Tapo 2K Indoor/Outdoor Wi-Fi Home Security Camera, IP66
Tapo 2K Indoor/Outdoor Wi-Fi Home Security Camera, IP66 Weatherproof, AI&Baby Cry Detection, Colour Night Vision, Cloud & SD Card Storage up to 512G, work with Amazon Alexa & Google C12
Sound & Baby Cry Detection
Be notified of any sound that is detected, as well as the cries of a baby.
Product Comparison Table
 Tapo C120 |  Tapo C100 | Tapo C110 |  Tapo C210 | |
| Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 1,445 | 4.5 out of 5 stars 7,337 | 4.6 out of 5 stars 11,765 | — |
| Price | £39.99 | £20.99 | £23.99 | £69.99 |
| Indoor/Outdoor | Indoor/Outdoor | Indoor | Indoor | Indoor |
| Resolution | 4MP | 1080p | 3MP | 3MP |
| View Range | 120° Wide-angle View | 105° Wide-angle View | 105° Wide-angle View | 360° Rotational View |
| Night Vision | Up to 30 ft | Up to 30 ft. | Up to 30 ft. | Up to 30 ft. |
| Local SD Storage | Up to 512 GB | Up to 128 GB | Up to 256 GB | Up to 256 GB |
| Smart AI Detection | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ |
| Weatherproof | ✔ | ✘ | ✘ | ✘ |
| Weight: | 310 g |
| Dimensions: | 6.74 x 5.74 x 4.41 cm; 310 Grams |
| Model: | Tapo C120 |
| Colour: | White |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | No |
| Manufacture: | TP-LINK |
| Dimensions: | 6.74 x 5.74 x 4.41 cm; 310 Grams |
| Quantity: | 1 |
On the plus side, night vision, response times for notifications, ease of set up and the price, I have a total of 3 Tapo cameras with plans for a couple more and the doorbell. On the negative side, it’s the sound quality
But do recommend this camera
The Tapo C120 is a great camera for the price. It has excellent night vision, the best, which is the main reason I bought it, and the detection and notifications work great. I would not recommend it for outdoor use, but it works through a window as long as you stop the reflection using a surround. I cut a hole in an old exercise mat, and because it’s thick, it holds itself in place. You don’t need that much either, about 100mm either side, and about 50mm top and bottom should do it, then you stick the camera to the window. Experiment with a bit of cardboard first, which also acts as a template. I’ve got a few Tapo cameras, and I hope Tapo start producing some 4K cameras in the future. The camera works well with street lighting, but outdoor LED lighting will also improve things as well. Highly recommend.
After searching for ages and buying and returning a few, I finally found this one which has runs off a standard USB plug and doesn’t require a large DC adapter. Which means it fits into my outdoor sealable power socket unit which has very limited space inside. The USB cable plugs into the front of the supplied USB plug but it works from any USB plug so I used one where the cable connects to the bottom instead to make it as flat as possible.
I had put a Blink Outdoor camera there before and the screw holes on the magnetic mount for this one fit those drilled holes exactly which was another bonus.
Set up was a breeze (I already have the app and several other Tapo items) and the camera works perfectly out by the back door giving a crystal clear view of the garden.
This camera is amazing value for money and I wish I’d found it before.
I needed a good quality picture & recording which did not cost the earth!
Previously I had the well known make of door bell, which did not always perform well, would not always record when needed or picture was grainy & very glitchy, not wanting to pay the new 55 subscription for a poor quality cctv I looked for something else.
This Tapo camera ticked all my boxes.
Extremely happy with picture both day & night. Very very clear.
It’s USB powered, mine goes through the window into my plug near the window.
I’m no tech geek at all, set up quite straight forward & will absolutely subscribe to the premium recordings when my 30 day trial up.
I need to tweak the recordings as I get every motion atm!
Boundaries can be set too which I’m super happy with the view.
Would 100% recommend this camera.
We have 6 Tapo C210 cameras as part of a security system in a large warehouse that have been working flawlessly for a couple of years.
Decided to add another and went for the C220 for it’s slightly better resolution.
Initially setup caused issues with it complaining it couldn’t pair.
Once setup it worked fine for half an hour then disconnected.
However not only did it repeatedly disconnect itself it would lock up the router and take all the other cameras with it.
Tried every setting under the sun to correct this, no dice.
Updated the firmware, same problem. There is a known issue with the current firmwares discussed on various forums, TP link forum and Reddit.
In the end we changed the router and this seems to have solved the connection issues. Just to note the previous router was made by Tplink.
Now a grumble. While the upgraded resolution is better it’s not that much better than the C210.
However there is one annoying feature that is stupidity in itself.
On the C210 you can set 3 resolutions, 2k, 1080p and 720p.
Sensible resolutions that give you a reasonable choice
However the C220 is either 2k or 360p!
Not sure which daft Muppet decided that was a good idea I don’t know?
Apart from the above there are some decent new features.
The good thing about these cameras is they can be used with pretty much any other camera software easily as they are ONVIF compliant.
They work well with software like Blue Iris, ONVIF device manager and the app Onvier.
No internet connection is required to use the cameras.
Work well with Alexa/Firestick too.
Hopefully they will iron out the issues stated above.
I purchased this 2K camera to replace my Tapo C70 1080p camera which I have used for some time as an indoor camera on my bedroom window shelf overlooking our street to monitor our cars and the camera has and still does work fine and as there is a street light illuminating our cars, you can set the camera to stay in day mode without any sensor lights coming on at dusk and reflecting on the bedroom window glass.
Anyway to get back to this new 2K camera, it is WAY superior in image quality with the higher spec lens and has various settings you can set in the Tapo app. View back is simple (my clips are all saved to SD card so no need for any subscription fees)..Some people comment on bandwidth issues with it losing connections.. In my own experience this happened a few times in the first week and I did consider returning it however I established my Sky Ultrafast router was set to automatic and also used a WiFi android app on Play Store to ascertain that my next door neighbours had many connections on a number of channels, so I changed my rouetr setting to a stable channel(11) in my case and have had NO drop outs or disconnections since.
I am extremely pleased with the camera quality improvement including the AI fact you can set to detect motion, person, vehicle and animals and on looking at saved footage you get clip icons of what has been captured I.e. person icon, vehicle icon etc making it so easy when scrolling through saved footage if you only want to see person movement in early hours as icon will show you..
Very pleased Tapo customer and now looking at getting their latest outdoor C325WB colourpro camera to add to my coverage…
Connecting an remote network camera used to be the domain of real coding wizards with having to open router ports etc to allow the remote access to function – but not any more with the Tapo Pan and Tilt Wifi camera.
Installation is really simple and easy – install the Tapo app onto your phone, set up an account and select your camera model. Plug the camera into the supplied power adapter and select it from the app (temporarily using the camera’s broadcast Wifi network). Installation done!
The camera can be accessed from the app, remotely moved 360 degrees horizontally and moved up and down within a limited range (114 degrees), the image quality is excellent – I’m a photographer and have used all sorts of cameras over the years, but the Tado 2K QHD produces some really nice footage – you can certainly read car number plates and clearly see faces with no issue at all.
Zooming on the 220 model is digital, but still very good quality and far better than expected.
The night vision is ok but I set the infrared emitters to be off in the app, as they reflect really badly from the internal glass window behind which I’ve positioned my camera. The night video is still fine but at a slower frame rate than the stock 15FPS during the day. (this FPS can be increased with the app – but remember that higher FPS will result in your home broadband slowing down as the camera uploads the footage at a higher framerate/larger file size every time something triggers it to record)
Really good camera, the price is amazing and the connectivity is spot on. Absolutely worth every penny and wholeheartedly recommend this product.
There are so many features to this camera when connected to the Tapo app.
I like that you can schedule continuous recording at certain times. There is also an option to detect if someone walks past a set line.
I also like the privacy feature.
The image quality is good, depending on what you plan to use the camera for. Zooming in with the app can distort the image.
If the wifi goes off, the camera will still record footage to the sd card. The red LED will flash, and the camera will automatically connect to the network again when it comes back on.
If the power to the camera goes off, then the camera will automatically connect to the wifi when the power comes back on again.
Motion detection is not as sensitive as other cameras I have used. If you move slowly, then detection is not picked up, even on the highest sensitivity, but motion detection in general is very impressive and is perfect for general use.
If a light is on and is then switched off, it takes a while for the camera to respond to night vision when it is in auto mode. (A few seconds)
At first, talking through the camera was not really possible as the voice couldn’t be heard. Going to advanced settings and changing voice call mode from standard mode to compatibility mode fixed this.
I would highly recommend this camera to anyone as it has passed all of my expectations.
Just a couple of suggestions for future development, to improve on the instruction manual or guide and to have an option to detect any sound for some recording scenarios where there is no motion detected, but there is sound.
Update: The sound recording quality has been a bit hit and miss. After using the camera for a couple of days, it has been noted that the sound can be a bit distorted or not heard very clearly at times, even with the microphone set at the default setting.
Also, if you use dual broadband it is still possible to use the app, but some functions, like cut or download playback video, will not work unless connected to the same network. I found that messing around a few times with my vpn settings actually fixed this. There is a way to record the playback video in the app anyway so that isn’t too much of an issue.
I thought that I should also mention that a vpn needs to be switched off or paused when first setting up the camera. After the camera is set up then the vpn can be activated again and the camera works very well.
Tapo C120
As I liked the C220 so much, I purchased a waterproof camera for outside too.
The C120 is very flexible, providing you have power nearby. I prefer solar powered cameras, with long battery life, but this camera is very good.
I have the camera placed up against a window at the moment, for testing, but it is best to have it set up properly, with no restrictions. Night vision cannot be used through windows. (Use day mode and motion sensor lights). Night vision is very good.
The motion sensitivity of this camera is amazing.
Image quality is similar to the C220. People further away may be blurry or may not be able to be recognised and zooming in with the application doesn’t really help. If you have a large area to cover then you might want to look for a better camera. 4k or something.
The sound is good when set up correctly. I have to change it to compatibility mode for it to work at it’s best. Loud and clear, when talking through the app to the camera. The microphone is very sensitive on the camera and it can pick up sound from a fair distance.
It is really nice to be able to see and control both cameras in the same application.
Support get back to you fairly quickly and are very helpful.