The Tapo CP500 outdoor pan and tilt security camera is a budget security camera with many features of high end cameras including a 360 degree view on board and also comes with a patrol feature.
This has several mounting options making it more versatile for placement depending on where you want it which is excellent.
This will take about 5 minutes to install and set up including the app which is simple to use has a nice UI and nothng to cumbersome in the menu structure to find features.
You have the ability to expand storge via sd card or use their cloud options which come at a cost like most security cameras these days and there is no sd card in the box.
This is a wired camera so you must be wise on where it is stored for cable worries and again the wire is not the longest on this one like many of tapos wired cameras but most should be fine.
The camera offers many good features for the price and has great night vision you can make zones timed patrols you can pan an tilt it on the fly and it also follows objects once set up which is an excellent feature to track something that could be an intruder for example of your postman dropping a package over the side gate.
There is a siren sepaker and spotlight on the security camera which is also usefull you can see all these in action in the full hands on video review below along with a full demo of the app and features
The video quality is quite good even at night giving you good detail overall and footage which can be downloaded and shared or stored on device and for the money this is a great option for those who want peace of mind if away or just general security for their home.
The App
- Person Detection and Motion Tracking-Smart AI identifies a person while tracking motion with high-speed rotation, notifying users as needed.
- Person detection and motion tracking
- Night Vision (up to 98 ft)-Ensures your safety by providing a clear visual distance of up to 98 ft even in total darkness.
- Physical Privacy Mode —— Maintains your privacy with the lens physically blocked by the housing
- Flexible Storage Choices —— Save recorded videos to an installed microSD card(up to 512 GB), or use Tapo Care cloud storage service
- 360° Visual Coverage —— Provides 360° horizontal and 130° vertical range to cover every corner
