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Issue with Auto Day/Night Switching — Request for Sensitivity & Transition Speed Controls‏

Hello Tapo Support team, I have an important usability issues to report and a suggestion for improvement. Issue: The camera’s auto day/night mode does not respond reliably to changes in lighting. It s

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By MHashem · Latest post Yesterday by Solla-topee

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Spolight always on at night.

Having the spotlight continously on at night for colour vision attracts bugs which keep setting off motion detection. My other 3 (V.1) cameras have the option to have the spotlights off and still have

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By Goose83 · Latest post Monday by Solla-topee

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Suddenly, night vision stopped working

Hi, Suddenly, night vision on my Tapo C110 stopped working. It was working fine a minute before then 1 Bulb was turned on, so night vision automatically turned off and then the blub turned off and cam

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By CJyani · Latest post Friday by Solla-topee

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camera and Doorbell not picking up movement at night

Hi, So i have the TC85 outdoor camera and also the D205 doorbell. both seem to be set in the right places and pick up movement etc great during the day. However at night time nothing at all. the TC85

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By Ian_Lyndsey50 · Latest post Friday by Wayne-TP

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SolutionTapo Doorbell D235/D225/TD25's Spotlight Doesn't Turn Off Automatically in Doorbell Mode

This Article Applies To Model: Tapo D235/Tapo D225/TD25 V1.0 Firmware version: 1.1.13 and 1.1.14 The doorbell is hardwired-powered and set to Always On mode Description When Tapo doorbell is set to Do

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Wayne-TP · Latest post Thursday by Tapoman69

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Issue in Tapo C220 Camera – Auto Day/Night Switch & Poor Video Quality

Dear Tapo Support Team, I have recently purchased the Tapo C220 security camera. I am facing the following issues with the device: 1. Auto Day/Night Vision Switch Not Working – The camera does not aut

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By AVNISH · Latest post 2 weeks ago by Solla-topee

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SolutionWhat can I do if my camera's spotlight turns on only for a few seconds when an event is detected?

This Article Applies To: The Tapo camera features Smart Mode. The Smart Mode option is on the camera's Device Settings > Video & Display > Night Mode Settings page. Phenomenon Description: In theory,

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Tapo C210 night vision not working

I have been using Tapo for past 3 years, when I relocated and reinstalled it now night vision not working in spite of enabling the option. can anyone guide on how to make it work.

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By Ravanan_27 · Latest post 2025-09-15 06:40:34 by Solla-topee

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Night vision doesnt work

Night vision doesn't work in this camera. When I turn off the lights I only see a black dark screen recording. I already tried the following suggested "fixes" : 1. Changing the camera from another env

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By Tapatio · Latest post 2025-08-28 02:55:21 by Solla-topee

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Tapo CW520 crash after tilt horizontally in infrarred (night) mode

Hi guys, recently I acquired 2 tapo c520ws, and in one have a very strange problem, the camera is set to smart mode, obviously in the night the camera use the infrared mode, but if I tilt horizontal (

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By ymm1998 · Latest post 2025-08-25 03:00:18 by Solla-topee

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