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Introducing Blink Mini | Compact indoor plug-in smart security camer..
Best price: £18.49 (26% off)
- Monitor the inside of your home day and night with our 1080P HD..
- Get alerts on your smartphone whenever motion is detected, or c..
- Choose to save and share clips in the cloud with a free 30-day ..
- See, hear and speak to people and pets in your home from your s..
- Set up in minutes: plug in the camera, connect it to Wi-Fi, and..
Product Attributes
- Width: 1.7 inches,
- Height: 2.0 inches,
- Weight: 0.1 Pounds,
- Length: 1.4 inches
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
| 58.6% | 10.6% | 30.8% |
Senti Score [69.2%] |
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TP-Link Tapo Pan/Tilt Smart Security Camera, Indoor CCTV, 360° Rotat..
Best price: £26.47 (24% off)
- No Hub Required - Works with any Wi-Fi router without the need ..
- 1080P HD with Pan Tilt - 360 Degree rotational and 114 Degree v..
- Two-way Audio - With built-in microphone and speaker, you can k..
- Motion Detection and Activity Zones - Custom activity zones and..
- SD Storage - Local storage supports up to 128 GB Micro SD card ..
Product Attributes
- Width: 3.4 inches,
- Height: 4.6 inches,
- Weight: 1.0 pounds,
- Length: 3.4 inches,
- Size: Indoor
Positives |
Neutrals |
Negatives |
| 61.1% | 12.8% | 26.1% |
Senti Score [73.9%] |
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Introducing Blink Mini | Compact indoor plug-in smart security camer..
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brilliant
absolutely brilliant
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wrong
just terrible
excellent
absolutely love
expensive
quite annoying
miss
really annoying
useless
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annoying
TP-Link Tapo Pan/Tilt Smart Security Camera, Indoor CCTV, 360° Rotat..
least
brilliant
works perfect
truly excellent
amazing
cheap
wrong
better
complete waste
great
poor
poor nightvision
excellent
useless
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Cons [113] of Introducing Blink Mini | Compact indoo.. |
Strength |
|---|---|
really annoying in both products"oh and the clicking noise it makes is really annoying!"
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98.8% |
more expensive in both products"it can do everything the more expensive battery powered blink cameras can do aside from being cable free"
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74.8% |
does not work in both products"although two way audio works fine through the blink app it does not work using my amazon show device"
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69.1% |
through windows in both products"all indoor security cameras don’t work facing through windows due to the infra red reflecting back from the glass turn the night vision off in settings and try that"
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62.2% |
such a low price in both products"very good camera for such a low price"
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56.0% |
could be better in both products"only thing that i think could be better is not have the flashing light at the front so it can be hidden and people not know it's on would be a good option to deter kids from playing with it 😂 it flashes whenever motion is detected"
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53.6% |
complain about in both products"nothing to complain about"
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52.2% |
quite annoying"so i’m not sure why it seems to be making the noise which is quite annoying when trying to listen to it!"
|
99.5% |
just terrible"don't bother buying it's only been set up for about an hour and it's just terrible!"
|
99.5% |
useless lump"after 3 days of effort trial and error i never did get any sense out of this gadget at all it is a useless lump of cack"
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95.8% |
kind of pointless"kind of pointless if it can’t work overnight and no issues with internet as far as we are aware"
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89.7% |
wouldnt pick"if my toddler cried it wouldnt pick this up unless she was also moving about lots"
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88.3% |
massive error"this seems like a massive error to me"
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74.9% |
same issue"i think there may be a firmware problem but i can see this same issue goes back to 2019 which makes me wonder if it will ever get fixed or not"
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74.9% |
undocumented restriction"some of the issues are caused by the undocumented restriction that you can only watch or record from any camera at a time"
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74.9% |
user error"works perfectly i thought i had a faulty unit but turned out to be user error i turned off the motion detection notifications"
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74.8% |
fatal flaw"really easy to set up quality of image good motion detection solid but camera has one fatal flaw"
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74.8% |
does n't work"doesn’t work"
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74.8% |
very impractical"annoying and very impractical if you intend to use this camera for a constant live stream"
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74.8% |
vision not good"night vision not good"
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74.7% |
very buggy"the software also seems very buggy"
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74.7% |
pretty useless"as a corded camera the fact that it can't show continuous live feeds is pretty useless"
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74.5% |
support problem"ps: after contact with blink technical support problem finally shorted"
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74.2% |
cheap alternative"got this as a cheap alternative to keep an eye on my spare room whilst working from home"
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74.1% |
some trouble"i had some trouble getting the scheduled arming to work but the blink community forum had the answer"
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73.7% |
returning this"i shall now be returning this as not fit for for purpose"
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73.5% |
schedule control"it apparently doesn't like being overriden with schedule control so if today is monday you can set the arm disarm for tuesday through sunday then on tuesday add monday's settings"
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73.4% |
wouldnt recoomend"i wouldnt recoomend this as you can find cheaper out there and a bettter software intregation like neos smartcam "
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73.3% |
firmware flaw"i can only assume there is some kind of firmware flaw with the ir activation"
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73.1% |
most useless"this the without doubt the most useless article i have ever bought from amazon"
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72.9% |
free trial"recording both brands offer a free trial of cloud recording and are similarly priced for the service i plan to have 4 cameras which would cost £74"
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72.7% |
first comment"hope he does not get in trouble with my first comment"
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72.6% |
echo blink"so i imagine most of us bought this as it almost feels like the official camera for the echo blink being proudly proclaimed an amazon company"
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70.5% |
absolutely rubbish"absolutely rubbish and totally pointless!"
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69.5% |
slight gripe"my only slight gripe is that when it enters night mode it triggers an alert and for some reason doesn’t seem to exit night mode in the morning meaning no trigger 🤷🏻♂️ i would say this is more of a device to check on pets etc rather than a security device"
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69.2% |
would return"i would return it but can't as it's been used"
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69.2% |
firmware problem"i think there may be a firmware problem but i can see this same issue goes back to 2019 which makes me wonder if it will ever get fixed or not"
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66.5% |
biggest flaw"the biggest flaw with the mini is a bug with motion detection when the infra red illumination is active"
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66.4% |
causing a glare"i didn't want a camera on the outside of the property so i bought one that i could set up and face outwards during the day this is fine and the picture is clear but at night the lights in the camera itself reflect off the window causing a glare"
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66.0% |
software updates"they are relatively new on the market so software updates may make them more reliable over time"
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65.9% |
unacceptable software"unacceptable software i think limitation here perhaps"
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65.4% |
mobile app crashes"the mobile app crashes when in live mode and if someone goes past it closes"
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65.2% |
blink sync"why the scam of a blink sync?"
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65.0% |
returned it for a refund"it was really easy to set up and the picture quality was good but it just proved to unreliable so i have now returned it for a refund"
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64.7% |
annoying over time"you can just reopen the camera but that might get annoying over time"
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64.2% |
wrong with the camera"there is little wrong with the camera and i'm sure it could be made to do what i want but the software doesn't give you that option so to me is useless"
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63.5% |
sounds crazy"out the box the blink camera felt very plastic which sounds crazy give that both the camera housings are plastic but the ezviz has a matt and very rounded finish which felt much nicer in the hand comparred to the glossy finish and sharp corners of the blink"
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60.6% |
stars dropped"annoying you can't arm the system from alexa given its alexa compatible they really need to sort this out dropped it a star for that it would have been two stars dropped but the scheduling system does work well"
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60.2% |
missed the mark"i'm really happy with my battery powered blink cameras but this model seems to have missed the mark"
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60.0% |
bugs and glitches"just too many bugs and glitches"
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59.1% |
sorting out the glitches"updated 1 june a couple of days after the review below was posted i had an email from blink support services offering assistance in sorting out the glitches i seemed to be having with the blink mini cameras"
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58.8% |
year sarcasm"it's easy to set up and very quick to start up but you then have to wait a year sarcasm detect for it to steam live and or take a picture"
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58.8% |
broken into"not much good if i get broken into!"
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58.6% |
no motion alerts"i had no motion alerts"
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58.2% |
proved to unreliable"it was really easy to set up and the picture quality was good but it just proved to unreliable so i have now returned it for a refund"
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58.2% |
image is not great"the image is not great "
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58.2% |
does n't detect"i activate the motion sensor and jumped around in front of it but i guess i must be a ghost because it doesn't detect me"
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57.6% |
would n't buy again"the xt2 cameras are a great system but the indoor mini cameras i wouldn’t buy again"
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57.6% |
n't pick up motion"despite it being set up correct and not too far from my toddlers bed it sometimes just didn't pick up motion"
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57.5% |
with continue"it never notify’s me no matter how much he moves or cry’s so now i have to leave it on all the time but then it constantly comes up with continue?"
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57.3% |
tinkering swearing"that step required some tinkering swearing but eventually i figure it out"
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56.6% |
unfit for purpose"unfit for purpose"
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56.6% |
might be better"its tiny maybe the tool used to take out sim card slot might be better"
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56.1% |
sync module"doesn’t require a sync module so connecta perfectly to the wifi extender i have so it will always have a strong wifi signal"
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56.1% |
ring doorbells"as blink are an amazon company it would be great to see better integration with the ring doorbells and cameras too also owned by amazon"
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55.9% |
there are issues"it’s alright but needs software updates asap great picture better than i was expecting but there are issues"
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55.9% |
record externally"cons: unreliable with what it captures wouldn't capture some vehicles and every time i have tried to get it to capture my movements walking near my property it hasn't can't record externally from inside once dusk hits the camera won't film outside which is a shame"
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55.8% |
place upset"i set it to be as sensitive as it can possibly be but the very first evening of using it i checked the live view just to see how she was and she was screaming her head off and rolling all over the place upset!"
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55.7% |
want to risk this"i dont want to risk this since i will miss any break ins"
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55.7% |
little bit buggy"app is a little bit buggy on times though"
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55.4% |
have this problem"does anyone else have this problem?"
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55.3% |
it's not worth"i could sit here typing but it's not worth it"
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55.1% |
limitation here"unacceptable software i think limitation here perhaps"
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55.0% |
seems to be intermittent"motion detection seems to be intermittent and doesn’t seem to work even when the sensitivity is set to 9"
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54.9% |
less money"there are cameras available for far less money with equal picture quality and more features"
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54.9% |
n't view continuously"if anybody is contemplating this as an alternative to a baby monitor my advice would be to steer well clear you can’t view continuously and you can’t rely on it to pick up every motion meaning you could also be left with a distressed baby"
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54.8% |
distressed baby"if anybody is contemplating this as an alternative to a baby monitor my advice would be to steer well clear you can’t view continuously and you can’t rely on it to pick up every motion meaning you could also be left with a distressed baby"
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54.7% |
made it pointless"i bought this as an internal cam so i could keep an eye on the kids in a different room having to hit continue every 30 seconds made it pointless"
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54.7% |
n't like that"i also didn't like that i couldn't change the notification sound to be different from other apps"
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54.7% |
n't better bearing"i can’t believe how this isn’t better bearing in mind it’s made by amazon in 2020!"
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54.6% |
not a permanent solution"surely this is not a permanent solution but i believe they will release a firmware upgrade soon which will resolve this issue for good"
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54.6% |
faulty unit"works perfectly i thought i had a faulty unit but turned out to be user error i turned off the motion detection notifications"
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54.5% |
stay connected"the setup was relatively easy but on android apart from the wifi connection bit where not only you need to connect to the device wifi you also need to stay connected even thou there is no internet connection"
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54.4% |
very disappointed though"very disappointed though"
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54.4% |
that helped but did"i turned the fan off which is next to it to see if that helped but didn’t!"
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54.4% |
nothing and nothing"still nothing and nothing recorded"
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54.3% |
just is n't there"its a lot cheaper than most other branded smart cams but perhaps because the tech just isn't there"
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54.2% |
claims this does"i just wanted a camera that works with echo show and despite the claims this doesn't"
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54.2% |
totally pointless"absolutely rubbish and totally pointless!"
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54.1% |
sending it straight back"there may be people out there that want what this camera does but i don't and shall be sending it straight back"
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53.9% |
n't send any notification"normally both go hand in hand however as the blink was unreliable at motion detection sometime it just didn't send any notification"
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53.9% |
basic storage plan"seems a bit expensive for the most basic storage plan use"
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53.8% |
they only con for"they only con for me is the click noise when cams recording because i use them to attend babies on their room but i can’t blame blink for that as that’s not their main purpose"
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53.7% |
what i dont like"99 what i dont like is receiving a dhl invoice for £28"
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53.3% |
n't long enough"so far no problems however the only reason for 4 stars was that the cable supplied was only 2m i did know this before ordering so ordered the extra long cable as an extra however even this cable wasn’t long enough so had to get a 3rd party one"
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53.3% |
swear blind"i could spy on my two young teenagers who swear blind that they don't go on the xbox before 7am but that seems a bit harsh"
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52.8% |
whatever device"i just want to view my camera on whatever device is nearby"
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52.8% |
an initial problem"i had an initial problem and was blown away by how quickly the team acted"
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52.8% |
seems a bit expensive"seems a bit expensive for the most basic storage plan use"
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52.7% |
same commands"whilst i can use the alexa "blink skill" to "show my dad lounge" ok the same commands do not work from my two brothers' houses"
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52.6% |
seems a bit harsh"i could spy on my two young teenagers who swear blind that they don't go on the xbox before 7am but that seems a bit harsh"
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52.6% |
storage charge"the big kicker for those of us with existing blink systems prior to april 15th 2020 there is no cloud storage charge"
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52.5% |
after 30s it fails"there is no continuous live view after 30s it fails"
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52.1% |
issue for good"surely this is not a permanent solution but i believe they will release a firmware upgrade soon which will resolve this issue for good"
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52.0% |
getting better"the blink ecosystem is getting better all the time"
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52.0% |
blink x2 cams"i already have outdoor blink x2 cams which was working perfect fibre optic connection 150mbps but the mini i added to my system yesterday doesn’t work properly"
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51.5% |
turn off the lights"if i turn off the lights and then arm i get the dreaded "red light""
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51.4% |
property and glare"sadly due to the evening external recording quality looking out of the property and glare through the glass i’ll reluctantly have to be sending this back"
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51.1% |
home illegally"it cannot get the exposure right going from night to day so i am frequently seeing vids that are all dark or all white at dawn and dusk until i move through the frame and it then corrects itself well after i am out of shot sufficiently to identify myself and an indoor camera is there to capture images of persons entering my home illegally not for a strange voyeuristic purpose"
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51.1% |
this issue"i have had this issue on a previous model by the way since returned and my daughter has also has this issue on the camera she has bought"
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50.7% |
will miss any break"i dont want to risk this since i will miss any break ins"
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50.4% |
my manin concern"however her safety is my manin concern"
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50.2% |
requesting refund"will be requesting refund"
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50.2% |
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Cons [226] of TP-Link Tapo Pan/Tilt Smart Security C.. |
Strength |
|---|---|
very disappointed in both products"very disappointed"
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99.0% |
really annoying in both products"this is really annoying as without live streaming you cant keep recording nor is there snapshots or motion"
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98.8% |
more expensive in both products"1 extension if you need more length and these are no more expensive than usb cables"
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74.8% |
does not work in both products"i had purchased this to monitor outside through a window however this does not work"
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69.1% |
this problem in both products"has anyone else has this problem?"
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67.2% |
wrong with in both products"after that i’ve tried to reconnect the camera and got all kinds of errors possible it didn’t blink at all then it blinked but the app didn’t see the camera after few times resetting and powering off the app saw the camera but was unable to connect to wifi stating something is wrong with it i have other products by tapo and none of them ever complained about my wifi "
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67.0% |
through windows in both products"for shooting through windows at night turn of the auto mode and set it day only this switches the night vision leds off but you will outdoor lighting to compensate"
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62.2% |
such a low price in both products"i'm very impressed at the quality for such a low price"
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56.0% |
could be better in both products"activity zones could be better but i will play with these a bit more before giving up completely"
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53.6% |
complain about in both products"if that's ok for you then really there's little to complain about"
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52.2% |
complete waste"so the multiple view is a complete waste of time"
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99.9% |
poor nightvision"poor nightvision the ir nightvision is not great!"
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99.8% |
completely waste"completely waste of money"
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99.7% |
huge problem"have tried everything and every range of sim card yet there is a huge problem"
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97.1% |
crap camera"crap camera and very noisy!"
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96.1% |
away dreadful"stay away dreadful product"
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95.9% |
terrible reboots"here are my other cons glitchy app auto switches from hq to lq no way to stop it notifies with no apparent trigger detection is also over sensitive delays in notifications sometimes hours get 20 notifications from whole day in one go sound is terrible reboots required regular tech support is poor it admittedly is an amazing concept and if a little more effort was made could have been fantastic"
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95.5% |
pretty poor"the instructions are pretty poor i suggest you need to look at this problem personally i would not buy the two together camera is fine on it's own"
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94.6% |
failed far too quickly"tried hitting the "retry" button and it repeatedly failed far too quickly for it to have even attempted a substantive check"
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75.0% |
privacy issues"whilst the hardware produced by such firms may be ok i always have concerns about the robustness of their software and privacy issues"
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74.9% |
card issue"the other niggle was the sd card issue mentioned above"
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74.9% |
almost misleading"it’s almost misleading as during the night it only shows what is directly in front of the camera"
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74.9% |
delayed rate"if notifications are on be prepared to get bombarded but at a delayed rate"
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74.9% |
sensitive delays"here are my other cons glitchy app auto switches from hq to lq no way to stop it notifies with no apparent trigger detection is also over sensitive delays in notifications sometimes hours get 20 notifications from whole day in one go sound is terrible reboots required regular tech support is poor it admittedly is an amazing concept and if a little more effort was made could have been fantastic"
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74.9% |
only issue"only issue i have is power cord should be white"
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74.9% |
being stolen"that way the device or memory cards being stolen will not mean the loss of footage"
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74.8% |
very noisy"crap camera and very noisy!"
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74.8% |
security issue"i do not want to have to flag the exact location of the camera as i believe that represents a security issue if the server is compromised"
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74.8% |
false alarm"i have turned these to the lowest settings which work well but get the odd false alarm"
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74.8% |
very laggy"the play back is very laggy and not easy to view back recorded footage very time consuming"
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74.7% |
reboot time"reboot time is fixed at 3am"
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74.7% |
cheap cameras"iv had cheap cameras in the past which have concerned me for security reasons"
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74.7% |
error message"it is ok but it won't except the memory card i have tried 2 different cards and i just get an error message saying there is a problem with the card the cards both work in my tablet"
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74.6% |
forced permanently"the camera can be left on auto day night mode or forced permanently into day or night mode"
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74.6% |
another issue"then another issue was the camera telling me that the memory card had a problem which turned out to mean it needed formatting first but i found an option in the software that means the camera can do this for you"
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74.5% |
virus outbreak"still not operational and now too late as location is shut down due to virus outbreak"
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74.5% |
coding issue"not sure if this is a coding issue or me being dim"
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74.3% |
almost unintelligible"the only bit which is let down would be the microphone listening to what's going on through the phone app is almost unintelligible you have to be very close to the camera to understand what someone is saying"
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74.3% |
itself not damaged"i dropped the camera from approx 5’ onto concrete snapped one of the bracket lugs but camera itself not damaged and working fine"
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74.2% |
connectivity problems"there have been no real issues maintaining a connection and any connectivity problems are solved by exiting the program and opening again this only happens when i switch wifi signals on my phone now and then"
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74.1% |
goes wrong"dont use the auto restart it can randomly completely screw up the setup when it goes wrong and it will use the manual option in the app"
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74.0% |
pretty limited"awesome little camera you are pretty limited and stuck within the tapo app but i’m sure updates will come ie there is no patrol mode just virtual and horizontal scan"
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73.8% |
failed instantly"again it "could only be controlled locally" and the check screen failed instantly on every retry"
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73.8% |
back cant beleive"this rubbish is going back cant beleive this cr** is tp link branded"
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73.8% |
utterly useless"utterly useless"
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73.7% |
stolen again"to prevent it or help it if it got stolen again i bought this lil camera"
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73.5% |
utter junk"the box says the unit is a c200 but the app says a kc110 kc115 it is utter junk and i would not engage with tapo or tp link again"
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73.5% |
live views"further in addition to remote access using the tp link camera ios or android app you can also stream live views to any alexa device that has a screen and similar kit from google"
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73.4% |
false alarms"many false alarms"
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73.4% |
assistance useless"now have no picture assistance useless"
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73.4% |
cheap chinese"the picture is fine not any better than the cheap chinese no brand its replacing"
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73.0% |
main problem"the main problem is when you try to view more than 1 camera you select a 4 camera window or swipe left it only shows 1 at a time"
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73.0% |
wasted my money"wasted my money with this it works on 2"
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72.9% |
lesser quality"it has two rtsp feeds one 1080p hd and another lesser quality"
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72.8% |
cause problems"this cause problems at night due to the reflection off the night vision lights"
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72.8% |
spent hours"i bought this camera after spent hours viewing other people feedbacks"
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72.6% |
freezes even"it looses connection and freezes even with the app !"
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71.8% |
poor sound"poor sound"
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71.6% |
connection issues"don’t know if that’s the app or 4g or wifi connection issues"
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71.1% |
unless well hidden"may not be ideal as purely security camera unless well hidden"
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70.8% |
privacy implications"this is outrageous advice which would have all sorts of privacy implications which i am not prepared to contemplate"
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70.2% |
cheap records"good points small cheap records to micro sd card app lets you watch remotely app does seem to work can review saved footage at up to 8x speed bad points motion detection is essentially useless it doesn't detect me walking down our drive but does detect random cars outside of the detection zone"
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70.2% |
another problem"another problem to add to the long list"
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70.2% |
virtually unusable"this review is likely more about failings with the tapo app and or any underlying apis rather than the device itself which in itself "seemed" functional however since both need to operate seamlessly to effectively utilise the latter the problems described within render the camera virtually unusable"
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69.8% |
power cable"the power cable is nice and long i have the camera mounted upside down at the top of the window the image can be flipped and the cable runs across the top of the window and all the way to the floor"
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69.6% |
cloud payments"i'm using this with a 32gb sdhc card to record video so no ongoing cloud payments"
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69.5% |
disturbing them"i can see how this can be immensely valuable to people with animals that needs to be left on their own or with babies whose parents would like to interact with them without physically disturbing them!"
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69.4% |
little fella"i'm still learning with this little fella but whatni did find easier for me is to put it on the 'motion detection' setting for recording as opposed to continuous recording then i don't have to through hours of footage"
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69.1% |
seem a shame"some of the app features can not be used as the camera firmware is not supported which would seem a shame"
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68.9% |
still is n't ideal"forcing permanent day mode avoids this although it also keeps the camera in lower sensitivity colour recording mode so although better than night mode it still isn't ideal"
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68.8% |
recording way too long"no way to set duration for clips recorded after each trigger it carries on recording way too long"
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68.8% |
having issues"but having issues with the mic 🎤 and speaker 🔈 quality isn’t great"
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68.8% |
return window"would have returned for refund but missed the return window"
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68.5% |
mess mic speaker"paid £25 and is good for that but made in china it’s ok for that price and all works great app is really easy to use shame it does not have a zoom just on the screen can go in more but then comes a mess mic speaker are poor a good starter camera"
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68.4% |
picture wasnt"since it was purchased as a baby monitor to use via echo show the picture wasnt bright enough"
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68.1% |
waste your money"don’t waste your money"
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68.1% |
essentially useless"good points small cheap records to micro sd card app lets you watch remotely app does seem to work can review saved footage at up to 8x speed bad points motion detection is essentially useless it doesn't detect me walking down our drive but does detect random cars outside of the detection zone"
|
67.8% |
lacking instructions"the troubleshooting is lacking instructions"
|
67.8% |
stopped working"after initiation the update the camera turned off and stopped working"
|
67.8% |
not 5ghz compatible"4ghz wifi as camera and phone have to be on the same wifi for installation the camera is not 5ghz compatible"
|
67.3% |
wrong plug"i can't do much with an item that's got the wrong plug"
|
67.3% |
from recording video"i have a 64gb memory card installed and the biggest benefit from recording video so far has been seeing how many cats use my garden as a thoroughfare"
|
67.2% |
other configuration"camera video stream can be viewed through a google nest hub limited view time only although any other configuration or playback of recordings must be done through the app"
|
67.2% |
often delayed"motion detection at default level is erratic sometimes no detection even though you walk straight in front of the camera and other times detection with no obvious movement and often delayed"
|
67.1% |
causing the issue"update: it was just one of the cameras causing the issue"
|
67.0% |
says no internet"in the app it constantly shows the camera as offline or says no internet even though i could stream podcasts radio"
|
66.8% |
waste of money"waste of money !"
|
66.7% |
erratic sometimes"motion detection at default level is erratic sometimes no detection even though you walk straight in front of the camera and other times detection with no obvious movement and often delayed"
|
66.6% |
gimmick not functional"activity zone adjustment is a gimmick not functional if it sees it it will get recorded basically"
|
66.4% |
camera recording video"privacy mode stops the camera recording video and sound"
|
65.9% |
your main router but"if however you have access points and or extenders then it might be a nightmare it will connect to your main router but not to extenders or access points in order to do that you have to disable ap on those devices and the enable it after you have set up the camera"
|
65.9% |
rigging this gadget"i was off down the pub while he slaved away rigging this gadget up"
|
65.8% |
facial characteristics"having tried it i can see most facial characteristics well enough to be able to make people out in low light situations"
|
65.6% |
fault in unit"doesn’t record on auto detect but does detect and sound sounder so fault in unit"
|
65.4% |
not much good"during daylight this is a fabulous bit of kit but at night it is not much good"
|
65.4% |
logging into the ios"bad points when logging into the ios app after set up ios tries to use a new suggested password rather than the one already set up and saved in keychain"
|
65.4% |
unable to return as this"they tried it a couple of months later and it didn’t work and was unable to return as this was outside the return window"
|
65.4% |
being opened"dose anyone how to keep it recording without the app being opened"
|
65.3% |
beaten in price"cannot be beaten in price vs performance"
|
65.1% |
zoom not too clever"zoom not too clever seems to distort the picture"
|
65.0% |
disappointed in tapo"i’m very disappointed in tapo!"
|
65.0% |
complained about my wifi"after that i’ve tried to reconnect the camera and got all kinds of errors possible it didn’t blink at all then it blinked but the app didn’t see the camera after few times resetting and powering off the app saw the camera but was unable to connect to wifi stating something is wrong with it i have other products by tapo and none of them ever complained about my wifi "
|
65.0% |
full of bugs"the skill app whilst easy to set up is full of bugs the latest one is that even if you turn off notifications it notifies you of every event"
|
64.5% |
does not physically"" this is incorrect privacy mode does not physically close the lens"
|
64.0% |
double glazing"like all similar products can't see through double glazing at night due to infared reflecting off the surface"
|
63.5% |
must be bogus"unless our flat is somehow haunted without our knowing these alerts must be bogus"
|
63.5% |
lens flare"there is a strange lens flare possibly because the ir light is too close to the lens and light reflects directly back into the camera"
|
63.3% |
more configuration"i'm going to try one more configuration then if issues still exist i'll be returning both cameras as not fit for purpose"
|
62.9% |
near impossible"a well made camera with clear visuals however the screw down mounting plate is near impossible to disengage so make sure it is correctly aligned before fixing"
|
62.8% |
evidentially useless"this makes it evidentially useless as a security camera"
|
62.7% |
obvious sound issues"the speaker is reasonably loud for when you want to two way call or alarm however the design choice to put it at the rear of the camera has obvious sound issues"
|
62.7% |
clear old files"the loop function allows it to record continuously so you don't need to worry about having to clear old files or change sd card when full"
|
62.6% |
however the screw"a well made camera with clear visuals however the screw down mounting plate is near impossible to disengage so make sure it is correctly aligned before fixing"
|
62.2% |
avoid future issues"in summary i can recommend the tp cameras however please ensure you allow enough time beforehand for ample set up and troubleshooting to avoid future issues"
|
62.0% |
does n't even"i have been on their web site but it doesn't even show me which way round to put the sd card into the slot in the camera"
|
61.5% |
visual deterrent"much better than i was expecting it to be as i bought it as a visual deterrent due to its size but i’ve been pleasantly surprised by the quality of images captured"
|
61.3% |
other issues"this is after the latest update that seems to have fixed a few other issues but without a permanent live view i can't give it more than one star as a baby monitor"
|
61.2% |
incorrect privacy mode"" this is incorrect privacy mode does not physically close the lens"
|
61.2% |
rubbish with instructions"easy set up and i'm rubbish with instructions"
|
61.1% |
faulty sound and"item was faulty sound and mic didn't work"
|
60.5% |
would n't recommend"i wouldn’t recommend"
|
60.5% |
less frequent"after reducing the motion detection sensitivity to its lowest level and reducing the field of view used to detect motion the alerts are now less frequent but still occur for no apparent reason"
|
60.5% |
every three tries"getting into the "more" section works once every three tries and when there sometimes it fails to show you live feed so have to go out and back in again"
|
60.4% |
avoids this"forcing permanent day mode avoids this although it also keeps the camera in lower sensitivity colour recording mode so although better than night mode it still isn't ideal"
|
59.9% |
photo if one wanted"once can even take a still photo if one wanted"
|
59.7% |
stolen off my prius"i recently had the catalytic converters stolen off my prius and was very p*****off about it!"
|
59.6% |
negative comments"firstly can i say that i am surprised by some negative comments given the price of this camera and what it packs"
|
59.4% |
only two minor issues"only two minor issues 1"
|
58.9% |
server is compromised"i do not want to have to flag the exact location of the camera as i believe that represents a security issue if the server is compromised"
|
58.8% |
does n't do anything"also when i try and retrieve the recording it shows a small picture icon of the recording but when i try and open it to watch it it opens a black screen with a play button which doesn't do anything"
|
58.7% |
have one niggle"if i have one niggle is that if you're using this as a security camera the plug is so easy to undo maybe they should come up with some sort of screw connection with maybe an allen key to tighten so it cannot be easily pulled out apart from this the quality is good but it's a shame you cannot use it with with echo dots without having a fire tv it will be nice just to ask the dot to show the camera and to choose what device you wanted to show on i"
|
58.7% |
miss my old camera"i bought this camera to replace a baby kimcam and now that i've the tp link tapo i'm going to miss my old camera"
|
58.7% |
such issue"secondly the live feed is not continuous on your phone evry few minutes it keeps asking permission if you want to continue absolutely horendous device no such issue with yi cameras"
|
58.4% |
does n't reset"after that it seems to lose the connection or something went wrong again and i’ve got red light on the app says the camera is offline and the camera doesn’t reset or tries to do anything"
|
58.4% |
find an inconvenience"most other cameras have standardized on micro usb for power but this has its own transformer and connector which i find an inconvenience"
|
57.8% |
they are defunct"do not buy the sd suggested as they are defunct and not even the correct format for the camera"
|
57.7% |
similar problems"i note from other reviews that others had similar problems with the 128gb"
|
57.7% |
cheap camera"if you intend to get a cheap camera that supports pan and tilt for your home to monitor things you will not go wrong with the tapo c200"
|
57.6% |
still no luck"5 allowing the app every permission still no luck"
|
57.6% |
horrible black lead"lead is not long enough for something like this you would want it up high or in a corner horrible black lead hanging down"
|
57.5% |
audio very poor"it would be a 5 star from me if the recorded audio is better i find the audio very poor at a few feet away you cannot make out what i was saying"
|
57.3% |
jerky and noisy"i appreciate that this is the budget end of tp link's range of cameras but even so i was not impressed with the picture quality when compared to similar priced cameras the camera was also jerky and noisy when rotating"
|
56.9% |
almost impossible"streaming to google hub is almost impossible as it looses connection or freezes"
|
56.6% |
pest control plug"in my kitchen i had a pest control plug attached which had a red light permanently on"
|
56.4% |
which is not included"the only way to record footage is to store it locally on an sd card which is not included"
|
56.3% |
would be no record"can't really recommend as a security camera as no cloud storage meaning a burglar could simply steal the camera and there would be no record"
|
56.2% |
back as it failed"within a fornight had to send one back as it failed"
|
56.2% |
than not enough"but i'd rather have too sensitive than not enough"
|
56.2% |
would be a problem"for most people i don't know if this would be a problem but it's worth bearing in mind that using something like zoneminder shinobi ispy etc"
|
56.2% |
trying to connect"i ended up having to forcibly disconnect my phone from the wifi while the camera was trying to connect"
|
56.2% |
failed every time"when i reinstalled it as an “existing configuration” it failed every time at the end with a black pop up that reads “the network is unstable"
|
56.1% |
failed to format"no sd worked and you keep hearing the same sentence 'there is a problem with the sd card' and failed to format"
|
56.1% |
night vision is not great"however night vision is not great"
|
56.1% |
window blocking any image"as expected the ir lights in night mode are no good as they bounce off the window blocking any image but day mode and some outdoor flood lights connected to a photocell fix my night viewing issue"
|
56.0% |
sounds a lot better"however speaking through the app to the camera sounds a lot better"
|
55.9% |
only quibble"my only quibble is that it notifies you of every little movement"
|
55.9% |
n't connect to alexa"won't connect to alexa!"
|
55.8% |
little difficult"i wanted to stream it to a desktop pc & expected that to be a little difficult but if you download the free ispy software it's hardly a problem since the camera is compatible with rtsp & onvif"
|
55.7% |
poor & garbled"image quality is very good but sound is poor & garbled speech generally unintelligible"
|
55.3% |
party ip cam software"also able to access from 3rd party ip cam software but without camera positioning"
|
55.2% |
retain memory positions"the camera could not retain memory positions"
|
55.2% |
no subscriptions either"i have put a memory card in it so there are no subscriptions either"
|
55.2% |
away from home"from the app on your phone if you are away from home"
|
55.1% |
poor wifi connection"however using the free software ispy i have imported the lower quality feeds for motion detection lower quality feeds have less weird video glitches if your camera has poor wifi connection and then i clone it so i have 2 smaller feeds one detecting the front yard another to detect the road"
|
55.1% |
very cheap at #"very cheap at £24"
|
55.0% |
technically this is false"technically this is false"
|
54.9% |
sounds a bit poor"the audio recording sounds a bit poor"
|
54.9% |
other issue"the other issue was that the camera appeared not to be recording clips on detecting motion"
|
54.8% |
ignore a 128gb"i would advise to ignore a 128gb and use a 32gb which gives a massive 4 5 24hour recording"
|
54.7% |
not know the product"this item may be sophisticated but when it fails the support instructions are misleading and the help desk are incompetent and do not know the product"
|
54.7% |
would n't have known"lastly a few times the camera has been offline the app said it was powered of but i checked the plug and the wifi which had no issues and i had to restart the camera which in theory isn't great when if suddenly something happened or if i didn't check i wouldn't have known"
|
54.7% |
just a poor"the replacement is just a poor"
|
54.6% |
fared less"at night turn off i fared less and use outdoor pir lights or as i do street lights!"
|
54.5% |
very annoying"the reason i give 1 star is because after 1 month of use the camera started rebooting by itself without any option activated to do so and its very annoying during the night when it does that allmoste eveey hour"
|
54.5% |
problem with this"the problem with this is if you wanted to quickly view all cameras you can't"
|
54.4% |
cloudy and unfocused"the image looks cloudy and unfocused"
|
54.4% |
hard choosing"it was hard choosing because some offer subscriptions or are quite expensive"
|
54.4% |
full pan tilt zoom"full pan tilt zoom in 1080 hd for £25 tech is so good and cheap these days took me 2 mins to set it up and its great for wildlife watching as in here on the bird feeder or with night vision to see nocturnal ones later brill"
|
54.4% |
cars headlight"no preview image of what triggered the cam could have been a cars headlight fox or an uninvited visitor fly tipping by your fence"
|
54.4% |
even format the old"also of forcing you to use an sd you can't even format the old sd you have forcing you to spend a large amount of money to try various brands of which at least with luck one will working"
|
54.2% |
surrounding the lens"most cameras have a ring of at least 6 ir led's surrounding the lens this one only has a line of 4 relatively small leds which don't really give much illumination!"
|
54.2% |
nothing ever"thankfully nothing ever did but i goes to show ensure you set up these cameras properly and maybe test them for a week in advance to iron out any kinks"
|
54.2% |
hence did n't work"i had bought this to use as a baby monitor but found in some houses we visited the wifi didn't stretch to the room and hence didn't work"
|
54.1% |
dogs cage upstairs"so i bought 2 of these one for my dogs cage upstairs and the cage downstairs because my dog has had a major surgery where i need to see him tplo where he broke a ligament and these cameras have worked the charm they record when he is moving and when it hears sound and the night vision is brilliant i'm"
|
54.0% |
delivery dont plan"if you plan on using it to monitor for an event like a take away delivery dont plan on doing it on an echo show or spot or firestick as it cuts off after about 5 mins its fine on the app though so again its down to low quality skill software"
|
53.9% |
going to be beaten"for the price it's not going to be beaten"
|
53.9% |
n't expecting much"the features of the camera are wonderful i wasn’t expecting much but now i have ended up buying a 2nd device"
|
53.8% |
which is let down"the only bit which is let down would be the microphone listening to what's going on through the phone app is almost unintelligible you have to be very close to the camera to understand what someone is saying"
|
53.7% |
been offline the"lastly a few times the camera has been offline the app said it was powered of but i checked the plug and the wifi which had no issues and i had to restart the camera which in theory isn't great when if suddenly something happened or if i didn't check i wouldn't have known"
|
53.7% |
need to swipe"i have 2 and have both linked so i only need to swipe the picture on my phone to see the other camera"
|
53.6% |
camera is wrong"there is no option that your wifi is fine not the option that the camera is wrong"
|
53.5% |
problem with the card"it is ok but it won't except the memory card i have tried 2 different cards and i just get an error message saying there is a problem with the card the cards both work in my tablet"
|
53.4% |
network is unstable"when i reinstalled it as an “existing configuration” it failed every time at the end with a black pop up that reads “the network is unstable"
|
53.3% |
assign a location"however this also consistently failed after attempting to assign a location to the re added device as did every retry"
|
53.2% |
echo dot 5 as stated"also doesn’t connect to amazon echo dot 5 as stated"
|
53.0% |
unstable and immature"the app "feels" buggy unstable and immature certainly compared to it's kasa counterpart and in my humble opinion tp link would be better served by consolidating control of kasa and tapo products into their more mature kasa app and api and focusing on the kasa brand"
|
53.0% |
might as well"it’s by far the worst i’ve seen it is so bad that it might as well not have the function"
|
53.0% |
kinds of errors"after that i’ve tried to reconnect the camera and got all kinds of errors possible it didn’t blink at all then it blinked but the app didn’t see the camera after few times resetting and powering off the app saw the camera but was unable to connect to wifi stating something is wrong with it i have other products by tapo and none of them ever complained about my wifi "
|
52.9% |
with no recourse"and again the device eventually disappeared from the tapo app devices screen leaving me with no recourse but to reset re add it over and over again"
|
52.7% |
terrible on this"as soon a it’s more than 6foot from the rooter it pretty much stops working we’ve a full mesh network with boosters and it’s terrible on this"
|
52.7% |
jump through hoops"i am trying to send it back but amazon only grants returns for a month before it makes you jump through hoops"
|
52.7% |
no cloud storage"can't really recommend as a security camera as no cloud storage meaning a burglar could simply steal the camera and there would be no record"
|
52.7% |
failing part"i had problems setting up as could connect to camera as in guide but then kept failing part way through setup then i realised the following"
|
52.6% |
does n't support that"that requires port forwarding on the router and this camera doesn't support that"
|
52.6% |
disgusting option"even with the sd card installed the camera has a disgusting option that delete the entire motion notification log from the previous day"
|
52.6% |
smashed to bits"understand that as a security camera there can be a few issues with offline storage as the sd card can just be taken out of the camera can be smashed to bits along with the sd card but as this isn't the main reason for my purchase this doesn't bother me"
|
52.4% |
no real issues"there have been no real issues maintaining a connection and any connectivity problems are solved by exiting the program and opening again this only happens when i switch wifi signals on my phone now and then"
|
52.3% |
anything more is terrible"would be alright for maybe 3 4 metres but anything more is terrible"
|
52.2% |
alarm noise"when motion detection is activated it makes a alarm noise to warn anyone that it is recording"
|
52.1% |
wasting a good hour"so at the end you are stuck wasting a good hour each day going through clips recorded at various playback speeds to see what triggered the cam"
|
52.1% |
easily accessible"i like that the sd card is hidden and not easily accessible if you don't know where to look for it"
|
52.1% |
issues with the software"all the cheap other ones have issues with the software they use"
|
52.0% |
difficult as it captures"playback for review is difficult as it captures so"
|
52.0% |
show errors"poor show errors are confusing and contradictory"
|
51.8% |
load recordings"accessing recordings is good compared to others where i could never load recordings "
|
51.8% |
ispy software"i wanted to stream it to a desktop pc & expected that to be a little difficult but if you download the free ispy software it's hardly a problem since the camera is compatible with rtsp & onvif"
|
51.8% |
help desk are incompetent"this item may be sophisticated but when it fails the support instructions are misleading and the help desk are incompetent and do not know the product"
|
51.7% |
software beeps"both trigger separate high quality feeds to record and i make it so that if anyone steps on the front of our property the software beeps"
|
51.6% |
software tapo"the software tapo is very handy"
|
51.6% |
broken after a year"this is not a first time to buy an indoor camera hopefully don’t broken after a year"
|
51.4% |
sure what i"not sure what i am going to do now?"
|
51.4% |
really ca n't go wrong"for the price you really can't go wrong"
|
51.3% |
video glitches"however using the free software ispy i have imported the lower quality feeds for motion detection lower quality feeds have less weird video glitches if your camera has poor wifi connection and then i clone it so i have 2 smaller feeds one detecting the front yard another to detect the road"
|
50.9% |
existing configuration"when i reinstalled it as an “existing configuration” it failed every time at the end with a black pop up that reads “the network is unstable"
|
50.5% |
camera has no zoom"unfortunately the onvif profile it support doesn't not support ptz or rather pt since this camera has no zoom"
|
50.2% |
no zoom capability"pan and tilt work well no zoom capability"
|
50.1% |
| ... | |
Compare Pros
|
Pros [238] of Introducing Blink Mini | Compact indoo.. |
Strength |
|---|---|
absolutely love in both products"so i'm yet to find a use for it but i absolutely love it"
|
100.0% |
excellent product in both products"excellent product would highly recommend fits our requirements"
|
100.0% |
brilliant cameras in both products"brilliant cameras run on mains power unlike the other cameras"
|
100.0% |
absolutely fantastic in both products"blink customer service is absolutely fantastic too so if you do have any issues you can feel confident their team will help"
|
99.9% |
really good in both products"picture quality is also really good"
|
99.3% |
works perfectly in both products"arrived today 5 minutes later was added to my system and works perfectly"
|
98.6% |
great sound in both products"fantastic cameras brilliant pictures great sound"
|
96.8% |
very impressive in both products"so far very impressive"
|
95.6% |
excellent camera in both products"the blink mini is worth every penny excellent camera"
|
92.9% |
great addition in both products"i’ve been using blink xt cameras since their release and the mini is a great addition to the line up"
|
75.0% |
works well in both products"works well"
|
75.0% |
great price in both products"great price and good quality bought as a pet cam while we are out tried it out and caught my son in the act so i shouted down the mic he ran straight out in a panic not knowing where my voice came from lol 5 star"
|
75.0% |
good points in both products"so the good points it is relatively small"
|
75.0% |
great features in both products"one of the great features of this camera"
|
75.0% |
great value in both products"have already got the outside cameras and plunged in for the interior mini cam as expected easy to set up to existing blink wanted these for the hallway and kitchen back door entrance thought they worked on a battery but instead they are 240 plug but have over come that but these are great value for the money and on top of that you can even spread the cost over five months"
|
74.9% |
really well in both products"very easy to set up and works really well with blink app and my other outside cameras"
|
74.9% |
picture quality in both products"it’s a such a great little camera hasn’t lost connection at all picture quality is great and very clear not as good in the night but you can’t complain for the price!"
|
74.8% |
price range in both products"i didn’t want a really expensive system these cameras suited my price range and covers my whole house"
|
74.8% |
five stars in both products"what i liked about this product what’s the price and picture quality and it’s a nice little unit dislikes about this unit nothing five stars all round"
|
74.7% |
works fine in both products"if you want to monitor outside the infrared for night vision will reflect on a window rendering it useless it works fine for indoor use"
|
74.6% |
good picture in both products"but even a street lamp or garden lighting allows a good picture at night externally"
|
74.5% |
amazing price in both products"amazing price"
|
74.5% |
definitely recommended in both products"definitely recommended"
|
74.4% |
excellent value in both products"excellent value and highly recommended"
|
74.4% |
good value in both products"00 at time of purchase i consider it good value for money"
|
74.3% |
image quality in both products"easy to set up great image quality automatically linked to alexa"
|
74.3% |
quality product in both products"the key things to know is it feels like a quality product despite the relatively low price point"
|
74.2% |
very happy in both products"very happy with connection night vision very easy set up and quality of picture"
|
74.0% |
indoor camera in both products"all in all so far so good definitely recommend these to anyone seeking an indoor camera"
|
66.1% |
motion detection in both products"set up like the xt2 was so simple i had each camera up and running in less than a minute picture quality was better than i expected as was the voice quality and motion detection"
|
64.6% |
absolutely brilliant"it is absolutely brilliant!"
|
100.0% |
brilliant blink"brilliant blink keep the good products coming"
|
100.0% |
brilliant perk"as an existing customer i was given free cloud storage for life which is a brilliant perk"
|
100.0% |
great experience"overall very pleased and so far a great experience"
|
99.9% |
brilliant pictures"fantastic cameras brilliant pictures great sound"
|
99.9% |
brilliant product"brilliant product and great pictures and better video but the night vision was an issue until you turn it off then you get a better picture at night other than that brilliant"
|
99.9% |
great app loads"price is good and setup is easy: install app blink home monitor make an account if you don't have one add camera using qr code on the camera and on the box pros: price easy to setup video quality good listen to the audio from the camera and ability to talk back to it great app loads of config options such as night vision recording light volume sensitivity for motion cons: currently the local storage additional module is not available so you are limited to their online subscription storage free trial included "
|
99.9% |
great detail"great detail on picture"
|
99.9% |
great thing"the great thing having two or more is that on setup you have a choice of grouping the cameras together or using them separately when you choose separate this gives you more flexibility when scheduling the cameras to record when motion is detected at different times"
|
99.3% |
quality good"price is good and setup is easy: install app blink home monitor make an account if you don't have one add camera using qr code on the camera and on the box pros: price easy to setup video quality good listen to the audio from the camera and ability to talk back to it great app loads of config options such as night vision recording light volume sensitivity for motion cons: currently the local storage additional module is not available so you are limited to their online subscription storage free trial included "
|
99.0% |
best camera"best camera we have had solid and reliable"
|
96.0% |
good angle"and give a good angle of view"
|
94.7% |
that brilliant"brilliant product and great pictures and better video but the night vision was an issue until you turn it off then you get a better picture at night other than that brilliant"
|
92.8% |
it's fantastic"it's fantastic!"
|
90.6% |
brilliant cheaper"brilliant cheaper than ring doorbell"
|
89.6% |
works best"probably works best with echo show as the control method in the house and will be amazing when the local storage solution comes out"
|
88.3% |
good addition"as per some of the other reviews a magnetic base would be a good addition!"
|
75.0% |
good products"brilliant blink keep the good products coming"
|
75.0% |
functionality ease"uber impressed with the quality build functionality ease of use and the app"
|
74.8% |
recommend these"all in all so far so good definitely recommend these to anyone seeking an indoor camera"
|
74.8% |
sounds great"picture and sounds great"
|
74.8% |
fits our requirements"excellent product would highly recommend fits our requirements"
|
74.7% |
reasonable quality"reasonable quality"
|
74.6% |
recommended especially"highly recommended especially for such a low price product of great quality"
|
74.6% |
more flexibility"the great thing having two or more is that on setup you have a choice of grouping the cameras together or using them separately when you choose separate this gives you more flexibility when scheduling the cameras to record when motion is detected at different times"
|
74.6% |
enhance visibility"i think without external light sources the camera has one installed so it can produce it's own to enhance visibility"
|
74.6% |
really versatile"these are a really versatile camera and very discrete in its appearance"
|
74.5% |
great support"the cameras are working fine the images are crisps the voice functionality is fun as an intercom good product and great support who got back to me to help me resolve an issue i had"
|
74.5% |
mini cameras"i have bought two blink mini cameras to add to my existing blink system"
|
74.4% |
seems better"and signal pick up seems better too "
|
74.3% |
perfectly well"the cameras work perfectly well indoors and are good value for money"
|
74.2% |
monthly cloud storage"great being able to add this on to the free monthly cloud storage of my other blink cameras"
|
74.2% |
happy customer"the support service is excellent and i’m now a happy customer!"
|
74.1% |
very responsive"it's easy to add and manage very responsive and a very good quality image"
|
74.0% |
brilliant addition"a brilliant addition to the family of cameras for situations where ample power points are available"
|
73.9% |
solid and reliable"best camera we have had solid and reliable"
|
73.8% |
good product"it’s a good product i use it to watch my dog while i am out"
|
73.7% |
seems robust"the cameras are well made and don’t feel cheap and the wifi connection seems robust"
|
73.6% |
free cloud storage"the blink mini comes with free cloud storage until the 31st march 2021 after which it’s £2"
|
73.5% |
more secure"excellent quality images just makes the me feel a bit more secure thoroughly recommend"
|
73.4% |
good quality"great price and good quality bought as a pet cam while we are out tried it out and caught my son in the act so i shouted down the mic he ran straight out in a panic not knowing where my voice came from lol 5 star"
|
73.3% |
power points"a brilliant addition to the family of cameras for situations where ample power points are available"
|
73.3% |
very impressed"very impressed so far"
|
73.2% |
good amount"good amount of length on cable too which helps with positioning of camera"
|
73.2% |
even better"and to make it even better because i have the blink xt2 and a existing customer i don't even have to pay for any cloud storage : overall i am extremely happy with these and would recommend them to anyone looking for internal cameras"
|
73.2% |
pretty logical"pros: quick & easy to set up qr codes on devices just takes a few quick steps to get set up great price got the twin pack for just over £60 good quality images app is easy to set up & use it's pretty logical what to go through easy to download and save clips to phones or send them to someone"
|
73.1% |
decent quality video"decent quality video"
|
73.0% |
pretty accurate"good little camera motion detection pretty accurate"
|
72.9% |
decent enough"night vision is decent enough for the money"
|
72.8% |
magnetic base"as per some of the other reviews a magnetic base would be a good addition!"
|
72.8% |
good definitely"all in all so far so good definitely recommend these to anyone seeking an indoor camera"
|
72.8% |
added security"50 a month for added security "
|
72.8% |
will automatically"on the ezviz a micro sd card slot is present on the camera which will take up to a 256gb card once initialised the camera will automatically record motion triggered events"
|
72.7% |
highly recommended"excellent value and highly recommended"
|
72.6% |
would recommend"would recommend highly"
|
72.4% |
breeze quality"other than that the installation is a breeze quality of the product is in line with other blink products and the video quality is very good"
|
72.3% |
camera motion detection"good little camera motion detection pretty accurate"
|
72.3% |
smart product"as good a quality as other amazon smart product"
|
72.1% |
security measure"however this is primarily a security measure and needs to trigger and record at all times it is armed to do so"
|
72.1% |
similar price"for clairty the images with blue button to talk are blink and all others are ezviz given that both products are a similar price £35 at the time of purchasing the difference in quality beteween the 2 was significant"
|
72.0% |
best cameras"for the price its once of the best cameras i have purchased"
|
71.5% |
view remotely"this is my first camera like this i wanted something simple and easy to view remotely on an app and this fits the bill"
|
71.2% |
excellent cameras"excellent cameras no need for sd card as it records when motion is detected"
|
71.0% |
good detail"fantastic during the day picks up everything in good detail"
|
71.0% |
vision quality"picture quality is good easy set up night vision quality is good has a speaker function"
|
70.9% |
shouted down"great price and good quality bought as a pet cam while we are out tried it out and caught my son in the act so i shouted down the mic he ran straight out in a panic not knowing where my voice came from lol 5 star"
|
70.9% |
brought this"i brought this to keep an eye on my hamsters when i’m not around"
|
70.8% |
quality easy"good quality easy set up"
|
69.8% |
delivered very early"the product was excellent but was delivered very early the household where in bed"
|
69.7% |
your internet connection"works well with alexa buffering is probably very much about how good your wifi is and how good your internet connection is"
|
69.5% |
great wide angle"picture quality is great for the size of this camera with great wide angle"
|
68.7% |
worth the money"well worth the money"
|
68.4% |
fits the bill"this is my first camera like this i wanted something simple and easy to view remotely on an app and this fits the bill"
|
68.3% |
image quality overall"the image quality overall is great and connectivity is very good"
|
68.0% |
very strong"night vision is very strong which is a plus as the intensity can be lowered remotely from the app"
|
67.9% |
great pictures"brilliant product and great pictures and better video but the night vision was an issue until you turn it off then you get a better picture at night other than that brilliant"
|
67.9% |
very very simple"the set up is also very very simple"
|
67.8% |
blink products"cloud storage is free if you already have other blink products such as the blink xt2"
|
67.3% |
good picture quality"good picture quality day and night"
|
67.2% |
cctv system"the main reason i got it is to act as a cctv system basically to keep an eye on my car"
|
67.2% |
vision top notch"night vision top notch as well"
|
66.6% |
continue viewing"you can only view one camera at once and have to press on the app for live feed again this will run for a few minutes and a pop up will display asking if you want to continue viewing"
|
65.9% |
dedicated motion"motion detection could be better i think is is image processing motion detect rather that dedicated motion pir"
|
65.9% |
easy to setup wish"love the camera arrived on time easy to setup wish the angle almost fisheye was introduced to five more coverage but that’s personal preference"
|
65.8% |
duties charges"99 import duties charges which i was not informed about when i made the purchase !"
|
65.6% |
been fantastic"i already have the blink xt2's set up around the outside which have been fantastic i was looking for internal cameras and at this price and size it seemed a no brainer"
|
65.6% |
great picture"great picture while it could it better it does the job really well"
|
65.4% |
confident their team"blink customer service is absolutely fantastic too so if you do have any issues you can feel confident their team will help"
|
65.4% |
easy and quick"arrived on weds 13th may and was extremely easy and quick to setup"
|
65.3% |
clear winner"overall its hard to mark either camera down as they both work practically and for the money offer good value however the build & image quality combined with the lower cost better storage capability no additional components required and unlimites recording duration make the ezviz a clear winner here"
|
65.2% |
easy to install"very easy to install"
|
65.0% |
nice looking gadget"but nice looking gadget"
|
65.0% |
reflected light"it’s really really good in day light but struggles at night because of the reflected light on the window"
|
64.5% |
decent camera"decent camera getting a lot for the money"
|
64.4% |
very well made"very lightweight and compact and very well made"
|
64.3% |
bright image"a bright image in varied lighting conditions seems to handle contrast well"
|
64.2% |
recommended then"if you wish to mount the camera above head height recommended then the extension power cable may well be required"
|
64.0% |
extra long cable"i bought the extra long cable although the supplied cable is long enough for most placements"
|
64.0% |
very good picture"very good picture"
|
63.8% |
three mornings"works fine during the day but constantly disconnects from internet overnight and have woken last three mornings with red light on"
|
63.7% |
really easy to"6 the application is really easy to use and setup"
|
63.6% |
very easy to set"very easy to set up and works really well with blink app and my other outside cameras"
|
63.6% |
perfect for a garage"perfect for a garage i think"
|
63.5% |
speaker function"picture quality is good easy set up night vision quality is good has a speaker function"
|
63.5% |
recommend them"and to make it even better because i have the blink xt2 and a existing customer i don't even have to pay for any cloud storage : overall i am extremely happy with these and would recommend them to anyone looking for internal cameras"
|
63.5% |
very easy to"the app is very easy to use and set up to my liking"
|
63.4% |
storage solution"probably works best with echo show as the control method in the house and will be amazing when the local storage solution comes out"
|
63.4% |
quite strong"pros and cons pros 1 small in size easy to locate 2 good picture quality in the day time 3 good recording features while it remains free 4 sensor is quite strong for its size and does pick up movement from quite a distance away"
|
63.3% |
excited for this"i was so excited for this"
|
63.3% |
cable well"mounting to the ceiling was easy with the supplied screws and the housing hides the cable well"
|
63.1% |
works better than the"despite being a long way from the router it works better than the x2 in response time much quicker"
|
63.0% |
both products"for clairty the images with blue button to talk are blink and all others are ezviz given that both products are a similar price £35 at the time of purchasing the difference in quality beteween the 2 was significant"
|
62.9% |
clear screen"good value clear screen"
|
62.8% |
easy to setup"easy to setup and connect with my other devices echo show and dot"
|
62.6% |
area and sensitivity"you can toggle the settings for area and sensitivity to pick up what you want it to and don’t want it to"
|
62.4% |
very well put together"compact size very well put together"
|
62.4% |
works very well"works very well"
|
62.3% |
good sound"great picture quality unobtrusive good sound both ways"
|
62.3% |
good in day light"it’s really really good in day light but struggles at night because of the reflected light on the window"
|
62.3% |
will be fixed"im sure in a future software update this will be fixed"
|
61.9% |
motion sensor is good"the motion sensor is good and the shorts clips are on an app on my phone"
|
61.9% |
better video"brilliant product and great pictures and better video but the night vision was an issue until you turn it off then you get a better picture at night other than that brilliant"
|
61.7% |
whole house"i didn’t want a really expensive system these cameras suited my price range and covers my whole house"
|
61.6% |
mains power"brilliant cameras run on mains power unlike the other cameras"
|
61.5% |
with an outdoor"got one of these for to go with an outdoor xt"
|
61.5% |
super easy to set"so far so good image quality is great loaded with functions on the app good alerts super easy to set up"
|
61.4% |
easy as usual"the installation was easy as usual and the test was fine"
|
61.0% |
good a quality"as good a quality as other amazon smart product"
|
60.6% |
cloud storage free"cloud storage free for now but will be £2"
|
60.4% |
also easy to set"also easy to set up "
|
60.3% |
first night"the first night i captured a tiny ant on the motion detector was amazing to watch"
|
60.0% |
love it thanks"but love it thanks"
|
59.9% |
amazing to watch"the first night i captured a tiny ant on the motion detector was amazing to watch"
|
59.8% |
brilliant for inside"absolutely made up with this item i already had the outside cameras xt2 and this is brilliant for inside "
|
59.8% |
that i am impressed"i can confirm having used it for a number of weeks that i am impressed"
|
59.5% |
alexa routines to"there seems to be no limit what you can get alexa routines to do"
|
59.0% |
sound all very good"so easy to set up literally minutes the picture is great motion sensor sound all very good"
|
59.0% |
thrills with"iphone app is very good too no over the top thrills with it just straight to the point and does it well"
|
58.7% |
reduced the price"great product shame mazon reduced the price by £5 just 5 weeks after i bought it!"
|
58.6% |
echo show and"easy to setup and connect with my other devices echo show and dot"
|
58.5% |
indoor '' system"works great in daylight but something needs looking at for this “indoor” system!"
|
58.5% |
local storage option"quality has three settings in the app which is easy to use and the cloud storage is free till march next year but they are adding a local storage option soon"
|
58.5% |
good way to stream"but for now is a good way to stream a live camera for a few minutes to an echo show when needed"
|
58.5% |
received them"received them today so this is a day 1 review and will add edits later"
|
58.3% |
much more useful"having all in the same app is much more useful"
|
58.1% |
happy to recommend"happy to recommend"
|
58.1% |
through easy"pros: quick & easy to set up qr codes on devices just takes a few quick steps to get set up great price got the twin pack for just over £60 good quality images app is easy to set up & use it's pretty logical what to go through easy to download and save clips to phones or send them to someone"
|
58.0% |
amazing little camera"amazing little camera"
|
57.7% |
really secure"makes me feel really secure"
|
57.6% |
supplied screws"mounting to the ceiling was easy with the supplied screws and the housing hides the cable well"
|
57.5% |
existing blink xt2 system"i added it to an existing blink xt2 system"
|
57.5% |
works seamlessly"perfect little camera works seamlessly with my current blink set up"
|
57.3% |
good in the night"it’s a such a great little camera hasn’t lost connection at all picture quality is great and very clear not as good in the night but you can’t complain for the price!"
|
57.3% |
quality images"excellent quality images just makes the me feel a bit more secure thoroughly recommend"
|
57.2% |
suits your needs"if you are aware of the limitations of blink and it suits your needs buy it"
|
57.1% |
and motion activation"a handy camera ideal for puppy cam with 2 way and motion activation"
|
57.1% |
good for the price"picture quality is good for the price but shows some distortion at the sides due to the very wide angle lens and some colour fringing"
|
56.9% |
word to the wise"also just a word to the wise "
|
56.8% |
product blanks"even when indoors that’s product blanks out in the dark though"
|
56.8% |
magnetic method"i do however prefer the magnetic method some alternative cameras use allowing you to stick a small metal plate to the wall and magnetically attach the camera to that but a minor gripe"
|
56.6% |
good quality images"pros: quick & easy to set up qr codes on devices just takes a few quick steps to get set up great price got the twin pack for just over £60 good quality images app is easy to set up & use it's pretty logical what to go through easy to download and save clips to phones or send them to someone"
|
56.6% |
an entry level camera"there is no question that this is an entry level camera but works really well during the day"
|
56.5% |
spot on and adjustable"motion detection is spot on and adjustable too"
|
56.3% |
very pleased and so"overall very pleased and so far a great experience"
|
56.3% |
great in daylight"works great in daylight but something needs looking at for this “indoor” system!"
|
56.3% |
outside one is perfect"but on the other hand my outside one is perfect"
|
56.1% |
existing blink customer"being a keen gadget fan and an existing blink customer i was quick to pre order one of these"
|
55.6% |
overly expensive"99 its not overly expensive nor is it cheap"
|
55.6% |
very clear"it’s a such a great little camera hasn’t lost connection at all picture quality is great and very clear not as good in the night but you can’t complain for the price!"
|
55.6% |
perfect little camera"perfect little camera works seamlessly with my current blink set up"
|
55.4% |
light sources"i think without external light sources the camera has one installed so it can produce it's own to enhance visibility"
|
55.3% |
keen gadget"being a keen gadget fan and an existing blink customer i was quick to pre order one of these"
|
55.2% |
great product"great product"
|
55.0% |
longer cable"great indoor camera excellent night vision mains powered so needs to positioned close to a socket but could easily be changed to longer cable"
|
55.0% |
easy setup"nice easy setup with a load of features"
|
54.8% |
small easy to"small easy to use and set up works well with blink app and other cameras responsive"
|
54.7% |
great little camera"great little camera!"
|
54.7% |
works great so"works great so far"
|
54.7% |
extremely happy"and to make it even better because i have the blink xt2 and a existing customer i don't even have to pay for any cloud storage : overall i am extremely happy with these and would recommend them to anyone looking for internal cameras"
|
54.6% |
quick & easy"pros: quick & easy to set up qr codes on devices just takes a few quick steps to get set up great price got the twin pack for just over £60 good quality images app is easy to set up & use it's pretty logical what to go through easy to download and save clips to phones or send them to someone"
|
54.6% |
fantastic during the"fantastic during the day picks up everything in good detail"
|
54.5% |
much faster when"reacts much faster when viewing online maybe due to being hard wired "
|
54.5% |
brilliant around camera"this is a brilliant around camera"
|
54.4% |
love the feature"especially love the feature where you can talk through it and it’s really loud to"
|
54.3% |
cloud storage is plenty"cloud storage is plenty and when you do start paying what is 2"
|
54.3% |
great quality"great quality"
|
54.3% |
window non existent"making night time recording whilst looking out of a window non existent"
|
54.2% |
will be returned"this will be returned!"
|
54.2% |
makes a lot of sense"i get it for the battery operated wireless versions that makes a lot of sense"
|
53.9% |
purchase an outdoor"going to purchase an outdoor one next"
|
53.9% |
quite a distance"pros and cons pros 1 small in size easy to locate 2 good picture quality in the day time 3 good recording features while it remains free 4 sensor is quite strong for its size and does pick up movement from quite a distance away"
|
53.7% |
way mic very good"easy to install very clear and two way mic very good for size"
|
53.6% |
garden lighting"but even a street lamp or garden lighting allows a good picture at night externally"
|
53.5% |
well easy to set"good value for money and well easy to set up"
|
53.5% |
these routines"for instance i have a morning bedtime routine set up in the alexa app where along with turning smart devices on and off these routines will also arm or disarm the blink cameras"
|
53.4% |
smart devices"for instance i have a morning bedtime routine set up in the alexa app where along with turning smart devices on and off these routines will also arm or disarm the blink cameras"
|
53.3% |
fine for the cost"the picture quality is fine for the cost"
|
53.1% |
far well pleased"so far well pleased"
|
53.1% |
thoroughly recommend"excellent quality images just makes the me feel a bit more secure thoroughly recommend"
|
53.1% |
brought a second"i have in fact brought a second one so that i can get another angle"
|
52.9% |
worth the wait"wow this one was worth the wait!"
|
52.9% |
cheap solution"good cheap solution to home security"
|
52.8% |
fine during the"works fine during the day but constantly disconnects from internet overnight and have woken last three mornings with red light on"
|
52.7% |
excellent quality"excellent quality"
|
52.7% |
brilliant quality"the wee cameras have brilliant quality especially at night"
|
52.6% |
choose separate this"the great thing having two or more is that on setup you have a choice of grouping the cameras together or using them separately when you choose separate this gives you more flexibility when scheduling the cameras to record when motion is detected at different times"
|
52.6% |
good and setup"price is good and setup is easy: install app blink home monitor make an account if you don't have one add camera using qr code on the camera and on the box pros: price easy to setup video quality good listen to the audio from the camera and ability to talk back to it great app loads of config options such as night vision recording light volume sensitivity for motion cons: currently the local storage additional module is not available so you are limited to their online subscription storage free trial included "
|
52.5% |
camera ideal"a handy camera ideal for puppy cam with 2 way and motion activation"
|
51.8% |
| ... | |
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Pros [153] of TP-Link Tapo Pan/Tilt Smart Security C.. |
Strength |
|---|---|
works perfect in both products"1 is on mouse watch in the loft works perfect in the dark and produces a good picture"
|
100.0% |
excellent product in both products"excellent product and great value"
|
100.0% |
very pleased in both products"great camera very pleased"
|
100.0% |
brilliant cameras in both products"brilliant cameras"
|
100.0% |
absolutely fantastic in both products"absolutely fantastic product"
|
99.9% |
highly recommend in both products"would highly recommend"
|
99.6% |
really good in both products"for a cheap camera it’s really good"
|
99.3% |
works perfectly in both products"purchased to keep an eye on my two house bunnies and it works perfectly"
|
98.6% |
great sound in both products"picture great sound could be better but low on my priority"
|
96.8% |
very impressive in both products"very impressive"
|
95.6% |
excellent camera in both products"excellent camera for the price"
|
92.9% |
great addition in both products"this security camera from tp link is a great addition to any security system looking at the build quality it's fair to say for the price it is very good and should not cause any problems reliability wise"
|
75.0% |
works well in both products"the app also gives you full pan and tilt control over the cam and it works well"
|
75.0% |
great price in both products"perfect for my needs at a great price"
|
75.0% |
good points in both products"good points: relatively easy to set up mostly plug and play clear ios app excellent camera quality for the price night vision particularly good remote control of horizontal and vertical panning from the app which improves the already good coverage two way sound although quality isn't particularly good a motion detection alarm which can be disabled local video storage on a micro sd card which is easy to manage in the app"
|
75.0% |
great features in both products"picture quality is really good with some great features and easy to use app"
|
75.0% |
great value in both products"great value for money"
|
74.9% |
really well in both products"motion activation seems to work really well and it’s simplicity itself to review and download footage via the mobile app as well as capture still images"
|
74.9% |
link products in both products"the quality of tp link products is generally good"
|
74.9% |
picture quality in both products"picture quality is surprisingly good especially for night use"
|
74.8% |
price range in both products"great camera for the price range"
|
74.8% |
five stars in both products"currently under thirty pounds from amazon the tapo c200 smart camera by tp link offers good value at the price – ideal for inexpensive and reliable real time monitoring but it is not a fully secure camera five stars for all that it does well"
|
74.7% |
works fine in both products"after getting past the setup phase the app that connects you to your camera works fine"
|
74.6% |
good picture in both products"1 is on mouse watch in the loft works perfect in the dark and produces a good picture"
|
74.5% |
amazing price in both products"such a great product at an amazing price"
|
74.5% |
definitely recommended in both products"definitely recommended"
|
74.4% |
excellent value in both products"other than that considering the entire package pricing included this is excellent value"
|
74.4% |
good value in both products"other than that good value and i would still recommend it"
|
74.3% |
image quality in both products"the camera itself is great however and is easily viewed in the app adding multiple cameras is a straightforward process as well the image quality is clear and with good depth and field of vision alerts are instant and the ability to have the camera sound its own alarm is a definite plus"
|
74.3% |
quality product in both products"quality product that provides peace of mind"
|
74.2% |
very happy in both products"very happy"
|
74.0% |
really brilliant"fantastic value does exactly what we need records everything on the sd card that we bought when it senses motion we can view it from our mobiles alter the view from the mobiles it's really brilliant"
|
100.0% |
truly excellent"was not expecting too much for the money i paid but this is truly excellent"
|
100.0% |
wonderful piece"wonderful piece of kit!"
|
100.0% |
excellent rotation"really impressed with this good value and excellent rotation"
|
100.0% |
made well designed"the app is well made well designed"
|
100.0% |
works brilliantly"motion detection works brilliantly with notifications to your phone"
|
100.0% |
super recommended"super recommended!"
|
100.0% |
greatest strength"i must say this product’s greatest strength is the ease of set up followed by the remarkably well designed app"
|
99.9% |
excellent piece"excellent piece of kit wanted a bit if security without having the expensive cost of of cctv installed bought this because of practicality of being able to move around the house if needed and the cost brilliant price no negatives as if yet only had a couple of days but so far so good may buy more if price stays the same"
|
99.9% |
great motion detection"great motion detection and works with alexa"
|
99.7% |
moving bushes"it sends alerts on detecting movement but i switched it off as the moving bushes were triggering"
|
99.7% |
reasonable ir performance"picture quality is more than acceptable for the cost of the unit and i am getting reasonable ir performance as well inside the ir is unlikely to be great in an open outdoor environment "
|
99.4% |
extremely good"the night vision quality is extremely good too"
|
99.4% |
good remote control"good points: relatively easy to set up mostly plug and play clear ios app excellent camera quality for the price night vision particularly good remote control of horizontal and vertical panning from the app which improves the already good coverage two way sound although quality isn't particularly good a motion detection alarm which can be disabled local video storage on a micro sd card which is easy to manage in the app"
|
98.9% |
nice piece"nice piece of kit for the price "
|
98.8% |
very clean"you will pay a bit more for these but they have there own tp made software that’s very clean and simple"
|
98.7% |
amazing product"amazing product sends notifications to your phone if motion is detected"
|
98.5% |
real bargain"i bought this camera for £25 and it's a real bargain"
|
98.2% |
good imagery"good imagery and nice app would be nice if whilst using ptz it would not consider this a motion alert bit over sensitive"
|
97.8% |
worked a treat"i had difficulty setting up but downloaded an older version of the app and that worked a treat"
|
97.8% |
excellent picture"bought this to replace a cheaper camera being only five pounds more i should’ve bought this first excellent picture little lag unlike the other one and motion detection is great if not a little sensitive but ought for the babies room so works for me"
|
97.5% |
amazingly well"it works amazingly well and i would not hesitate to buy it again"
|
96.5% |
only downfall"good little camera very clear and night vision is good only downfall is after a week or so it stops working and you’ve to reconnect it all to get it working again which is a pain"
|
96.1% |
c200 smart"currently under thirty pounds from amazon the tapo c200 smart camera by tp link offers good value at the price – ideal for inexpensive and reliable real time monitoring but it is not a fully secure camera five stars for all that it does well"
|
95.0% |
quite powerful"it is really quite powerful for the low price and i have had zero connection issues even when accessing it remotely from other locations"
|
94.7% |
cameras are excellent"cameras are excellent"
|
93.1% |
connections are great"i use it for my shop to make sure everything is okay and the connections are great"
|
92.6% |
perfect and worth"simple perfect and worth it for £25!"
|
92.1% |
good depth"the camera itself is great however and is easily viewed in the app adding multiple cameras is a straightforward process as well the image quality is clear and with good depth and field of vision alerts are instant and the ability to have the camera sound its own alarm is a definite plus"
|
91.9% |
bargain at the price"i think this camera is a bargain at the price and a great addition to any security system it is also peace of mind when you are away from home as this camera is accessible from anywhere in the world as long as you have your phone with the tapo app installed and internet access"
|
91.7% |
need smart"great value top quality camera that doesnt need smart hub"
|
91.4% |
well written"good quality video and unlike your typical unbranded chinese smart kit the software is stable and well written"
|
91.2% |
work to perfection"amazing product i deployed a few of these and they work to perfection"
|
91.2% |
absolutely love this"absolutely love this!"
|
90.4% |
super product"super product"
|
90.3% |
motion detection is great"motion detection is great and you can setup areas if you want to limit the size of area for motion detection"
|
89.9% |
does an excellent"i bought this because of the trusted tp link brand association and there being no cloud storage involved for putting in a window to cover the garden and it does an excellent job"
|
89.3% |
amazing for the price"this product is amazing for the price"
|
89.2% |
no issues very good"overall everything just works as it should with no issues very good for the price"
|
89.2% |
great and easy to"you need to buy a micro sd card for recording app is great and easy to use"
|
88.9% |
good functionality"great pictures good functionality for minimising alerts ability to record to local storage and even chat to those on the room!"
|
88.8% |
way audio is perfect"two way audio is perfect"
|
88.6% |
perfect for my needs"perfect for my needs at a great price"
|
88.5% |
work brilliantly"it will work brilliantly to keep an eye on my naughty cats whilst at work"
|
88.5% |
great camera"great camera for monitoring your home while away i keep my audible alarm off until i have captured an intruder on video enough so they can be recognised before turning the alarm on"
|
88.5% |
absolute bargain"absolute bargain for the price and would definitely recommend purely for the pan function alone!"
|
88.4% |
positive detections"motion detection is a very basic contrast based algorithm and as such there's a lot of false positive detections"
|
88.3% |
great fearures"perfect little camera with great fearures amazing price for what you get!"
|
88.0% |
great camara"a great camara but after 10mins it ask for reconnect"
|
88.0% |
does an amazing"the picture quality is perfect and does an amazing job at keeping an eye on our little fury friend"
|
87.6% |
camera is a bargain"this camera is a bargain"
|
87.5% |
perfect item"perfect item"
|
75.0% |
reasonably good"reasonably good camera only concern is that the security on app might be a bit low the green light keeps on turning on and off even when private mode is on its almost seam someone else has been watching us 👀"
|
75.0% |
good price"this unit carries the tp link name which offers reasonable products at a good price with a name that could be trusted"
|
75.0% |
decent software"worth the bit extra cash to get a solid device with decent software"
|
75.0% |
reasonably well"pros reasonably well priced £35 at time of review has 1080p resolution can be set up with app and internet router and run without need for a pc or additional software can also be used with onvif compatible software eg blue iris and ispy etc cons wifi only would be nice to have had an ethernet port or even poe wifi is 2"
|
75.0% |
very handy"a very handy piece of internal monitoring equipment"
|
75.0% |
good light"the video quality is sharp with good light although the colours are a little off"
|
75.0% |
looks good"quality looks good on the phone easy to set up"
|
75.0% |
suitable surface"fitting is simple but this camera is not stand alone or battery powered it requires the supplied power supply to be connected mounting the camera is quick and simple screw the removable base of the camera and screw this to a suitable surface and then simply refit the camera to the base by just twisting back on"
|
75.0% |
seems well"seems well made but longevity is always an issue with this sort of thing"
|
75.0% |
cctv cameras"the picture quality is very clear it's not high resolution but i found it's a clearer and more focused image than the 5mp annke cctv cameras i installed and sent back "
|
74.9% |
smart technology"having recently bought my first alexa and reading up on various other smart technology decided to give this camera a go"
|
74.9% |
indoor cameras"and at a fraction of the blink camera price if you need indoor cameras"
|
74.9% |
handy features"the app is easy to use and has lots of handy features such as motion detection notifications and the ability to stream the live or recorded streams"
|
74.9% |
proper security camera"ideal as a baby monitor for watching the pets when you're away from home or for generally keeping an eye on things – if you need a proper security camera i can recommend the tp link kasa range which i have used myself for a couple of years"
|
74.9% |
storage capabilities"i would also recommend getting a large sd card for maximum storage capabilities"
|
74.9% |
decent controls"decent controls over app"
|
74.9% |
indoor security camera"although this c200 indoor security camera is by tp link it is not part of their established “kasa” range of smart home products but is a the start of a new system named “tapo”"
|
74.9% |
outdoor environment"picture quality is more than acceptable for the cost of the unit and i am getting reasonable ir performance as well inside the ir is unlikely to be great in an open outdoor environment "
|
74.9% |
record continuously"with 64bg you can record continuously for 1 week then it will loop round"
|
74.9% |
playback remotely"for data security the recordings are only stored locally on micro sd so you must purchase cards with these but you can playback remotely through the app but bear in mind that this is reliance on your home network speed and connection quality where you are"
|
74.9% |
especially useful"this is especially useful if she triggers a well being alarm either on purpose or accidentally"
|
74.9% |
great device"what a great device"
|
74.9% |
unique things"can set up movement regions for each individual camera can call them unique things and specify whic room including garage dog house they are located in"
|
74.8% |
outdoor camera"great that it can record continuously and store to sd card so no payment for cloud storage unlike the outdoor camera"
|
74.8% |
recommended item"recommended item"
|
74.8% |
really efficient"this is great value for money and a really efficient “baby monitor” or in my case a way to check on the security of my home"
|
74.7% |
change position"has sound and you can talk through the camera and change position from your phone"
|
74.7% |
value price"this is worth to buy with this value price"
|
74.7% |
good night"the picture quality i have found to be really good night or day if used indoors"
|
74.7% |
pretty easy"syncing with my home wifi was pretty easy once i'd downloaded the android app"
|
74.6% |
awesome value"for 25 quid awesome value"
|
74.6% |
smart plug"decent camera and only payed 25 pound aswell you can move the camera round through the app like left right and up and down and i have the smart plug aswell it is also in the same app so gunna get another to use as a baby monitor and can control all in the 1 app if you get me"
|
74.6% |
easy to navigate"being able to control the camera with my mobile phone is fantastic and the ui is easy to navigate"
|
74.5% |
screen info"configuration is also easy and comprehensive with the ability to change the on screen info from the camera location date stamping etc as well as the motion detection parameters night and day picture modes and so on"
|
74.5% |
that position"you can also mark a particular position the camera remembers this & will return to that position automatically should you choose"
|
74.5% |
fantastic functionality"fantastic functionality and great value!"
|
74.5% |
good enough"i put a 128gb sd card in it and i believe it worked just shy of 3 weeks recording 24 7 on the lower definition setting which is still good enough for me"
|
74.5% |
picture position"you can zoom in on the picture position the camera how you want and it allows you to receive motion detection notifications if that's your thing"
|
74.5% |
pretty good"night detection is pretty good and the picture quality is quit decent for the price"
|
74.4% |
very helpful"picture quality and sound very clear and being able to rotate the camera is very helpful"
|
74.4% |
very quiet"camera pan and tilt is very quiet just barely audible and much better than a different victure webcam that i've tried"
|
74.4% |
amazing value"amazing value"
|
74.4% |
just great"just great"
|
74.4% |
very easily"good value for money and linked to alexa very easily"
|
74.4% |
siren alarm"also motion detection has a siren alarm"
|
74.3% |
fine tuning the position"pan and tilt controlled via the app are great for fine tuning the position"
|
74.3% |
works flawlessly"mine is setup using my iphone7 and works flawlessly i highly recommend it!"
|
74.3% |
seems good"night vision seems good but haven't used it for that"
|
74.3% |
location date"configuration is also easy and comprehensive with the ability to change the on screen info from the camera location date stamping etc as well as the motion detection parameters night and day picture modes and so on"
|
74.2% |
great item"great item"
|
74.2% |
responded promptly"i contacted tp link customer service who responded promptly"
|
74.1% |
removable base"fitting is simple but this camera is not stand alone or battery powered it requires the supplied power supply to be connected mounting the camera is quick and simple screw the removable base of the camera and screw this to a suitable surface and then simply refit the camera to the base by just twisting back on"
|
74.1% |
fantastic camera"fantastic camera"
|
74.1% |
well worth"well worth cost"
|
74.1% |
nice quality"nice quality and superb app"
|
74.1% |
problems reliability wise"this security camera from tp link is a great addition to any security system looking at the build quality it's fair to say for the price it is very good and should not cause any problems reliability wise"
|
74.1% |
excellent and easy"excellent and easy to use and set up"
|
74.1% |
quick and easy"the app tapo app from play store for android for this camera is fairly simple to use and adding a new camera is quick and easy just remember to have your phone connected to 2"
|
74.0% |
whole process"the whole process about as difficult as putting on a hat"
|
74.0% |
excellent security"as yet untested as i've not had any unwanted intruders but the picture quality is good enough to recognise faces and combined with the controlled socket switches provides excellent security"
|
74.0% |
very reasonable"very reasonable price"
|
74.0% |
correct position"the adjustment for moving the lens to the correct position by using the app in the room is a bonus"
|
74.0% |
crystal clear"sound quality is low but the main image is crystal clear"
|
74.0% |
relatively inexpensive"this is a relatively inexpensive unit though it appears to have all the features of more expensive models works with any wi fi router 1080p hd two way audio and motion detection"
|
74.0% |
price quality"really good product for the price quality is good"
|
74.0% |
cost effective"it is cost effective and comes with good customer support and the quality of the video is excellent"
|
74.0% |
compatible software"pros reasonably well priced £35 at time of review has 1080p resolution can be set up with app and internet router and run without need for a pc or additional software can also be used with onvif compatible software eg blue iris and ispy etc cons wifi only would be nice to have had an ethernet port or even poe wifi is 2"
|
73.9% |
cost security cameras"it’s good to see a well known manufacturer such as tp link producing good quality low cost security cameras"
|
73.9% |
smart phone"in light environments it has a very good picture and easily controllable from your smart phone locally"
|
73.9% |
link router"easy to set up and configure using a tp link router "
|
73.9% |
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Compare Emotion analysis
| Introducing Blink Mini | Compact indoor plug-in smart security camer.. | ||
|---|---|---|
Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
| 35.0% | 42.0% | 22.9% |
neutral 42.0%
happiness 21.0%
worry 17.2%
relief 5.7%
sadness 4.5%
fun 3.2%
enthusiasm 1.9%
surprise 1.9%
love 1.3%
anger 0.6%
hate 0.6%
| TP-Link Tapo Pan/Tilt Smart Security Camera, Indoor CCTV, 360° Rotat.. | ||
|---|---|---|
Positive tone |
Neutral tone |
Negative tone |
| 36.6% | 33.4% | 30.0% |
neutral 32.9%
worry 24.5%
happiness 22.5%
fun 7.0%
relief 3.4%
sadness 2.7%
hate 2.2%
love 1.9%
surprise 1.0%
anger 0.7%
enthusiasm 0.5%
empty 0.5%
joy 0.2%
* analysis performed using Artificial Intelligence (AI) methods, data for the analysis has been gathered from multiple publicly accessible sources.
** strength is the level of sentiment expressed in a sentence, phrase or keyword. It ranges from 0 to 100%
prices and sales statistics are updated daily
last analysis update 2024-11-14
