Tapo C230
Idéal pour : Idéale pour surveiller une pièce intérieure avec suivi motorisé et enregistrement local sans abonnement.
En bref : Les utilisateurs Reddit apprécient surtout la définition d’image, le suivi motorisé fluide et les réglages de détection. Le consensus reste toutefois mitigé en raison des fausses alertes, des problèmes de lecture et d’une fiabilité parfois dégradée après mise à jour.
Au-delà de ce modèle, la marque Tapo (toutes gammes) recueille 37 % d'avis positifs sur 1023 utilisateurs Reddit. Ce signal marque ne compte pas dans la note du modèle ci-dessus.
Points forts
Aucun point fort notable.
Points faibles
Fiabilité à surveiller
2 9
« My C230 has been absolutely rubbish since the last firmware update to 1.9.1. » Voir l’avis
« I have 2 C230 cameras and they drive me crazy. » Voir l’avis
« Sometime totally failed to connect to the device. » Voir l’avis
Application perfectible
4 7
« Il devrait revenir à l'utilisateur de décider s'il souhaite recevoir de nombreuses alertes ou non. » Voir l’avis
« The C230 is one of our older camera models and doesn't benefit from all of the latest features and improvements. » Voir l’avis
« "You're absolutely right—there isn’t a valid web portal at ` that allows live camera viewing. » Voir l’avis
Installation contraignante
2 5
« It's a steep learning curve but I think it's worth it and AI could really help you with the setup. » Voir l’avis
« I would think being cover protects it from direct sunlight and rain but not humidity. » Voir l’avis
« You aren't supposed to use indoor cameras outdoors. » Voir l’avis
| Critère | Note /10 | Ce qu'en dit le consensus |
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| Image | 3.8 | La définition est appréciée, mais la pixellisation en mouvement, le faible débit et la vision nocturne divisent les utilisateurs. |
| Détection | 4.9 | Le suivi et la sensibilité réglable convainquent, malgré de nombreuses fausses alertes et quelques détections manquées. |
| Utilisation sans abonnement | 9.4 | Les utilisateurs indiquent que les alertes et le stockage sur carte SD restent disponibles sans Tapo Care. |
| Application | 2.7 | Le contrôle à distance fonctionne, mais la lecture, les téléchargements et l’automatisation de la détection sont régulièrement critiqués. |
| Installation | 2.7 | La connexion initiale peut être simple, mais cette caméra intérieure ne convient pas à une exposition extérieure et certains signalent des contraintes d’alimentation. |
| Fiabilité | 2.3 | Les retours sont contrastés, avec plusieurs signalements de gels, déconnexions et instabilités après mise à jour. |
| Prix | 3.7 | Elle est généralement présentée comme une option abordable, même si les frais de retour varient selon les utilisateurs. |
Avis Reddit
40 avis analysés · Positifs 13 Neutres 6 Négatifs 20
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Dependent-Ad-4684 🇫🇷🇬🇧
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mynameisatari 🇬🇧
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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.
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borderline1107 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Do better than this Tapo yes, and don't get me started when is a bit windy , I get continuous motion alerts from the trees
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catmandot 🇬🇧
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r/googlehome · Tapo camera FINALLY showing live feed on Google Home app It's working for me too, all of the 13 Tapo cameras (C210, 220, 225, 230, 530, 400). For the first time.
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.
r/Tapo · Do better than this Tapo My Tapos (more advanced models, such as the C230) regularly identify the trash bin in front of my house as a person. But what is more annoying is that I get a notification each time a bird approaches the cat food bowl besides my back door, when I just want to know when my cat is there. Tapo offers AI with human face recognition (it works very badly) but no function to distinguish between animal species.
r/Tapo · Does/did the "my.tapo.com" web interface for cameras exist ? OK, ChatGPT admitted that it was wrong. "You're absolutely right—there isn’t a valid web portal at [`https://my.tapo.com`](https://my.tapo.com) that allows live camera viewing. That was incorrect information, and I apologize for the confusion."
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DazzlingpAd134 🇬🇧
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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
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Riley_TP-Link 🇬🇧
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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.
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?
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mrbmi513 🇬🇧
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r/homeassistant · Tapo Cameras no Sensors Have you tried the integration from HACS? That seems to be much more fully featured than the built-in one.
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dirtkoll 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Does C230 have night vision? When detect low light it will change to IR. If you set auto.
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.
r/Tapo · Looking for a indoor security camera that detects pets I have both those models. I notice 230 is smoother tracking. For your no.1, i never had that scenario. No2, make sounds but aint great. .no3, detection zone is where you set.
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GrassLongjumping3901 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo warranty rant! yeah I had to ship it out to them myself in India too. I wasn't too happy about it. As it turns out, they cannot sell cameras in India anymore, so I will be happy if they even honor warranties anymore.
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plump-lamp 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo warranty rant! Ask for a return shipping label. RMA for replacement doesn't have a shipping cost. Be sure to select ship back first the replacement not them sending you a replacement before shipping yours back
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akafreak 🇬🇧
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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
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thunxdher 🇬🇧
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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.
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Strict-Investment-2 🇬🇧
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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
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retired-techie 🇬🇧
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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.
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Upper_Software5028 🇬🇧
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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.
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satvision83 🇬🇧
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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.
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.
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xSilentKillx21 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C230 slow stream load times and constant stuttering, choppy stream I thought it was just me. I have 2 C230 cameras and they drive me crazy. I have no issues with my C225, C220, 2 C260 (granted they are on 5GHz) and my TD25 doorbell cam... I think I'm going to have to retire these.....
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NoMechanic7866 🇬🇧
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r/homeautomation · Looking for a security camera that detects ALL motion and ALL sounds If you have the time to spare setting it up, you could use Home Assistant, with the Tapo Camera Control integration and Frigate. This will take the video generated by the camera you already have and alert you to any movement you like, with custom levels of intensity. For an added bonus, you could also link up lights and any other smart tech to trigger when it sees anything. It can even identify individual number plates, pets and faces, if you wish and have the time to to invest into it. And quite accurately, too. It's a steep learning curve but I think it's worth it and AI could really help you with the setup.
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herqleez 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Why are you blocking the detection of all sounds and movements on your app? I think theres a sensitivity setting that you can adjust. And set it to 'motion' detection, that should be for all movement. If you have all tapo, you can use the smart actions to trigger different devices as you described.
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BoBSMITHtheBR 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C220 and C230 I would think being cover protects it from direct sunlight and rain but not humidity.
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Secure_Nose8758 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C220 and C230 You aren't supposed to use indoor cameras outdoors. Swap them to outdoor rated cameras.
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AnayaBit 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Device to alert when a smoke alarm goes off? https://preview.redd.it/8vwgpejmtl0h1.jpeg?width=1288&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=910e11896018da63f3218ea1796a20580cb7e914 C230 cant recognize alarms that’s why, only baby crying and they are testing with glass breaking, dogs and cats
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strikepcw 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C230 slow stream load times and constant stuttering, choppy stream still the same in year 2026. already tried update app and the C230 device firmware, but it is still slow and keep unable to payback and download. Sometime totally failed to connect to the device. My other C225 has no issue which connecting the same wifi network.
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42duckmasks 🇬🇧
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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 😅
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malki666 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Is a used Tapo C210 worth it, or should I just buy a new C200? I've been using both C200 and C210 for several years, no problems. Just be aware that C200 firmware won't allow it to connect to the H500 hub. C210 is fine with updated firmware. Just bought a new higher resolution C230, it connects perfectly, but not checked quality etc yet, only had it a day.
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dinosuitgirl 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Is the Tapo C206 Indoor/Outdoor Pan & Tilt camera cheap for any other reason besides the fact it's "only" 1080p? Well I think it's not nearly as good as the C120... But if you're after the pan and tilt the best by far especially AI tracking is c230... I have the c206 cover a fairly big area and I dislike it's night vision especially compared with the C310 unfortunately the area is a bit large and the C310 angle isn't quite wide enough so I'll probably end up replacing the c206 with two c310s
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ZealousidealDoor8551 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C230 camera goes offline, won't reset fking shite camera and shite community, not better than the automated email response
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weeeedoggie 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo cameras - home and away automations I've tried this. It doesn't work. You can not automate motion detection on/off. If I set detection to just vehicles and people. Then, create an automation to tell it to text me a pet notification. It won't because pet motion detection is still off, so it won't ever detect a pet. Therefore, never sending a text. My dogs will be out there all day, and it won't record or notify me of a single pet detection. I'll get a few false person detections caused by my dogs. Please show me the automation screen where you enable just pet detection. I'm begging you sincerely. Have you played with the actual home/away modes? Because they give the exact control I want. It just can't be automated or even scheduled. A Google search will show you people have been asking for this for years.
r/Tapo · Tapo cameras - home and away automations I don't think you understand. I want the ability to automate the "actual" motion detection. Not notifications. Privacy mode stops everything. I just want to turn off certain motion detections, like pets, while still detecting and notifying me of the others. I want it to record people and vehicles while home. All 3 when I'm away. That way, I can schedule that automation and never have to worry about it. Unless I'm misunderstanding you, your way only stops the notification. It will still detect a pet and record it because i can't actually turn off certain detection unless it's in the home/away mode, which can't be automated.
r/Tapo · Tapo cameras - home and away automations So you have motion detectors that isn't the camera? I'm talking about motion detection on the cameras. The home/away mode is the only shortcut that I know of that can change motion detection. I have home only detector people and vehicles. That way, my dogs don't set them off nonstop. That drains battery. Away is set for people, vehicles, and pets. That way, if one of my dogs gets loose, the notion is detected as a pet, and I get notified. This is why you will find people wanting to be able to automate the home/away modes so much, but Tapo seems unable to do so as it's been asked avout for years.
r/Tapo · Tapo cameras - home and away automations This only works for notifications, though. Not motion detection. It's why everyone wants to be able to automate the home and away modes. Those can control trol motion detection.
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drm200 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo cameras - home and away automations A couple of points. Your camera is always ingesting/digesting data while not in privacy mode. The only way to cut battery consumption is to either go into privacy mode or lower sensitivity. So if your camera is not in privacy mode, it is draining the battery. You want to record people and vehicles always. The simple way to do this is to turn on people and vehicle detection on the camera interface. Do not enable pet detection. Now create an AUTOMATION to detect pets. You should know that whenever this automation is enabled or “turned on”, the automation will work. And whenever this automation is disabled or “turned off”, the automation will not function or process data. So next you use the shortcuts i have already described to enable/disable the pet detection automation. I think you are not understanding what happens by enabling/disabling automations. It provides exactly the function you are requesting
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Weird-Ad-4397 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · After updates effecting laggy respond. I just posted something about exact same issue day ago. I noticed this 2-3 days ago. Keep getting back. Unstable network. I wonder if it’s on the Tapo side
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ThaiEdition 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C230 Physical Privacy mode? Camera just shut down or start up remotely.
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AltCtrlDelete 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C230 slow stream load times and constant stuttering, choppy stream I have the exact same problem with my C230. The device is in the exact same spot where my Tapo C220 camera previously operated – and I've never had any issues there.
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wlee8 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Does C230 have night vision? It becomes black and white
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beyondplutola 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Running new power cables (options). The previous owner left behind an old analog camera surveillance system. Some of the wire runs are 60 feet or so through the attic. I find I need 12V power supplies to even get the cameras to operate. They’ll crash if I run the spotlight so I needed to use 18W, ultimately.
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Direct_Spell_1260 🇬🇧
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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! 😏
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Eskeetit_Litty 🇬🇧
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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
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
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.
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ghost_camera 🇬🇧
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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.
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Special_Temporary_45 🌐
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r/Tapo · My honest review about Tapo camera C230 is an indoor camera yes, not ment for outdoors
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lostinspace09 🌐
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tengtengvn 🌐
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r/Tapo · C230 camera update Yes, it does push alert
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Questions fréquentes
La Tapo C230 fonctionne-t-elle sans abonnement ?
Selon les utilisateurs Reddit, les alertes et l’enregistrement sur carte SD restent utilisables sans Tapo Care. La suppression du stockage cloud ne devrait pas modifier le fonctionnement du stockage local.
La détection est-elle fiable ?
Le suivi des mouvements est souvent jugé fluide et la sensibilité peut être ajustée. Plusieurs utilisateurs signalent néanmoins des personnes, oiseaux ou arbres mal identifiés, ainsi que certaines alertes sonores manquées.
La qualité d’image est-elle bonne ?
Les utilisateurs Reddit valorisent sa définition de 5 mégapixels, jugée suffisante dans une pièce standard. D’autres constatent cependant une forte pixellisation en mouvement, un débit vidéo limité et une vision nocturne moins convaincante que celle de certains modèles voisins.
L’application Tapo est-elle pratique ?
L’application permet la consultation et le contrôle à distance, mais les avis mentionnent des lenteurs et des échecs de lecture ou de téléchargement. L’automatisation réelle de la détection, notamment via les modes domicile et absence, est aussi jugée trop limitée.
La détection vidéo fonctionne sur la caméra Tapo. J'ai refait les tests avec la fumée et la feuille en mouvement. Ça marche. Comme j'ai répété l'opération plusieurs fois, je n'ai reçu qu'une seule notification car la caméra enregistrait déjà. C'est juste le son qui me pose problème. Par exemple, ma femme et ma fille discutaient. Je pouvais les entendre grâce à la caméra, mais je n'ai reçu aucune notification.
Je n'ai rien contre les notifications. Il devrait revenir à l'utilisateur de décider s'il souhaite recevoir de nombreuses alertes ou non. Avant cela, j'utilisais l'application Alfred Camera sur un vieux smartphone. Lorsque ce téléphone est tombé en panne, j'ai décidé d'acheter un appareil photo dédié. Pour l'audio : avec Alfred, je recevais une notification pour absolument tous les sons. Par exemple, si quelqu'un sonnait à la porte, j'étais alerté. Je pouvais facilement régler moi-même la sensibilité sonore. Pour la vidéo : c’était exactement pareil. Même une ombre en mouvement déclenchait une notification. Malgré cette grande sensibilité, je recevais rarement des notifications inutiles avec Alfred car, tout simplement, dans une maison vide, rien ne bouge et il n'y a pas de bruit.
Hi everyone, MY HERO is called TINYCAM PRO. And thanks to those who helped out. After a lot, lot, lot of research, I found exactly what I was looking for. My perfect match is called tinycam pro. It records everything I want. For video: If I move a toe, I get a notification. Of course, you can adjust the detection sensitivity. For audio: If I fart on my couch, I get a notification. Same thing here, you can adjust the decibel level for detection sensitivity. Now, if someone knocks on the door, I get a notification. THE BEST OF THE BEST with tinycam is that my phone acts as a server. For example, if the camera detects something, it records the video directly onto my phone. I'm going to keep an eye on my battery to make sure it doesn't drain too fast.
Video detection is all good. I redid the tests with the smoke and the moving leaf. And it works. Since I was doing it multiple times, I only received one notification because the camera was currently recording.
Compared to Tapo, which filters out pretty much everything, Alfred really felt like it caught everything for my basic needs. A fart on the couch? Alfred caught it! 🤣
Actually, I used to use the Alfred Camera app on an old phone before this, but the phone finally died. With Alfred Camera, I got a notification for absolutely anything that moved. I could set up activity zones and tweak the sensitivity. Even when my pellet stove turned on, it would trigger a notification, and it didn't bother me at all. It was the same thing for sounds. For example, if someone rang the doorbell, I would get an alert. Meanwhile, with Tapo, if I ring my own doorbell, I get nothing.