TP-Link Tapo C200
Hi there,
I see that we can now get the RTSP stream / ONVIF
https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/2680/
Can we obtain a JPEG snapshot somehow? via an internal web server maybe?
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@Nick2 @alanchow It can be done via a tool called ffmpeg, which takes a snapshot from the stream. I use it to take a snapshot every 15 minute to eventually create a time lapse (on my Raspberry Pi, but it can also be done in Windows I suppose).
This is the command line I use:
ffmpeg -i "rtsp://username:password@ipaddress/stream1" -f image2 -vframes 1 -pix_fmt yuvj420p output.jpg
I hope this helps.
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Yes I would need this also! I would buy alot more if it had this feature
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@Brook yes, it is a fundamental Feature. Would really help!
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@alanchow Another request for this feature please. This is critical to my use case.
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It has been almost a year since you reported it to the senior engineers. I have a Tapo C210 and it cannot take a snapshot either. It's a really good camera and I would buy 5 Tapo cameras. But not without the snapshot function. Please change that. Almost every other camera on the market can use the snapshot command via http url. It can be used in any smart home system. It's very important for that.
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Please talk to your engineering team again. Or change the specifications in your datasheet (http protocol) ...
Thanks a lot, we really need this feature for home automation applications. Except for this problem, this camera is excellent!
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That solution needs a permanent running computer in the network. So this will not be acceptable for many customers.
For my understanding it cannot be a big thing to implement for the TP-Link software programmers. Only a will is needed.
Fitzge
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I too would like the snapshot function so that i can use it for my weather station webcam as this camera has great low light, please can it be added, i thin its a long shot now as this threads been going on for a while now nad its still not been implemented :(
Yours hopefully,
Bashy
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