TP-LINK Tapo C210

To look after your home during the absence of households, the “smart” TP-LINK Tapo C210 camera will come in handy. Access to the picture from it can be obtained through the Tapo mobile application for a smartphone or tablet.

Swivel "head"

The round “head” of the Wi-Fi camera can rotate horizontally within 360 °, and the part of the body with a black “eye” of the lens tilts up and down by 114 °. Near the optics there is a built-in microphone, on the “chin” there is a slot for a microSD card (up to 256 GB inclusive), on the back there is a speaker for voice transmission from a mobile programme. Video is recorded on the device at a maximum resolution of 2304x1296 pixels with a modest frame rate of 15 fps.

Mobile app

Thanks to the presence of a motion detector TP-LINK Tapo C210 taught to "follow" a moving object in the frame or in a certain area of the room. It is also proposed to control the rotations of the head of the body from the aforementioned Tapo application, which provides the functions of a virtual joystick and a choice of rotation speed. From it, alarm notifications are configured on the smartphone, voice messages are sent to the camera, the LED activity indicator is turned on / off, etc.

Voice control

Of the trending "chips", the model has acquired support for voice commands through the virtual assistants Google Assistant and Amazon Alexa. They reveal the "smart" ins and outs of the Wi-Fi camera. High-quality night shooting with an IR illumination range of about 9 m, as well as the ability to tightly integrate the camera with security systems using the ONVIF protocol, deserves special praise.