Tp-Link Tapo C200 motorized camera review and user guide

What this user guide is about - Tp-Link Tapo C200 motorized camera review

Some time ago I installed two surveillance cameras Tp-Link Tapo C200, and after a use of 2 weeks is something, I'm pretty sure this is a product that I can recommend. Tp-Link Tapo C200 motorized camera review

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What kind of surveillance camera is Tp-Link Tapo C200?

Tapo C200 is part of the "SMART" or "CLOUD" camera category. This means that this camera is different from the classic IP cameras, which requires a more complex installation and different settings in the router, which makes it difficult for an atechnic person to install and setup.

With Tapo C200 everything is super simple. You do not need knowledge, you do not even need a PC, because the installation is done from the Tapo application, on the phone.

Tapo C200 camera type and functions - Tp-Link Tapo C200 motorized camera review

The C200 is a PT or indoor room Pan and Tilt, that is, you can rotate left-right and up-down.

Are Night Vision, provided by some fairly strong infrared LEDs, which spread evenly throughout the infrared rays. The distance at which the infrared rays "beat" at night is about 9-10 meters.

Another important function is that of Card registration. This is why the Tapo C200 camera has a Micro SD slot that supports up to 128GB cards. The recording time I do not know exactly because it depends on the recording mode chosen, Continuous Recording or Motion Detection Recording. However, two weeks after the installation, the card did not fill, and when it is filled, there is the option of automatically rewriting the oldest records.

Interesting features and options included in a list:

• Up-down and left-right engine room 114/360 degrees
• 1080p resolution at 15 fps
• Micro SD card registration, max 128GB (to be purchased separately)
• Easy installation by application and Wi-Fi, without cables (has wi-fi)
• Notifications directly on the phone upon detection
• Alerts on the camera for detection
• Microphone and speaker on the camera, sound both ways
• Night Vision (infrared lights for night), radius almost 10 meters
• 1 / 2.9 "sensor, F / 2.4 aperture, 4mm focal length, full frame equivalent = about 27mm
• Viewing recordings right from your phone - the recording viewing interface is very well done
• 2,4GHz Wi-Fi, max 150Mbps

Advantages:

1. Cheap, around 150 - 190 lei
2. Extremely easy to use - with application
3. Pan-Tilt motorization
4. Infrared - 9 meters
5. Micro SD Card Slot - 128GB
6. Sound in both directions - voice call or push to talk
7. Notifications in the application on the phone - upon detection
8. Alerts on the camera to scare intruders - sound the alarm on the camera
9. Cheap - yes
10. CHEAP - that's right

Disadvantages:

1. There is no model for the exterior
2. It does not withstand temperatures below 0 degrees Celsius
3. It can only be mounted in the area with wireless coverage

Tutorials / IP camera guides:

1. Turns the phone into the surveillance camera
2. Different IP cameras in an app on Android
3. Reset IP Remote Hikvision IP Camera Password (CAUTION)
4. Power cable net with PoE or Power Over Ethernet
5. The phone, like the camera, with Perch
6. Dahua PTZ camera surveillance motorized outdoor
7. Hybrid NVR Hikvision, recording and managing IP cameras
8. How we choose our video camera surveillance system

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