Tapo Smart Cameras

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Am I missing something? I recently moved to Tapo cameras from Arlo cameras and there is a glaring omission. I need to be able to automate camera recordings and notifications. A few things that I can't
Feature RequestNotificationsSmart Actions and Automations
By tgabtg · Latest post 2025-05-14 21:42:36 by vwmechano
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I was just wondering if the C520WS camera supports Person,Vehicle and pet detection work over ONVIF, I have a C120 that does and it's really helpful? If it doesn't is Person,Vehicle and pet detection
ONVIF / RTSPMotion Detection / Activity ZonesFeature Request
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These cameras are great, and love the integration with Home Assistant. The only thing I wish I could do is add the 'Home Mode' and 'Away Mode' entities. This way automations could be set up when I lea
Feature RequestSmart Actions and Automations
By Andrew5382 · Latest post 2025-04-07 19:11:15 by Riley_S
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I just had a chat with your Customer Svc Rep, and he said that there is no way to change the size of the Thumbnails when using Playback from the SD Card in my Tapo C120 Camera. The thumbnails are mini
Feature RequestSD CardTapo CareThumbnails
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Cameras like C420 allow to connect to a power source instead of battery. Why not allow continuous recording when the camera is connected to a power source? I do miss many instances because of late det
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By npmp · Latest post 2025-04-02 15:56:32 by Riley_S
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I have Tapo C210 baby camera. I have linked it with Alexa. But Alexa can only send notifications for motion detection or person detection. Is there a way to include baby crying notifications with Alex
Feature RequestNotificationsAmazon Alexa
By Pshah1
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Hi. I have a C325WB. The HDR feature is very useful at night; however, I don't really need HDR during day time. I will have to switch it on and off every day which is so annoying. Can you guys add a f
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Hi. I have a C425 with video mode set to auto. The camera does not switches to Night Mode / Infrared even at night due to some kind of visible light still exist but the video is no longer clear. I wou
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I have several groups of cameras that overlap. What I want is when one is triggered, all overlapping cameras focus on the trigger and record. We have some vandals trying to open cars, one of the camer
Motion Detection / Activity ZonesFeature Request
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As of right now the scheduling for activity notifications is very limited. It lets you select one time frame for certain days and that's it. Would it be possible to add a schedule grid option for the
Feature RequestNotifications
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