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Posted 5 May 2023
TP-Link Tapo Outdoor Security Camera, 3MP Ultra-High Definition, Automatic Siren, 2-way Audio, SD Storage (TC65), £33.99 @ Amazon
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TP-Link Tapo Outdoor Security Camera, Weatherproof, No Hub Required, Works with Alexa & Google Home, 3MP Ultra-High Definition, Automatic Siren, 2-way Audio, SD Storage, Amazon Exclusive (TC65)
Features & details
Compatibility - Works with Echo Show/Echo Spot/Fire TV and Google Home Hub/Chromecast so you can watch or stop live video streams with a simple voice command
Safe Storage Locally stores up to 128 GB 3MP video on a microSD card, offering convenient access to your video footage (SD card not included).
Ultra-High-Definition Video Records every image in crystal-clear 3MP definition, Provides a visual distance of up to 98 ft (30m) even in total darkness.
Wired or Wireless Networking Connect your camera to the network through Ethernet or Wi-Fi for more flexible installation, with 2 years manufactory warranty
Tapo Care – Explore the Cloud video storage and more advanced functions with a 30-day Free Trial. You will be notified before your free trial expires with information on how to pay for a subscription
"Note The Tapo camera only supports 2.4Ghz WiFi band so please ensure the WiFi router has a separate 2.4Ghz WiFi band enabled for it to work different from the 5Ghz WiFi band."
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Edited by a community support team member, 5 May 2023
54 Comments
sorted byHow longs the lead on these as I have an outdoor power socket that's approx 2 metres away from where I would mount it.
Edit... I found it, saying 3 metre cable (edited)
Only one I can find that should be OK is this.
toolstation.com/bg-…435
Several electrical chat sites have recommended it for this purpose. (edited)
I’ve fitted a few, great cameras, easy install, nice app
Randomly stop recording, or switch to permanent recording, needing reboots etc. Personally I'd suggest avoiding Tapo products but thats just my experiecne.
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Personally I find somewhere indoors and do a tidy back to back installation so you don’t have cables or wires on show. Top tip if your also not using a LAN cable snip the ugly white LAN port off(if your using WIFI only) (edited)
You can even pipe them to a networked CCTV recorder if you wish to.
amazon.co.uk/Tap…KMP
I'm tempted to skimp on a pair of the 128GB Kingston Canvas Select Plus for £6/ea., but I'm not sure if they'll be up to the job.
Anyone have experience of:
a) Whether 10MB/s min. write speed is enough to avoid dropped frames @3MP 15fps?
b) If high endurance is truly necessary?
c) If the TC65/C310 can take micro sd cards >128GB?
I'm likely going to have the camera motion activated, so it isn't going to be continually writing to the local storage.
Though at some point down the road I might build myself an NVR from old PC bits & archive everything the camera spew out.
Updated firmware on both through the app, and now I have this:
I guess the firmware has borked the colour calibration of the 2nd camera.
Any ideas on a solution?
Reset colour calibration?
Revert firmware?
Reapply firmware?
Return as faulty?
Also is the picture quality meant to be awful when the camera is streamed direct to a Chromecast(ultra)?
(It's worse than screen mirroring my phone to the Chromecast while it's running the Tapo app! Which makes absolutely *no* sense.)
*Incidentally, the cameras can't stream to a Chromecast that's connected via Ethernet; it has to be connected via WiFi. (The cameras can be connected to the network via either). This isn't a fault of the cameras, it's Google's terrible Chromecast casting implementation. (edited)