/ Family shared accounts will have access to the Live View, Talk, Voice Call, Pan/Tilt Control, and the SD card video Features of Tapo Cameras, but will be unable to change the other settings of the cameras.
  Answered 2 years ago by TPLinkSupport
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QuestionWhat day, month and year was the product of the camera system? Thx
Asked 2 years ago by FutureBuyer.
- Answer If you are asking when the product launched it was October 2023. But products while being produced all will have different manufacturer dates.
  Answered 2 years ago by TPLinkSupport
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QuestionIs it possible to add more cameras to the app, out of the 4 included in the system package?
Asked 2 years ago by CGLA.
- Answer Yes, you can connect up to 32 cameras.
  Answered 2 years ago by AlanPNJ
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QuestionCan these be separated at 3 different locations on 3 different wifi connections? OR do all 3 need to be on the same wifi? My personal shop is on its own wifi away from my house so I want to use them totally separate.
Asked 1 year ago by Separated.
- Answer Yes, absolutely. You can connect each camera to a separate 2.4GHz Wi-Fi network. As long as you use the same Tapo account during setup, they will all be accessible and manageable as long as the cameras and your phone have Internet connectivity.
  Answered 1 year ago by TPLinkSupport
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QuestionCan you play back live video in the app or only watch current live
Asked 2 years ago by Nottechsavy.
- Answer Hi! Both live view and video playback are supported in the Tapo app.
  Answered 2 years ago by TPLinkSupport
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QuestionCan the batteries be charged back up and lasts another three hundred days
Asked 2 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer The batteries can be recharged but you would have to dismount the camera and plug it to do so. I found that the camera does not last 300 days as it depends on the settings. But so far it has lasted a reasonable amount of time before having to recharge.
  Answered 2 years ago by ilanvb
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QuestionIs the app free
Asked 2 years ago by Johnny114.
- Answer Yes.
  Answered 2 years ago by TPLinkSupport
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QuestionCan I store my data to my unlimited Google Drive account?
Asked 1 year ago by Storage.
- Answer No I returned the Camaras
  Answered 1 year ago by Anonymous
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QuestionDo your cameras pick up good sound quality?
Asked 2 years ago by Lynda.
- Answer Yes, excellent
  Answered 2 years ago by termoore57
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QuestionWill I need a base station?
Asked 2 years ago by freddybear1212.
- Answer No.
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QuestionWhat's the connectivity reliability between the phone app and the cameras? What could disrupt the connection?
Asked 1 year ago by PMAN.
- Answer The connectivity is the same as with any wireless 2.4GHz connection. Disruption would be caused by lost of servier or interference but that would be no different than with any wireless/cloud communication. As long as you have a stable and strong network you should not have any problems with the cameras.
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QuestionAm i correct in saying that this does not come with a hub, and if i wanted to avoid cloud storage, i would need an sd card in each removable camera?
Asked 1 year ago by DCbos.
- Answer Hi DCbos, That is correct. A hub is not included or required. For local storage, each camera can support a Micro SD card (not included) with a capacity of up to 512 GB.
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QuestionIs there any way that I can connect this to my laptop? If not, and if I get a video of a burglar, I really want to save it as an mp4 to share with police and friends. Can I copy it to my laptop using Windows 11?
Asked 1 year ago by Dan77077.
- Answer Hi Dan77077, The Tapo TC85 Wire-Free Indoor/Outdoor camera supports local storage via a Micro SD card (not included), which you can remove from the camera, insert into your PC, and copy recorded footage to your PC.
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Questionhow many cameras can you have on one system?
Asked 2 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer They don't use a hub or anything so you can have as many as you want. You just add the cameras as a new device in the software and they are attached to your wifi network.
  Answered 2 years ago by JTLMS
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QuestionDoes this have wires?
Asked 2 years ago by Anonymous.
- Answer Hi! No, the Tapo TC85 Indoor/Outdoor cameras are wire-free. They connect to your network via Wi-Fi and are powered by rechargeable, 10000mAh batteries.
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TP-Link - Tapo Wire-Free Indoor/Outdoor Cameras with up to 300 days of Battery Life and Magnetic Base (4-Pack) - No Monthly Fees - White

Q: QuestionDoes the app have a feature that will give a phone notification when something comes within the cameras motion sensor range?

Q: QuestionWhat is the best memory card for the camera? Will a micro SanDisk extreme 512 GB card be fine or is an endurance micro SD better?

Q: QuestionCan you add a solar charger to keep the battery charged at all times?

Q: QuestionCan the video data on SD Card be managed remotely via app - delete, copy, etc.

Q: QuestionDoes it require a subscription?

Q: QuestionAm I able to view cameras from more than one iphone?

Q: QuestionWhat day, month and year was the product of the camera system? Thx

Q: QuestionIs it possible to add more cameras to the app, out of the 4 included in the system package?

Q: QuestionCan these be separated at 3 different locations on 3 different wifi connections? OR do all 3 need to be on the same wifi? My personal shop is on its own wifi away from my house so I want to use them totally separate.

Q: QuestionCan you play back live video in the app or only watch current live

Q: QuestionCan the batteries be charged back up and lasts another three hundred days

Q: QuestionIs the app free

Q: QuestionCan I store my data to my unlimited Google Drive account?

Q: QuestionDo your cameras pick up good sound quality?

Q: QuestionWill I need a base station?

Q: QuestionWhat's the connectivity reliability between the phone app and the cameras? What could disrupt the connection?

Q: QuestionAm i correct in saying that this does not come with a hub, and if i wanted to avoid cloud storage, i would need an sd card in each removable camera?

Q: QuestionIs there any way that I can connect this to my laptop? If not, and if I get a video of a burglar, I really want to save it as an mp4 to share with police and friends. Can I copy it to my laptop using Windows 11?

Q: Questionhow many cameras can you have on one system?

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QuestionIs there any way that I can connect this to my laptop? If not, and if I get a video of a burglar, I really want to save it as an mp4 to share with police and friends. Can I copy it to my laptop using Windows 11?

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