Tapo C200 window reflection

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Tapo C200 window reflection
Tapo C200 window reflection
2021-04-13 21:14:20
Model: Tapo C200  
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Firmware Version: Latest

I recently bought a Tapo C200 camera to sit in the living room on the bay window sill looking out the at the front garden and front door. I have it perfectly positioned. The problem is at night when night vision mode is on, the camera only focuses on it's reflection a few centimetres away. I have already turned the LED off. I've turned night vision mode off so at night the camera uses day vision, this allows the camera to see past the reflection, but using day vision at night time makes the video very grainy. I'm unimpressed  with this, it has a night vision mode that doesn't work at night (through a window). Is this a design fault or am I missing something? Is there a way of getting this to work? The camera also picks up it's reflection slightly on the window during the day, but it's not too bad. Would it help if the camera came with a polarising filter attached?

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Re:Tapo C200 window reflection
2021-08-23 07:06:22

@Welshy Wish I had read your post before my purchase, didn't realise the IR camera was unable to view at night through a window, I have also tried multiple configurations with no joy, clearly manufacturer should state "this device does not work at night through glass" suspect this was a business decision not to mention issue, also You Tubers fail to mention issue which sums them up, no wonder Im skeptical these days.

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