2K+ Indoor/Outdoor Wired Security Camera, Baby Monitoring, C120

These are best cameras, love the functionality

It is genuinely tough to find a security camera at this price point that punches this far above its weight class. The Tapo C120 packs high-end features like crisp 2K video resolution, built-in dual spotlights for color night vision, and an IP66 weatherproof rating into a compact, puck-sized design that works just as well mounted on an outdoor patio as it does sitting on a baby’s nursery bookshelf. The magnetic base and ten-foot power cord make physical setup effortless, allowing you to position it on any metallic surface or wall mount without dealing with complex wiring or dead batteries. What really makes this camera stand out from the competition is how much tech TP-Link gives you without nickel-and-diming you for a monthly subscription. The on-device AI detection accurately identifies people, pets, and vehicles right out of the box, and it even includes specialized audio detection for glass breaking or a baby crying. Pair that smart detection with local recording support for microSD cards up to 512GB, and you have a reliable, full-featured security system with zero recurring costs. It easily earns its Editors' Choice award by delivering premium, clear monitoring without the hidden fees.

I called in to customer service and talked to Joey when I changed the location and wifi network of two cameras. He walked me through exactly what to do even though one of the cameras wasn't smooth. I can't thank him enough for the excellent customer service!! And the cameras work perfectly!

I am NOT new (12 YEARS and TWO other brands) to the home camera arena for sure. I came to notice how many models of the Tapo’s there were. I then dove in and figured what was best for me. One of my criteria was that it didn’t force cloud storage and subscription service on you, an SD card would be all you need. It also had to have Motion and Sound detection, and higher resolution than what I was used to was an extra treat. I decided upon the indoor/outdoor Tapo C120’s knowing they would be for indoor use as all my others in the past were. This gives me an option to move any outdoors if I ever had a need. I use a couple of them, instead of being outdoors, on windowsills or on door glass pointing outside. So that you know, if you plan to use in this way, you can not have night vision on. You would get a glass reflection of the night vision sensors. This way has worked fine for me for every model in my past 12 year line-up, as long as there is a porch light, street light, entry door light, some kind of light you are fine. There were several incredible, unexpected surprises after I installed 4 of these. The image quality is amazing, super sharp and clear. The App is super fast and responsive compared to my old... You can easily and instantly swipe between cameras, or just as swiftly look at recorded events (alarms). You can even put the camera’s in grouped batches of 4-up on a screen together. The flexibility in mounting options make it super easy to put wherever you would like. I am amazed at the difference and how far the technology has come in such a short time. Oh and did I say the price is a fraction of all the other I purchased in the past ? I can buy four Tapo C120’s for the price of ONE of either of my old brands. Right now I am running all 4 Tapo’s remotely in another home and plan to purchase more for primary home and do away with my older inferior brand. My situation was kind of unique and I had some questions, so I reached out to Technical Support. I have to give a shout out to Cliff as my main Technical Support contact. The team went over and above any expectations I ever could imagine from a support standpoint. I have passed my knowledge onto friends and family about these, as you can’t beat these cameras all in all. The price point, the quality, no nagging monthly bills, you can’t go wrong ! Tiny investment with a huge bang for your buck. I am not writing this review for promotional purposes or any of the such…. I am writing it because when I come across a stand-out product and customer service together, I want to tell my story for others.

I have previously owned other cameras, where I have it inside and point out my front window. However, this is the absolute best I have had so far! Other models require a subscription - this one doesn't! (You can purchase an SD card that will record everything - and it holds a lot, too!) It takes a little bit to navigate the app, but I have it set up to record everything on a loop, and then identify (over the course of the whole recording) when a person passes by the field. I bought a 250GB card, and so far it has recorded 3 weeks of video. I previously had a camera that would upload to my google drive, and that only recorded up to 1 week. This video is also higher quality, and much cleaner than the old camera. Others cannot identify anything across a window - this one does! Granted this is much newer and technology has gotten TONS better over time. It will "tag" every person in the field, and then provide markers in my recording indicating when a person crossed the field. This is far more data-rich than my other cameras (across a window). As far as "night vision" - I have found that if you set it on night vision, this will not work across a window. It will only reflect a light on the window and back to the camera. However, the low light sensitivity is excellent on this camera, as it will take the low level of light on the street and boost the video signal so that it can actually see ok at night on its own. Pretty good! It isn't as clean as my ring camera's IR night vision, but it is still good. And definitely worth the sacrifice of not having to pay for a subscription. The one thing I would appreciate for the camera are some accessories to help extend the stand (make it taller) and make it more stable, as I currently have it balanced right at my window. But it has been doing the job, pretty well, as is. Highly recommend!

Very good camera but picks up shadows for notification and distance isnt very good. Had 3 deer walking and didnt even pick them up. Seen them when i scroll thru in mornings to see what it missed. So far, rabbits, raccoons, groundhog got by. Yes pets and every single notification is on with sensitivity all way up. It is covering ground. Best for 15 ft away and that bout it. Do very well on windows for night vision

Great cameras, got these to replace old laview cameras which worked fine but had no AI features without a subscription. These integrate into my Homey pro smart home nicely where my others did not

I got this camera for the purpose of identifying how many stray cats were actually coming by to eat the food I’ve been putting out. I intend on finding them a soft place to land, before winter comes around. This has been fantastic for this purpose. It lets me know anytime it identifies a “pet.” It does tend to identify virtually any animal as a “pet,” but I still appreciate this feature. I enjoy seeing all sorts of critters come by, anyway. I’ve also been able to identify an injured, elderly stray cat (shown in the video). I’ve been feeding this stray for about a year and I wrongly assumed he had stopped coming around. I’m glad to see that regular feeding has improved his weight, but I am heartbroken to see he is injured and in pain. I will help him, though, now that I know. With the help of this camera, I’ve been able to identify 4-5 stray cats so that I can plan for their rescues/rehoming accordingly. I get a notification saying the app has identified a pet and it shows me about a 15-second playback of the “pet” in question, each time. I can go back and view all of these playbacks, at any point, and take snapshots, record, download, etc. It does a great job of identifying people, also, even down the street. As long as it’s within view, the camera will let you know. You can adjust the sensitivity (lower and less frequent notifications vs higher and more frequent), set times when you do/don’t want notifications, place lines/barriers down (anytime something/someone crosses the line, it’ll notify you). It’ll alert you of vehicles, noises (cat meowing, dog barking, glass breaking, baby crying). The light on the camera is also pretty strong. It does a decent job illuminating my patio area in the middle of the night. I don’t keep it on, regularly, but I’ll put it on for a few moments just to check the are before I go outside to feed, at night. Honestly, I think it’s better than the Ring camera and it’s a fraction of the price. I will buy more of these, as I don’t think a better deal exists. There’s just not a better camera at this price point. Even many above this price point are underwhelming. Setup is beyond easy with multiple mounting options. You can put it pretty much anywhere. It’s all very intuitive. I wish I had gotten this weeks ago, as it would have given me more time to work out a solution for these cats. I think this camera would be good for anyone involved in rescue, or the [ethical] breeding of animals. It could be great tool to utilize when on foal watch, for example. This company has a ton of other products, as well, including loads of other camera options. Highly recommend.

I have been looking for a security camera for pointing outside my house mainly for monitoring if anyone coming to the house (for delivery etc), any vehicle going to my drive way or park outside my house, and any pets (or racoon) wondering outside my house especially at night. The C120 is exactly what I am looking for. I've been using the tapo C120 for just one month and very happy with this product and the tech support. It got all the features I've looking for among different brands and models, picture quality is quite good day and night, live and recorded video very smooth, small foot print to be mounted on the window frame, flexible camera arm for pointing at the exact angle easily, very considerate magetic base plate and double side tape for simple installation without the need for drilling nor screwing. It has about 5 sec pre-recording when the motion is detected so you won't miss anything right at the beginning of the moment the motion detected, multiple detect zone which so flexible that not confined to just rectangular shape like to older model, detection of person, vehicle and pets work just great, night vision is very clear without the need of infra red or spot light (especially useful when I put the camera behind the window pointing outside the house), quite happy with the motion detection response which is very fast (both day and night time). More important, technical support is very good, I found the recorded video is jerky a couple of times at the beginning of the video, contacted tech support with sample video sent to them, unexpectedly, they responsed the next day and even got a firmware update for me within a week and the problem seems resolved now, of course I will monitor the issue for the next couple of weeks to make sure it is really fixed (which I think it is), also tech support (Ian Xu) responses very fast with good follow up which is another star added.

Excelente camara la.imagem de noche es buenisima

High definition High resolution super sharp image video quality

Small but works like monster....must have it if you are worried to secure your home...

Best camera that as good as Ring camera with so many control features and no need for subscription id you install and use local memory