Watch out!! This WiFi camera can detect humans - Tapo C210 vs C200
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 8 ก.ค. 2024
- A pretty smart AI powered WiFi camera that is capable of full 360 pan and tilt. This TP-link Tapo C210 is capable of tracking any movement with its 3MP camera. This review video shows how TP-Link Tapo camera uses artificial intelligence recognition to detect humans and baby cries. Both Tapo C210 and C200 model has this feature, but the older C200 model is limited.
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0:00 Motion tracking demo
0:30 Different Tapo camera models
1:02 Tapo app vs Dlink app
1:49 AI Detection vs Motion Detection
2:24 Motion Tracking
4:05 Tapo Mobile App demo
4:33 View camera recording on Tapo app
5:30 Micro SD Card installation on C210
6:10 Person detection
6:57 Notification speed
7:14 Tapo C200 AI detection (not quite)
7:55 Hardware differences and other topics
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Have 2 of these C210 cams Front and rear. Excellent results in tracking and recording day or nite. Easy to set up, straightforward use. So so happy I listened to my son on choice of security Cam , Make and model.
Great choice, glad you are enjoying the cameras. I am enjoying mine too. It's good and reliable.
Is the motion detection accurate?
Is there a maximum distance for motion detection?
Thank you. Exactly what I needed to know about the C210 (which I just bought). You explain so nice
So glad my video is useful. Thanks for letting me know.
I loved your review, straight to the most important information. Thank you.
Thanks for your feedback letting me know. I will keep doing that.
Excellent review, thank you!
Thanks, I appreciate short thank you comments like yours very much.
Thanks, just what I needed to know!
Hi, sorry if I missed it. Can this be used to record 24/7 via tp link cloud and access playback via tp link app without an sd card?
Thank you very much. Very useful video indeed.
Do you know if you can create smart automation of C210 to trigger a switching On a tapo lamp ie L510E whenever a motion is detected?
Thanks
This is very interesting. Hadn't heard of this tech before!
Hey Sir Howie, good to hear from you again. Yes that's what I thought. Thats why I made this video to share with everyone. Thanks.
Dear Sir,
In c210, can we set it to sleep or rest mode so it stops recording and again resumes recordimg when motion is detected? So memory can be utilised better.
The motion tracking feature at a $25 price point is unbeatable. Great budget camera for my purposes. Using this camera to track my hamster in his cage!
YEs that's right, and I have 3 of these and 2 C100 Tapo cameras. And I use one of them to watch my birds when I am out too. Nice! 😄👍
excellent description
Thanks!
Does it actually needs to be subscribed to TP link to use motion tracking?
I have C200 in the Philippines. After update it doesn’t need subscription for the motion detection. It also has now AI detection. I love it! I thought I would need to upgrade model or subcribe but now it’s already updated.
Wonderful. Thanks for sharing this information.
So you can use motion detection, without using subscription services? Just the motion tracking is under a pay wall for the C200.
@@maharuabhishek503 I can use it without any subscription just simply turn motion tracking on.
@@mauigonzaga i am going to buy...which i should buy???c200 or c210???
How about for Baby Crying? :) Would appreciate it!!
Thanks for making the review with such detailed explanations. Can you review footage saved on the SD card while it is connected via Wi-Fi or do you need to take the SD card out?
We can review the footage over the app by selecting the day and time of the footage using the calendar on the app. Thanks for your feedback.
For now the Tapo C200 don't require subscription for AI.
Also C200 seams to have better IR, at least seams to be to have smoother edges of objects than C210.
Also seams to be released Tapo c220 with more AI (Glass Breaking, Dog Barking, Cat Meowing, Vehicle Detection). Is in beta for now.
Now know if requires a subscription.
I have one. The problem is when you have ceiling fan. If your ceiling fan on Its will only record the fan althoug have person infront of the camera.
nice detailed demo ty... can you turn off the camera and turn it back on or does it have to be on all the time? I only need to turn it on when i'm using the heater and light in my garage and to monitor a crawlspace
Yes you can. It will be offline when you switch it off. And when you switch it back on, it will automatically connect to wifi and be available on its app in a few minutes.
TOPIC: Can you make a video on how to use different models together on the same App? I want to view 3 different TP Link cams all using the same software.
Hi great review. Can I know if the camera is able to record audio as well? Say I am trying to record noise nuisance that I can be heard in my room between 10.30pm to 7.30am, I install the camera in my room and when it's turned on, would it record audio as well?
Hi SJ Zapa, yes this camera records audio as well. You will need to schedule it to record either continuously or between the time you want.
good info thanksss
Thank you so much for your comment. Now I know my video is useful.
Thanks
Welcome
Hi. Great Video. Any idea if the Tapo C210 can be accessed (with an iPhone, for instance) when outside my home (using a Data Plan)? Thx, Manuel
Yes you should be able to install the Tapo app from Apple app store
apps.apple.com/us/app/tp-link-tapo/id1472718009
and then you should be able to access it outside your home, if both your iPhone and Tapo C210 are connected to the Internet.
I haven't tried this app before because I am not an iPhone user. Above is just my prediction.
hi thanks for the nice video.
one question from me: if the sd card is full does it overwrite automatically?
Yes. It will overwrite the oldest and that's how it maintains latest however many days.
I am thinking it is entirely possible that they will make the person detection of c210 also a subscription only feature bundled with their cloud service, like it is in the c200.
Btw did you test what happens when there are 2 people detected? Then one might move and other might not ... Which one will it keep track of? Maybe both start moving in separate directions
Yes I did test that. When both person are present in view, the person that moves will attract the camera to pan towards them. The camera got very busy when both people are moving. 😄
Oh I hope they don't force cloud subscription on us. I don't think the current subscription price is worth it. I might consider cloud subscription if they lower the price.
Apparently this camera can do NVR too. So that might be another option instead of cloud.
I'm not sure if c210 needs a sub for the motion tracking feature now :(
Topic: how is the video quality different? I noticed 210 has a lower resolution. Also can it detect pets like their more expensive C225?
The C210 has better resolution than the C200 allowing me to digitally zoom in when I am viewing the live footage over the app. I am not sure if it can detect pets, don't have a pet at home to test this out. Hopefully someone who has C210 can confirm this when they read this thread.
Is motion tracking will already be free if I buy the camera or I have to buy the subscription and after that the feature be enable for using? Tapo C210
Different countries have different subscription model. In Australia, motion tracking is available without subscription.
Hi very nice to see this video, i have two questions
1. Can it be viewed in windows operating system? Please suggest
2. Can this cam viewed in multiple devices and visitors management options please suggest
1) Yes, be not easily. We need to find the streaming URL of this camera and use a Windows Application like VLC to view.
2) Yes, in fact the app can easily do that, it's just not obvious. I might make a video on this topic given you are the second person asking this already.
Do you need to be in the same wifi network for watching recorded footage?
No, if you use their app and have an internet connection, you can view anywhere in the world.
Just to clarify the C200 has the built in motion detection which gives push notifications out of the box , without paying for subscription right?
Yeah but no AI human detection
Hi! I just unboxed the C210 and realised I cant pan a full 360. Is it faulty? If I pan all the way to the left or right, an error that says "Camera pan tilt has reached the maximum extent in this direction. Please drag to another direction" appears. I think I do get a 360 view its just that I have to pan all the way to the opposite side if it makes sense. Say for example, my puppy moves out of the camera angle into the left side of the room, I wont be able to pan left further to see him and instead have to do a manual and nearly 360degree to the right to be able to see him. Not super tech savy so I am confused, thought I should ask! When I manually and gently twist the bottom part of the device, there is a start/end point that I cannot turn further. Hope I got the message across 😅
Yes, I know what you are asking. And yes, when it reaches its maximum turning point it has to turn back the other direction. It doesn't just keep turning beyond the 360 and keep going like 720 degrees and more because of its internal wiring. I have taken apart this camera before. The cable connecting the bottom (power supply inlet) and the top camera cannot twist more than 360. Hence the camera limits its rotation to within its 360 rotating range.
@@SkyPerspective ahhh! alright. thanks for clarifying that! :) guess I just have to position the camera to work around that.
Hi, how does this camera fair in terms of features as a baby camera in your opinion? I am considering the c210 vs the Dlink DCS6501LH. Thanks!
Apart from it doesn't sing lullaby, I think C210 would be a good baby camera to view the baby on demand. And forget about the Dlink, the Dlink app is really disappointing.
@@SkyPerspective thanks! TAPO seems to have a better interface. I'm also considering the C225 with better resolution at a higher price point.
@@Vng89 C225 is a lot better. Higher resolution and even has a wide aperture to let in more light. Looks like Tapo is really advancing pretty well.
can you add this to a cctv setup(cms) as i want to add to my system to cover a garage
Unfortunately no. This is a WiFi camera so cannot be added to a CCTV system.
Great video! If I have the TapoC210 in my my toddler's room and she is calling for me, will I just receive a notification/ text to my phone or will I listen to her? (like a baby monitor and then reply to her?)
I think you can do both. We can set it to send a notification when baby cry is detected, it detects specifically for baby cry. You can also watch it like a baby monitor. However you may want to note that this is a generic camera, not specifically designed to be used as a baby monitor
Am i seeing the hardware differences? the C200 has better resolution than C210 at the end of the video?
Me too.. is it true that c200 is better on resolution being 1080
User manual says 2 users can have access to the cameras through the app? Does it mean 2 users at the same time because I need 5 users to have the access in total but don’t mind if the maximum number of ppl who c
If you don't mind sharing the same one single account (one username), then I think you should be able to install the Tapo app on all your devices and log in using the same account. I don't think they limit the number of devices using the same single account.
Yes I would like to see how it does with night detection and panning. Also you mentioned "tilt." Does that mean it can move its eye up or down if it detects an object above or below?
Hi again @woofinu, yes it does move up and down (tilt) to detect the moving subject. See 0:24 where I tried to stand up and squat down, also a bit of up and down at 2:38.
Thanks for the suggestion. Let's see how many likes we get for this suggestion.
To be honest, I haven't tested much with it's night vision and night detection. Might play with it if I get some time.
@@SkyPerspective Thanks. I watched the review again and saw the tilt discussion. What I am not clear about is how far up or down the camera eye can go.
Two more features I would like to be tested: 1. Can you block out a certain viewing area so the camera doesn't respond to movement there (for example sunlight or auto traffic in a street) 2. Can you manually pan the camera without motion detected, just because you want to check that area?
@woofinu The camera doesn't tilt very low, but it does tilt up quite high. If the horizon is 0 degrees, I would say it can tilt up proximately 60 to 70 degrees, and tilt down about 30 degrees. This is a rough guess.
1. Yes there are two ways of blocking.
One is privacy blocking of an area, multiple areas actually. We can keep adding and resizing rectangles to black out areas of the camera view. Those areas are black out in the recording, that's why it's called privacy blocking.
The other way is motion detection active zone. Once again, we can add and resize rectangles to tell the camera only detect motion in that area. Other areas that are not covered by the rectangles, the camera will ignore motion in those areas.
2. Yes we can manually pan the camera using the app anytime. This also sets the camera default viewing position. I showed a bit of the manual panning in the video at 1:08
@@SkyPerspective This is a pan camera made by Wyze: th-cam.com/video/lnpwmzS8dyg/w-d-xo.html . I don't think it's sold in Australia. The one reviewed is v= generation 3. I bought their generation 1 many years ago and also have a few non-pan cameras made by Wyze.
Their blocking method is also by dividing the viewing area into rectangles, and selecting or deselecting rectangles to respond to.
I just saw an email today saying that Wyze now sells in Australia. They make the camera I mentioned above.
What happens if there are two or more figures what does the C210 do?
It will aim towards the last person that moves. Yes, you can imagine how busy it gets if both of them keeps moving.
whats the length of the cable...thanks for the good video
Thanks, I pulled out and extended the cord to measure it, its about 3 meters.
@@SkyPerspective 🙏🙏🙏🙏 thanks sir
@Akkaiah Jagarlamudi you are welcome. Thanks for asking, now I know how long it is.
This ipcam can share or view different cellphone?
If you install the tapo app and log in to the same account, you can view the same camera on different cellphone.
Nice tutorial. Does it have no recording setting?
What sorts of recording settings are you referring to? Yes there are things we can change in the app like recording playback audio volume; or continuous recording vs record only when motion detected. Is that what you are asking?
@@SkyPerspective Can I download the recording remotely so that I don't need to pull out the micro SD card?
@renannepomuceno3659 yes, sort of. Even though we can"t select the sd card recordings and download to our phone remotely, we can record it as we watch it on your phone. The idea being we get notified for motion detection, we watch remotely and see something interesting, we hit the record button as we watch remotely.
210 is the 3mp one
Brother your 16gb memory cards holds how much day's of footage?..... please answer really wanna know
It all depends on whether you have continuous recording or just motion tracking recording. I have it on motion tracking recording, and it last at least a week without any issue.
@@SkyPerspective thanks brother for replying ❤️
can you live view it over internet without subscription?
Confirming as I live in Australia, yes we can view footage over Internet without subscription
Hello sir, this C210 camera can record even without internet connection?
Yes if you put an SD Card in the camera.
@@SkyPerspective thanks for the info🦾
@@Joseph.Cairo29 you are welcome
Sir just follow question, this tapo c210 have zooming camera option?
If someone removes the SD card. Will the data automatically stored in your phone too?
Unfortunately no. The data can be automaticly stored in the tapo cloud storage with a subscription. This will prevent losd of sd card footage
I have been using c200 from past 1year and those ai and motion tracking are available without subscription
That's good to know. I suspect they are giving this feature only in certain countries. Which country are you in?
@@SkyPerspective India
@@Sanzitvilla That explains why, the competitors might be offering this feature without subscription in India. It all depends on what is available on the market for that country.
my C210 have recorded person detection but no human seen on thev recorded video. it happened 3 times already.
Hi Minda, I realised this is happening to one of my c210 cameras too, and it only happened recently. I wonder if TP link has changed their AI algorithms. Hopefully, they will see this comment thread and fix it. I wonder how many of us are also having this issue. Thanks for sharing.
Oh by the way, in case you are not aware, you can turn off the person detection notification if that get too annoying for you.
Thanks - very useful comparison for me as I have C200 - just a query/update that AI detection seems to have been enabled with the recent firmware version 1.3.4.
I still wanted to confirm the difference between motion and person detection - whether motion detection disabling will allow me to be a "pet-friendly" camera? i.e. when my cat's movement is detected it will not notify me. But, with the motion detection turned off, and having the person detection enabled will alert me to unwanted intruder persons? thanks
Yes, we can turn off Motion detection and turn on AI detection. So what happen is you will only get notification when the AI detects a person. If the AI is too smart it might also detect a cat and notify you 😉, I doubt this will be the case. There are only two sub-options, "person detection" and "baby crying" under the AI detection menu.
Just asking will the c200 also send a notification if it detect a person? Also can i live video in the c200 when your out in town??
Yes c200 does have person detection and can send you notifications based on person detected. You can watch your c200 camera anywhere in the world as long as you have internet connection and the app running on your phone.
@@SkyPerspective ok thanks for the info
@@SkyPerspectivecan i put this camera for outdoors even tho is not water resistant but can i still put this outside but just a little shelter for it?
Yes I installed one of my c110 at my patio, under shelter but it's outdoor. So far it lasted more than a year now. I was expecting it to break sooner, but it's still going well. It's not designed for outdoor so your situation might be different. Depends on your weather.
@@SkyPerspective hmm ok will it still function if the cctv was like abit drizzle of rain since im planning to put mine in the celling outdoors upsidedown
can a person from dubai connect to this device to view our house?, im from philippines, she is my sister, she misses my mum and my dad.
I haven't tried this before. Theoretically speaking, if you can connect to Tapo cloud server from whichever country you are in, then you should be able to see the camera internationally.
Does it detect multiple persons? who does it follow then?
Whoever moves it will turn to that person. If both are moving, it gets very busy.
does this camera record 24/7?
Yes we can set it to record 24/7, and set it to auto rotate the sd card space by overwriting oldest footage..
I see you’re not using their subscription… but you’re using the motion tracking? You don’t need the subscription to motion track? I’ve been trying to figure this out for days lol
Oh I think you just answered my question lol you’re awesome!!! Great review!!
Yes, C210 can do motion tracking without subscription. We need to subscribe if we want motion tracking with C200.
@@SkyPerspective I just got the c210 and it wants me to subscribe in order to use motion tracking... 😅 This brand can be a bit confusing when it comes to certain features being used with or without the subscription lol
Oh really! May I know which country are you in? I wonder if they have different offerings for different countries.
@@TotallyKayla Hi.
I would be really grateful if you could confirm if in your country this camera sends motion detection notifications along with viewable snippet under the free plan or not (In the case where SD card is inserted)? Also, it's connectable to NAS right? So that one can evade the cloud subscription by recording data to the NAS.
And, yes, these companies don't really mention in the description, what all exactly is a part of the subscription and what's free for lifetime....
Which model is better?
C210
I think you messed up in specs, c210 has 2k recording while c200 has 1080p
Oh really? Which part? Thanks for correcting me
@@SkyPerspective in the end where hardware spec camera resolution .
C210 is 3 mp not 2mp
stay away from the Dlink stuff they only support a device for 2 years,removing support turning into a brick(there are firmware hacks with Home assistant) Tp-link stuff has a min of 6 years support so lots better
Yes I encountered the same experience with DLink over the years, their support is very disappointing and lacking given today's standards.
The motion tracking often just pans so that the face is not visible. Sucks. Also often just over-rotates and no longer sees anything.
If someone broke into your house and stole the camera, and the SD card. What evidence would you have.
Yes, you are right. The idea of having SD card is not so much for the reason you have described, it's only for us to be able to see past videos. Security cameras are deterrents more than anything. To prevent what you have described, we would need to get cloud backup.
In which country you are in ?
@@stitch_in_style3351 Australia