TP-LINK Tapo C520WS
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Recognition of a person, vehicle or animal in the frame. Private mode with closed lens. Tamper - alarm if you try to damage or remove the camera. Possibility to configure an alarm.
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Series TP-LINK Tapo (sub-brand, smart home, WiFi)
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outdoor, dome, 3 MP, 3.9 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, PTZ, mobile app, motion sensor, active protection, speaker, microphone, WDR, cloud storage
indoor, portable (desktop), 4 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, PTZ, mobile app, motion sensor, active protection, speaker, microphone
outdoor, beamed, 4 MP, 2.1 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, mobile app, motion sensor, active protection, speaker, microphone, area of interest (ROI), cloud storage, battery
outdoor, portable with mount, 4 MP, 3.17 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, mobile app, motion sensor, active protection, speaker, microphone
indoor, portable (desktop), 4 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, PTZ, mobile app, motion sensor, sound detection, active protection, speaker, microphone, area of interest (ROI), cloud storage
outdoor, beamed, 2 MP, Full HD, 3.16 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, mobile app, PIR motion sensor, active protection, speaker, microphone, WDR, cloud storage, solar panel
indoor, portable with mount, 4 MP, 2.45 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, mobile app, motion sensor, sound detection, active protection, speaker, microphone, area of interest (ROI), WDR, cloud storage
indoor, portable with mount, 2 MP, Full HD, 4 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, PTZ, mobile app, motion sensor, active protection, speaker, microphone
indoor, portable with mount, 2 MP, Full HD, 3.3 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, mobile app, motion sensor, speaker, microphone
indoor, portable with mount, 3 MP, 3.3 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, mobile app, motion sensor, active protection, speaker, microphone
outdoor, beamed, 3 MP, 4 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, PTZ, mobile app, PIR motion sensor, active protection, speaker, microphone, area of interest (ROI), WDR, cloud storage, solar panel
outdoor, beamed, 4 MP, 3.2 mm, connection: LAN, Wi-Fi, mobile app, motion sensor, active protection, speaker, microphone, area of interest (ROI), WDR, cloud storage, battery
indoor, portable with mount, 3 MP, 4 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, PTZ, mobile app, motion sensor, active protection, speaker, microphone, cloud storage
indoor, portable with mount, 3.15 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, mobile app, motion sensor, sound detection, speaker, microphone, area of interest (ROI), WDR, cloud storage
outdoor, dome, 8 MP, 4K, 4 mm, connection: Wi-Fi, PTZ, mobile app, motion sensor, active protection, speaker, microphone, area of interest (ROI), WDR, cloud storage, solar panel
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Model overview based on user reviews
The TP-LINK Tapo C520WS is an outdoor surveillance camera with a range of features, including PTZ control, motion detection, and smart home integration with Google Home and Amazon Alexa. It offers a high resolution of 2560x1440 pixels and supports both LAN and Wi-Fi connections. The camera is equipped with a light sensor, microphone, feedback speaker, and IR illumination, and it can store data on a microSD card up to 512 GB or in the Tapo Care cloud service. However, users have reported issues with the camera's positioning, as the viewing angle can shift unexpectedly, affecting the response zones. Additionally, the video quality has been criticized as not meeting the 2K QHD standard, with some users finding the software lacking. Despite these drawbacks, the camera's assembly is visually decent, and it offers active protection with light and sound alarms. Overall, while the TP-LINK Tapo C520WS has potential, its performance and software may not meet the expectations of all users.
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equipment, application the camera is very poorly positioned, the viewing angle constantly shifts if you turn on tracking mode. After a day, you might check and see that the camera is facing a tree or the sky. Sometimes it shifts slightly, about 15 degrees, which causes the response zones to move and it triggers where it shouldn't. Sometimes it just forgets the position it was in.  Mihail: use TP-LINK Tapo C520WS few months |
Visually, the assembly is decent. The picture quality at 2K (2560-1440) is questionable; budget smartphones have cameras with more interesting and sharper images. The detection zone setup program is more suited for cameras with fixed positions, not for pan-tilt cameras. You can only set it on one patrol zone, and it applies to all zones; a bush is perceived as a person, wind moving branches is detected as motion (from the air, perhaps). Their internet equipment (TP-Link) is decent, but video is not their forte. No, in fact, upon use The video quality is far from 2K QHD, the software is unfinished, to put it mildly. Vlad L: use TP-LINK Tapo C520WS few months |
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A functional outdoor surveillance camera with above-average shooting performance, resistant to bad weather conditions (IP66). Thanks to the high resolution of 2560 × 1440 pixels, it provides a clear and detailed picture. The camera is designed to work in low light conditions, high light intensity, and the matrix features allow you to get quite saturated color images even at dusk or at night. The intelligent functions of the TP-LINK Tapo C520WS camera include the detection of people, animals or vehicles in the frame, and it is also possible to customize the sound and light effects of the alarm. For example, the user can record their own sound signals to scare away unwanted guests. Data storage is possible both on a microSD memory card (up to 512 GB) and in the Tapo Care cloud service. In the second case, it is worth considering that the subscription after the trial period will be paid.
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outdoor, dome, 8 MP, 4K, 2.8 mm, connection: LAN, mobile app, motion sensor, active protection, speaker, microphone