Tapo C230

Tapo C230, packshot

Idéal pour : Idéale pour surveiller une pièce intérieure standard avec alertes et stockage local sans abonnement.

En bref : Les avis Reddit saluent surtout la définition 3K de 5 Mpx, jugée suffisante pour une pièce standard. Le bilan reste mitigé en raison de la pixellisation en mouvement, des difficultés de lecture vidéo et de fréquents problèmes de stabilité signalés après une mise à jour.

Note de consensus

5.9/10

#3 sur 11 · Caméras de surveillance

selon Reddit

Score de sentiment36 % positifs
Positifs8
Neutres4
Négatifs10

Au-delà de ce modèle, la marque Tapo (toutes gammes) recueille 55 % d'avis positifs sur 179 utilisateurs Reddit. Ce signal marque ne compte pas dans la note du modèle ci-dessus.

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Points forts

Les retours confirment l’envoi d’alertes sur le téléphone.

1 0

Le stockage sur carte SD et les alertes restent utilisables sans abonnement Tapo Care.

2 0

« The removal of either the cloud or the SD card should not impact the performance of the other. »

Points faibles

Les utilisateurs Reddit signalent une navigation imprécise dans les enregistrements et des problèmes de connexions mal fermées.

0 3

« The C230 is one of our older camera models and doesn't benefit from all of the latest features and improvements. »

« I'm talking about when I select a video from the playback I can only press and hold to go left or right without having any real visual the beginning and the end of that specific video. »

« C225 has bigger fields of view, more tilt up/down, 2x extra Invisible IR Sensor, WDR Night vision, Privacy button, supports Apple HomeKit »

La C230 est destinée à l’intérieur, un emplacement extérieur couvert ne la protégeant pas nécessairement de l’humidité.

1 3

« I would think being cover protects it from direct sunlight and rain but not humidity. »

« You aren't supposed to use indoor cameras outdoors. »

« C230 is an indoor camera yes, not ment for outdoors »

Certains avis la décrivent comme une option intérieure abordable, notamment face à la C225 plus chère sur certains marchés.

1 1

« C230 is low end cheap old camera and you are saying it's the best »

Les 5 Mpx conviennent à une pièce standard, mais le débit, les mouvements et la vision nocturne suscitent de fortes réserves.

4 4

« C230 has higher resolution but lower bitrate and lower lens aperture thus lower quality. »

« Related to the bitrate, there were other reports about older firmwares that the users were having at least 2Mbps but in the newer firmwares the bitrate was chopped to 400Kbps or less which is awful. »

« C225 has bigger fields of view, more tilt up/down, 2x extra Invisible IR Sensor, WDR Night vision, Privacy button, supports Apple HomeKit »

Les expériences divergent, avec des appareils stables mais aussi de nombreux gels, délais et passages hors ligne.

2 4

« My C230 has been absolutely rubbish since the last firmware update to 1.9.1. »

« I ended up changing the camera resolution from 3k to 360p now it has been behaving the last 36 hours. »

« fking shite camera and shite community, not better than the automated email response »

CritèreNote /10Ce qu'en dit le consensus
image3.8Les 5 Mpx conviennent à une pièce standard, mais le débit, les mouvements et la vision nocturne suscitent de fortes réserves.
app0.0Les utilisateurs Reddit signalent une navigation imprécise dans les enregistrements et des problèmes de connexions mal fermées.
fiabilite3.8Les expériences divergent, avec des appareils stables mais aussi de nombreux gels, délais et passages hors ligne.
prix3.1Certains avis la décrivent comme une option intérieure abordable, notamment face à la C225 plus chère sur certains marchés.
installation2.2La C230 est destinée à l’intérieur, un emplacement extérieur couvert ne la protégeant pas nécessairement de l’humidité.
detection9.7Les retours confirment l’envoi d’alertes sur le téléphone.
sans-abo9.4Le stockage sur carte SD et les alertes restent utilisables sans abonnement Tapo Care.
Mis à jour le 2026-07-28 Comment on calcule

Avis Reddit

22 avis analysés · Positifs 8 Neutres 4 Négatifs 10

  • mynameisatari 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

    r/Tapo · My honest review about Tapo camera

    Never had even one of the issues you mention. And you are comparing one of the lowest models of the Tapo camera to some of the best reolink. What's the point? Nice reolink ad.

    Qualité-prix
  • DazzlingpAd134 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

    r/Tapo · My honest review about Tapo camera

    C230 is low end cheap old camera and you are saying it's the best they have the C250 and C260 which are the new recent models are you using the app on other phones with the same account? I never had that kind of problem only the message when. someone else is connected to the camera 

    Qualité-prix
  • Riley_TP-Link 🇬🇧

    2 commentaires analysés

    r/Tapo · My honest review about Tapo camera

    I'll bite - I even came from a reolink setup before I started working here... I also spoke with our team just to get an idea of the differences/similarities between the two models, and the consensus was that the comparable Tapo model would be the Tapo C260 (which I also have in my home). The C230 is one of our older camera models and doesn't benefit from all of the latest features and improvements. 1- Pinch to Zoom exists FYI. But the smoothness is determined by the network connection of your phone and the camera. Hubs will also help to prevent buffering from interfering. For the most part, clip viewing is one of the things that Tapo does *well.* 2 - If you are having issues with your recorded videos to this extent, I would almost lean towards a network 'issue', or at least that it could be optimized. I haven't seen any similar reports requiring a cache reset in literal years. 3 - This point, I think, is due to the network stream of the camera still being active when trying to access the camera. From the app, there is a finite number of local streams possible, and the one from the previous interaction was likely still 'active'. Also, while you may not store things in the cloud, there is still a handshake that occurs to point your app towards the camera's footage and stream. Bitrate is a tricky topic, and I have no concrete answer to our solution - just know that every brand treats bitrate and compression differently - and the mileage of these implementations will vary greatly. I would imagine that the Tapo app mainly focuses on quick access and overall accessibility more than it does with 100% fidelity, especially as the full-fidelity footage is stored and downloadable. Saying that, there actually is a solution for bitrate being worked on in the wings and undergoing development. While it is not a direct setting/replacement, it will allow you to have a much better view of the things happening in frame. 5 - Logged and forwarded; similar pre-roll features are currently being talked about for future implementation.

    Intérieur
    r/Tapo · C230 playback extremely slow since going from tapo care to SD card

    I haven't really noticed much of a difference on my own devices, maybe a slight delay with SD recordings compared to Cloud. The removal of either the cloud or the SD card should not impact the performance of the other. On the hardware side, it could very well be your SD card not performing, but I would likely lean towards it having to do with the cloud recordings being more 'readily' available than the SD card. When you access the recordings on the SD card, there are more paths and 'handshakes' your phone must perform with the camera to view them, whereas the cloud is a bit more optimized and only handles detection recordings. The behavior extending to the live stream is unusual though. Nothing changes between TapoCare and No Tapo Care in this area. The only thing that changes with the live view has to do with whether you are accessing the camera from your home wifi, or connecting to the camera while away from home. Is there a change in behavior between viewing on your wifi vs your cell connection?

    Sans abonnementStockage local
  • catmandot 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

    r/Tapo · C220 and C230

    Maybe a humidity or temperature problem? These cameras are not meant for outdoor use. I have had a C220 and a C230 for more than a year and have not noticed this issue.

    Intérieur
  • dirtkoll 🇬🇧

    3 commentaires analysés

    r/Tapo · C220 and C230

    True. This unit was earlier, i had issue since then. Like not smooth rotation, and delay. Should have returned, my bad. I have another that i got months later and that way better. But let’s see how that goes. Thats for feedback.

    r/Tapo · C220 and C230

    Long while back it was said its fine as long under roof and back then not many choices for 360 cams.

    Extérieur
  • akafreak 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

    r/Tapo · Tapo C230 vs C225

    C230 has higher resolution but lower bitrate and lower lens aperture thus lower quality. It is better in marketing terms but not in actual product. TP Link is reducing the bitrate of C225 with firmware upgrades for their cloud storage service as per this thread. https://community.tp-link.com/en/smart-home/forum/topic/732162

  • thunxdher 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

    r/Tapo · Tapo C230 or C250

    thank you! i think i’ll end up going with the C230 as the C250 is overkill for my use case.

  • Strict-Investment-2 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

    r/Tapo · Tapo C230 or C250

    How many yards wide is your room or meters? If it's a standard size room like 10 to 15 meters in length you can get away with 5mp, c250 is 8mp arguably overkill unless your room goes Upto 30 meters, if c250 is cheaper get it but you're going to need a decent 32gb storage for motion capture but 5mp the 32gb will last longer

    IntérieurStockage local
  • retired-techie 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

    r/Tapo · Tapo C230 or C250

    I just installed a couple of 230's. I think the main diffrence is the C250 is 8mp while the C230 is 5mp. So so.ewhat larger video fules.

  • Upper_Software5028 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

    r/Tapo · C230 playback extremely slow since going from tapo care to SD card

    My C230 has been absolutely rubbish since the last firmware update to 1.9.1. Now it frequently freezes in live view and goes offline. It had the odd glitch before that but nothing major. It pretty much always records the clips, but occasionly won't (guess the camera has completely gone offline at that point). I record clips to cloud and continuous record to SD card, but it still does it when only recording clips to cloud, besides this worked fine before the firmware update. Tired resetting and still the same. Also still happens close to the router. C410 and C246D work great still.

    Stockage local
  • satvision83 🇬🇧

    4 commentaires analysés

    r/Tapo · My honest review about Tapo camera

    Hello. :) C230 is nothing older than E1 Pro and both are similar in hardware. 1. I'm not talking about zooming the video (pinch to zoom). I'm talking about when I select a video from the playback I can only press and hold to go left or right without having any real visual the beginning and the end of that specific video. If you open the Reolink app and go to Playback, you will see the progress bar which you can move it very easy and go to the exact part of the video you wish. 2. No, I don't have any network issues. I use Deco X20 (three routers) which is great TP-Link product and I have 14 other devices connected to that network which are working flawlessly. 3. This is a typical issue with the app. It's a bug with not closing connections properly. Related to the bitrate, there were other reports about older firmwares that the users were having at least 2Mbps but in the newer firmwares the bitrate was chopped to 400Kbps or less which is awful. If it's any possibility of downgrading the firmware, I would do that immediately.

    r/Tapo · C230 playback extremely slow since going from tapo care to SD card

    I have the same camera. Yes, the playback  sometimes works fine and very frequently has issues. You cannot do anything to improve the situation.  The interesting part is: When Tapo servers are not overloaded, the playback works fine. Yes, I know you watch and store the videos locally on your SD card but the stupid Tapo product depends from their servers 24/7. That is my only Tapo camera and certainly will be the last.

    Stockage local
    r/Tapo · My honest review about Tapo camera

    "Higher bitrate doesn't necessarily mean better image" - oh, yes it does! When I move the C230 left and right or any object comes, it's pixelating like hell and the E1 Pro is smooth as butter. Both cameras are in same class so your statement doesn't make any sense.

    r/Tapo · My honest review about Tapo camera

    I use only one device and that is my mobile phone. The only better indoor camera was C250 but the price was $60 and I bought C230 for $38. The price difference between Reolink ($45) and Tapo ($38) was very low but the only reason was the seller hadn't any E1 Pro.

    IntérieurQualité-prix
  • BoBSMITHtheBR 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

    r/Tapo · C220 and C230

    I would think being cover protects it from direct sunlight and rain but not humidity.

    Extérieur
  • Secure_Nose8758 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

    r/Tapo · C220 and C230

    You aren't supposed to use indoor cameras outdoors. Swap them to outdoor rated cameras.

    ExtérieurIntérieur
  • 42duckmasks 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

    r/Tapo · Tapo C230 rekts my internet connection.. Wow.

    Wow that's amazing. Yes same network. We have 1 router for the whole house. Only 4 devices (5 with the Tapo camera), 1 which is connected via ethernet cable. I ended up changing the camera resolution from 3k to 360p now it has been behaving the last 36 hours. But I've noticed the wifi reach has suffered a bit on our 2nd floor even at 360p. Not bad compared to what was happening to our internet the first day 😅

  • ZealousidealDoor8551 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

  • ThaiEdition 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

  • wlee8 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

  • Direct_Spell_1260 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

    r/Tapo · Tapo C230 vs C225

    [https://www.tp-link.com/in/compare/?typeId=19&productIds=74468%2C74636%2C93580](https://www.tp-link.com/in/compare/?typeId=19&productIds=74468%2C74636%2C93580) BOTH has Starlight Sensor, https://preview.redd.it/rspxuespclze1.png?width=1220&format=png&auto=webp&s=c4213f6c9236792ac27d52e1bae5f6c98a4437ba C225 has bigger fields of view, more tilt up/down, 2x extra Invisible IR Sensor, WDR Night vision, Privacy button, supports Apple HomeKit "Invisible Infrared Mode - If the red IR LEDs prove to be a distraction while monitoring at night, switch to invisible IR mode to continue monitoring in low-light conditions without the disrupting red light, making it ideal for sleeping children and pets." C230 has higher resolution, +10 feet Night vision, +1db louder Siren, NO WDR, Apple HomeKit, Privacy button SO basically except resolution C225 seems to be better, here in India even cost +10% more than C230! 😏

    DomotiqueIntérieurQualité-prixVision nocturne
  • Eskeetit_Litty 🇬🇧

    3 commentaires analysés

    r/Tapo · Tapo C230 vs C225

    Also the night vision is 40ft not 30. The weird thing is why does the C225 look like it has better night vision features when the C230 doesn't even have the starlight sensor!? To my understanding they're both IR? I'm so confused

    Vision nocturne
    r/Tapo · Tapo C230 vs C225

    Also the night vision is 40ft not 30. The weird thing is why does the C225 look like it has better night vision features when the C230 doesn't even have the starlight sensor!? To my understanding they're both IR? I'm so confused

    Vision nocturne
    r/Tapo · Tapo C230 vs C225

    I don't know if this is correct even though when I search Google it says the same. I just purchased the C230 and that's what brought me here making sure I got the better one but the C230 is 3K 5 megapixels.

  • ghost_camera 🇬🇧

    1 commentaire analysé

    r/Tapo · Tapo C230 vs C225

    * In summary: If you prioritize higher resolution, the C230 is the better choice, while the C225 offers a similar pan/tilt range and night vision capabilities at a potentially lower price point. 

    Qualité-prixVision nocturne
  • Special_Temporary_45 🌐

    1 commentaire analysé

  • tengtengvn 🌐

    1 commentaire analysé

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Questions fréquentes

La Tapo C230 offre-t-elle une bonne qualité d’image ?

Les utilisateurs Reddit jugent ses 5 Mpx suffisants pour une pièce d’environ 10 à 15 mètres. Plusieurs avis signalent toutefois une forte pixellisation en mouvement, un débit vidéo limité et une vision nocturne moins convaincante que celle de la C225.

La Tapo C230 fonctionne-t-elle sans abonnement ?

Selon les retours Reddit, le fonctionnement avec carte SD reste disponible sans Tapo Care. Les utilisateurs indiquent que l’absence d’abonnement ne modifie pas les performances concernées et que les alertes peuvent être envoyées sur le téléphone.

La Tapo C230 est-elle fiable ?

Le consensus Reddit est partagé, certains propriétaires ne rencontrent aucun problème. D’autres rapportent des gels du direct, des passages hors ligne et une lecture instable, notamment après la mise à jour 1.9.1 ou lorsque les serveurs Tapo sont chargés.

Peut-on installer la Tapo C230 dehors ?

Les utilisateurs Reddit rappellent qu’il s’agit d’une caméra intérieure. Même placée sous un toit, elle reste exposée à l’humidité et devrait être remplacée par un modèle certifié pour l’extérieur.