Amazon has 1080P TP-Link Tapo SolarCam Outdoor Security Camera w/ Solar Panel Base (C402 Kit) for $39.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member naranja for sharing this deal.
Note: Get 25% back on the amount charged to a Prime Visa card (more information).
Features:
The innovative design includes a modular solar panel that continuously charges the built-in battery, ensuring your camera remains powered. Even on cloudy days or extended periods without sunlight, the fully charged battery can provide up to 180 days* of uninterrupted performance.
Enjoy the flexibility of wire-free installation
Receive real-time alerts for true security concerns with free person/vehicle detection, eliminating false detection from other objects.
Store footage locally via a microSD card (up to 512GB)* or via cloud with a Tapo Care cloud subscription.
Capture vibrant color night vision up to 30ft away for enhanced security to monitor for possible intruders or motion.
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Amazon has 1080P TP-Link Tapo SolarCam Outdoor Security Camera w/ Solar Panel Base (C402 Kit) for $39.99. Shipping is free.
Thanks to community member naranja for sharing this deal.
Note: Get 25% back on the amount charged to a Prime Visa card (more information).
Features:
The innovative design includes a modular solar panel that continuously charges the built-in battery, ensuring your camera remains powered. Even on cloudy days or extended periods without sunlight, the fully charged battery can provide up to 180 days* of uninterrupted performance.
Enjoy the flexibility of wire-free installation
Receive real-time alerts for true security concerns with free person/vehicle detection, eliminating false detection from other objects.
Store footage locally via a microSD card (up to 512GB)* or via cloud with a Tapo Care cloud subscription.
Capture vibrant color night vision up to 30ft away for enhanced security to monitor for possible intruders or motion.
Model: TP-Link 𝗧𝗮𝗽𝗼 SolarCam C402 Kit, Outdoor Battery Camera w/Solar Panel Base, Wireless, 1080P, Free Person/Vehicle Detection, SD/Cloud Storage, Color Night Vision, No Hub Needed, Works w/Alexa
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Set one of these up just now. Initial thoughts:
Unboxing & setup
Very well packaged and everything was snug. Separate quick start guides for the camera and solar panel setup with clear instructions. It suggests charging the camera for 7 hours with a 5v/1A charger before starting to setup, but I used a 5V/2A and started the setup after about an hour. It took me about 5 minutes to download the tapo app, log in w/ tp-link account (since I already have some kasa plugs) and add the camera with charge showing 99%. The tapo app also picked up my kasa devices seamlessly and is able to control them. The app continues to guide you through the mounting process as well, but I skipped that and will do later.
Picture quality
Very crisp compared to my wyze v3s. Took a couple of photos and then a 10 second video. Both saved to my phone automatically without a sd card installed in the camera. Checking the resolution in my gallery - both photos and video are 2304x1296 - so this is indeed more than a 1080p - and depending on your definition of 2k - it can be called that. @sazbad - check your saved videos. It does say 1080p on the box and in the preview, but the clarity is very good.
Connectivity
Connecting and starting stream over WiFi was almost instant (~1-2 sec). And it does stream over internet - turned off wifi and was able to connect, record and control lights, etc over 5G (connection took a bit longer, maybe about 3-5 secs). So, no need to tunnel into your network unless you block all internet access to your cameras.
And no siding clips in the mounting hardware - has drywall anchors and screws and some rubberized pieces to protect the power connections. Overall, I'm quite pleased - the camera looks solid and it didnt even nag me much on the subscription screen. For 30$ factoring in the prime cashback - its a steal esp given the higher resolution.
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Note that prime visa and store cards get 25% back - additional 20 atop the usual 5. Went ahead n got 3. Ticked most of my boxes:
No subs needed
Free person detection
Local storage
Solar backed wireless
The reviewer below noted it's actually 2k n not 1080p as advertised, so that would be a plus
How good is this compared to c420? C420 is a 2K, but most importantly, it stores videos in the hub rather than the camera. Ive a Kasa camera which stores in the camera and is dead slow when trying to read videos as it'll be recording and streaming together. I've not faced the problem with C420
How good is this compared to c420? C420 is a 2K, but most importantly, it stores videos in the hub rather than the camera. Ive a Kasa camera which stores in the camera and is dead slow when trying to read videos as it'll be recording and streaming together. I've not faced the problem with C420
I got 3 delivered today, plan to install over the weekend n will report back. From reviews and videos, playback seems to be fairly quick. One review video did note that streaming only worked over WiFi without the subscription - but should be able to get around that with VPN into ur network.
Quite a few folks mention that this is also 2k tho advertised as 1080p.
I got 3 delivered today, plan to install over the weekend n will report back. From reviews and videos, playback seems to be fairly quick. One review video did note that streaming only worked over WiFi without the subscription - but should be able to get around that with VPN into ur network. Quite a few folks mention that this is also 2k tho advertised as 1080p.
No, it's 1080p. i have two of them. But it's very good.
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Unboxing & setup
Very well packaged and everything was snug. Separate quick start guides for the camera and solar panel setup with clear instructions. It suggests charging the camera for 7 hours with a 5v/1A charger before starting to setup, but I used a 5V/2A and started the setup after about an hour. It took me about 5 minutes to download the tapo app, log in w/ tp-link account (since I already have some kasa plugs) and add the camera with charge showing 99%. The tapo app also picked up my kasa devices seamlessly and is able to control them. The app continues to guide you through the mounting process as well, but I skipped that and will do later.
Picture quality
Very crisp compared to my wyze v3s. Took a couple of photos and then a 10 second video. Both saved to my phone automatically without a sd card installed in the camera. Checking the resolution in my gallery - both photos and video are 2304x1296 - so this is indeed more than a 1080p - and depending on your definition of 2k - it can be called that. @sazbad - check your saved videos. It does say 1080p on the box and in the preview, but the clarity is very good.
Connectivity
Connecting and starting stream over WiFi was almost instant (~1-2 sec). And it does stream over internet - turned off wifi and was able to connect, record and control lights, etc over 5G (connection took a bit longer, maybe about 3-5 secs). So, no need to tunnel into your network unless you block all internet access to your cameras.
And no siding clips in the mounting hardware - has drywall anchors and screws and some rubberized pieces to protect the power connections. Overall, I'm quite pleased - the camera looks solid and it didnt even nag me much on the subscription screen. For 30$ factoring in the prime cashback - its a steal esp given the higher resolution.
(this is a copy/paste from the item info, no need to get angsty)
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(this is a copy/paste from the item info, no need to get angsty)
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No subs needed
Free person detection
Local storage
Solar backed wireless
The reviewer below noted it's actually 2k n not 1080p as advertised, so that would be a plus
https://youtu.be/57XX7hKcsYA?fea
For 40$ with charger that seems low risk to buy a few of these
For 40$ with charger that seems low risk to buy a few of these
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Quite a few folks mention that this is also 2k tho advertised as 1080p.
For 40$ with charger that seems low risk to buy a few of these
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