TP-Link 𝗧𝗮𝗽𝗼 SolarCam C402 Kit, Outdoor Battery Camera w/Solar Panel Base, Wireless, 1080P, Free Person Detection, SD/Cloud Storage, Color Night Vision, No Hub Needed, Works w/Alexa

I have this installed in my front yard and it works great. The solar panel feature is a big plus since I don’t have to worry about charging the battery. The alert system is very reliable and gives me peace of mind, especially when we’re traveling. The picture quality is clear, even at night, and setup was straightforward. I also like that it works with Alexa and has options for SD or cloud storage. Overall, it’s a solid security camera that makes our home feel safer.

Easy set up and no nuisance alerts. Very good photo / video quality for price point. Solar panel charges even when cloudy and battery stays nearly 100% all the time. When I unboxed it it said charge 7 hours before use. Of course I did not do that and started it up with 47%. The next two days it poured rain and still charged to 90%. Next day only a few hours of sun and it was at 100% where it has stayed since. I have this fairly far from my house and have barely a bar of wifi, sometimes none and it still connects, records and flat works. Highly recommend and will be buying another or two soon.

I had to wait a bit to write my review after ordering so I could get my handyman install it for me. He put the solar panel up near the roof line, and the camera a bit down from there.THIS is my 4th purchase of the TP-Link security products. I started with the little home cameras to keep an eye on my husband (who was bedridden and on hospice) so I would know when me moved in bed or if he needed me. It was incredibly cheap and so high quality I was astounded.THIS camera is also amazing. The picture quality is very clear, even at night. I had to play with the options so it wouldn't be notifying me of movement every time the neighbor's cat ran across the yard. You can use the microphone or not. Use the sound, or not.I put an SD card in it so I can take photos if I like or have it make videos....right now I have that turned off but I will perhaps turn it on later.I already had the Tapo app on my phone so it took all of 10 seconds to get this set up. My handyman was up on the ladder while I told him which way to aim the camera. No problems. Easy peasy.This is such a great product, I ordered another TP Link security camera to put out back that uses USB C cable to charge. It will come off the holder easily to take in to charge.LOVE this camera.

I’m a senior woman and I had this Tapo cam mounted under my eaves and set up in no time. It’s the perfect solution for being able to have a security cam where I can’t have a hardwired one, and it works just as well as my Ring and SimpliSafe cams that are hardwired.The picture quality is clear, voice is clear, it’s easy to use the app, and it connects easily to my WiFi (thanks to my TP Link Deco system which gave me coverage where I had none (or poor) where I needed to mount this camera).**BATTERY LIFE** - I installed this camera 4+ months ago and the battery is at 73% now, so I can easily believe the claim of a 6-month battery life. Where I have it there isn’t an extraordinary amount of activity like there is with my doorbell camera that goes off two dozen times a day, but it does pick up motion at least 5 or 6 times a day, so I’m really happy with the battery life. I bought a solar panel for it, but haven’t installed it yet because the battery life has been so good.I put an SD card in it, but I haven’t checked it so I can’t say much about that.You can easily set areas to detect or not detect motion, and that feature works really well.I have 3 Ring cams and a SimpliSafe doorbell camera, and this inexpensive Tapo battery cam works as well as they do. ALL of them occasionally drop their connection (so far they all reconnect on their own), so I can’t take a star away for connectivity when practically every device I have has the same random, occasional issue.We’ve had heavy rains, snow/freezing temps and I’ve had no issues at all. It is under an eave, so I can’t say how it functions when fully exposed to the elements.The light is good. It won’t light up your entire yard, but it is bright and lights up the area around it sufficiently, imo.I’d actually give it 4.5 stars if I could because it isn’t “perfect”, but I haven’t found a device that functions “5-star perfect” 100% of the time. What is “perfect” is the battery life and being able to easily mount this camera practically anywhere.I initially had trouble connecting to the camera from my phone, and the app would repeatedly say that the camera was “offline”. I was about to return it, and then I realized my phone had to be on my home WiFi to connect to it. I never used to keep my WiFi on, on my phone, but now I do and I have no problems connecting to the camera. That’s the only difference I can see between this camera and my Ring cameras. My WiFi doesn’t have to be on to connect to them, and I think there’s a setting I haven’t figured out to remedy this. I haven’t seen any other complaints about this issue, so I suspect it's ‘user error’ on my part.***Before you mount it (or any other WiFi device) I strongly recommend getting the TP-Link ‘WiFi Toolkit’ app on your phone. It allows you to walk around your house or property and see how good or bad your WiFi signal is at a particular location. This will save you a lot of time and headache when mounting or installing a device, especially one that is hardwired that you can’t check until you’ve gone through the trouble of installing it. Very handy app.Anyway, I highly recommend this Tapo battery cam. It’s easy to install, works well, has a great picture and sound, the light is good, it doesn’t send random alerts, and it’s definitely the right price.