Tapo C425
Idéal pour : Idéale pour surveiller occasionnellement une zone peu fréquentée, sans alimentation électrique, avec stockage microSD.
En bref : Le consensus Reddit apprécie l’image large, le stockage local et la simplicité d’une installation sans câblage. Les nombreux ratés de détection et déconnexions rendent toutefois la C425 difficile à recommander lorsque la sécurité est prioritaire.
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
Bon rapport qualité-prix
5 2
« I have 3 tapo cameras C425, one for the front yard gate, one for the driveway and one at the backyard; for the price and what I need them to do, they do a decent job in capturing events but they… » Voir l’avis
« Las reseñas son consistentemente buenas para el precio. » Voir l’avis
« Saw the deal and just grabbed the two hahaha. » Voir l’avis
Points faibles
Détection peu fiable
9 40
« Je viens d'avoir le pb avec la mienne, après de multiples détections qui ont vidées la batterie. » Voir l’avis
« It picks up slower, has a smaller trigger field and the IR isn't as crisp. » Voir l’avis
« Battery cameras use PIR and it detects best if something is moving directly across it and not towards it » Voir l’avis
Application perfectible
6 29
« As your cameras are battery based, they will still time out in the app and need to be constantly refreshed. » Voir l’avis
« I don’t think so, these on the box is a bit false since the function virtually doesn’t work at all (with solar cams at least, maybe wired) so I kind of feel misled by the claims of Google home being… » Voir l’avis
« My leaving/coming home automation works for a while, then just stops working. » Voir l’avis
Fiabilité à surveiller
19 51
« The firmware updated recently and it mentions wifi stability so I guess we'll see. » Voir l’avis
« But yea, mine got bricked too, but thankfully was able to get them running after about an hour of resetting and readding. » Voir l’avis
« I’m waiting to hear back from Tapo support. » Voir l’avis
Autonomie limitée
17 26
« Je viens d'avoir le pb avec la mienne, après de multiples détections qui ont vidées la batterie. » Voir l’avis
« The image isn't the problem, it's the battery management... » Voir l’avis
« I get why there are a lot of limitations on battery-powered cameras, but it would be great if users had the option to unlock those features if they choose. » Voir l’avis
Fonctions limitées sans abonnement
5 7
« I just bought 6 c425, unfortunately I’ll have to return since there’s no rtsp » Voir l’avis
« I discovered this after I installed the camera up on a wall requiring a long ladder…. 😭 » Voir l’avis
« Amazon product info says these cameras support RTSP/ONVIF so I ordered 2 with the Solar option to add to my Blue Iris setup. » Voir l’avis
| Critère | Note /10 | Ce qu'en dit le consensus |
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| Détection | 1.0 | Les utilisateurs Reddit rapportent surtout des événements manqués, des démarrages tardifs et une portée nocturne limitée. |
| Autonomie | 3.2 | L’autonomie dépend fortement des déclenchements, tandis que le solaire donne de bons résultats sans éliminer les incidents de charge. |
| Fiabilité | 2.1 | Les déconnexions aléatoires dominent les retours, malgré quelques installations stables ou améliorées après réglage. |
| Application | 1.4 | L’application offre des réglages et diagnostics utiles, mais ses automatismes et intégrations restent limités ou instables. |
| Image | 4.8 | L’image est généralement jugée nette et large, mais la vision nocturne reçoit des avis nettement plus réservés. |
| Prix | 6.8 | Le rapport qualité-prix est souvent apprécié en promotion, mais les problèmes de détection réduisent sa valeur perçue. |
| Installation | 4.3 | La batterie, le support magnétique et l’absence de hub facilitent la pose, malgré une connectique micro-USB datée. |
| Utilisation sans abonnement | 4.1 | La microSD permet un usage sans abonnement, mais l’absence de RTSP et ONVIF ferme l’accès à de nombreux NVR. |
Avis Reddit
162 avis analysés · Positifs 30 Neutres 27 Négatifs 105
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SensitiveWeekend3613 🇫🇷
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ugadawgs98 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo camera recording outside activity zone? (Possible hit-and-run) Only if you have 24/7 recording enabled. If you are just doing events it will only record when something in the activity zone wakes it.
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dinosuitgirl 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Stuck between C325WB and C425... The image isn't the problem, it's the battery management... It picks up slower, has a smaller trigger field and the IR isn't as crisp. I own both (and several other models) and it's funny I think the cheaper tapos are better my absolute favorite is C120
r/Tapo · Delay in recording trigger C425 I have a pretty big mixbag of tapos (I've got rid of all but one Eufy, because tapo don't make a 4g camera, and I can't throw wifi to the end of my drive which is 1.5km from my house) I'm on 26 acres with a small lodge (8 buildings) so I have a lot of ground to cover. Weirdly I'm most impressed with the C120 it's a wired indoor/outdoor USB-c cam. Next fav is the C310 outdoor barrel 12v it's actually a little toooo sensitive, and rain and wind in the trees will set it off. I like the C210 indoor pan and tilt barrel 12v but I've had them go offline more than I'd like... I admit that might me a me problem as they are all situated on the edge of my 2.4gz wifi coverage. The ones I don't love are the C410 and the C425 that I have in places I haven't run 12v/USB to... Even on solar panels, set to max sensitivity they are too conservative and don't catch as much as I'd like and at the same time send too much erroneous notifications 🙄 So I'm working out which of those to upgrade in time. Hope that helps
r/Tapo · Stuck between C325WB and C425... Look every use case is different.... Mine is in a very annoying dark area and it has an issue switching to night mode... I manually turn on the light to trigger the IR or it forgets that's an option. I find the notifications slower than the wired one I have despite being on the same access point 🤷🏻♀️ Because it's on a corner of the driveway, it struggles with the timing and often misses the front 2 ft of a car and so I don't get a plate which is the WHOLE POINT... So it's not reliable, but it gives me a heads up and until I can get a wired situation 200m from the house it's my only option (kind of, I have one last Eufy on 4g at the top of the drive, but that's nearly 1km from the house and it's utter shit... I can't wait to be rid of Eufy)
r/Tapo · Stuck between C325WB and C425... Ones wired and the other is battery... So that kind of makes it a choice based on your install options
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OXRoblox 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Getting out max out of 8 Outdoor cameras + 2x doorbell If it costs less to get SD cards for each camera than an H500 hub, get SD cards. You can turn detection to the max but not send notifications if you don’t mind using a lot of space. Battery cameras use PIR and it detects best if something is moving directly across it and not towards it
r/Tapo · Charging time for c425 and c460 I have C460 connected to A201 (USB C) and C425 connected to A200 (Micro USB) just because of the plug interface. As long as your camera can see the sun (ie not below anything), time is not a concern.
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drm200 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 Sound Activation? Tapo C425 only supports Motion Detection, Person Detection, Pet Detection, and Vehicle Detection. There is no sound detection. It is not uncommon for some dogs to go nutso when left home alone. A friend of mine had the nicest and quietest dog. But when left alone the dog would start barking incessantly and tearing up furniture. Everyone found this hard to believe the dog was tearing up the furniture until they placed a video camera in their home. Then they found the dog was also continuously barking. I have also seen episodes on cesar milan “dog whisperer” where he was addressing this problem of the dog barking when left alone. Just plug your 425 into the charger so it is continuously charging. Then turn on pet detection and motion detection and set the sensitivity to high and place the camera where the dog is most likely to be barking. Enable audio recording. This should give you some insight on what your dog is doing You should believe your neighbor, they gain nothing by inventing this story. The c120 camera has dog barking detection built in, but i have not tried it. It is about $30
r/Tapo · C425 Cameras - Toggle on/off as a set/group Just make either an automation or shortcut. If you make a shortcut, you need to make two shortcuts; one to enable privacy mode on all cameras and one to disable privacy mode on all cameras. Then you would just tap one of the shortcuts in the app to turn on/off all the cameras. You could also mount a tapo switch somewhere. Then create an automation that enables/disables privacy mode on all the cameras when the switch is tapped. The s200d is a nice switch for this because it requires no wiring (it has a battery) and it can easily be mounted using its magnetic attachment or two sided adhesive. But the s200d also requires you purchase the h200 hub. You can use any tapo switch to run the automation Automations and shortcuts are easy to create once you have done it a few times. It would take about one minute to create in the app.
r/Tapo · Tapo cameras - home and away automations I have one camera c425 with batteries. There is lots of optimization possible in the app to reduce battery drain. I disable “motion detection” as it was causing all kinds of false detections. I just use person and vehicle detection
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
r/Tapo · C425 vs C460 Compare I have a c425. There is lots of options for cables, ac adapters, metal plates available on Amazon. I know because I chose to use a different power supply and cable because I wanted a longer cable than provided … so I ended up purchasing a longer cable and a 12 v supply (the c425 works well with a 12 v supply). As far as metal plates, I have purchased many from Amazon for various uses. I do not understand what you want in magnet mounts because the c425 comes with a magnet mount that works well
r/Tapo · C425 Cameras - Toggle on/off as a set/group Here is a sample of an automation with two separate actions. It could just as well be 3 actions with one for each camera https://preview.redd.it/9fbtbp45xqbf1.jpeg?width=757&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b792e6e64756f7924229410e8eecac4216f44657
r/Tapo · C425 Cameras - Toggle on/off as a set/group You need to select “individual device” … choose the first camera and disable or enable. Then Add a second action in the same automation and select the 2nd camera. Then repeat for the third … i know it is not intuitive but it works. In the end you only have one automation with 3 actions
r/TpLink · Tapa C425 Focus Capabilities In order to limit the number of false detections, i had to turn off motion detection and pet detection and only use person detection. The problem with motion detection, is it is just looking at a percentage of pixels that have changed frame to frame. So light changes, small movements in leaves and branches can trigger an event. In your case, if you are only looking to view birds very near the bird house, you can set the detection zone so it only looks at the bird house … that would eliminate a lot of false detections due to the surrounding environment. I have no experience with the solar option and have no idea how much current it can supply. My guess is that you are wanting the enjoyment of watching the birds either live or in playback … I suspect then you will be disappointed in how long the battery lasts because the battery is not big enough to watch the feed for extended periods.
r/TpLink · Tapa C425 Focus Capabilities You can get a sharp image down to 3 or 4 feet. But I am not sure the c425 is a good choice if only using battery. The battery drains quickly if motion is turning it on often (more than 8 or 9 times per day) , or if you are wanting to view video streams often. In my backyard the battery would last several months since it was only triggered a few times per day and I would only view video streams when I received a surprise notification. In my front yard the battery could run down in 24 hours because there was so much action.
r/Tapo · Question about privacy mode You might be able to filter out some of the AI detections … I turned off motion detection completely because person detection has always worked for me. Motion detection is just looking at the number of pixels changing anywhere from frame to frame and can create lots of false triggers. Person detection is looking for pixel changes in groupings from frame to frame and generates fewer false detections for me. You can also look at your detection zones … I had a palm tree causing detections in the wind so I configured my detection zones to exclude the tree
r/Tapo · Question about privacy mode Well, i would do the soft reboot from the app. It does not erase any of your settings, so there is nothing to lose. Then I would fully charge and see what happens. If it is only being triggered a few times per day your battery should last more than 6 months in my experience (when it is running normally). Mine actually ran 8 months … i had recharged mine, went on an extended trip and halfway through the trip it started draining 9 or 10 % per day with only 2 or 3 daily triggers. It returned to normal after the soft reboot. One thing you need to be aware of, just you accessing your camera and watching live feeds uses significant battery life … so after recharge and having it set like you want, don’t overdo your live feeds unless you need to. When I was trying to solve my problem, i made it worse by checking the cam too often
r/Tapo · Question about privacy mode If you dig down into the C425 settings in the Tapo app, you can view data showing how many event triggers (and type of trigger) for the last day. That will help you understand how often each camera is triggered. You can also view a graph of the battery drain history. I found this very helpful to set the camera up so it was not overly triggering. All that said, I found my C425 battery draining rapidly once… i enabled privacy mode … and I could see that there was zero motion triggers after that. Unplugging and repowering the camera did not fix the problem. I was finally able to fix the problem by going into the app and doing a software reboot. The battery drain returned to normal after that.
r/Tapo · Tapo D225 and C425 batteries drained in a day When my camera battery was draining, I put the camera in privacy mode to block any camera wakeups/activity. It was still draining fast. Once I forced a reboot from the app the problem went away
r/Tapo · Tapo D225 and C425 batteries drained in a day C425: You need to go into the app, and you will be able to see exactly how many times per hour the camera is waking up for the last 24 hours. It may be triggered more often than you realize. I have a 425 that has excellent battery life if not triggered excessively. BUT, I had an instance where I was traveling and the battery started draining very fast. Looking into the app history, I could see that the camera was not being triggered to wake up. This camera is positioned in a space that has very low traffic. Eventually, I went into the app and forced a camera reboot. This fixed the fast drainage problem for me and the camera worked normally again. I have no experience with the 225
r/Tapo · Where to buy a 1/4 inch Tapo C420/C425 Mounting Bracket? The Amazon website says it is 1/4. I can not confirm amazon is correct. But have no reason to disbelieve. This is from the amazon page. https://preview.redd.it/4j08oti6ehde1.jpeg?width=1267&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c1e000d4f15b02713dc270517d242105c0d90aa6 Like I said, there are many other options if you spend some time with google. If the Amazon info turns out to be incorrect, you can always return
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Stardustone1 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 solar kit - not impressed The downside of battery cameras, they have a PRI sensor that awked the camera up, and then the camera decide to record or not, that PRI sensor can't be as accurate as you might want to be.
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hydrakusbryle 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 solar kit - not impressed I get why there are a lot of limitations on battery-powered cameras, but it would be great if users had the option to unlock those features if they choose.
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Any_Noise_235 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · H200 hub and C425 I have successfully set up the C425 with the H200. Only, it records on both the H200 and the camera's card.
r/Tapo · Positive experiences with the C425? I'm using one C425, but with solar panel. The panel is facing south (northern hemisphere) and the whole set has been working great since last October. The battery stays always fully charged even after several days of cloudy sky or rain. Sensor performance seems OK, but I should add that the place the camera is installed in is very quiet.
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Blue-Thunder 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Best video monitor to watch C425 camera? The H500 will work with a monitor/TV as it has an HDMI port. https://www.tp-link.com/ca/home-networking/smart-hub/tapo-h500/#specifications As your cameras are battery based, they will still time out in the app and need to be constantly refreshed. The H500 does not have that limitation according to the documentation as they will only display when there is motion. Again, I did say "easy". Replacing your cameras with powered wifi cameras or even POE will give you far more flexibility, but that is far more complex.
r/Tapo · Tapo camera recording outside activity zone? (Possible hit-and-run) If you haven't enabled 24/7 recording, then it will only have events that are in your activity zone. Check to see if you have enabled 24/7 recording. If you haven't, then this an expensive lesson for you to learn, much like the people who rely solely on cloud recording and don't have sd cards in their cameras.
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alreadyin_use 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo c425 - camouflage Build a birdhouse around it.
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Riley_TP-Link 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 camera not walking up or detecting activity It should be able to wake at a longer range than that, especially with a maximum sensitivity setting. Since the camera is triggered by the PIR sensor, is there any chance of IR interference on your street, or of streetlights within the camera's Field-of-View, that could cause only larger movements to be detected? Lastly, what angle is your camera mounted at? PIR sensors are far better at detecting movement going *across* the cameras 'view' as compared to directly at it.
r/Tapo · I will never purchase another TP product and neither should you Would you happen to have the TKID for our team to take a look at? Most of the time, problems with solar connections are due to the physical connection, as the weatherproofing can make the power cable appear properly fitted, even though it may be offset and actually pushing the cable out. Is your camera still charging? If it is, it may just be that the camera is waking up far too often and needs settings adjustment. From the C425s device settings, you should be able to find a menu for power/battery/solar settings, where you should be able to see battery usage vs charging. The camera also has features in place to allow it to drain 'x' amount before starting to charge - potentially preventing the camera from overcharging or harming the overall life. As for the return policy, I think that you are looking at our official store's policy for regular store returns. If there is something determined to be defective or non-operational with your device, it would fall under our larger TP-Link Warranty and RMA Policy / Process ([https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/replacement-warranty/](https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/replacement-warranty/))
r/Tapo · question about using a hub (h200) and change networks (wifi) It may be possible in the future, but nothing that we have available right now - and its actually a key point of the Simple Setup technology currently being developed by our teams. Currently, only the sensors that connect solely to the hub will work with no issues. For your wi-fi devices, bringing your home router would allow your devices to connect at the new location. Otherwise, configuring your next home's wifi with the same credentials as your current home would allow the devices to reconnect. There is always the possibility in this case that the devices may see it as a different network and need reconfiguration, but I had nearly every Tapo/Kasa device transition when I did this last month. If your next router supports an IoT network, you could consider doing what I did and setting the IoT network to use your older network settings, that way you can slowly transition your everyday devices over to your main networks.
r/Tapo · Moving from Arlo Pro 3 to something Tapo? * Hub Recording from Wi-Fi cameras is a new feature and its model compatibility is currently rapidly expanding to accommodate the announcements from CES (NVR and H500). * Of the models listed, I believe only the C425 has been updated with the ability to record to an H200 so far. * Hubs Should Also Be on the Same Local Network as the Camera and Within a Reasonable Wireless Range * Devices can be at different physical locations, and the Tapo App allows you to create a second 'Home' * The C425 is still a Battery camera and its recording is largely developed around event detection. If you are looking for 24/7 recording, the C325WS or C510 is what you are looking for. — With or without a hub, the experience is seamless and nearly identical. Right now, the only advantage to using an H200 with non-sub g cameras is to take advantage of hub-based recordings, and the ability to use the hub's wi-fi as a fallback connection, in case your wi-fi goes out. When the H500 does come out, we will see facial recognition, networked storage, and much more added to cameras that connect to it. We should learn of compatibility in the coming weeks, but so far it sounds that it is pretty expansive and will cover a huge variety of models. tl;dr H500/Camera Compatibility is still expanding and is still new; All Cameras from Tapo will provide a seamless experience - no matter their connection method; the upcoming hubs just add more flexibility to cameras and will improve their detection features.
r/Tapo · Moving from Arlo Pro 3 to something Tapo? C425 is a *Battery* Wi-Fi Camera with No Hub Required - Basically Everything is Onboard. The C420/C405 and other cameras listed as Sub-G are Hub-Based cameras. The hubs are relatively affordable and can help to connect the cameras at the edge of your wi-fi and will store the clips on the hub, rather than the camera. (it also adds support for sub-g sensors) For Hardwired Cameras, you could use solar or power the C425 - but you would ideally look at the cameras built for that purpose, something like the C3XX or C5XX series of Outdoor Cameras - which are designed to have constant power and provide 24/7 recording.
r/Tapo · More camera compatibility with the H200 hub 100% Planning to Expand its Compatibility! The C425 was the very first to receive the feature last month and compatibility should follow for the other C4XX cameras first. Based on observations, I would anticipate the feature being focused on battery-wifi cameras first - as the wired cameras such as the C120 have extra features such as 24/7 recording to deal with and RTSP to accommodate most external recording needs. Saying that, keep an eye on the upcoming Tapo Hubs (H500/H900). These are now getting closer to a release. When they were announced, they supported RTSP and ONVIF, along with multi-TB storage options, so it could operate as an NVR of sorts - but there hasn't been enough info given to make a determination.
r/Tapo · C425 always going offline From my experience, this would point towards some sort of issue in the network connection and may not be signal strength but how the device interacts on your network. Depending on your router/network, you should see if you can disable any features in your router settings such as Fast Roaming or Beamforming that are not needed/used by the camera. Also. try setting an IP Reservation for the devices in case the connection is being lost whenever that IP is refreshed. Lastly, is it possible you have two routers on your network or your ISP Gateway is operating as a router? Having two routers hand out IP addresses from two different pools of addresses; these conflicting addresses would then cause the behavior you are seeing. Saying that, given the LED Status and its difficulty of access, I would recommend reaching out to our support teams where they can work with you to find the cause and provide a solution. Side Note: The C425v1 received an update recently allowing the camera to switch between the network of an H200 hub and your home Wi-Fi - providing a backup connection in case one or the other fails. Also, our most recent hardware versions and cameras have been transitioning to use USB-C over Micro USB.
r/Tapo · C425, what happens when wifi goes down? I believe that your assumptions are correct. With an SD card on the device, the camera will continue to record and detect events even when your wireless network goes down. The device should then automatically reconnect to the network when it comes back, where you can view any of the footage on the camera. If just your internet goes out, you will still be able to see and control the device from the Tapo App, as long as your phone is connected to the same Wireless network.
r/TpLink · can i with the tapo c425 login on other portals? (through pc) Unfortunately, the C425 and most battery cameras do not support RTSP or ONVIF due to their increased power consumption. These are the features that allow you to view the camera feed from across your network with another service, NVR, or program.
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Feisty_Tonight_259 🇬🇧
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r/homeassistant · Tapo C425 Motion Sensor Entity the tapo integration can be pretty hit or miss with exposing all the entities, especially for the battery cams you might need to check if the motion detection is actually enabled on the camera itself first, then see if it shows up under the device entities in HA. sometimes takes a restart or two for everything to populate properly
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ErasGous 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 C425 is not a good solution when security actually matters. I just misses a lot of events. With sensitivity set to 10. Direct line of sight and it misses a people, pets, motion even when it takes up a large part of the frame my C510’s, C500, C225’s pick up things that the C426 miss, even from the opposite side of the driveway. Would not recommend this model
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plump-lamp 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · SubG camera via h200 to HA? Not with tapo. If the camera doesn't over RTSP there's no way to get the image out
r/Tapo · New to Tapo and I have a couple questions Battery powered doorbells rarely catch anything of use. Best option is another camera on a Christmas tree outlet or some other outlet at an angle towards the door. That way 1) 24x7 recording, 2) less likely to get seen during a crime, criminals first look is to a doorbell cam 3) powered cameras do considerably better at detection, battery ones have to wake from sleep and have inferior detection sensors. Other option is to put a battery camera out of sight at an angle and still do the h500 hub. Tapo c425 is an excellent wireless battery camera. Plus they have strong spotlights to deter an individual.
r/Tapo · SubG camera via h200 to HA? 425 can't be exposed in any way. It's battery cam. Exposing would cause huge draw on battery.
r/Tapo · Which camera should I buy? No battery cameras record 24x7
r/Tapo · Tapo c420 and c425 Never. Even with solar they won't last more than a day recording 24x7
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srd8949 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Delay in recording trigger C425 Super useful thank you ! Definitely not upgrading to 425s after this.
r/Tapo · Delay in recording trigger C425 I see, thanks for clarifying. That’s disappointing. May I ask what wired cameras you have? Do you have any Tapo ones?
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CollateralZero 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 and Google Home I don’t think so, these on the box is a bit false since the function virtually doesn’t work at all (with solar cams at least, maybe wired) so I kind of feel misled by the claims of Google home being flaunting on the box making it seem compatible when the truth is it’s extremely limited.
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Dadjee 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Which Tapo battery camera is the best?? First and foremost, they don't record 24/7 otherwise they'll run out of battery real quick; they only do event detection recording on a specific range that you can customize. I have 3 tapo cameras C425, one for the front yard gate, one for the driveway and one at the backyard; for the price and what I need them to do, they do a decent job in capturing events but they might happen to miss recording like someone walking and in plain detection range yet not captured. A very important element with these cameras is their proximity to your internet router; the closer they are to the router, the better but even that these cameras tend to have a mind of their own. There was an update a couple of months ago for the C425 that improvement their wifi stability overall.
r/Tapo · Which Tapo battery camera is the best?? The "No recording" is an issue I had with one my 3 cams. Funny thing at least for me was that on the app, you can clearly see the snapshot thumbnail but there is no actual footage and at times when I would walk at detection range of the cam, the cam would say something about SD card needing formatting. In my case, the SD card was somehow corrupted. I had to format it and then the problem disappeared. As for the noise, I am yet to encounter that specific issue.
r/Tapo · Which Tapo battery camera is the best?? Ok good to know. The C425 does not do a 24/7 recording even on Solar. It just record detection based events then store it for you to access remotely.
r/Tapo · Best Tapo Outdoor Cameras I use 3 C425 wireless outdoor with a TP-link wifi extender and they work just great for what I need them to do honestly. When I had just bought the cams, the wi-fi range was pretty horrible; but after I got the extender and moved the main router, I now have very good reception.
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Zealousideal_Pen7368 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · I will never purchase another TP product and neither should you The latest "Tapo: Cameras Control" integration supports direct streaming. Another option is go2rtc which supports the tapo protocol (similar to RTSP).
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Hamanr3n 🇬🇧🇮🇹
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r/Tapo · C425 vs C460 Compare Keep in mind that a wider angle slightly distorts the image, in my case I prefer more resolution
r/Tapo · C425 detection sensor is a disappointment Definitivamente opta por otro modelo
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_sesser 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 Same. I have a c425 attached to a solar panel with the sensitivity turned up as high as it will go and it's really good at picking up my cat as soon as he enters the frame, but waits until a person is 2/3 the way into the frame before it starts recording. I also have the random offline issue. The firmware updated recently and it mentions wifi stability so I guess we'll see. It's hit or miss. Kinda wish I just bought a solar panel for my arlo cams. Would have been cheaper.
r/Tapo · C425 always going offline I haven't had this issue in a while, luckily.
r/Tapo · C425 always going offline I purchased 2 in October '24, had both setup and "working" by November. They've generally been fine (although, detection seems to be subpar compared to the Arlo Pro 4 they replaced) up until the last week or so. All the sudden they constantly go offline and have completely stopped detecting motion completely. Haven't had any events in 2 days. Guess I have to wast my time going through the reset process for both. Annoying. Already regretting the purchase.
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Nervous_Flamingo_409 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 issues I got a similar 8ssue with my 3 out if 4 smart lamps. Also one of two cameras went off. Can't understand why.
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unpick 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · H200 vs H500 In my case I went with the H200 for my C425 cameras. They still record to the hub with more space on the sd card than I need, and I don’t want to extra AI stuff. Works fine. My only (unrelated) issue is the C425 nighttime detection range.
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OhMyEnglishTeaBags 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Positive experiences with the C425? Battery issues depend entirely on your location. Mine has a solar panel and covers my back garden. There's a public path that's used every couple hours by somebody and it will pick them up. On a windy day, if I have my washing out to dry it will record basically 24/7 because of motion triggers but it was charged back up the next day after removing the washing from the line. Don't expect it to pick up pets, it rarely detects my cats in the garden. Person detection i'd say is accurate to the 10ft they say.
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Jmnx221 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · How to really make leaving/coming home automation work for C210 cameras? I have a Oneplus 13, I have the same parameters. Last week automation worked one time. I don't understand
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nee_m_d 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · How to really make leaving/coming home automation work for C210 cameras? I have a TAPO C425. My leaving/coming home automation works for a while, then just stops working. Initially, adjusting the location perimeter seemed to improve its performance, but the automation then just stops functioning after a few days. I'm using a Samsung Galaxy S23, with battery optimization for TAPO set to unrestricted and location set to precise. When the automation fails, I've tried toggling it off and on again or recreating the automation, which temporarily resolves the issue for a few days only. Quite frustrating.
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Ok_Recognition_3562 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 crashes every other day I had similar issues but once I added a H200 hub and linked the camera to the hub it started to work fine and no more crashes. Maybe you can give it a try.
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screamer373 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 mounting inquiry Is it smooth? Should be fine if so. If it's rough then I use Gorilla mounting tape. https://amzn.eu/d/7lPk6hS
r/Tapo · C425 mounting inquiry https://manuals.plus/tp-link/tapo-c425-smart-wire-free-security-camera-manual#mounting_tips Scroll down to "Mount Your Camera" and your options besides drilling are magnet or sticky pad
r/Tapo · Will the C425 work without a permanent network connection or internet? If you set up the cameras on your hotspot initially and each camera has its own SD card then this should work. The camera will still record according to their settings but you won't be alerted or anything unless they have internet.
r/Tapo · Moving from Arlo Pro 3 to something Tapo? They do not require a Tapo Hub but obviously they do need a wireless internet connection. The C245 can be charged indoors and used wirelessly (i.e. you discount the camera and bring it inside for charging, then mount it outside again) or you can get the matching solar panel kit which will allow you to keep the camera charged as long as there's sun in the spot you're placing the camera. https://uk.store.tapo.com/products/tc82-kit-solar-powered-security-camera-kit For my personal preference, I wouldn't install an outdoor camera that needed to be charged, I would want the power hardwired in. So I would likely go for the Tapo C720 which has floodlights, or get the solar panel kit for the C245.
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Carl_TP-Link 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Got screwed by Tapo and Amazon. Avoid the C425, and avoid Tapo. In the detection menu, under the Wake-Up Sensitivity there should be an option for a detection range test. I would use this test in conjunction with the Diagnostics that is located in the advanced menu. Using these two tools together you can generate logs about your camera. Then send those logs via the Feedback option also in the camera's menus. This should help engineering analyze and determine if there is something they can do. I have these cameras as well and while I have had a few hiccups here and there they have mostly been reliable.
r/Tapo · Moving from Arlo Pro 3 to something Tapo? If you like the C425 but don't want to worry about bringing it down to charge take a look at this [https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/cloud-camera/tc85-kit/](https://www.tp-link.com/us/home-networking/cloud-camera/tc85-kit/)
r/Tapo · Got screwed by Tapo and Amazon. Avoid the C425, and avoid Tapo. Detection limitations can actually be due to the angle of the camera, How high off the ground the camera is and even how much natural light is in the detection zone. Let me get some info together and I'll get back to you on it.
r/TpLink · Difficulty with Tapo A200 cable Are you using the USB adapter? The panel is USB-C but the C425 is USB-Micro so there should be a small adapter that was included to allow the panel to connect to the camera.
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climbing2man 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · RTSP + Battery powered ? Thanks for posting this! Same exact situation with me. Was looking into the C425 to add to my Synology with my other Tapo. Thanks for being the Guinea Pig!
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WubzWub 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Got screwed by Tapo and Amazon. Avoid the C425, and avoid Tapo. Good to know these are crap. Just cancelled my order.
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_V_A_L_ 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Got screwed by Tapo and Amazon. Avoid the C425, and avoid Tapo. I've complained bitterly about my experience with the 2 I bought from Amazon too. Mine don't record beyond 10 feet, and sometimes miss detecting people all together. Went Tapo the videos though they did agree to replace them. It just wasn't feasible for me to do so (Based in the Caribbean) so I would have to pay to ship them back to the US, and then pay local customs again to reimport the new cameras. But yea, mine got bricked too, but thankfully was able to get them running after about an hour of resetting and readding. Sorry to hear about your issue bud
r/Tapo · Offline system Hey there, I'm not very techy, so forgive me as I attempt to help where I can. I have some Tapo cameras and even when I lose internet due to an outage, I can still monitor through the Tapo app (once my phone or tablet is on the same network as the cameras)... So I would THINK that it would work if viewed locally. I have C110, C120 and C425. They all show, and my network is made up with a bunch of Eero devices. Can't answer to whether it will run on a the Android TV, sorry. None of the camera models that I have, have an audio specific port, but the quality is decent. My C120's are far from the action, but the C110's and C425's and very clear with audio.
r/TpLink · Battery vs Plug In Camera - My short experience Two things to keep in mind from my experience 1. They only record motion, so you can't scroll back to look for a specific time-frame unless motion was detected (whether you have an SD card or not) 2. You might miss a second or two before the camera starts recording, unlike your other wired cameras. I'd also love to hear from others.
r/Tapo · Got screwed by Tapo and Amazon. Avoid the C425, and avoid Tapo. Oh, that's great that they work for you. They don't for me. I've been through the detection settings even with support, and they can't seem to understand why both of my c425's don't detect anything beyond 10 feet. I just consider it a loss. I have other wired Tapo cameras in those areas so that's a workaround. Thanks for trying to assist though. Appreciate it
r/Tapo · Got screwed by Tapo and Amazon. Avoid the C425, and avoid Tapo. Thanks for the info Carl, but even your tech support team couldn't fix my issue. A ton of people have legitimate detection issues with this model camera, and I unfortunately am just one of them. Angle and getting are at the required positions and complete motion (someone walking by) is still sometimes missed.
r/Tapo · Got screwed by Tapo and Amazon. Avoid the C425, and avoid Tapo. I didn't. They're still outside acting as deterrents more than anything. Too costly to return and not worth it. They did offer to change to a different model though for the equivalent price but I had to decline for the preview reason. I have 2 other weird cams so the c425's are freaky just back up cameras.
r/Tapo · Offline system Oh, no problem man. Apologies for the delay. Phone got damaged haha. You should be good with the setup my friend. If you want to know more about how the Tapo devices work offline, I had made a post last week (or so) saying my cameras were still streaming to my phone even after the Internet was down. Many people chimed in to give technical details on how it works because I had no clue it worked like that 🤣. Cheers bud! 🍻
r/Tapo · C120 vs C425 - Surprised Oh that's good. The daytime quality is on par with the C120's for me, but it's just the night image quality that's really poor. What kind of extra options do you get with the solar panel? It might be reason for me to add them to the camera and continue using them. Yea I paid $69 too. Saw the deal and just grabbed the two hahaha.
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Salmundo 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C120 Too much of a dumpster fire to be saved at the moment? 1.2.22 bricked my C425s. I’m waiting to hear back from Tapo support. Not impressed.
r/Tapo · C120 vs C425 - Surprised I have a couple of C425s, and my image quality is way better than yours are showing. I can’t account for that. My busy location C425 has a solar panel, and that’s given me more configuration options. Quite happy with them so far. Also, only paid $69 for them.
r/Tapo · Got screwed by Tapo and Amazon. Avoid the C425, and avoid Tapo. As I said, TP-Link bricked two of my new cameras with a firmware update. Support admitted that the update bricked the devices. The devices were two weeks old. Does that sound like anything that TP-Link might be responsible for? TP-Link promised to replace the units, but did not. I reached out several times to support after they agreed to replace the units, and received no response whatsoever. None. Yep, you have nothing to apologize for.
r/Tapo · C120 vs C425 - Surprised With the solar panel, I don’t have to worry about saving battery, so I’ve cranked the performance setting to high.
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OkAgent209 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Best video monitor to watch C425 camera? Ah ok I think I understand what you’re saying about the battery and needing to refresh the feed. Something to think about although I was planning to just watch the live feed of one camera while they are outside so I don’t need it to switch between cameras. Sorry that wasn’t clear in my original post. I appreciate the info
r/Tapo · Best video monitor to watch C425 camera? With the H500 you still have to buy a separate tablet. I don’t see the appeal of this. The batteries haven’t bothered me. I’m thinking an iPad with the Tapo app might be all I need ?
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Electronic_Set_8411 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 camera not walking up or detecting activity Did you let by any chance the battery to be fully flat? It happened to me and after letting to be fully flat I had the same issue. After several discharges and charges, it came back to life
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friendly2112 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Unable to reset TAPO C425 I ran into a similar issue (after 3 days of operation) the cam cannot be reset, and tries to join the same wifi network without success. No reply from the support for over 24h now. I’m tempted to open the cam and disconnect the battery myself. Any pictures or guides on how to disassemble tue cam?
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Ok-Alternative-748 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo camera recording outside activity zone? (Possible hit-and-run) If it really is the C425 model, then BoBSMITHtheBR is correct. It is a battery or solar camera and those do not support 24/7 continuous recording because the battery would die way too fast. Unfortunately, if the movement stayed entirely outside your defined Activity Zone, the camera would not have triggered a wake up to save that clip to your SD card or the Cloud. One thing you should check just in case is your Detection settings. See if you have General Motion Detection enabled alongside your Activity Zones. Sometimes, if that is on, it might have captured a generic motion event even if it was not flagged as a vehicle in your specific zone. If there is nothing in your playback timeline for that exact time, then the footage likely does not exist. I am really sorry to hear about the accident and I hope you can find another way to get the info you need. Regards and I really hope you get this sorted. Also would a neighbour have a random camera that might have caught it? Best,
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Super-Judge3675 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo camera recording outside activity zone? (Possible hit-and-run) 425 unfortunately does not have 24/7. That sucks as it is otherwise a great camera
r/Tapo · Tapo C425: can't get the floodlights to stay on when turning on "by hand" Not ALL the time. I just want that it does what the app says it should. If I ask "turn on the lights" and set the timer for 5 minutes it should remain on for 5 minutes. Not more, not less. I am really dissapointed with Tapo software.
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LycraJafa 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo camera recording outside activity zone? (Possible hit-and-run) 24/7 recording is the way, if it supports it.
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BoBSMITHtheBR 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo camera recording outside activity zone? (Possible hit-and-run) C425 are solar cameras that don’t have 24/7 recording.
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borg_ph 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Newbie to cameras Hi. When you are at home, launch tapo then check if you see a message that says this can only be viewed locally, screenshot the message and send to the tplink support in your country. It does not reach the tapo cloud so you cannot view it outside your network. Goodluck.
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darkonex 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425: can't get the floodlights to stay on when turning on "by hand" Oddly both of my cams used to do that, I have color mode set up in night vision on both, one of them the lights come on for like 2 secs and shut off, and the other now won't light up at all. It comes on if I turn it on manually or set the flashing light alarm, but setting the night vision mode to color mode now no longer makes the light work. Something has definitely been screwed up recently as these both worked for months until now.
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BallisticBoo87 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Unable to reset TAPO C425 No worries! Yeah exact same camera the TAPO C425 unit only, no solar panel. The new one has given me issues but completely seperate ones unfortunately, a firmware update affected the sound but Support managed to fix that with a follow up update. I also had an incident where it just went off one day for no reason for about 3-4 hrs and wouldn’t work so I had do a physical reset. Seems to have been okay since then but alot of faffing about!! And I think I was just unlucky with the replacement I had! 🤦🏻♀️
r/TpLink · Unable to reset TAPO C425 Oh god!! I’m so sorry this has happened to you too! Major design flaw I feel!! So the short answer is no, sadly nothing worked. So I tried to contact my retailer (Argos) to get a replacement. But they wanted me to do a full return (which I couldn’t do, because I can’t take the solar panel off the wall as it was only the camera unit that was faulty!) I ended up going round in circles. So I contacted TAPO Support back and they were actually really helpful and they sent a replacement out for me. You have options with them too. You can send the faulty unit back, then they will send out the replacement. Or alternatively like me, I couldn’t be without my camera so I paid for special replacement shipping where you effectively pay the amount the unit costs like a holding deposit, they send it straight out then once you get it and set it all up, you then send them the faulty one back and once they receive it they release the holding deposit. If that makes sense!! - I hope it does! My advice is contact TAPO Support, give them a call and explain the situation. They are also pretty responsive on email and chat too! I hope this helps and you manage to get it sorted! 🩵
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smelllike_pp 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425: can't get the floodlights to stay on when turning on "by hand" I don't know about that problem but if you want them on all the time go to the camera settings then go to video and display then night vison the set white light settings to always on or when motion is detected and then they should stay on all the time or when motion is detected with the click of the button of course and also you can set them on auto so they turn on at night and off during the day
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Difficult-Throwaway2 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · C425 Not taking charge Exact same problem with my C425 solar panel. Mine stopped working after about 4 months. Suddenly the solar panel won't charge at all. Graph shows that it was working fine on Saturday and then suddenly from Sunday absolutely nothing. * Haven't touched the cable * Haven't moved the device * Haven't moved the Solar Panel * Panel isn't dirty Searching the web, the forums are full of issues with this exact model number (C425) and specifically the Solar Panel failing. Seems to be a serious design defect. Absolutely do not buy. I will be complaining to TP-Link and getting a replacement, which will still likely fail. As I had this installed by drilling into my roof and then using silicon on the hole. This will be an extremely annoying replacement.
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ebioman 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · SubG camera via h200 to HA? Thanks, that is quite unfortunate 😕 I saw just before purchasing that it was HA compatible and naively thought that would include some sort of event and image capture which is shared with HA. Controlling it via HA is great to have but a bit lower in my priorities
r/Tapo · SubG camera via h200 to HA? I get that active monitoring is no option, but I struggle with the concept that there is no way to capture the camera's appearance upon activation. I mean obviously when it wakes up it connects to the wifi and contacts the tapo server. Seeing that within Tapo 's app one can define actions such as "when camera detects person, wake up light" made me hope that this could be some way forward. Obviously a very non-ideal solution, but still something...
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One-Bid-6488 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425: can't get the floodlights to stay on when turning on "by hand" i also can’t have them on. very frustrating that it simply does not do simple things like this.
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n0d3N1AL 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 detection sensor is a disappointment Yep, it's awful. I thought it was a configuration issue but no. Unfortunately missed both the return window and opportunity to leave a 1 star review. You can have every slider maxed out and it won't wake up.
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roggz 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · TAPO C425 - ERRORI RILEVAMENTO Did you adjust the sensitivity of the motion detection? There's a slider from 1-10. I generally use object detection (person, per, vehicle) rather than motion. For automations, you can add the camera to home assistant.
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tDKjensen 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Color night mode C425 only (no light)? This way it turns on the white LED's when it detection movement.
r/Tapo · Stuck between C325WB and C425... So I just got the C425 delivered... Isn't it possible to have color mode on but without the white LED's on? If I set it to night color mode, and manually turn the LED's off, it enables the IR and then turns the LED's on again after 5 minutes. I don't want either the LED ir the IR, just the camera doing its best to get ambient light from Street lights.
r/Tapo · Stuck between C325WB and C425... Both can be done but with the battery operated one, I don't have to do the wiring. But if the image Quality is a lot worse on the Battery camera, I will do the wiring.
r/Tapo · Regarding memory cards in the Tapo C425 camera How much battery life do you get with continuous recording?
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SanD-82 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Color night mode C425 only (no light)? Try this on the Tapo app: - Go into the camera's configuration - Go into video & display (or something along those lines). - You should have an option about night vision, go into that. There should be three options there: IR mode, full color and smart. You select color mode there. If the LEDs do not turn on it's because the camera does not require so...
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These_Lawfulness7008 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · My Tapo Camera is now detecting... ghosts If it actually used ai for that how stupid was it thinking?
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sixamscrew 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · My Tapo Camera is now detecting... ghosts My Tapo C425 Camera mistakenly identified a white frost protection blanket that was protecting a tropical plant from frost during the month of January... for a person (“Pessoa” in my native language). Did it really think it had the appearance of a real person, or is it (the AI) detecting ghosts now? And why, after a month of active daily protection, only now, one day before removing the cover, did it coincidentally decide to think that it was a ghost or a person?
r/Tapo · Which Tapo battery camera is the best?? I bought a C425 camera, my first TP-Link Tapo product, to monitor the entrance of a second home I have. I'm pretty satisfied with the results. The only issues I have, although minor, is that I cannot watch playback of recorded detections in the SD card anymore, for some reason. It says "No recordings," but the thumbnails still show up in the timeline. Another problem is the weird noises the camera produces or captures with high sensitivity.
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Gaslord90 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Regarding memory cards in the Tapo C425 camera There is a feature called "looped recording". It automatically deletes the oldest files when there is not enough space. If you want to save a video, you simply download it to your mobile. This is what I do without a subscription to the TAPO cloud.
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thegios 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 and Google Home Similar problem with some Tapo devices connected thru Tapo hub. It seems you must use old household routines editor. I returned the Tapo kit. The Tapo light bulb, that doesn't require the hub, works though...
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jakebg19 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Looking for a indoor security camera that detects pets Yes, unless they have two models that use the model number c425 lol. >physical movement in its area of detection I know. during the day it works as expected. Shadows moving across the yard maybe, not sure.
r/Tapo · Looking for a indoor security camera that detects pets Strange. My c425 was accurate 8m away roughly, I tuned detection off awhile ago ( I only care about motion in general, not what it is lol). The only REAL issue with mine is car lights driving past set it off constantly but not a big deal.
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F6613E0A-02D6-44CB-A 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Looking for a indoor security camera that detects pets Car driving lights set it off?? That camera only triggers if there's a physical movement in its area of detection. Are you sure we're talking about the same model?
r/Tapo · Looking for a indoor security camera that detects pets Don't get your hopes too high. I have a C425 and its pet detection is utter shit. It only detects my cat when it's less than 3m from the camera. And sometimes it fails to detect it when 2m away
r/Tapo · Vehicle detection I have 7 Tapo cameras and sometimes I wonder why I got those. My most recent purchase was a C425 to detect my cat when it climbs on to the balcony. It only detects it when the cat is literally 1 meter from the camera and moving slowly. Everything else is discarded by the AI as not important. It's an absolute shitshow
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Agabis 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Which camera should I buy? In my country, Brazil, only the Tapo C425 and C530WS are available. The C425 has a battery. The C530 does not have a battery. And I was told that the C425 doesn't record continuously, only with motion detection. Can the memory card be 256GB?
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UtterlySoupcan 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Help deside between C460 and C425 Cameras Suddenly the new C425 is only 142 degree FOV vs the older C425 that has a 150 degree FOV and of course this shitbag company has said nothing. I bought a replacement C425 and was zoomed in considerably.
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TriniFigNinja 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · C425 Not taking charge Had this same issue, however they stated they are not refunding me due to the length of time I had the camera. I bought it in February and this issue happened last month
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Buckborris 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 vs Eufy S220 Might be a bit late, but So I've been testing a few cameras including these two the past month. These two were pretty evenly matched to me after having them up side by side a couple days, but I'd personally go with the eufy due to the inbuilt solar panel looking much smarter and tidy. Just a note, I was ready to stick with the eufy but then noticed that there were a couple of pretty obvious motion events that the Tapo was picking up which the eufy missed and vice versa (tapo was missing more overall). Things like a big van turning around in plain sight, or my neighbour walking her dog straight across the view of the camera. After watching [this video](https://youtu.be/Z57XECVqaUc) I spent a bit extra on the Tapo C465 (updated version of C460) which captures absolutely everything and has a solar panel inbuilt on top.
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Tourist1292 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 and Google Home On the Google Home app, it shows automation with Tapo\_C425 "Support coming soon". It works with D225 doorbell camera already.
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Far-Drama3779 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C660 KIT - bought 2 sets. Return process was fast. but return shipping fees is not waived Just had to warranty my 425. Got it new in Oct. I had to pay to ship it. I have another 425 with solar. If that one fails, it will be the last Tapo I buy
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weeeedoggie 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo cameras - home and away automations I've never had just "motion." Only been person, vehicle, and pet. Dont need notification for a lighting change or tree waving.
r/Tapo · Tapo cameras - home and away automations Also seems we have different use case scenarios. The 2 cameras I see for you are indoor cameras that you switch privacy mode OFF/ON. I'm using 1 battery camera without privacy mode.
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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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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Ill-Difference-7437 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 crashes every other day Similar problem here. I use the camera to watch my second residence. From time to time is disconnected and one week later It is connected again. But the battery level is always between 90% and 100% so no battery low level problem. When this happens I usually connect to the router and I can see that the camera is still connected as client to the wifi network. The other cameras (tapo wired or imou wifi) don't have this problem. I have tried to reboot the router remotely but this does't fix the problem. Then a few days later the camera goes live again.
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lukeoo7 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Which Tapo battery camera is the best?? I very happy with C425, I have 4 C425 cameras around the exterior house where's there no power, lens are super wide with slight fisheye that works well for me. I have low traffic at these sites & I not often remote view them & I get easy 3+ more months out of them.
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Fancy_Explorer_5172 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · C425 Not taking charge C425 working fine for almost a year UNTIL today when I plugged in a new A200 Solar Panel. It would not charge even when it certainly should have (lots of sun). I pugged the camera 's wall charger in and it still would not charge. The camera was operating normally in all other ways. I powered the camera off and back on and voila it all good. Sadly this makes sense in this world we live in.
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BookkeeperBig1519 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · C425 Not taking charge I purchased mine in July, and now, in November, it is dead and will not take a charge. Purchased from Amazon, grateful that I purchased an extended warranty, getting a full refund!!! I will buy a different brand this time around!
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felipe_irving 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 solar kit - not impressed The solar/battery powered cameras are not reliable in detection and recording compared to wired ones. I think it's because the 'actual camera' is off to save battery and only starts recording when the sensor detects an event, and what's worse is the sensor can only detect a motion at maximum 4-5 meters, which is half of what they claimed in product marketing. So the footage will always starts when the subject is already in the middle of the video and also stopped recording when the motion sensor stopped detecting at specific distance even though subject is still in camaera field of view. These cameras only good for small distance surveillance.
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griffin369 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · I will never purchase another TP product and neither should you I have 5 of those. 2 are perfect and always above 95%, no matter the amount of triggers or recordings (they are the most triggered out of all). The other 2 are ok'ish but drain fast and still charge to max until the end of the day, or almost max out. 1 is just annoying and even though there are almost no triggers, it takes forever to charge and during the night it drops about 15/20%, with no recordings, it's also the closest to the router. They are all set to Max performance, range, sensitivity, all triggers, etc. They all have the panels pointed directly to the sun and are placed on my roof top with nothing in the way, they are all exposed to max time in the sun. The only difference was that I bought them in different months in like 2, 2, 1. My guess is that different batches have different performances... My suggestion is: return it or buy another and test it during the return phase, or even just buy another and return the old one in the other box if support is useless 🙃
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Devouring_Souls 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · I will never purchase another TP product and neither should you I have the same setup. Have had it running for 2 weeks at my front door. The only issue so far has been the SD card. Sometimes there are chunks of time not recorded knowing there had been activity and people coming and going. It’s New York and there’s nonstop pedestrians and vehicles. I’m pretty sure it’s just an issue with the SD card because when I reformat it the issues subside. I also reboot the camera every so often when something seems wonky and seems to help.
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Muted_Rice8002 🇬🇧
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r/reolinkcam · Detection and Recording Issues – NEW Argus 4 Pro Camera I honestly can’t figure out which model to choose, and this whole situation feels kind of absurd. I mean… humanity went to the moon, but we still don’t have an efficient solar-powered camera that just works. Right now, I’m looking into the only Atlas options I can find: 1. **Reolink Atlas PT Ultra** – but I’ve read several reviews saying the battery life is too short. 2. **Reolink Atlas** – but this one only has a 90° FOV, compared to the 180° on my Argus 4 Pro, which feels like a big downgrade. My setup is a house in the mountains, where I’d really like to rely on a solar panel since I don’t want to run wired power. But maybe, given my needs, wired power is the only realistic solution? What’s even more confusing is that I have a cheap $30 iGeek solar camera that actually detects people reliably, while my $200 Argus 4 Pro misses them. That makes no sense to me. I was also considering the **Tapo C425**, which has a 135° FOV, but if it relies on PIR for detection, then it’s the same old problem and nothing changes. 👉 Do you have any recommendation for a better model (Reolink or another brand) that could solve this, or do I really just need to invest in wired power?
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devilc0w 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline Just to add to this as I found this post helpful, I had similar issues with my camera \[C425\]: disconnecting especially when I reset my router and also taking ages to discover my wireless network when resetting the camera. I turned off a setting called 'Band Steering' on my wireless router which automatically guides a device to the most suitable Wi-Fi band (either 2.4GHz or 5GHz). I thought I would need to reset the camera to see if this would work but got side-tracked and about 15 minutes later I noticed I was getting notifications from the camera again as it had found the network and reconnected. No issues about 48hrs since so seems to have fixed the problem. Hope that helps others!
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ActiveRepulsive5832 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Help Choosing a Camera Tapo C460 (4K) would be sharp enough to see detail, it’s actually one of the cheapest but best quality wireless security cameras as of right now, other than PoE. Though I’m not sure about recommending this due to your lack of WiFi coverage, 4K quality may not load very well. I will say with the solar panel this camera does do 24/7 recording without having to plug into a wall outlet. Another option is the C425, the older flagship that’s still good today. 2K, motion, etc. I currently have 2 TC82’s and have had zero issues on them with false detection alerts or no detection alerts, they record everything that’s needed.
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MikashiSun 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline Going through the exact same issue right now. Any solution?
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boflitkrisby 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Got screwed by Tapo and Amazon. Avoid the C425, and avoid Tapo. this worries me. I was looking at changing from Swann to the Tapo C425 as I need the battery life. My swanns had a firmware update that killed the battery life, 90 days down to 10-20, yet Swann are as useful as a fart in a spacesuit. I've asked for a rollback but they instead arrange calls with me, then call me 60-120 mins later, when I'm busy. I'm now worried about getting a similar experience with Tapo. Maybe I need to go wired security.
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ntsefamyaj 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · TAPO C120 and C425 settings randomly resetting No problem, You'd think that would have fixed it by now. But nope.
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MelancholyHead 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · C425 Not taking charge I have this camera and same thing happening as well. It got no lights until I popped out the SD card. Now it blinks when plugged in but then stops and nothing. Won't turn on, won't take a charge at least it appears and reset isn't doing anything.
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MinkosDes 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? Why has continuous recording not yet been added to the camera, especially when the system is sold with a solar panel? Purchased this camera as all the marketing on the box makes it appear as though it does, only to once installed discover it does not... By the time the camera records, the event has almost passed. Simple feature and a shame I now have a useless camera installed 15mths up a pole. Any updates as to when the entire community that is all complaining about the same thing can be satisfied?
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MOLPT 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 Cameras - Toggle on/off as a set/group Thank you. I tried creating an Automation and Shortcut, but both those seem to require cloud services for multiple devices: [If I try to Control Multiple Devices (to turn off the "Yard" cameras), it says "No available devices". Under that is a hotlink "I can't find my devices". When I click on that link, it says the device(s) aren't connected to the cloud and can't be used in a smart action. The C425 runs without a hub and I connect through my wifi, nor do I have a subscription service. Did I misunderstand something or is there perhaps another way? If not, it would seem that the best I can do is create two actions for each three "Yard" cameras.
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Deee72 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 issues I can't either. Both cameras settings are the same so it's baffling me.
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zInC1084 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Are there other Tapo indoor camera with the same features as c425? All the features you like are available on Tapo’s indoor camera lineup. The C425 is really only suitable for situations where power supply is limited, and there are plenty of better cameras for indoor use.
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nlj1978 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo local network storage Nice. I'll be on the lookout out for your posts. Of note, my searching around shows that at some point in tapo firmware updates RTSP was disabled on C425 and other battery powered cams. That said, the coming H500 lists it as compatible. I assume they will re-enable it to accomplish that
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Any_Award_7682 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Help deside between C460 and C425 Cameras C460 is a much better camera then c425.I returned the c425 for c460.much better detection. 24 , 7 recording
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DustinHertz 🇬🇧🇳🇱
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r/Tapo · H200 hub and C425 Edit: for some reason I had to select the hub as a storage device from within the camera settings, and now all is connected. Strange, but it now works like a charm!
r/Tapo · H200 hub and C425 Ik heb een H200 en 2x een C425 aangeschaft. Voornamelijk om de beelden in huis op de H200 op te slaan. Nu heb ik beide apparaten voorzien van de nieuwste firmware, echter ontvang ik een melding (wanneer ik via de H200 een apparaat wil verbinden) dat de firmware op de C425 niet wordt ondersteund. Dit is echter de meest recente versie. Herkennen jullie dit probleem? H200 firmware = 1.5.1 C425 firmware = 1.2.25
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Bulletoverload 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? I set my camera (cr25) up in front a branch from a tree that is keeping the camera on nearly 16 hours+ a day with sensitivity all the way up. I didn't mean to do this but I wanted to let you know that, with the solar panel hooked up, the camera barely drops below 100% battery. I really think it would be in TP Links best interest to give us the functionality and just put a disclaimer that battery life can't be guaranteed. I bought this camera knowing I specifically needed fully wireless and had good sunlight. It was the perfect fit for the rest of my tapo setup and I'm finding out I'm just not allowed to? It should be our decision. I want it to act like a regular camera. Can we please fix this?
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Abv_it_all_w_vertigo 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? This unit does not plug in. If it had an "Always On" feature, it would be "Always Discharged". The solar charger cannot charge real time. It has to have "downtime" or it will never keep up. That's the nature of solar panels, especially small ones trying to run 2K HD color video with nighttime adjustments. Make sense? What you want is a wired solution that always has power available to allow "Always On" functionality. It requires an electrician to run ethernet for a Power over Ethernet (PoE) setup. Then you can plug the cameras into a central hub/switch/router.
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HeightHot9792 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? I just bought 6 c425, unfortunately I’ll have to return since there’s no rtsp
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wanze 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? What's the status on this? Has anything changed? I was about to buy a few of these until I saw this thread. Does solar panel enable any of these features? Is RTSP or ONVIF back? Or continuous recording?
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Both_Catch_4199 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapa C425 Focus Capabilities Again useful stuff. I laugh because 10,000Ah is a honking big battery, I would expect better of it. I really don't know if I have any better options. Ordering from Amazon would give me time to see if it will work, or not. There are some birdhouse cameras but I do not like any of them.
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Fit_Pair4493 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · C425 Not taking charge I’m having the same problem with the same model. I’m going to return it to amazon
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tktan1984 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? i hope allowing always on operation when a solar panel is connected can be enabled soon
r/Tapo · Tapo C425 nope, not for these battery cameras. they should be given the option to work like a DC powered camera if you have the solar panel attached
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Personal-Will-7077 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · C425 Not taking charge Currently experiencing the same problem. Any issues getting a replacement camera through Tapo?
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Undisciplined17 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline I ended up just moving the router closer to that side of the house. Which isn't ideal but fixed the issue.
r/Tapo · C425 always going offline The status light just goes off as well. So it seems for whatever reason it turns itself off. Does your status light do the same on the camera itself?
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Henrik-SWE 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline The new firmware update to version 1.2.25 seems to have solved my problems. Have not seen any of the 4 cams go offline for the last 3 days. So fingers crossed.
r/Tapo · C425 always going offline Any news on the C425 disconnecting? I bought 4 of them just before I went on a business trip. Now they have all disconnected, and are completely unreachable. I have many other Tapo cams C100, C200, C320ws and C520ws, and they all work flawlessly. But the C425, seems to be very unreliable.
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sdwindansea 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Gutter Mount for C425 Solar Panel? I ended up getting this mount - [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PCMQD7F](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08PCMQD7F) I used an aftermarket solar panel as it was about the same price as coming up with a mounting bracket for the Tapo panel - [https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLLCPMVZ](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DLLCPMVZ) So far (since mid December) the combination has been working perfectly.
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tapotapa 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 I didn't experience any problems with connection. The only problem is the battery lasts 30 days.
r/Tapo · C425, what happens when wifi goes down? It continue to record. The only problem is better, which is draining extremely fast. It lasts maybe one month.
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Skogsstyrelsen 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Question about privacy mode Thank you for this answer. I checked this and the one that currently has 69% battery (back of the house) has last 7 days only 1 detection event triggers and 0 detections filtered by AI. The one with 29% battery (front of the house) has in total last 7 days, 8 detection event triggers and 271(!) detections filtered by AI. I assume the camera still wakes up with that AI filter. Maybe the next step would be to enable privacy mode on the front of the house camera for a full day, and check in the data if there are still events triggered. What are your thoughts?
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voluhare 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 firmware I recently bought C425 and latest FW it pulled is Version:1.2.25 Build 250314 Rel.62580n Camera is garbage, I think I will never buy Tapo again.
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relic217 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · C402 Lasts 2 Days I switched to the C425 and have had zero issues.
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Diefuku 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo D225 and C425 batteries drained in a day I don't have much data since I just installed it and had to leave town. So I only have the first day where it died, but I can look into it further. For some reason it has 38 minutes of "Time of Use" even on the lowest settings and the area isn't that high traffic, so I'm not really sure. But compare that to another identical cam I have in another area that got 15 minutes of Time of use and is still at 100%. Idk things just don't add up to me. Haven't tried rebooting them or anything like that so I'll have to try that.
r/Tapo · Tapo C425 and D225 high battery drain Ah, that would maybe make sense. All my cameras look at reasonably high traffic areas yet one is still at 100% so idk if that's it. Although the doorbell and camera that are draining fast are looking at the same spot. I do have them on the highest quality and fps as well. Doorbell is on only wake when button is pressed. I put the motion sensitivity down to the lowest even though motion detection is disabled. I don't use the spotlight, only ir, which idk if it's on all night or only when something is detected. Didn't set any privacy zones. Network connection on both shows as 3 bars though in not quite sure I believe it; the camera that isn't draining as fast as closer to my router. I might consider putting a WiFi repeater or something even though I hate using them. One camera is connected to a solar panel but idk if it does much.
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Birras1000 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Sudden battery drain/high activity - Tapo C425 I have it now in a interior room looking the wall to test it so it shouldn’t activate . I have also deleted all the videos and disabled notifications but it keeps on with nothing detected
r/TpLink · Sudden battery drain/high activity - Tapo C425 I have the same issue from 2 days ago, one of my cameras doesn’t turn off and drain all the battery. This happened when I bough the camera first time but I replaced it and it was working fine until now Any solution?
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tuppagenten 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Sudden battery drain/high activity - Tapo C425 Sometimes it’s something in the environment, in my case we have a large honeysuckle that was flowing in the wind. The ”ai” had to sort that out all the time. I changed the sensitivity down a notch and that did the trick.
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Handyscratch 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 detection sensor is a disappointment unfortunately, i don't have any powerline in the entrance so a wired option is a not an option. I just believe that is hilarious that it can wake up by detecting just a small cat but not from an actually person in a distance of 1 meter. I mean c'mon..
r/Tapo · C425 detection sensor is a disappointment as long as i know and searched, there is no crossing line feature in this camera. only a rectangular detection zone you can set. tried that as well. nothing.
r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? no it won't. this feature isn't even available for this camera
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tufferthanhy80 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 detection sensor is a disappointment I have same issue and yes it isn’t great. The PIR technology for motion detection isn’t great but it is very energy efficient hence why it’s what is used on battery powered cameras. The better option is a camera with the pixel processing type of motion detection. Unfortunately I believe this is only available on the non wireless cameras.
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Educational-Rest1272 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · H200 hub and C425 In case it proves useful, the 425 is set up recording to the hub, no camera sd card. One change I did need to make is to enable WiFi backup for the 425...because the camera is in a variable rssi location
r/Tapo · H200 hub and C425 Ah. Very good. Since I won't have a micro sd for the 425 I'm hoping that will also work just fine.
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Direct_Obligation_54 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Issues with Tapo C425 cameras I have this same issue. I can’t figure out why every outlet says this is the #1 wireless security camera. I have it for a short term rental that’s far away and it’s fking useless. I’m hoping Tapo lets me return it
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LetMeNotSee 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline Same here. Have 2 C425 cameras. Sometimes they both go offline in the app at the same time and sometimes individually. Tried all the WiFi tricks and discovered that WiFi is not the problem. While showing offline in the app they still show connected on the router with full signal strength. The also keep recording videos. In desperation I tried removing one form the TapoCare plan and to my surprise so far this one has been working flawlessly 🤯
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ozzmosis 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Moving from Arlo Pro 3 to something Tapo? Today I did decide to plug in solar panel and place in permanent location. Seems to stay at battery 98%. Placed on my electric box on side of house.
r/Tapo · Moving from Arlo Pro 3 to something Tapo? I do not leave it it plugged in. The app will advise you of battery status. If you are never there where you use it then yes leave solar charger plugged in. That cord is a dead giveaway it's a camera tho.
r/Tapo · Moving from Arlo Pro 3 to something Tapo? They say charge will last for around 330 days? I got it 3/3 and charged it up to 91%. Stuck it on my garage door. It's neat because even when I put the garage door up the camera stays attached and when I shut it it's still there. I'm thinking about possibly attaching a metal plate to my house somewhere and sticking it there. Picture is great.
r/Tapo · Moving from Arlo Pro 3 to something Tapo? I have that exact camera. So far very reliable.
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StartWilling 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline Same issue here, I have 5 cameras, all on 2.4 GHz network, they go offline and stay offline unless I turn them off and back on. They worked perfectly for almost 6 months when I had just 2, so I decided to buy more, only to start getting this connection issue…
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iamizan 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 I managed to solve the problems myself. Thanks for comments
r/Tapo · Tapo C425 Both the C425s received the latest firmware update 2 weeks apart. The "offline" issue stull happened. Oh well..
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WhereIsMyMug 🇬🇧🌐
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r/TpLink · Issues with Tapo C425 cameras I just wrote to their warranty support, got the prepaid shipment label, sent my faulty unit back and get a new one (they even sent me the brand new set of two cameras, for some reason, but I don't mind).
r/TpLink · Issues with Tapo C425 cameras u/Riley_TP-Link I also have the serious issues with my camera. Basically, it doesn't work. My C425 camera has the latest firmware, connected to the WiFi from the Asus GT6 unit standing next to it and still - the only way to make it work is to press and hold for a second or two the power button. My cellphone and the camera are on the same WiFi network. I'm not using any "smart connect" mode that combines all the 2.4, 5G networks together, so it's a dedicated WiFi network. The internet connection is perfect, no packet loss or high pings whatsoever. I tried to completely reset it and re-add into the app, but the problem persists. Without pressing the power button the camera is reported as "offline" by the TAPO app, no LED, nothing. I cannot find anything that says "power save" mode in its settings. The camera is working in the "performance" mode though, but I cannot wake it up without pressing the button. It's an absurd situation where I need to physically press something on the camera to make it work for the next \~10 minutes. Definitely, the worst home security camera I've ever had.
r/TpLink · Issues with Tapo C425 cameras Yes, no issues.
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Kosmos-World 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 Motion Detection Events Unfortunately, my need right now is for a battery operated wifi camera, so the C120 and C325WB won't work for my use case. And, to be frank, the Wyze v4 cameras I have work really well, and I wouldn't be looking to replace them. I'm just looking for a non-Wyze alternative as backups for my entryways in case of an outage or something similar. I have a Ring stick up camera where the Tapo was, and it is significantly better at motion detection than the Tapo camera was, but it doesn't offer pet, vehicle, or package detection and obviously there is a subscription. I think next I'll be trying Reolink.
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mojtj 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline I have the same issue with my pair of C425 cameras. I set up a separate 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi network for them to ensure they don’t switch between 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz on the main network, but the issue still persists, which is really frustrating. Both cameras are 3–4 meters away from the router. I also contacted TP-Link support, but they don’t seem to care about their poorly made product.
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barkjacker 🇬🇧
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r/homeassistant · Trying to add Tapo C425 to Home Assistant with homekit support With a recent firmware update, TP Link has officially killed RTSP with the C425 (and other battery-powered cams). The “camera account” tab is no longer available in the Tapo app to discover the stream address and user/password.
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VillageEducational71 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? If you put the canera on patrol, it'll record 24/7
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aaah400 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline Same keep going offline any idea?
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Sea-Addition-6676 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline Using the backup hub H200 doesn't work. I have 4 x C425 as well as a ton of other Tapo devices all connected to the same network. The C425 randomly go offline with the red led instead of the green Checked all your router suggestions, which were not an issue, and installed a H200 as a backup hub. Went into the C425 settings and set the H200 as a fallback. Well the C425 still are going offline and are not falling back to the Hub.
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187hp 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Battery camera with best quality? Also, check out the C425 if you want something a bit wider - both visually and for detection. It also supports slightly higher framerate. The C325 with the larger sensor (1/1.88" vs 1/1.3") should be better with low light, esp at night if there's any light around (street light, porch light, etc) but this camera is not battery powered, it's PoE or DC powered.
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Intelligent-Stuff948 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline I have a c425 installed since October. Worked flawless for the first few months. Even had vehicle detection turned up to 10. Now I get a lot of vehicle detection notifications even with it turned down to 4. And it also seems to switch itself off for no apparent reason. I'll maybe go a day and realise I haven't got any notifications... Because it's turned itself off overnight
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PlayaPlayaPlaya3 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? Crap. I discovered this after I installed the camera up on a wall requiring a long ladder…. 😭
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Popular-Ad1266 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline going to try this, but Tapo Tp-link really know there is something wrong with their C425 WiFi connections. This is not a user router issue at all.
r/Tapo · C425 always going offline I bought several C425 to replace some C420s less than a year ago. Solar powered. The 425 have wider FOV than the 420s, so I get more coverage. The 425s keep randomly disconnecting from WiFi, sometimes requiring switching them on/off to get them back online. This has never happened with the C420s that connect via a Tapo hub. I tried tinkering with the router, to ensure the problem was not there. I don’t think it’s there, as all other tapo devices on the same network (420s, 320ws, hubs, temp,sensors) maintain their connection all the time. I have around 10 cameras, three of which are C425. It’s only the 425 that disconnect and remain disconnected. In one of the latest firmware and software updates I found a hidden option on the 425s that allow them to connect to a hub, rather than WiFi, whenever the connection fails. This is really hidden in the camera menu. Seems to instruct the 425 to look for a hub whenever they fail to maintain WiFi connection. I have not seen an announcement of this feature, but the guys at TAPO clearly know there is something really wrong with their 425 WiFi connections. I am going to try this next. Not a fan of experiments, as I the cameras are in a property I can only visit every two months. Anyone has tried this?
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idonwannoscrub 🇬🇧
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r/SecurityCamera · Is this normal for a PIR sensor? This area is kind of across the field of view. If I stand in the second at the end and move side to side, it doesn't detect anything.
r/SecurityCamera · Is this normal for a PIR sensor? I bought a Tapo C425 to monitor a balcony. I've attached a diagram of the balcony showing the setup. The camera is the pink thing attached to a wall on the side. I want to monitor across the balcony down to the end. As you can see, there's a small section of balcony on the end that has another wall. The issue is that if I stand there, the camera PIR does not detect me. The distance from the camera is around 19 ft (6m). I can stand there and move around like crazy and it doesn't detect anything. Isn't the PIR supposed to be better than that? Would another camera fare better and the Tapo ones are just a super short range?
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triedtoavoidsignup 🇬🇧
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r/SecurityCamera · Is this normal for a PIR sensor? Typically, Pairs detect motion better across their field of view rather than movement directly towards or away from the PIR.
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xtremeboss 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · C425 camera only works when the Tapo app is open I'm also having this issue, did you find a solution?
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killerbinks 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline I know this was a month ago, but I just bought three cameras and I am seeing the same issue. Just replaced some older ones made by zumimall because I know TP-Link as a reputable brand and was looking for better motion detection and battery life for the place I want it mounted. Wifi all over my house is strong, never had issues with the older zumimall cameras, but these c425's keep going offline. Was hoping the update would help. Come on tp link.... What the heck? Battery is cool, but step up the game with the wifi. These would be awesome if they didn't go offline all the time.
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Bierten 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Issues with Tapo C425 cameras Did you fix this problem? I have the same problem.
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No-Swing-4826 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · C425 camera only works when the Tapo app is open Any updates? I'm having the same issues. I have multiple cameras and only one is having this problem.
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Solid-Bookkeeper903 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · New owner tapo c425 Friend ive installed the camera and everything works perfectly but one feature i cant understand, you hold the voice button and you can talk through the camera, ok clear enough, but whats the use of the voice call mode? I use the voice call mode and it says that i am in call but my wife cant here me when i speak but when my wife tries to use it also it says that the line is busy, so whats exactly the use of that feature?
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brutal4455 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? Amazon product info says these cameras support RTSP/ONVIF so I ordered 2 with the Solar option to add to my Blue Iris setup. Ugh. Now I have to return and buy AC powered cams or something else POE. Disappointing, but my past negative experience with tp-link products (wifi plugs) should have been considered.
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ruff_rass 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Got screwed by Tapo and Amazon. Avoid the C425, and avoid Tapo. Did you solve the detection problem? I'm in the Caribbean too and I'm dreading having to return these.
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PNW_Phillip 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Tapo C425 camera detection They do not have this function. I've had the C425 for two months and they still detect every car and person in the shared driveway.
r/Tapo · C425 always going offline Yeah, the status light off.
r/Tapo · C425 always going offline The C425 I purchased a month ago also goes offline.
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Nubbis_Minimus 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline I have three of them and only the one often goes offline for a few minutes and then comes back online every now and then. Incredibly frustrating. And it's not network related as I've moved them all around and it's only the one that has issues. Also - microUSB is unacceptable in 2024.
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JimmyPo 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425 always going offline Mine goes offline as well (appears in the offline clients list) of my Deco router however when I view the details of the client it says it is connected to the Deco. Also if I view the camera and any recordings it seems to respond fairly quickly. So I can't fully tell if is "offline" or not.
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LobotsEarmuffs 🇬🇧
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r/homeassistant · Trying to add Tapo C425 to Home Assistant with homekit support Hey OP - Curious if the answer below from u/Molokaisylph32 answered the question and you were able to connect this model to HomeKit
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ComeAlongPonds 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C425 Availability? I found one on an Amazon sale a couple of months ago. Even with shipping, it was still around 30% cheaper than what's finally made it here.
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sebbymax 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · C425 not picking up night activity That [Starlight Night Vision](https://community.tp-link.com/en/smart-home/forum/topic/667186) basically just turn on the spot light when the camera detects motion. But it is the PIR sensor that wakes the camera up to do all these thing, so if coyote is far enough for the PIR not to detect it, the camera won't even turn on in the first place for recording.
r/TpLink · Tapo c425 detection recording Same thing here.. it only starts recording when the PIR sensor senses motion (not pixel changes). So if the car is far away enough for the camera to see it, but if the PIR cannot detect it, it will still not record.
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sperey 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · C425, what happens when wifi goes down? That is correct. OP just needs to make sure that they have set the camera to continuous recording
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Elegant-Analyst-2425 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · C425 not picking up night activity Probably the C425 will improve in time with new firmware. At the moment it is not reliable. Night detection is horrible
r/TpLink · Tapo c425 detection recording Probably the C425 will improve in time with new firmware. At the moment it is not reliable. Night detection is horrible
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Molokaisylph32 🇬🇧
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r/homeassistant · Trying to add Tapo C425 to Home Assistant with homekit support The cloud account is the one you use on the app. The camera account (first link) is the one you set up for RTSP/ONVIF. The integration asks for camera account, then cloud password.
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banthonnet 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · So my C425 that I just bought won’t work with synology is that correct ? (No RTSP) No TP-Link camera that is battery powered supports RTSP which is required for a camera to be compatible with Synology Surveliance Station. [https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2680/](https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2680/) A permanent RTSP-stream from the camera to the NAS would drain the camera VERY quickly.
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Jed_540 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? I see there was a firmware update, but there is still no RTSP. Please bring it back this was the main reason I bought this camera.
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Friendly-Ad3413 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Issues with Tapo C425 cameras I am going to try this next. I am having same issue. Had C420 cameras with solar panels. They worked just fine for months. Changed the C420 for C425s with solars, wanted the expanded FOV. Connected to same 2.4Ghz WiFi networks as previous cameras - other TP devices. The C425s work fine for a couple of days, then disconnect and never reconnect again. Other c420s on the network remain connected.
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dankyd0nk 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? I get it but we should have some option when plugged in. Also having additional PIR sensors which can trigger video recording is a fair ask, consumers will be happy and company will sell lots of additional T100
r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? Extremely disappointed that tplink will not enable such functionality. Maybe atleast add always on if the camera is plugged in? I also gave suggestion earlier about if recording can be triggered with additional PIR sensors (T100) which will insanely help to minimize in scenarios where the camera fails to detect.
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Puzzleheaded-Use9684 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? Will they ever add RTSP back? We understand battery life will be degraded. Why remove it? I would return the product if I could. I bought it and the solar panel for this reason only.
r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? They originally supported RTSP, but they removed it due to "battery life" concerns. Very disappointing. I'm beyond my return window.
r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? They removed RTSP. It doesn't even make sense. They said it was due to "battery life" concerns. We know it will cause battery life issues.
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samiron7567 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Tapo C425 - No Always On Mode? Just received from Amazon. It’s beautiful camera but Tapo app don’t have option to create local user on this camera. How are you setting rtsp?
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swittk 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · can i with the tapo c425 login on other portals? (through pc) Hey there, I bought a C425 earlier and saw on the website that RTSP was a feature, and there were threads of people using the streams with home assistant and such. I put off on setting it up at my ranch for a few months, and once I set it up recently I found that the local camera account is no longer an option due to a later firmware update. Reason seemed to be that it gives suboptimal battery life. I do have the solar panel and have abundant sunlight. I really don't get why the local camera account is not an option for those of us with external power to our cameras (a workaround might be a clear warning when trying to enable the feature that the feature will require an external power source or risk poor battery life). Sorry for the ramble, but I just felt like I had to say it since I bought this for its local network capabilities (planned to view it through a local NVR) and it seemed perfect for the job (might even be the *only* camera to even offer RTSP as an option at the time).
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iKaew 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Can a TAPO C425/TC85 do 24/7 recording to my local SD card? Actually, I'm quite upset that it can't integrate into my NVR and Home Assistant (that need camera account). I may utilize it some place that doesn't need 24/7 recording and replace it with POE wired camera instead. For recording I'm in the middle of tuning its setting but it not too bad, (settings screen below). I also have C410 with solarcell which has the same issue that no 24/7 recording option (even with solar power). I hope TP-Link allows this option and lets users manage how often they will charge if it needs more recording period especially if they sell the KIT with solarcell. I'm happy to charge my camera monthly or less if required. https://preview.redd.it/is7qx9r79ygd1.png?width=888&format=png&auto=webp&s=a567a74bb4c6635c1a052bbde047673a72e76173
r/TpLink · Can a TAPO C425/TC85 do 24/7 recording to my local SD card? I just got a C425 and there is no 24/7 recording option. It's currently record only when there is an event detected (human, motion, pet, vehicle). There is no camera account that allow you to connect to NVR as well. Basically, it's a battery model which record when event trigger to save battery life. You can view real-time video via their app.
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GuiltyCap3386 🇬🇧
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r/TpLink · Issues with Tapo C425 cameras u/Riley_TP-Link My C425 camera has the latest firmware, connected to the WiFi from the Asus GT6 unit standing next to it and yet - the only way to make it work is to press and hold for a second or two the power button. Without that camera is reported as "offline", no LED, nothing. I cannot find anything that says "power save" mode in its settings. The camera is working in the "performance" mode though, but I cannot wake it up without pressing the button. It's an absurd situation where I need to physically press something on the camera to make it work for the next \~10 minutes. Definitely, the worst home security camera I've ever had.
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RuchNZ 🇬🇧
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r/Tapo · Where to buy a 1/4 inch Tapo C420/C425 Mounting Bracket? I believe those Arlo ones are 6mm, not quite 6.35mm that Tapo requires. Can anyone confirm who has tried them? That page states they are actually 0.2" which isn't a true 1/4.
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Vikt724 🇬🇧
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r/SecurityCamera · Am I looking for a unicorn camera? Continues recording ? ....What's the reason...watching birds and tree leaves falling? It's impossible on batteries and waste of HDD/SD card space Get solar powered and SSD drive 2TB https://linovision.com/pages/solar-power-system-selection-guide
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Historical-Low235 🇪🇸
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r/SecurityCamera · Security camera needed for my small house under 1k AUD please Para tu caso (exterior, sin perforaciones, alquiler, sin suscripción) el filtro más importante antes de marca es el sistema de montaje. Los soportes para canaleta (gutter mounts) funcionan bien con cámaras que tengan base estándar de 1/4", que es la mayoría, pero el peso y el tamaño del panel solar integrado o separado afecta qué tan estable queda. **Sobre quedarte con Tapo** Tiene sentido si ya tienes la app y el ecosistema funcionando. La C425 es la opción solar exterior de Tapo: batería + panel solar, 2K, detección de persona y vehículo, sin suscripción para almacenamiento local en microSD. Las reseñas son consistentemente buenas para el precio. La razón por la que cuesta menos que Reolink o Eufy no es necesariamente calidad inferior: Tapo/TP-Link juega en volumen con márgenes más ajustados, y en cámaras de entrada-media ese modelo funciona. **Sobre Reolink** Las buenas reseñas son reales, especialmente en la Argus serie con panel solar. La Argus 4 Pro tiene 4K y panel solar incluido, y funciona sin suscripción con almacenamiento local. El punto débil que se repite en reseñas negativas es la app (menos pulida que Tapo) y que algunas funciones de detección inteligente requieren suscripción en modelos más nuevos. Verifica eso antes de comprar el modelo específico. **Sobre Eufy** El precio más alto tiene algo de justificación en calidad de imagen y procesamiento local de IA, pero las quejas de privacidad de hace unos años (transmisión de datos sin cifrado) dejaron huella aunque lo hayan corregido. Para una situación de alquiler donde probablemente te lleves las cámaras al mudarte, el premium de Eufy es difícil de justificar. **Recomendación práctica** Si quieres quedarte en un ecosistema y ya tienes dos C120, la C425 de Tapo es la continuación natural: misma app, sin fricción. Si quieres diversificar o te atrae 4K, la Argus 4 Pro de Reolink con panel solar es sólida, solo confirma que el modelo específico no requiere suscripción para las funciones que te importen. Para el soporte de canaleta: busca específicamente "gutter mount security camera" que incluya brazo articulado, así puedes orientar la cámara sin depender del ángulo fijo de la canaleta. Los de Amazon Basics o similares genéricos funcionan igual que los de marca para este uso. ¿Tienes ya hub o NVR, o prefieres todo en la nube/microSD?
r/SecurityCamera · Security camera needed for my small house under 1k AUD please Tiene sentido. Si las cámaras están en exterior sin perforaciones, lo que más tiene sentido robarse es precisamente la cámara con la microSD dentro. Un NVR o hub local resuelve eso: la grabación queda dentro de casa aunque te lleven la cámara. Dos opciones concretas según cuánto quieras complicarte: Si quieres algo simple y ya tienes Tapo: el Tapo H200 es un hub Zigbee con soporte para cámaras Tapo que permite grabar en NAS o USB conectado directamente. No es un NVR completo, pero para 2-4 cámaras funciona sin configuración compleja. El problema es que las cámaras solares de Tapo (C425 incluida) usan conexión WiFi directa, no Zigbee, así que la grabación sigue yendo a microSD o a la nube de Tapo. El hub no cambia eso para cámaras solares. Si quieres grabación centralizada de verdad: necesitas un NVR con soporte ONVIF o un sistema como Reolink NVR + cámaras Reolink. Reolink vende kits cámara + NVR específicamente para esto, y sus cámaras solares (Argus 4 Pro) soportan grabación al NVR por WiFi. Es la opción más limpia si quieres todo en una caja dentro de casa y no depender de microSD ni suscripción. La pregunta práctica: ¿cuántas cámaras estás pensando poner en total? Con 2-3 cámaras el NVR de Reolink de 4 canales cubre de sobra y los kits suelen salir más baratos que comprar por separado. Con más de 6 ya merece la pena mirar algo como un mini PC con Frigate o Home Assistant, pero eso ya es otro nivel de complejidad.
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Data_Xalli 🇪🇸
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r/Tapo · Fixed Tapo camera network issues with Asus router (Asus RT-AX86S + Tapo C101) Ando entrando al mundo de Tapo y una C425 me estaba dando mucha lata. Tuve que hacer algo similar con el router Asus que tengo. Deshabilitar "Smart connect", 802.11ax, la banda de 6Ghz, porque si no, me marcaba que el dispositivo solo se podía controlar de manera local. Esto para los que vayan a comprar un router, no vale la pena que se compren ese dispositivo carísimo, cuando las cosas que venden hoy en día no pueden tomar ventaja de todo lo que trae el dispositivo y tienes que terminar deshabilitando varias opciones.
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Ok_Bid_6257 🇩🇰
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r/Tapo · C425 detection sensor is a disappointment Det værste er at en tyv kan bare tage kameraet og puf alt recording er væk
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chief_lizzardman 🌐
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r/Tapo · H200 hub and C425 I run 2x425’s to a H200. Works well
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JollySpeed78 🇮🇹
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r/Tapo · Problem with Tapo C425 Ciao. Togli la scheda. Poi riavvia e riconnetti al wifi. Quando lampeggia è perché non si connette al wifi
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OrganizationEast8921 🇮🇹
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r/TpLink · Unable to reset TAPO C425 Buongiorno, può darmi il link per contattare tapo? Ho avuto lo stesso problema dopo l'aggiornamento del firmware. Grazie
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ConsiderationLimp188 🇳🇱
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r/TpLink · C425 Not taking charge Haal de sd card er even uit en doe hem er opnieuw wanneer hij oplaadt. Dan is het probleem verholpen.
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Nearby-Shake-4122 🇪🇸
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r/Tapo · C425 vs C460 Compare Entre la C425 y la C460, ¿cuál creeis que detectará a personas mejor, más lejos? He estado probando ambas y no acbo de ver diferencias y decidirme por cual. De noche la imagen parece más luminosa la C460 que la C425 que se ve como más oscura, pero probando a ver si me detecta desde lejos de noche, ambas las veo igual, no veo que ninguna de las dos me detecte mejor o antes que la otra. Estoy dudando con cuál quedarme porque lo que me interesa es la que detecte mejor, desde más lejos
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Professional_Long652 🇮🇹
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r/TpLink · C425 camera only works when the Tapo app is open Acquistata ieri, fa lo stesso…. Sarà un ‘difetto’ di quel modello? Prima di questa avevo quella girevole a 360º cablata che funzionava benissimo, nello stesso identico posto e con le medesime impostazioni di connessione…. Cambiata per problemi di dove far passare il cavo, per ora me se sono pentito alla grande! Così è inutile….
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Impressive-Wrap-2818 🇪🇸
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r/TpLink · Can a TAPO C425/TC85 do 24/7 recording to my local SD card? Buenas no podría en tapo 425 grabar 24/7
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Illustrious-Rip-8135 🇩🇪
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r/TpLink · Tapo c425 detection recording Ich bekomme nachts auch keine Aufnahmen, trotz eingeengtem Erfassungsbereich. Egal ob Nachtmodus IR oder Farbmodus gewählt ist. Im Farbmodus gehen die LED Starhler immer nur für wenige Sekunden an und dann wieder aus :-(
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La Tapo C425 détecte-t-elle bien les personnes ?
Le consensus Reddit est plutôt négatif. Plusieurs utilisateurs signalent des déclenchements tardifs ou manqués, surtout à distance, la nuit ou lorsque le sujet avance vers la caméra.
Peut-elle enregistrer sans abonnement ?
Oui, les utilisateurs Reddit confirment l’enregistrement local sur microSD et l’effacement automatique des fichiers les plus anciens. En revanche, l’absence de RTSP ou ONVIF limite l’utilisation avec un NVR ou certains systèmes domotiques.
Quelle autonomie attendre de la Tapo C425 ?
Les retours varient fortement selon l’activité et la consultation du direct, d’environ un mois à plusieurs mois. Un panneau solaire maintient souvent une charge élevée dans un emplacement ensoleillé, mais des problèmes de décharge ou de recharge sont aussi rapportés.
La connexion Wi-Fi est-elle fiable ?
De nombreux utilisateurs Reddit constatent des passages hors ligne, parfois malgré un signal fort. Certains ont amélioré la situation avec une mise à jour, un répéteur, un hub H200 ou la désactivation du band steering, sans solution universelle.
Je viens d'avoir le pb avec la mienne, après de multiples détections qui ont vidées la batterie. Au bout de 2 jours d'essais, je crois avoir trouver un moyen. Chargeur Xiaomi 60w +câble micro USB (pour éviter l'adaptateur fourni en USC-C) au départ ça ne fonctionnait pas, juste les leds rouges qui clignotaient au branchement du chargeur, et qui s'éteignaient immédiatement. (après avoir tester de multiples chargeurs et câbles) J'ai fait: Maintient du Bouton Power+Insert d'un trombone dans le trou de Reset + Branchement du chargeur Maintient du bouton Power+branchement du chargeur là le voyant rouge est resté fixe, relâchement du bouton Power Le voyant s'est éteint, j'ai laissé le tout branché Au bout de 5/10mn les autres voyants sont allumés, j'attends qu'elle soit bien chargée pour la reconnecter à l'application Bilan je pense qu'il y a un mode pour forcer le reset qui permet de relancer la charge de la batterie (sur un niveau trop faible) A voir si quelqu'un d'autre affine la technique (perso moi si elle est bien repartie, je retente pas 😄)