TP-Link Tapo

This baby cam makes too much noise. First when setting it up but every time a light is turned on it makes a big clicking noise. I put it up as a secret camera for my safety but it won't stop making a ton of noise. Plus I put the highest SD card in it as possible and it still won't stop trying to load a video so I can actually see it. The only thing that actually works is live video. If I get a video to playback I can't pinpoint the part I want to watch because it just starts from the beginning.

The app continues to crash, even with all my systems and their cameras having a dedicated IP address. I complained once about it, and was told my network was the issue! If my mesh network was an issue, the everything attached to it would flake out. sorry, not buying it. 3/30/26 Update. A recent app update has made things even worse. The app still flakes out, yet the cameras and other vendors equipment remain stable.

Great app. Lots of options laid out in a nice way. Audio issues seem to be 90% better. I'm not sure if they were app related or firmware related. Anyways, everything seems to be laid out in the most thoughtful way. Super easy to set up detection areas. Notifications from sound and motion events are instant. I use a MicroSD card instead of a cloud subscription. The audio stuttering is the only issue I have, but again, that's almost entirely fixed.