C211 2K 3MP Pan/Tilt Indoor Camera House Security Camera, WiFi Camera, No Monthly Fee, AI Detection, Dog Camera, Baby Camera Monitor, CCTV, 360° View, Night Vision, Works with Alexa & Google

After reading a number of bad reviews I was sceptical but figured for the price I'd risk it. WOW i'm so impressed, the picture is crystal clear. Anyone who says it's not needs to get their eyes tested. I'm 64 and downloaded the app and had it running in 5 minutes, including the update it needed. The pan and tilt works great and you can save your selected positions so that you can get it to turn and pitch via a one touch, and I didn't know it could do that. I even managed to video record myself sitting on the sofa lol. The movement is silent and I didn't expect that for this price It's now looking out my double glazed window at the back garden to see who's cat keeps digging my flowers up. I've tested the night mode and no problems with the infrared as reported in another post. It hooked straight up to my Shy wifi box and I never knew the app can handle 9 of these. I'm SO impressed and will definitely be getting another one or two. Well done guys.

Excellent value cameras! I have 2 of them , one used as baby monitor and the other as security camera for outbuilding. I think if you get them in the region of £20 is an amazing product for the money. Has night vision and movement detection so it is useful for many applications. There is no need for subscription and it does a decent job! Really recommend 👌

This is a great item, which exceeded my expectations. I didn’t fully read the specs before buying - I already have some Tapo products which work well, and this seemed cheap for an indoor camera so I just ordered it, as I only wanted something to check in on the puppy with when we were out. This is set up in our hallway, where the dog mainly sits waiting while we’re out. As with other Tapo products, setup was a doddle, and it uses the same Tapo app as the lightbulbs. Alexa detected and added it automatically. The picture quality is great, even in night mode, and it zooms in well. Sound quality is good. I don’t use the recording function so I can’t comment on that, but I see you can pay for a cloud recording service or use an SD card to record. The camera has a ‘follow’ function, so when it detects motion it will twist to follow the dog, which works well, and it then returns to the original position. An unexpected benefit is the smart action options in the app which enable you to trigger various actions in other Tapo products. I’ve set this up as a motion sensor light switch. If it detects motion after midnight and between sunrise, it will turn on a Tapo lightbulb in the living room for a set amount of time (I’ve set it to five minutes). This is handy if we have to get up to let the dog out (which we do via the patio doors in the living room) - walking through the hallway after midnight turns on the living room light for five minutes. Considering the price, I think this is an excellent product.

I quite like Tapo gear and have used their power plugs (P100 & PP110) extensively as well as the C100 cameras which are small and neat. I mainly use the C100 cameras for pet detection in my home and needed a replacement with a bit more resolution, detail, night time quality and tracking (so I thought-see later!) to monitor my landing area. So, I noticed the C220 at a seemingly good price so bought 2 of them and I must say they seem to work exceptionally well and are a huge improvement over the C100, which has been out a few years, technology marches on etc. There is enough detail in the images that I have been able to place this C220 in a different location so it now covers half of the stairs, all of the landing and 3 of 4 bedroom doors etc. I initially set the camera for pet detection only with tracking which works exceptionally well BUT if the camera tracks a cat along the landing and into a bedroom and this cat then curls up, out of view, and stays there for 2 hours or more (not unusual) then the camera stays in that extreme left or right position, where it last tracked the animal, which could be 80° or 90° from its "home" position thereby totally missing any other activity on the main landing! I have had to turn tracking off of course. What the software needs is another variable something along the lines of "After X minutes of inactivity return to home position" which would need an ON/OFF setting plus a minutes input if turned ON! To be fair, if you installed one of these in the corner of a reasonably sized room then the tracking would probably cover most eventualities but in my case, a narrow-ish elongated rectangular area with several exits then it won't perform. So, good quality and value but does not quite fit my requirements so loses a star!

The video quality is clear both during the day and at night, which gives me peace of mind. I also like the motion detection feature it sends alerts directly to my phone, which is very useful.

Good quality,easy to use,can use sd cards.. These cameras are really good value for money.. uses WiFi easy to connect

I already have an indoor security camera from Tapo and wanted another to place upstairs with a view of the front door. It’s provided some reassurance as I needed to travel more due to illness in the family and I have had time to set up outdoor cameras. Quick and easy to set up via the Tapo app. Can have standalone microSD storage or use TapoCare data storage. The pan and tilt is so useful. I have mine on tilt given that it’s at the top of the stairs looking at the front door. Easy to check cameras via the app via away. Can set up various alarms etc via the Tapo hub and lights as needed. The night vision is decent too.

The C11 this camera is really nice to look at , the Picture quality is excellent it really is, I was not expecting it to look that sharp! Its extremely clean crisp picture But I’m really used to using many C225’s the white one that’s about twice the price of this. That is like this black camera but with a white housing, I have a good feeling of them. This Black C211 looks really nice & it’s cheap & it’s very well made & no one can say a bad word about the app it’s not clunky , it’s clean & easy to operate & have a few hours of playing around on it. It will be like writing a txt. It also never drops from the WiFi I have many of my camera’s pointed out windows bar 1 , I have 3 C225’s & now this C211 Black camera pointed out a window You can’t use the IR for this as the inferred will bounce off the window & you will get a glare so If you live in the town or an estate or in a city , just leave it on day mode & the street lights will be more than enough so you can view everything at night MY CON’s with this is the features . So I’m used to getting Vehicle tracking & pet tracking & break glass & Frames per second & HDR picture with the 2K quality.. which this camera doesn’t have To me it’s very basic as in features, but it depends honestly on what you need the camera for. I’m using them in a security way & I’ve one in the sitting room, so if my house was broken into I have outside & inside covered Now with this camera the Black C-211 you don’t get vehicle tracking , nor can you set it to 15/20/25 or 30 Frames per second, which matters as in the lower the less memory it will use. But the higher means no motion blur even a car speeding past I can read number plates This to me looks like it’s set to 30FPS which I don’t mind I use 512Gb SD cards - imo use Amazon basics or really if you can afford it get the SanDisc extreme pro or ultra I can’t remember ( just make sure it’s class 10 V30 etc ) what the Amazon basics is.. the pro of the SanDisc is You will get longer out of it, as in think about it - it’s recording 2K pictures at 30 frames every second over & over & then you loop it & you do it again & again , so higher price SD card pays off in the longer term But you will get years out of Amazon Basics imo . Got off track. MY CON’s ARE - The features they are no where near what you get in the camera that’s twice the price it’s around €50 £47 pound. I want vehicle tracking & I want glass break & I want to set up this section for pets , this part for humans & this part for car’s etc & I want to be able to use 25FPS in HDR .. all of which you can’t do with this. That’s on me I thought they all came with that. So overall it’s amazing it’s perfect for in your home looking after someone or yourself or watching a pet or a security camera inside. But for pointing out a window In my opinion but the C225 to get all the extras that are so handy & made me a TAPO user for life Also the TAPO team made me say ok , I’m not going with blink or anyone else bar Tapo. I had 1 question a long time ago & they fixed it for me there & then , so nice & understanding & kind & such a pleasure to talk to. Also they call back ( txt email ) to ask is everything going okay & check in. The TAPO Team & Staff as a whole are amazing! If I did not own a more fancy Tapo camera before this one I’d absolutely love it . BUT I’m used to all the extra features & I love the HDR picture quality & I Love the Vehicle Detection & picking a zone So I know someone pulling into my car park- that’s my delivery or who was this at 2-30am .. they are not bad con’s it’s an amazing indoor camera And the perfect size & looks so nice in black I’m just used to the C-225 & hence why I just bought another & will be giving this to my mum .. but it’s an amazing bit of kit it’s just lacking a few of the more expensive features, End on - I’d recommend it depending on your needs, & yes it works perfectly out a window inverted you can flip the picture which is amazing.. it’s just lacking a few extras I’m used to. It’s really well made & at the price point & this money it’s a bargain. If you want extra security I’d buy more than 1 camera & use this one ( Black C-211 ) pointing in the home in the kitchen bedroom baby pets older person etc etc & I’d use the C225 out the window with all its features. I 100% recommend it & im blown away by the picture quality it’s truly amazing ! I’ll always use TP-Link Tapo for life now, lights smart home for everything they build quality products!