TP-LINK NC250

A simple, no-nonsense camera from TP-LINK requires a minimum of body movements for initial setup, which is its most significant advantage over many of its peers.

Gloss

Externally, TP-LINK NC250 draws attention to its person with a brilliant gloss in the case materials. The snow-white plastic in it is diluted with a black insert in place of the “eye” of the lens, which surveys the environment at an angle of about 64 °. Regarding the stand , the upper part of the camera can rotate in all planes, for which it is necessary to thank the reliable metal hinge.

Video recording options

The model's one-megapixel sensor records video at a maximum resolution of 1280x720 pixels. At the same time, the function of 4x digital zoom is available to the user(naturally, with the loss of frame detail). However, anyway, the camera is not suitable for shooting in the smallest details, but its capabilities are more than enough to provide acceptable visibility of what is happening in front of the lens. The more affordable younger brother of the model in the person of TP-LINK NC220 records video in resolution and even less — 640x480 pixels.

Additional mission

Remote access to the camera is opened through the web interface from a PC or the tpCamera application for mobile devices. In addition to its video surveillance function with motion detection and shooting in low light conditions, TP-LINK NC250 fulfills the mission of expanding the range of the Wi-Fi network(the role of a repeater). Similar in arsenal of functions of available cameras, focused on ordinary users, can be counted on the fingers of one hand.