Tapo 2K 5MP Smart Wireless Security Camera Doorbell
Tapo 2K 5MP Smart Wireless Security Camera Doorbell, Battery-powered wifi doorbell camera, Two-Way Talk, IP64, Colour Night Vision, Cloud &Local Storage, Works with Alexa & Google Home, (Tapo D230S1)
Note: Battery life of up to 180 days is based on TP-Link’s laboratory testing triggering 10-20 events per day. Actual battery life may vary based on device settings and location.
Always know what happens in front of your door through the Tapo app. With the starlight sensor and 2K 5MP resolution, check all the fine-details captured even in low-light environments.
Head-to-Toe View
With the camera’s ultra-wide FOV(160° Diagonal), Tapo 4:3 live view ensures users can check visitors from head-to-toe as close as 1m†, which shows more vertical details than other 16:9 doorbells’.
Person and Vehicles Detection
Powerful Al identifies people or vehicles, notifying users with filtered notifications.
Multiple Ways to Answer
With two-way audio or a recorded quick response, communicate directly with your deliveries through the Tapo app.
Note:The data is measured based on the optimal installation height of 1.2m of the doorbell, the actual distance will be affected by the installation height.
Color Night Vision
With the embedded spotlight and starlight sensor, Tapo D230S1 reveals high-fidelity details and color at night.
Flexible Placement and Views
Different wedge choices give users possibilities to make the doorbell suits more placement scenarios.
Easy Management and Installation
Wire-Free Placement No wires means you can place the doorbell wherever you want.
| Weight: | 250 g |
| Dimensions: | 14.6 x 5.45 x 3.55 cm; 250 g |
| Model: | Tapo D230S1 |
| Part: | Tapo D230S1 |
| Colour: | White |
| Pack Quantity: | 1 |
| Batteries Required: | Yes |
| Batteries Included: | Lithium Ion |
| Manufacture: | TP-Link |
| Dimensions: | 14.6 x 5.45 x 3.55 cm; 250 g |
| Quantity: | 1 |
Long Battery Life
The item was easy to fit and easy to set up, although I do already have tapo cameras so that may have helped. The picture quality is great day and night. What is impressive though is the battery life.
Best doorbell I have used
I have tried several different doorbells and eventually I stuck with ring. However ring have now increased there subscription which I no longer want to pay. Tried many alternatives and in my opinion I would say this is 10x better than ring. The camera quality is immaculate (if you have strong WiFi) battery life seems really good so far as well. I did struggle with the motion detection and how sensitive it was, however I changed the settings in the app and it’s exactly how I wanted it to be. My only slight complaint is the app is very laggy and doesn’t always notify me. Probably just has a few bugs that need fixing. I highly recommend this doorbell!!
Good Camera doorbell
Replaced an existing Ring doorbell with this as it doesn’t require a subscription to store videos.
Works better than the one it replaced, need to see how long it will last before the battery requires recharging.
Also have the option of buying a spare battery
Decent camera
Sadly this camera DOES NOT support ONVIF.
Regardless of this its a decent camera at a good price (99). I use other Tapo cameras for home surveillance and i’ve always liked how they function, the app is decent and the other cameras (which do support ONVIF so I assumed this might too).
The camera comes with a HUB which is easy enough to install and comes with an SD Card, which will store a few days of footage. You can subscribe to the cloud storage (which is probably why they opted not to support ONVIF)., but for my needs and the recording I have on other camera’s I don’t feel the need.
Not quite what I wanted
Although this is a good quality product it didn’t quite come up to expectations so I kept my existing door bell & added the TAP camera which has now made it all more versatile
This doorbell camera is excellent – works well with Alexa too as when it is pressed, she says someone is at the door.
Motion detection is great and night vision is great. No issues with the connectivity, sound is excellent also. Even the torch on it is quite bright & illuminates our garden path well.
Battery lasts us on average about a month and a half but we are constantly in and out of the app, having people walk by and we have all the settings enabled together with the motion detection set at its highest.
All our cameras are Tapo and I would not move from them at all. App is also so easy to use and really easy to add additional cameras/devices.
Tapo 2k5MP Doorbell
Contents of the Tapo Video Doorbell Camera 2K5MP kit.
Kit includes door bell, hub, wedge, Sheets of Labels, screws, adhesive pad, wall plugs, and instructions.
I opted for this doorbell as I’ve already got Tapo devices, and have found them easy to setup and maintain. They are all made well.
First thing to note, it’s quite big, certainly twice a standard doorbell push button.
It’s well made, and has some good features.
As others have said, the installation is quite straightforward, but you do need to perform it in the correct order, ie. Hub first, then add door bell.
Some comments referred to having to label the button, as it’s below the camera, (unlike other manufacturers whose button is central to their device); well Tapo must be listening as the kit comes with a handy sheet of labels saying “Press Here” in 10 languages. The actual button does have a symbol of a bell on it, so really, they are probably not needed, but it’s good to have if required.
I’ll be configuring the detection settings, sensitivity, and Zones over the next few days, as these will depend on the amount of notifications I receive, but based on them so far, it works extremely well.
Overall, and excellent product. Well done Tapo. Agai
The item itself would be 5 stars excep
The item itself is brilliant and I would review it 5 stars only the battery only lasts a few days so If I had to do it again I would buy a wired one.
Perfect for Desired Use
1st time having a video doorbell. Really impressed with this product. Great price, easy to set up. The app is user friendly and really decent quality images. Still having to make tweaks to motion sensitivity otherwise it triggers to frequently. You can create specific motion zone areas which is a good feature. I’ve now ordered a backup spare rechargeable battery and a 512 SD card. Without the SD Card you can still record and the footage will save to your mobile. You can also take live screenshots which us also a useful feature. Also sharing access to family members is another good feature. Only just purchased but do far really impressed.
Replacing a wired-in Ring doorbell that was never up to the job – couldn’t hold a connection to my WiFi , this one does the business, possibly because it has a hub that is wired straight into the router. Easy to setup provided you don’t make the mistake I initially made – trying to install the doorbell on the app when what I needed to do was do the hub install first. After I did it the right way round everything connected properly. The battery charged up in a few hours and once it’s in and you have the app working it shows the percentage of battery charge so you have plenty of notice for when to swap or recharge your battery. I will be getting a spare soon so I have one ready to swap straight in.
Just put a micro sd card into the hub and it formatted it straight away and now any alerts send a video clip straight to the card where it is immediately viewable from your app. So no subscription, just a one off card purchase and you’ve got storage sorted.
Quality of picture and video is very good. Doorbell rings on the hub, as well as on the phone, and it also got announced on my echo dot, so a simple test push of the doorbell and I was deluged with alerts! You can turn off any you don’t want though as well as choosing the volume level for the ringer. Different noises and ringtones too if you want. Although I’ve adjusted the sensitivity of the alert zone so that it’s close to my door, it has just gone off (complete with video) of a man walking his dog past the front of my house, so I will play around with that some more. But very happy with the doorbell, works great and a relief to finally have a security cam with storage in place. I went for this one because I have got a few smart plugs and other cams from Tapo and I just find that their stuff always works well plus I like having everything on one app as well.
Very responsive and clear.
Bought this doorbell for the front door and to be able to access it away from home
It is a very clear picture and very responsive it was very easy to set up and works well with my mobile phone. It is not positioned in a high traffic area so battery life is excellent. Overall good value for money.
Good image quality
Installed this today and overall very happy. Bought primarily for local video recording to replace a Ring doorbell and its subscription charges. One thing niggling me though, everything I’ve read suggests that this has an anti theft alarm feature but for the life of me I cannot find this setting anywhere. If I remove the doorbell from its mount, which anyone else can do as well, no alarm sounds. Have I misunderstood this feature, has anyone else got this working? This issue aside very happy with the overall performance, video quality and local recording but the alarm feature or current lack of it is taking the edge off a little.
EDIT. Update to say after further searching I found the setting for the alarm and now have it set, still too early to comment too much on the overall performance but so far seems ok.
Fat better then Eufy!
My first doorbell purchase was a Eufy product. This was because of all the glowing reviews online snd the fact I can store videos locally without paying a subscription was paramount. The Eufy door might look good but in every other aspect it was rubbish. Notifications where slow or none existent and the time taken to pull up the video feed when the doorbell was pressed was unacceptable. I returned the Eufy and purchased this. I am so greatful i did! The tapo doorbell is far better in every way!
I already have several Tapo devices in use, so the choice was a no-brainer. I like the fact this doorbell connects via a hub (supplied) with a slot for microSD. I used a 128Gb card, which has proven to be more than I really needed. The SD card stores all the video recorded by the doorbell, so you don’t have to subscribe to any services, (unlike the “other” doorbell brand) which is a big bonus.
It came in very useful while we were away on holiday in Australia, we could see when stuff had been left for us and when our neighbour popped round to check all was OK.
The unit is a big old thing, vey boxy and rectangular, with a camera lens at the top, a sensor in the middle and a big switch-like button at the bottom. This is the only gripe I have, as a lot of visitors thought the centre sensor was the doorbell button, which meant I have had to place a sticker on the actual button so the less than intelligent of our species can actually use the thing. I suppose it’s because the “Other” brand does have a button in the middle… (“ring” any bells?)
The only other gripe, (and this must affect all video doorbells) is that the lens gets big splodges of water on it when the wind and rain is in the wrong direction, of which we seem to have had an awful lot.
This doorbell is battery powered, and the manufacturers claim it lasts for about 90 days before requiring a recharge. That seems to be if you have the night light switched on too, which I don’t need as there are two wall lights either side of the door. As a result, I am down to 22% since powering it up at the end of November. A lot better than 3 months.
Since we got the doorbell, I have added a couple of Tapo cameras and temperature sensors, and smart buttons and light bulbs to the system, all controlled by the same Tapo app which is dead easy to use.
Summary:
A solid unit, great video and picture quality, very good battery life, easy connection to the supplied wireless hub. Shame people cannot tell what a button looks like!
I purchased this TP-Link Smart Video Doorbell so that I could add remote front door answering and security to my property without adding another app to my phone, as I already had a few other TP-Link Smart Home products (light bulbs and CCTV).
It links with the Tapo app really well and is exceptionally straight forward to install with a step by step guide. As it also adds the Hub (chime unit) it has allowed me to also add Leak/Water sensors (purchased separately)
The distance range is good with a reliable connectivity of 5-6m in my case. The doorbell features work well with motion/person detection. Using the app features I have eliminated false alarms and it provides useful notifications on the app and hub. I have it set to record motion/person detection with no notifications, and doorbell notifications with the 2 way talk feature so that I am not bombarded by app notifications every time someone walks out the front door. I initially struggled to get this setup working, but an email to TP-Link Technical Support resolved this issue. I personally find TP-Link products very intuitive to use, so hadn’t needed to contact their Technical Support before. Their very quick response and solution, which was far quicker than their target response time, has made me even more confident in the TP-Link/Tapo products. Thank you Aurelia and Tyrone for providing such a quick and customer focused response.
The video quality is great, perfectly size formatted to view everything well. Sound quality is also very good. I did initially have another branded doorbell with leak sensors, etc. which had connectivity issues, but due to not wanting multiply apps on my phone, opted for TP-Link and glad I did. Good reliable devices which work well and great Technical Support and help when needed.