Great quality video. Night vision is good too. Occasionally firmware updates can cause problems so disable auto update and wait for a week or so. Works well with smart things. Local recording on constant loop is much better than relying on motion sensors but the motion detection is actually OK on these. Very small and easy to hide. Needs USB C power but WiFi works well for 2k streaming

I’m another long term Ring customer moving away from the company due to their subscription costs. A direct comparison isn’t really fair, as I’ll explain, so I’ll review this camera for what it is – but I will also make some comparisons to the Ring camera it is replacing.I picked this camera up for less than £30. It is replacing a Ring Stick Up Cam Elite that cost £180 (although I paid £120 on offer). Out of the box, the C120 is a compact little thing, not too light, but not heavy either. Setup was easy…well, eventually. Although this is an outdoor capable camera, I am only using it indoors. It doesn’t really strike me as sturdy enough for prolonged outdoor use but I can’t really comment on that.Bad StuffI’ll get the bad stuff out the way first..The main reason I’ve deducted one star is to do with the power cable. I’d read other reviews that mentioned problems with this so I wasn’t too thrown when it wouldn’t power up. I turned the USB-C head round the other way and then it powered on. But there were still issues as the connection isn’t secure and even without moving the cable at all, it kept dropping the power connection. So I swapped to another cable and all was fine. However, the other cable is sturdy and that exposed the other slight issue. The stand is adjustable in loads of directions. A stiffer, heavier cable forces the camera out of position. Because the camera is quite light, it’s also not that stable in freestanding mode.Better StuffJust does what you want it to do with little fuss. Setup is easy. The daylight image is decent. Each mode of low light capability is also really good. It has some smart stuff (identification of people, pets etc) but I really won’t have a use for that. Responds fairly quickly to the app. Isn’t dependant on subscription.Comparing to RingThis is largely specific to the Ring camera I have and mentioned above. If you are replacing a Ring camera, some of this might not apply to yours. I actually prefer a lot about the Ring camera.* I like the look and build quality of it more than the Tapo.* The daytime image quality on the Ring is only 1080P but is a more natural image. It is less crisp but has lower blocky artefacts than the Tapo.* The Tapo’s low light performance is far superior though.* The field of view (FOV) is significantly better on the Ring, both horizontally and vertically. Realistically I’d need 2 of this Tapo camera to properly cover the same area that the Ring camera does* The app experience is very similar between the two, responsiveness is similar too.I would have happily stuck with Ring if it weren’t for their subscription greediness. I have a Ring Doorbell Pro too, and paying for subscription for them was now £50 per camera. I bought this Tapo Camera, a Tapo Doorbell Camera, one of their Hubs and a 512gb microSD card for storage for £170, as my Ring Protect was due to renew at £100 soon. So, in less than two years I’ll be saving based on Ring Protect costs alone. I’ll be honest, I was originally a little disappointed in this Tapo camera when comparing it to my 6-year-old Ring camera but the point is that it is perfectly good enough for what I need and frees me from Ring’s inflated subscription costs (which, over 6 years must total a few hundred quid). It is also unfair to directly compare the two cameras. One was £28, the other £120 – yet the difference between them is not that great. Really, the biggest let down is the horizontal FOV, but I could but two of the Tapo and it still not break the bank.SummaryThis is a perfectly good camera and a bargain at the price. A worth option to free yourself from Ring.

Using mine outside in the garden. Great coverage. Nice and compact. Quick response when been alerted .Great picture quality for what i require. Great that you can also add memory card rather then subscribe to the monthly subscription. Easy to install and connect to the app. App is easy to use. Very reasonably priced.

Wow. Having tried a few home cameras, this is by far the best. Most cameras you have and then they try make you pay a subscription after a month or two to keep using it.This one, is amazing quality visuals, detects things and sends you accurate notifications, and you can talk through it!! Super customisable and no subscription required. Absolutely amazing quality for £30. I use it to monitor my cat while I’m at work, I got it as she’s a COVID cat and has never really been left alone. Makes me feel so much better and I can talk to her to keep her company, she’s fine so I was overly worried for no reason.Great product for a low price.

Very good product
This is exactly the product I wanted. The quality and shipping are excellent. I highly recommend it.