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Tapo Smart Cameras
Comparing Tapo Doorbells and Tips for AI Detection Features Tapo D130 The Tapo D130 is our first wired doorbell offering a 2K 5MP view across a 180° FoV, Comprehensive AI Detection Types, and integrat
Motion Detection / Activity ZonesOfficial
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Notifications of personal detection are stated twice in a row on both my C425 and my C120, Hardware Version 1.0, Firmware 1.4.3. The Hardware Version for the C425 is 1.20 which is not listed above as
NotificationsMotion Detection / Activity ZonesAmazon AlexaRepeated Notification
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Mary-mare
· Latest post Tuesday
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When I set a privacy zone on a PTZ camera, the black box moves when the camera moves, it should stay positioned over the area or object I don't want the camera to see.
Motion Detection / Activity ZonesFeature Request
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Elliott2525
· Latest post Tuesday
by Solla-topee
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Hi everyone, I’m having an issue with my new Tapo C425 and hoping someone here can point me in the right direction. Right out of the box, the camera detected everything—almost too much. To narrow it d
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Trail77
· Latest post a week ago
by Solla-topee
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I use my Tapo D225 doorbell in battery mode and see it detects events fine. I am using local storage on a microSD card. However the start of the recording usually is few seconds too late, I would like
Motion Detection / Activity ZonesVideo clip
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SocalPilot
· Latest post a week ago
by Solla-topee
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One of my C660 cameras no longer tilts up or down, it seems stuck in the center position. Pan function works fine. Anybody know of a fix, or is this a warranty return?
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DougS42
· Latest post 2 weeks ago
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My camera has suddenly stop rotating correctly. It now rotates way off to the right view and then to the left it doesn't go the full distance. Not sure if the camera is damaged from use. I haven't had
Motion Detection / Activity ZonesTapo Care
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MarineMedic
· Latest post 2 weeks ago
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I have 4 C660's. I noticed after about 10 events that every camera resets to about 20 degress to the right from the previous centering location. I have factory reset them, I have done pan and tilt cor
Motion Detection / Activity Zones
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TimmyP
· Latest post 2026-01-29 08:31:17
by Solla-topee
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Currently the Tapo cameras only trigger notifications to SmartThings for Motion Detection only No trigger is sent for Person or Pet detection Ability to get SmartThings trigger notifications for Perso
Motion Detection / Activity Zones
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mJenkins
· Latest post 2026-01-28 06:50:41
by Solla-topee
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