2K+ Indoor/Outdoor Wired Security Camera, Baby Monitoring, C120 | 2024 PCMag Editors' Choice, Person/Pet/Vehicle Detection, Color Night Vision, Subscription-Free Local Storage or Cloud

I’m no stranger to security cameras. Over the years, I’ve tried about half a dozen different brands. Some good, some not so good. But most require a subscription to review video footage. While searching for video cameras that do not require a subscription, I found Tapo cameras. The subscription option is available, but if you insert a micro SD card in each camera, you can review prior recordings with no subscription. I currently have 6 of these cameras around my home, along with the doorbell camera and the door lock. At $30 a camera, plus another $20 for a 128gb Micro SD Card, it’s a fairly low investment for what it offers. I get pet and human detection along with glass breakage and dog barking notifications. I can call each camera and have a 2 way conversation (although not the greatest sound quality , but it works), turn on an alarm or turn on a spotlight. Bang for the buck, there really isn’t anything else out there that can offer all these features at this price. You also have the option to purchase the hub to record all your events and skip buying the micro SD cards. Or do both and have 2 sets recordings.

Love this little camera! It works great, clear picture. We bought this when we were going to be gone overnight to check in on our teen daughter. I like that we can talk to her over it. I love that we only needed an SD card and do not need a subscription! 🙌

I've had these cameras for almost a year now and couldn't be happier with them. They're a great value and I honestly wasn't expecting much at this price point but they've exceeded my expectations. I have 3 of them set up throughout the house and they've never lost connectivity and have good crisp, detailed video both day and night. The range for the motion detection is very good too and the only false alarms I've had are from when the sun shines in through the blinds and bounces off the wall and the camera picks it up. This is not a bad thing as it's picking up the motion and I think any camera would do this.We've since moved into another house and resetting these were simple and they were up and running in no time. The only thing that would be nice is if you could turn all the cameras on/off (along with the notifications) in one step. Instead you have to go into each camera and set them on/off which isn't a huge deal but it would be nice to be able to be able to do it in one step. If you can I haven't figured out how yet. lol All in all I highly recommend these cameras and will be buying a couple more soon.

I had 4 Yi cameras (2 indoor and 2 outdoor) which I replaced with TAPO cameras. The Yi cameras were hit or miss, and the Yi app was horrible, constantly hitting you up to subscribe to their cloud service and delaying connection to the cameras. The TAPO cameras work great, and the app is straightforward with no annoying adds. The cameras work great in recording to a mini SD card, and cloud service is not required to store videos or for smart detection. Cost wise, the prices are great compared to others. I have both the indoor and outdoor models.

Having used other Wi-Fi cameras including Google Nest cams (and much more expensive pro & semi-pro security hardware), as well as having a career in electronic & broadcast engineering, I think I’m uniquely qualified to give this a fair unbiased review! First off it’s phenomenal for the money. Better resolution and more features than previous generation Nest cameras for a fraction of the price. While the hardware is seemingly not as durable as some competitors, at this price they’re more or less disposable! There was one surprise for me that everyone should be aware of (that if I had done a little research, I probably would have figured out before purchasing on a whim during Amazon prime days)! Unlike other services I have used, when you use the TAPO app (which I paid for a years worth upfront for 4 cams) just be aware it only streams live, and then records segments to the cloud when there is motion detected. If you want to record continuously, every cam has to have an SD card installed. The app then uses the memory locally on the SD card to playback segments (but of course is limited by the memory of the card). Then like other systems (and dash cams), it just starts rewriting over older video/audio. The app is very intuitive and functional although I would like to be able to monitor all cameras at once (which may be possible as I’ve only played with it a couple of days). Installation was a breeze and simple. Very intuitive for non-tech people. Overall, I’m extremely pleased with the performance &bfeatures. Time will tell about durability and I’m sure their app will probably get some upgrades over time. A very competitive product. I would’ve given it five stars if for the $119 for a year of 4 camera service, it would record continuously into the cloud. That way, if you have a break-in the cameras are destroyed, the full recording is remotely saved.

It's rare to find an indoor camera nowadays that isn't completely useless without a subscription fee, but this was is an exception. Initially I had some trouble having this camera identify my wi-fi network, but after a few tries it eventually did and, so far, accessing the live stream has been seamless. This camera sends me notifications when my pets moves from her nap and it's nice that I also have the option to turn those notifications off if they start to get annoying. I got this after my cheap Arlo camera crapped out. Hopefully this one will last longer than a couple of months. Picture quality is pretty good as well.

I am NOT new (12 YEARS and TWO other brands) to the home camera arena for sure. I came to notice how many models of the Tapo’s there were. I then dove in and figured what was best for me. One of my criteria was that it didn’t force cloud storage and subscription service on you, an SD card would be all you need. It also had to have Motion and Sound detection, and higher resolution than what I was used to was an extra treat. I decided upon the indoor/outdoor Tapo C120’s knowing they would be for indoor use as all my others in the past were. This gives me an option to move any outdoors if I ever had a need. I use a couple of them, instead of being outdoors, on windowsills or on door glass pointing outside. So that you know, if you plan to use in this way, you can not have night vision on. You would get a glass reflection of the night vision sensors. This way has worked fine for me for every model in my past 12 year line-up, as long as there is a porch light, street light, entry door light, some kind of light you are fine. There were several incredible, unexpected surprises after I installed 4 of these. The image quality is amazing, super sharp and clear. The App is super fast and responsive compared to my old... You can easily and instantly swipe between cameras, or just as swiftly look at recorded events (alarms). You can even put the camera’s in grouped batches of 4-up on a screen together. The flexibility in mounting options make it super easy to put wherever you would like. I am amazed at the difference and how far the technology has come in such a short time. Oh and did I say the price is a fraction of all the other I purchased in the past ? I can buy four Tapo C120’s for the price of ONE of either of my old brands. Right now I am running all 4 Tapo’s remotely in another home and plan to purchase more for primary home and do away with my older inferior brand. My situation was kind of unique and I had some questions, so I reached out to Technical Support. I have to give a shout out to Cliff as my main Technical Support contact. The team went over and above any expectations I ever could imagine from a support standpoint. I have passed my knowledge onto friends and family about these, as you can’t beat these cameras all in all. The price point, the quality, no nagging monthly bills, you can’t go wrong ! Tiny investment with a huge bang for your buck. I am not writing this review for promotional purposes or any of the such…. I am writing it because when I come across a stand-out product and customer service together, I want to tell my story for others.

Update: Cameras have a ton of features, and fantastic night or day viewing. It's tedious to set up all the accounts online to see the camera feeds on a PC, but it does work, using iSpy Connect. So I absolutely LOVE that. The wi-fi is powerful and I've had no problems connecting to the indoor or outdoor cameras so far. The power cords must be pressed in as far as they will go, they only make contact in the last 1/8 inch. You need to anchor the cable near the camera after installing, and if you move the camera at all, be sure to push the power cord back in firmly, because it will disconnect. One of my camera's night vision stopped working, I'm returning that one. The mounting hardware and process is very quick and easy. I'd like to see 90 degree camera view rotation as well as the 180. So that a camera can be mounted on a side wall. And right-angle USB power cords would be helpful for space constraints. One caveat. The outdoor Tapo 425 camera will not show in a PC feed, it doesn't work with the RTSP or ONVIF protocol. That's disappointing, but it has all the other great features. Be sure to buy some micro SD cards while you're buying the cameras, for local recording and phone playback. Previous review: Just got the camera. Compact, clever, looks well made. However, the power cable must be pressed in completely to power the device. The tiniest gap from full inserted will stop providing power to the camera, and the smallest movement will disconnect the power. Major flaw. The camera video displays on my phone with no problem after installing the Tapo app and creating an account. Then they harass you to set up an online paid account. To see the camera video on a PC, you have to jump through hoops. First you must set up an RTSP account and password for EACH camera. This is done in the Tapo app. It's a different ID than your Tapo ID. Then you install an app called iSpy, on your computer. Then you jump through more hoops, configuring that, and then it fails and gives errors, and you're nowhere. So I don't know if I'll be able to monitor the cameras on a PC. They're not much use to me if I can't look at a monitor to see what's going on. Like every other security cam I've tried, these don't work very well. I sill use my Logitech PC-linked cameras from 2007, which don't require online accounts, and record video to the PC. And I can glance at the monitor 24/7 to see what the 4 cameras are seeing, live. Two stars for the Tapo cam.

I have been looking for a security camera for pointing outside my house mainly for monitoring if anyone coming to the house (for delivery etc), any vehicle going to my drive way or park outside my house, and any pets (or racoon) wondering outside my house especially at night. The C120 is exactly what I am looking for. I've been using the tapo C120 for just one month and very happy with this product and the tech support. It got all the features I've looking for among different brands and models, picture quality is quite good day and night, live and recorded video very smooth, small foot print to be mounted on the window frame, flexible camera arm for pointing at the exact angle easily, very considerate magetic base plate and double side tape for simple installation without the need for drilling nor screwing. It has about 5 sec pre-recording when the motion is detected so you won't miss anything right at the beginning of the moment the motion detected, multiple detect zone which so flexible that not confined to just rectangular shape like to older model, detection of person, vehicle and pets work just great, night vision is very clear without the need of infra red or spot light (especially useful when I put the camera behind the window pointing outside the house), quite happy with the motion detection response which is very fast (both day and night time). More important, technical support is very good, I found the recorded video is jerky a couple of times at the beginning of the video, contacted tech support with sample video sent to them, unexpectedly, they responsed the next day and even got a firmware update for me within a week and the problem seems resolved now, of course I will monitor the issue for the next couple of weeks to make sure it is really fixed (which I think it is), also tech support (Ian Xu) responses very fast with good follow up which is another star added.

Excelente camara la.imagem de noche es buenisima

High definition High resolution super sharp image video quality

Small but works like monster....must have it if you are worried to secure your home...

Best camera that as good as Ring camera with so many control features and no need for subscription id you install and use local memory