Customer Ratings & Reviews

I must preface that I can repair computers and can swap out parts and motherboards on a myriad of products. I am not stupid. But this cam was one of the worst ever to set up. I had a several year old similar cam by a different company that just worked and was easy to set up. Set up was frustrating. Illustrations or instructions on how to open device to set up was very poor. I felt like I was risking breaking the device to try to fold out the base. Not clear at all how to deploy. After I figured out deploying, I was able to get the base to fold out but the instructions were useless. Also obtaining the TP code was problematic - in short it took at least five minutes to get the code only to find out that the code was good for only 10 minutes! Because it took so long to receive, I hit resend only to find out the first code then came in and was useless. I had to wait another 5-7 minutes for the next code to arrive. I ended up ignoring instructions and just waded through installation on intuition alone. Instructions do not tell you to have wifi access code and to bluetooth pair your device. Amazing how limited these instructions were! EXPECT TO INSTALL AN UPDATE ONCE ACTIVATED. MINE WENT INTO AN ENDLESS LOOP INDICATING TO UPDATE. Clicked update. Updating. Then back to update. Repeated several times to have it indicate failure. Tried both with auto update on or off. Nothing changed. Ultimately the cam worked and gave an image. Overall it is okay if you can endure the indifferent instructions. Not sure if the update will ever install but at this point I've given up.

Let me start out by saying I love this camera! It was so simple to set up. I already had the Tapo app downloaded on my phone for my smart dimmer switch. All it took was finding the camera via Bluetooth and setting it up to my wifi network. Simple! I wanted something that I could monitor our front sidewalk, as well as my car parked out of the street. I placed it in a front window near to our front door with a clear view of the street. It does this job very well during daylight, but come nightfall, the glare from the window where I have it placed is too great to make out any sort of image. The motion detection is top notch. The app sends me push notifications if it detects movement. So far, it detected when I've had deliveries and when a car passes by on the street, nearly 100 feet from my house. The video is crystal clear any time I've looked at captures during the daylight. I like that you have the choice between cloud storage or via SD card in the camera. The two way audio works great. I can hear what's going on clearly and the audio is clear when I talk through the camera. This camera has so many options for detection, from sounds (baby crying, cat meowing, glass breaking) to motion detection. I only have the glass breaking set up right now. I hope I'll never have to test how well that works.

There’s a lot to like about the TP-Link Tapo C125 AI Home Security Wi-Fi Camera. Good price, plenty of features, easy to use (once set up). Like other smart, wifi-enabled security cams, the Tapo C125 offers: * Good image quality in both daylight and night with HD resolution of 2560 x 1440 * Wide angle view covering a broad area * An app that is easy to use yet offers a full-range of features * A decent price In addition to the above, the Tapo C125 offers some things that are not always included in security cameras in this price-range: * Recording: If you insert a mini-ssd card (purchased separately) into the provided slot on the camera, it will record (continuously if you like) and save to the card. Once the card is full it begins to erase earlier recordings. What I especially appreciate is that you can do this without needing some kind of subscription. Although you can setup an account to record to the cloud, I am glad it’s not required. Some offerings in this category won’t let you save recordings without a paid subscription - a very unfriendly stance. * Compatibility: Not all cameras work with smart home standards, and most that do only work with one or two. The Tapo C125 works with Google Assistant, Amazon Alexa, Apple HomeKit, and SmartThings. That is a big plus. Especially as it’s not unusual to find yourself switching from one standard to another. * Installation: Installing the camera to a fixed location is made simple by the fact that you just need to fix a metal plate (supplied) where you want the camera (with screws or adhesive) and the camera simply attaches magnetically to the plate (the camera is very light). Add to this the fact that the thin wiring from the charger to the camera is nice and long and it’s a thoughtful touch. * Form-Factor: It may be a minor thing, but I really like the way the camera and stand fold together into a tight unit - another thoughtful touch. It’s worth mentioning that the initial set-up of the unit with the app was slightly confusing. Not overwhelming, but it did take a little more thought to understand the process than I’ve experienced with others. However, for me, it was still over quickly and it has worked as expected without any glitches ever since. I should also mention that the C125 includes 'AI' recognition of people, pets, etc. and these can be turned off or on. I did not get a chance to fully test this so cannot evaluate this feature. However, when used inside with people present it successfully and separately identified each person. Because of this, I would expect the pet-identification feature to work equally well. The TP-Link Tapo C125 AI Home Security Wi-Fi Camera, is a very good offering and I recommend it.

4.5 Stars The picture quality on these cameras is really good. The low light performance is also impressive. Like many people I mostly use them looking out windows so I turn off the infrared (set the mode to day). The app is pretty good and after awhile fumbling around I managed to find the settings I needed. A big plus with these is you can set different detection zones for different types of triggers. With most cameras you have a choice of either setting the detection area too limited and possibly missing something you'd want to record or getting non-stop notifications from motion you don't care about. With these I can set it to record anytime there is motion in front of the house but only alert me if a person is in the area close to the house. This way people walking by on the sidewalk get recorded but I only get alerted if they approach the house. The only negative I have found is the only way to get a picture of what triggered it with the alert is to subscribe to their service. If I could just get a quick picture with the alert it would be the perfect camera. With a different brand of cameras that do that it is nice because then in a glance I can see if it is the UPS guy or someone with a crowbar.

Great camera for a piece of mind while you are home or away. Have you ever been at work or on vacation only to wonder how your little friend you had to leave at home is doing ? Or you get a call from a neighbor telling you someone is creeping around your house or worse yet your at home and your hearing noises out in your entranceway ? Well that's where this comes in handy. You can easily mount it anywhere with the included magnetic mounting template. Just make sure you have a power outlet near by to power it up with. It has some very nice features for a smaller price,so you can't really go wrong with this security camera. A few of the features i really like were one you have an option to record rite to a SD card on the camera but you are limited to a 512 memory size but you can also record to the cloud,so your covered for smaller events or the longer recordings. Another nice feature is the low intensity IR light, so you don't have a high beam of light that lets everyone know you are recording at night. And lastly i love the smart AI detection and notification because now i know if i hear a dog barking or a car or a voice who is what,as in if it picks up the sound of breaking glass and nobody is home it notifies me. But if a car drives by my house it's not going to send me unneeded notifications. All in all for the price and the features this security camera come with it's a smart choice to go with. Oh also it's compatible with Google home that i already use for my other camera so setup was a breeze but also works with Alexa and Apple home.

This device is great. It is a 2K wired Smart Security camera. It works with Apple Homekit, Google home and etc and easy to setup with wifi as well. It also has a magnetic base as well so you can place it anywhere as long as its metal so you just need to add a metal plate on a wall or like on a fridge or whatever. I just set it up on a table in my Room. If you are renting a room I find it important to see whats happening and if anybody has gone in my room I have actually lost money in my room and if I had a camera in my room I would of known for sure who did it. Anyways This is a 2K resolution camera which is great to see the details and you can see everything. Yeah 4K might be better but I find anything with a good 1080P or higher resolution sensor can do the job quite fine. It also hasa privacy shutter so you can make sure nothing is being seen if you don't want it to record anything as well especially if you're using this in your room or bedroom. You just need to supply a micro SD card for storage.

Since I received this product, the "TP-Link Tapo C125 AI Home Security Wi-Fi Camera, White," it has been operating flawlessly for a year. Although the resolution has improved, Tp-Link has demonstrated its value and performed well in home security products, as evidenced by the numerous routers I have purchased over the years. Although I don't have a favorite security product or DOCSIS router device, I must admit that TP-Link's products and their quality were exceptional!

Dealt with shoddy cameras for years. Finally upgraded to these reasonably priced cameras and they just work! Using ONVIF with AgentDVR