Customers highly value the excellent camera quality, long battery life, and effective night vision of this Tapo outdoor security camera system. The ease of setup and installation, along with the option for local storage, are also frequently praised. While some users noted occasional inconsistencies with motion detection, the overall experience is largely positive, particularly given the inclusion of solar panels for convenient charging. The wide field of view is another frequently cited advantage.
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Pros mentioned:
Ease of use, Solar panels
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Video Quality Great, Audio Could be a Little Bette
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Quite easy to install once I figured out the various connections. I'm still not 100% up to speed on downloads and playback. Solar charging is great.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Pretty easy to set up and install. A little lagging at night of any movement. Once the trial ends, I installed SD cards and it runs fine. No monthly subscription the sound when speaking from the camera is still a little muffled kind of hard to hear what someone is saying
I would recommend this to a friend
Brand response from TPLinkSupport
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Hi DebbieMickey,
Thank you for your review. We're delighted to hear you enjoyed the camera's ease of setup and installation, and the functionality offered by its local, MicroSD recording option (card not included). We appreciate your feedback regarding the audio when speaking from the camera and will share it with our Tapo team for future consideration.
If you have any questions about your experience, our support team is always happy to help. Feel free to contact us through any of the resources provided with the product or on our official website, and a Support Agent will follow up with you directly.
Thank you, TP-Link Systems Support
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Camera quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Camera review
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Great quality and easy to use. Clear picture and stays fully charged. Only downside is distance for motion sensing could be better.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Good cameras
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Good video quality. The only thing I have found wrong is the timing. A person will already be knocking before I get a notification that a person was detected.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Camera quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Perfect for my use
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Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Great use for my ranch have one at the gate, one at the front door and back door. Never have to charge them the sun does the job for me. Picture is clear day and night definitely recommend these cameras.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great cameras!
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Easy to set up,install and use. Great app. Also if you already have any cameras on the Kasa app, you can link them to the Tapo app so you can view and manage all your cameras in one application.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life, Camera quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Best I’ve tried!
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Better than any others I’ve tried! The battery stays full, even on cloudy days. Great picture quality and no subscription fee.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
TP Link 3 pk with solar panels.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Overall I think the 3 pack TP Link is a good deal. The camera works well and offers many options for use. My only issue is that if it is very dark out the camera is not picking up a person. I plan to add some lights in the area to help the camera pick up. Solar panels work great so far.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality, Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Great cameras.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Quick easy setup, configure and install. Solar panel keeps battery fully charged and one of the best images I have seen on any camera.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Better than Arlo
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Set up: Brings screws and requires a drill to set up the mount for the camera and the solar panel. The solar panel cord is long enough to be able to set up the camera at least 20ft from the solar panel. Then just download the app and the camera is detected pretty quick.
Camera: built-in speaker, built-in light, built-in alarm, picture quality is amazing (crisp and clear whether day or night), and the camera itself is sturdy and well-built.
Solar Panel/Bettery: Never have to charge! I noticed the solar panel starts charging the camera once the battery starts going underneath 75%. I haven't noticed lower than that.
App: This app is amazing! Better than Arlo for sure. So many customizable features! It took me a few days to explore everything it offers. You can automate it in many ways and switch from "home mode" and "away mode" through a scheduled time.
You can also set up the camera to only detect specific movement like: only pets, only people, only vehicles, or just general movement - and it alerts you of what type of detection it picks up (vehicle, pet, etc.)
The app allows for "privacy mode" if you share your camera app with family members with just one click, so it doesnt send alerts. You can also take pics and record videos through the app and it saves on your phone.
It has so many more features to make it simplify its use, you just have to explore the app and activate/customize the features to your liking.
Subscription Service: way more affordable than Arlo or Ring. $3.49/device or $11.99/10 devices per month. There's in between prices for less cameras as well, and you can do a yearly service which saves you money if you want to pay up front.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Tapo TC85 Security Cameras
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Best security system you can buy for the money...period! System capabilities are second-to-none, setup is seamless and images are spectacular. The options to tailor the system to your specific requirements is matchless. The on-camera storage allows you the option of opting out of cloud storage fees. HIGHLY RECOMMEND this system...I bought a second!
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Cameras great again
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Great cameras, the best i know, and i know about cameras. This morning a friend told me something great about this cameras but i said to him I know about cameras and this are the best.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Eye Can See You!
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Overall, we are pleased. Performance has been as expected & install was somewhat straightforward as explained later. The app is easy to understand & use. We have 1 camera covering our front & 2 covering the back. After some 2 months, we are still working on the notifications as the front camera sees a lot of activity. After firmware updates, there were some hiccups, forcing a couple of reboots. As to install, the back cameras are separated from the solar panels (which do a great job of recharging in limited sun exposure). However, there are no instructions on how to do this, even though all the hardware needed is included. We persisted through & managed regardless; instructions, would be helpful. One problem, when internet went down, we lost access to the cameras, odd since our local wifi was still working; this is a concern, confirming that the feeds go somewhere else before we get them (Beijing are you there?). We'll consider the new Hub when it is released to mitigate this.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Ease of use
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
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Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I really like this product because is easy to instal abd mange
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Better than anticipated.
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Cameras show a wide angle of property. Zooming in makes it even better.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Battery life
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Good Quality, Budget Friendly, Smooth Application
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Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Runs amazing, app works smooth as long as you stay up to date with the updates. No issues I highly recommend ensuring you WIFI is within range for smooth feed. MESH WIFI works best if the distance is far from the product. Battery on its own lasts for like 3 months without charge at eco settings.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
Security and piece of mind
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This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Easy to install and setup, adding additional cameras was a breeze. Solar panels work well even in our heavily wooded area.
I would recommend this to a friend
Rated 5 out of 5 stars
TP-Link - Tapo Outdoor Battery-Powered Wireless 2K
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Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
I'm not a person who got this for free or was biased to review this. Here is an honest review. I bought this because there was a person around my house at night. My motion detectors would say a person was around. One night he knocked on my bedroom window, needless to say, I was startled, I wont go into detail, on what happened, but I bought these the next day. I installed them, funny as it seems , the night alerts have stopped. I assume he saw me putting up the cameras. So on to the cameras.
Tp-Link has good cameras, the solar ones are good. Don't have to worry about the battery, cuz charges all the time. It''s alerts are almost immediate. Money well spent.
I would recommend this to a friend
Pros mentioned:
Camera quality
Rated 4 out of 5 stars
Fabulous4 cameras.
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Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Working well and looking to get more tapo wireless cameras systems. Good picture day or night.
This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.
Easy to install and mount. Has done everything we hoped for. The solar panels do an awesome job of keeping them charged and allowed us to setup in the areas we wanted but didn’t have access to power. Great purchase.