Tapo C120 Review - Better Than A Wyze Cam?
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- čas přidán 16. 07. 2024
- Today, we are going to review the Tapo C120 which is made to directly compete with the Wyze Cams. We will check out its features, do the unboxing, set it up, install and check out its video quality day and night and run it through our usual tests and then compare its video quality to the Wyze Cam V3 PRO which is the closest Wyze Cam with the same features and see which one is better.
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00:00 Introduction
00:30 Features
01:17 Unboxing
02:11 Setup
02:32 Installation
03:07 Settings
05:50 Video Quality
07:23 Testing
09:12 Is it Better?
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I like this Tapo camera. This is the first time I have heard of this company, but I think it's worth a try. No fee with all of the extras. Wyze got too big for their own good. It's Tapo time!
Totally agree. I have two Tapos and I love them.
Tapo is part of TP link, I'm sure u heard of them.
@@travispeayarlal1485 Nope, but I like what I see.
They are part of TP-Link. Thanks for watching!
It’s Tplink. Most big Chinese network manufacturer in NA.
I just tried the C211 model and I can say YES, better than a wyze cam as I have them too. The Tapo opens videos way faster and they look great. Also, the video doesn't skip the first chunk of action like the Wyze cams do.
The free AI/person detection is a big selling point for me since I just want a basic camera for my front door without having to pay for a subscription. Looks like I should also be able to incorporate the person detection feature into my Alexa routine, if I'm not mistaken. Can't wait to try it out when it arrives tomorrow.
Update: I've had this unit for almost 2 weeks over my front door, and so far, it's been great for me. I have it set on person-detection to trigger my front entry lights at night with a delay to turn off after a minute. This way, not every other motion would trigger the lights. The video clip is also good because it shows me a complete clip that has a few seconds leading up to the event as well; i.e. I'm not just seeing the back of a delivery person as he's leaving because he ran to my front door to drop off a package.
Can you help / guide me hot to setup alexa routine to trigger a lights on motion detection.
@chain2331 Have the Tapo app installed. Enable Tapo Skill in Alexa, add new routine in Alexa, add event, smart home, fine the Tapo cam, select detection, save, add action, smart home, then find the switch/light or whatever device you want to turn on.
Do you know if this camera works with HomeKit? I know the c125 does but can’t find anything on this one.
How did you set it up on front door? Is it located at the bottom or side?
Thank you! Had my first issue with a Wyze camera. < 4 month old V3 issue resolution not resolved so this looks like great package to consider. Thanks again for all your fine reviews.🙏
You are welcome.
Great review as always. I'm so close to replacing all of my Wyze cams due to recent issues with the app and what seems to be Wyze and AWS problems. The one thing keeping me from making the changeover is the Wyze OG which I have mounted outside for the back of my property. In my opinion the OG has much better pic/vid quality over this C120. That said, your review makes a strong case to upgrade. Thanks as always for the work you put into your reviews, your channel is my go-to for all things security camera related!
Thank you! After Wyze’s recent security problem, was thinking of getting away from their cloud storage. And just now there’s a sale on the Tapo which doesn’t need cloud and also supports RTSP (unlike Wyze that removed that firmware publicly)
Wyze killed all my older cameras after an update and I am far away to go and try to factory reset each one and reinstall, I believe they did in purpose so I will buy the other more expensive ones to replace them. Wyze was the best in one point, not any longer
Impressive! Thank you for reviewing this!
Thanks for watching!
very well put mate thorough , you covered mostly all parts not wasting time, excellent well done
3 minuet’s in a think the camera’s multi positioning has won me over because of the location for WYZE is limited for the location that it need’s to be installed. Night vision is good. The alarm/motion detection is very smart and is also that i have been thinking about to use it or not for the other area that i need a camera.
Great video! Might snag a couple of these to try out.
Thanks for watching!
I already have a bunch of these together with the new tapo c125. I replaced all my wyze cams. A big plus for me here is RTSP support which I use with frigate and blue iris. Please review the c125 as well and the C520WS too! Interested to see how it compares to others
Will see. Thanks for watching!
Excellent review
Thanks for watching!
I use my Wyze Cam 3 for 24 hour streaming to a second PC. Already with just 20 comments on here there are two talking about RTSP. It would be great if you could include RTSP (real time streaming) in your future camera reviews and possibly just have a video on the subject. Thanks.
Will see. Thanks for watching!
Your vids are extremely helpful!!!! Personally, how do you like this Tapo C120 indoor/outdoor vs their Mag Cam?
I hope the colorpro version from c325wb is being used on this camera as well since the c325wb is much better at night because of color pro.
Btw because of your unboxing vid of the c325wb, i bought 2 of those and they are great at night. Thanks
I'm beginning to like Tapo, might even switch from eufy to Tapo. Their doorbell will soon be released.
Thanks L.H.
You are welcome.
Hi, long time viewer of your channel , first time commenting - I received my tap c120 today and have set it up, being a long time wyze customer and frustrated with their service, cost and dependability, it looks like this may be my next cam, planning on testing it for about 2 weeks and then probably replacing all 8 wyze cams I currently have set up, loving all the features this cam offers, thank for your guidance... please be well and stay safe....unfortunately It didn't work for me , sending it back to amazon...
Thanks for watching!
What didn't work for you?
I bought a C120 camera to test. It's very nice except for one key problem.
Often insects and birds fly in front of my Wyze cameras and they create a series of useless videos. It's easy to delete selected videos on the Wyze camera app, but not the Topo.
The Topo camera software does NOT allow deletion of all these useless videos. It only allows you to reformat the entire SD card so you lose everything. It's a major oversight which I hope they will correct.
I'm impressed 👍
Does it work behind glass?
You are appreciated. Keep up the work.
I gave up on Wyze cams long ago …..loving “MOST” of my Eufy cams….but this camera looks very inviting as I do not like having only one type of security camera….just in case it would go down. Thanks for the GREAT video an really appreciated everything you do.
Thanks for watching!
I like this camera but I just don’t want to have to replace all my Wyze cameras. I have about a dozen. But this looks a bit better for the same or better price. And I love all the orbs when you did the night test at 6:30.
Did you do subscription for all?
@@D0TELL Yes
It does have RTSP and ONVIF so nice.
I quit Wyze cam years ago. It was always shutting off and not detecting motion. then they jacked up the price so i was out. Switched to Ring and doing great for way better prices.
Ring requires subscription though.
@@abc123fhdi I only pay 3.99 a month for the best service. It's a good deal.
Great. Thank you.💐🌹🌷💐
Thanks for watching!
ONVIF support and I'm sold 😊
Yes RTSP and ONVIF
What would be the best camera for bird feeder? Any recommendations?
I might order this camera. It'll be my first time purchasing a camera, so I'm trying to learn what to look for when buying a camera 😅. I'm very new to this. Ugh 😔..trying to catch one of my neighbors vandalize my car.
Not too bad. I may pick one up for testing. I have a Eufy E220 mounted next to one of my Wyze cams for testing as a possible replacemet and so far so good. Not a fan of the magnetic mount and much prefer the way the wyze and tapo mount. If they have RTSP or ONVIF support I may go with them and save a bunch of money. Smaller cameras with RTSP and a starlight sensor seem to be rare.
Yes RTSP and ONVIF
I was going to buy a couple E220 soon, but should I wait? I have a couple Eufy camera already but want a cheaper wired 24/7 recording option
Thoughts?
Hello can you do a comparison reolink color night vs annke night chroma ? Thank you
What about the apps. Which one do you prefer using? Also do you need an SD card in each camera or is there a hub you can buy and just use 1 SD card?
Can you review more tapo products. I'm very curious about their doorbell, floodlight and other offerings.
Question: Other than Ring, which other camera system has the equivalent of Snapshot Capture where it took non-video snapshots between motion events?
Hi, do you have any plans to make a comparison between C120 and c325wb? The C325WB is great, but very bulby and the cables are messy, so I was wondering how different this would be for someone that needs a more discrete camera. Thanks!
I have one on order to try out. Since this is an outdoor camera, one thing I see missing from all reviews is the size of the power adapter to know the size of the outdoor box that would be required. The majority of my outdoor outlets have a 2 3/4 deep cover. The power plug looks to be one which would be 2" tall. Adding a standard USB cable to it would add another 1", which would prevent the cover from closing. So, I am thinking I may have to get a USB-A to USB-C 90-degree adapter or find a shorter USB power brick so it can fit in the box.
Just got it in and I find that the cable is thin and flexible, but the door of the weatherproof box had to be forced closed. The amount of pressure on the cable would have me concerned in the long term. I am swapping the USB power supply to another that has the USB-A plug on the bottom side.
How would you rate the video quality of the Tapo C120 vs the Eufy E220?
This would be on my porch were I have can lights on at night at a low setting so it's never really dark.
Thanks! Liked the video great review, so I bought two and could not set it up on iOS on my iPhone with the app it wanted to connect to a Tapo Wi-Fi, which was shut down immediately by iOS because it was not secure. I could never get around it it would not connect with my Wi-Fi network so I used my android phone and the app connected beautifully no problems whatsoever. So far I like it although I’m going to move it outside. Great picture like the app.Have you heard of this problem?
I have used the Tapo app on my iPhone without issues. You might want to re-download the app and try again. Thank you.
The money question now is Tapo C110 Vs Tapo C120 Vs Eufy C120? Which one would you recommend? Need it for an apartment
Wish you'd expand your testing just a bit to include an evaluation as to how these cams work with Alexa or Google Home. Everything at my home is integrated through Google Home, so I always try to find products that work well with that home assistant platform.
Can you erase events? I can't find a way to do that. Thank you
What I don't like about wyze cam v3 is the slow notifications delayed video, then there's the speaker and alarm. Both are useless low volume. Is this camera better in those areas ?
what is the best camera for window setup ?
Hmm was just thinking of the C320WS tapo. This one looks nice and compact. External antennas on the other might come in handy for range? Since cost almost same with the c320 on sale hard to choose. Would love to see them compared. Got the tapo color pro and the notifications are blazing fast compared to wyze and A.I
Might do will see. Thanks for watching!
I currently have a few wyze cams setup but not really happy with sound and subscription. I really want a 24/7 decent recording option. Do we need to do anything to access cameras outside of local network?
Can you do a comparison to the regular V3? Just got my C120 and my night time color is much worse than my old V3. It feels washed out and very little contrast. Everything looks gray except for the green grass, so I'm wondering if I have a setting wrong or if my camera is bad. I don't think it's the infrared mode because that is pure black/white and not what I'm seeing.
Wish they release it in Canada soon
Great TP-link product!! How is playback speed via SD card?
Depending on your connection. It is fine.
Is the motion detection based on pixels or IR motion?
I just got my Wyze Cam pans. Eh. I see how long these hold up, but I'll have to cop one of these soon to put up in the garage easing out from the Ring... maybe.
I would like a lamp socket power option for this camera
My only problem with the tapo camera software is that it's hard to quickly turn on the notification... It should be outside on the main settings.
Multiple profile settings would also be nice.
will this work with Spectrum wifi? I don’t know if my wifi is 5 or 2.4 or duo.
I'm really falling in love with tapo's lineup of cameras. Because before I always used eufy and don't get me wrong eufy is good but I just don't like that they don't record in the full resolution that's advertised and also the low frame rates
Does it have a web browser view where you can stream say 9 cameras at once?
How does this compare to the Tapo c320ws?
Is the adhesive strong?
I’m starting to wonder if tapo is just a rebranded Wyze. So much seems similar. Create a different looking app and change the exterior case. I just did a little looking around and now I’m convinced that they’re just the same basic camera manufactured in China with tweaks for different sellers. Maybe the Tapo versions features might work a little better for some people but as far as physical hardware, they’re pretty much the same with the same capabilities that may be limited in one version and not in another.
Does this connect to the tapo c420s2 hub?
Can I use this in phl 210V?
Is there a 5 min cool down like Wyze?
Question Wyze has sound alerts for any sounds within the sensitivity range 0 to 100. Does Tapo have a similar sound alerting or only alerts for the 4 sound types you showed in the video? Thanks !!
Just the 4 sound types and they have a slider sensitivity setting also.
Wait so it is the same as the wyze without a subscription you just get a screenshot message? Well I guess wyze you need to have cloud to see the video then. Can we directly access the video then outside local network if you have SD Card?
There's and old model c125 can you get it ans compré..
I'm surprised there's no feature to link other Tapo lights with the Spotlight. It would be nice if you could trigger Tapo bulbs when the camera detects motion.
Yes, you can. The app has automation and you can set your Tapo/tp-link switches and lights to trigger when motion is detected on the camera.
With all the software issues Wyze constantly has, any camera is better than them.
Thez should make an option to turn on siren manually
Please review the updated Ezviz H8C 4MP..thank you
Will see. Thanks for watching!
My Wyze cameras are not been working properly for a while
I just bought two of these Tp-link Tapo C120 cams to test short and long term. I have a lot of Wyze cameras (about 20), and failure rate seems to be about 15-20% which is unacceptable.
I'm a bit worried of the water resistance due to the way the usb C is connecting directly onto the camera. Wyze cams use a tail connection and a rubber seal where the male and female ends meet. Can you test the water resistance at the point of the USB C connection for us? much appreciated if you can.
There is a bit of rubber seal which held up when I sprayed some water on it.
@@LifeHackster thanks for the info! Much appreciated
What solar panel will work with this? Continuous recording
This is the plug-in version. Besides, continuous recording and solar panel don’t go together.
does it come with SD card ?
I use the wyze for the sound detection. How does tapo compare?
It works but I usually don’t use them especially outside because you will get some notifications.
I just purchase this based on your review. I'm definitely going to replace my Wyze v3 Pros with this camera.
Thanks for watching!
@@LifeHackster just installed it and I have to say that I liking the c120 a lot more than the v3p pro. The color night vision is much better as well as the AI and notifications speed.
If being do you connect yours to Power or run off charge????
If being used outside
My Wyze cams that monitor my driveway can’t have alerts for cars because every time there is any motion in the driveway it reminds me there is a car in the driveway even if it has not moved. Does the same thing happen with these cameras?
I really haven’t tested vehicle detection on any Tapo devices but I might test it soon. Just need to install one in my front yard area.
Does Reolink NVR work for their wifi cameras?
Yes for Reolink WiFi cameras. I’m not sure about Tapo.
Is there ghosting at night like eufy? Looks like there is
It is not as bad as other cameras.
Do you know if it has RTSP or onvif support?
Yes, it does.
Can this camera work behind a window like wyze cam?
Yes.
Have been testing this camera for a week now, great features I really wanted to like it - unfortunately for me it keeps disconnecting and freezing (which defeats its sole purpose)its outside my front door about 25 feet from my wireless access point - its packaged up and ready to be returned to amazon today after i get off work...disappointed to say the least
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This thing detected you from a far distance away that's pretty good
Hi, have you heard iMou cctv? I noticed you haven’t review iMou camera.😅
I did a few years back but not recently.
You don't need a subscription for the AI detection, but you still need it for rich notifications, which is just as bad. There is always a catch.
How to get hold of this in Europe?
I’m not sure but check their website. Hopefully, they will be available there soon.
They must have done something to the firmware because the audio quality is terrible. It barely picks up any voice at all. Even the lawn mower does not get picked up. Yours seems to be working as it should, but on both mine, the audio is terrible.
hey mines having audio issues too outside it has v1.1.13 firmware but not downloading the latest . I read it has something to do with noise filtering. audio skips or something; video seems fine
can it announce that you're being recorded rather than sound siren?
No, just siren.
I don't like Wyze cams anymore, their firmware is trash. This looks like a good replacement. I'm confused why the spotlight needs to be on for color nightvision though? Spec says this cam has the Starlight sensor, it should do color nightvision without needing a bright light source like the Wyze Cam v3.
I bought two of the newer model C125 and the audio quality is absolutely terrible.
I want 40-50 fps
What’s the cost? Why didn’t you mention that? Even if prices change I would like to know the “as of recording this video” price?
I like your reviews too.
geni.us/tapoC120
What is the price?
35 bucks.
Thieves love this camera too. Easy access to the sd card swipe and out like it never happened
You can always add and pay for the cloud subscription for backup.
I'm 20 cameras into wyze no problems with any of them I'm keeping them .
Same. It'll take a lot for me to abandon Wyze. I'm all in with them
Their web browser view is very unstable and not reliable enough to be used as a security camera system
@@rogershark9223 I only use my phone and never have an issue. When I get four ,five, six notifications in a row.... I know somebody is outside. Along with my yolink motion sensors I'm well alert.....
In my opinion for the money you can't beat wyze and it is user-friendly ❤ WYZE
I’ve had Wyze since the first version but I’m ready to jump ship because I’m tired of paying a monthly subscription so I don’t have a cool down time
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Is it one of those mini spy cams? I'm currently working on this to get it canceled.
@@LifeHackster Every year at this time the same firm suddenly comes out with a new and different ''revolutionary'' mini-cam. This year it is again black but it is ''round'' instead of square.. Also this year they are pretending it should replace doorbell cams as well as ''magnetic stick-up anywhere''' cams. I have seen this new ad 4 times in 24 hours. Yes, I think several years ago these same folks launched the little black cube spy cam.
@@LifeHacksterYes, I also saw the ad for the mini spy cam and you were in it.
audio quality SU.........K
Yo I love button cameras ahead and buy that 1 to check it out. No one buys them back but I'm fine. Let's don't do it. I saw them at a decent price too so if they've never been used. They've only been tested
I don't think so broke as the wise cabs. Could call the cops come on. Not too many cameras can do that. Yo, can you let me know like? How do I zoom in on my real link track? Mix whatever they call the p t zoo they after the update I can't zoom in
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