Tapo D235 Doorbell - Frame Jump/glitch exactly 4 seconds into any recording.

Tapo D235 Doorbell - Frame Jump/glitch exactly 4 seconds into any recording.

Tapo D235 Doorbell - Frame Jump/glitch exactly 4 seconds into any recording.
Tapo D235 Doorbell - Frame Jump/glitch exactly 4 seconds into any recording.
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Model: Tapo D235  
Hardware Version: V1
Firmware Version: 1.1.19

Has anyone else experienced this?

 

I’ve noticed something unusual and I’m wondering if it’s just me or a possible firmware bug that could be addressed in an update.

Exactly 4 seconds into any video capturing event, I consistently see a glitch or Frame jump, it looks like either a bitrate lag or simply a frame skip. This happens on nearly any video, some frame jumps are harder to capture if the person is not moving.

 

Here’s what I’ve already tried/checked:

  • Performed a hard reset and re-synced/reset the device.

  • RSSI value: -46

  • Average ping (no timeouts): 22 ms

  • Device set to high performance.

  • Internet: 500 Mbps up / 500 Mbps down.

  • Downloaded the footage and confirmed the glitch is actually recorded, not just a playback issue.

  • Device is a day old fully charged battery, + none of my other cameras do this on the same network

  • Cloud footage, not SD card, 20FPS

 

Additional observation: when the device wakes, the exposure adjustment feels noticeably slow.

 

I’m very Tapo-oriented (RV30 arriving tomorrow, can’t wait!). I’ve raised a ticket with support. I’m just curious if anyone else noticed this, or have I stumbled upon a firmware bug that hasn’t been widely reported yet?

 

Thank you for reading.

 

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Re:Tapo D235 Doorbell - Frame Jump/glitch exactly 4 seconds into any recording.
9 hours ago - last edited 9 hours ago

  @Matts95 

 

Hi Matts95,

 

We have two D235 doorbells, both running firmware 1.1.19 and we have no such problems with video artifacts or glitches in recordings at around 4 seconds into every recording as far as I can tell from checking multiple recordings.

 

One thing to note, both of our doorbells have hard-wired power to an existing doorbell wiring circuit, and the batteries sit at 81% full all the time. RSSI values are -53 on one and -57 on the other. As they are hard-wired, we run both in "Always On" mode, so that may be a factor if your devices wake up when triggered?

 

I hope that support come back to you with some answers or ideas to try soon.

 

AJP

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