Wayne-TP wrote

  @anonemoose 

 

Tapo C420 is a battery-powered camera, its detection mechanism differs from the wired cameras. It's important to pay attention to the camera's installation angle, as this may affect the accuracy of the camera detection. Check this article to learn more about this topic: How to Install and Configure Battery-Powered Cameras for Optimal Detection Performance

  @Wayne-TP 

Hi Wayne,

I did that.  I have 1 camera installed on the front of my house and another on the rear of my house.  Both are installed the same way, yet work completely differently.  Botj have the same settings, but one seems to pick up a lot of stuff and records almost nonstop nonevents and the other misses a lot of actual events.

As I said, the Panasonic himehawk camera I had before highlighted the area on playback that was the cause of the event trigger, so I could see clearly what the cause was.  I noticed tapo doesn't not show that same info, so I can't tell what the camera is seeing as the triggering event.

I am also concerned by missed events.  Perhaps the tapo cams are more suited to something other than use as a actual security cam???