Tapo by TP-Link Smart Video Doorbell Camera with Chime, Battery or Wired, 2K QHD Color Night Vison, No Monthly Fee, 180° Ultra-Wide Head-to-Toe View, Ring Call, Free AI Detection, Local Storage (D225)
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Customers find this doorbell camera to be a high-quality device that’s easy to set up and works well, with clear picture quality and good value for money, particularly noting it’s half the price of Ring alternatives. They appreciate that it doesn’t require a monthly subscription. The connectivity and battery life receive mixed feedback – while some report solid WiFi performance and good battery life, others experience connection issues and quick battery drain.
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13 reviews for Tapo by TP-Link Smart Video Doorbell Camera with Chime, Battery or Wired, 2K QHD Color Night Vison, No Monthly Fee, 180° Ultra-Wide Head-to-Toe View, Ring Call, Free AI Detection, Local Storage (D225)
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Will –
Excellent for Price – Long Battery Life
Very nice doorbell where you don’t have doorbell wiring. Extremely easy to install; pretty easy to remove and charge the battery. Installed a memory chip for picture/video storage — took about 5 seconds to install the memory.Camera images are not super high resolution but are pretty good (see image I just took from the doorbell).We are away from this home about 6 months at a time each year and just charge the battery right before we leave. We don’t use the motion detection but we get an immediate phone call when someone rings the bell. The battery drains very slowly in this mode and based on testing thus far, it should easily be good for 6 months. We tried using the motion detection when we are there but too much feedback. There are options on this doorbell that would work better to detect people, but we don’t really need it. Good enough to ring the bell in the house and ring our cell phones – we just turn on the camera on the phone, and can see who it is and talk to them. This works great when we are away and when we are in. When in, we are frequently down at our dock — and can answer the doorbell from there.If you want motion detection engaged and want to record video while motion detection is active, you can do that but the battery won’t last a long time. They do have a slightly more expensive model with all the features of this unit with a higher res camera that connects to doorbell wiring if you want to record that.I absolutely hate all of the subscription BS every vendor on earth is trying to get you to buy. We can avoid it with this doorbell which more than meets our needs. I would definitely buy this again!
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G. Newton –
Great doorbell cam
Replaced a Ring doorbell cam with the Tapo D225 and couldn’t be happier. Better image quality, wider view angle, more advanced detection, and best of all, no subscription needed. Connected flawlessly to my Tapo H500 hub for local storage. Installation was easy, and connected to my existing wiring, which also allows 24/7 mode. Being wired also keeps the internal battery charged.
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tommy mcclung –
Great video doorbell until it stopped working
Great doorbell, easy setup Great quality videos for about 3 months and now it won’t go in pairing mode so really it is worthless now. Tried contacting customer service, not much luck there. All I can say Great video doorbell when it works and not so good customer service. We’ll finally got customer service support, very helpful and got everything resolved. I’m very happy now and video doorbell is working great again and I really highly recommend this product because of the quality and great customer service.
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Chakel –
Clear Picture
So far I’m glad I believed the hype about this camera. The quality of this camera is great, the image is bright, clear, and gives a wide angle which I love, the setup was easy and I hard wired my camera, the camera is a bit on the bigger and heavier side but I’m not complaining because it seems durable, the connectivity is great even on my Echo, I love the different chime options, the microphone could be a little better but all and all I’m glad I switched from Wyze and SimpliSafe doorbell cameras, this one seems MUCH BETTER!!!!! I haven’t had the camera long so I can’t speak to the longevity of it yet, but if anything changes I’ll update this review!!!
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Bill C. –
Good quality
I have had this doorbell camera for around 8 months now. Installation was easy and the app is not complicated to use. Picture and audio is as good as expected. Battery does not have to be charged for at least 3 months when camera is set not activate unless it detects a person. The unit will drain Very Quickly (couple days) if set on live view for any length of time. The remote unit is small and has loudness and different chime settings. I’m thinking of hardwiring it (nice option) so that I can use it for live monitoring.
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Amazon Customer –
It is as advertised exactly. Seems to be a great value.
The doorbell is easily installed. The instructions are clear and precise. The hardest part was formatting the SD card on my Mac Book. I had help with that. Hadn’t done that I years.The clarity is great and the door chime works and is loud enough for the hearing impaired person that I am. It has been working well even at night. The angled mounts helped because my wall is at an angle. Using an SD card helps with needing no cloud storage.
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JW –
Good quality door bell at competitive price
Works well. Love being able to record and store without need to pay for cloud. Only issue was that the doorbell linked to a smart chime located in a different location (we have a second home we use the same system with) and that took some work to sort out—-but now good. Quality seems good so far. Tapo ecosystem so far is decent and has good competitive price point.
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Phil –
Best current doorbell camera
This thing is great! In comparison, I have previously had cloud-based doorbell cams like R*ng and R*ku, which had no local storage and required a monthly subscription. This doorbell cam allowed me to remove other extra cams due to its wide angle lens. The pre-roll is a great value-add feature. The doorbell “calling” is also great for notifications as compared to other doorbells. The app interface is easy to use and allows for vast customization of settings, detection zones and motion recording, and notifications. The included chime comes in handy when hardwiring, existing chimes will no longer function due to the hardwire. Installation was easy, but beware the mounting plates may “stick” together making it seem like there are only angle wedges, vs also receiving a straight mounting plate. There are 3 types included.
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P.C. –
Quelle caméra! La qualité d’image est spectaculaire. Mais il faut surtout parler de la grande simplicité d’installation! Wow! Quand j’ai vu le guide de démarrage rapide, je me suis dit, “ouais, pas sûr que ça sera aussi simple…”. Bien oui, c’est tellement simple… Une fois l’application en route sur mon téléphone et la sonnette en mode “ON”, tout se fait pratiquement automatiquement; le plus compliqué sera de retrouver le mot de passe de votre réseau wifi, :-)Ce que j’apprécie le plus, franchement, c’est le fait de pouvoir accueillir mes visiteurs tout simplement en répondant à la sonnerie de mon téléphone. Et mes visiteurs me confirment qu’il comprennent très bien ce que je leur dis: le son est excellent, et c’est la même chose de mon côté. La seule chose qui m’a causé souci fut de trouver où se cache l’option ‘antivol’: il s’agit de l’option qui déclenche une alarme dans le cas où quelqu’un essaierait de partir avec votre sonnette. La documentation en ligne qui accompagne la sonnette indique que cette option se trouve dans le menu “Paramètres”, mais il s’agit d’un autre modèle de sonnette… Dans le cas de cette sonnette-ci, il faut aller dans les paramètres, puis choisir “Sonnette”: vous y trouverez l’option Antivol.
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hazel cheung –
I brought several video door bell, this is by far the best out of the three
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Miguet Danny –
Montage makkelijk. Er zijn handige plaatjes bij om de bel in verschillende hoeken aan de muur te bevestigen. Ondertussen 2 weken in gebruik en batterij staat op 95%. Wel best een micro SD-kaartje bijbestellen. De binnenbel is wel enkel geschikt voor een Amerikaans stopcontact, best dus ook een stekkeradapter VS – EU bijbestellen.
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MC –
Anteriormente teníamos un Ring y lo que más nos ha gustado de Tapo es que no tienes que pagar una suscripción para ver el historial de grabaciones, pues puedes utilizar una micro sd (no incluida)Puedes utilizarlo con su batería o con su transformador (no incluido) pero que conseguimos aquí mismo en Amazon, para no tener que estar recargando la bateríaIncluye un chime, para que lo conectes en el lugar que deseesMuy conveniente, que cuando timbran se abre en tu celular la opción de ver quién timbra y tú decides si activar o no el micrófono. Con esta función, no es necesario que abras la app como en RingTiene muchas otras funciones y por ello estamos más que contentos con la compra.Muy recomendable
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Brian McCarthy –
Great product very easy to set up and excellent view from camera
Tapo by TP-Link Smart Video Doorbell Camera with Chime, Battery or Wired, 2K QHD Color Night Vison, No Monthly Fee, 180° Ultra-Wide Head-to-Toe View, Ring Call, Free AI Detection, Local Storage (D225)
Will –
Excellent for Price – Long Battery Life
Very nice doorbell where you don’t have doorbell wiring. Extremely easy to install; pretty easy to remove and charge the battery. Installed a memory chip for picture/video storage — took about 5 seconds to install the memory.Camera images are not super high resolution but are pretty good (see image I just took from the doorbell).We are away from this home about 6 months at a time each year and just charge the battery right before we leave. We don’t use the motion detection but we get an immediate phone call when someone rings the bell. The battery drains very slowly in this mode and based on testing thus far, it should easily be good for 6 months. We tried using the motion detection when we are there but too much feedback. There are options on this doorbell that would work better to detect people, but we don’t really need it. Good enough to ring the bell in the house and ring our cell phones – we just turn on the camera on the phone, and can see who it is and talk to them. This works great when we are away and when we are in. When in, we are frequently down at our dock — and can answer the doorbell from there.If you want motion detection engaged and want to record video while motion detection is active, you can do that but the battery won’t last a long time. They do have a slightly more expensive model with all the features of this unit with a higher res camera that connects to doorbell wiring if you want to record that.I absolutely hate all of the subscription BS every vendor on earth is trying to get you to buy. We can avoid it with this doorbell which more than meets our needs. I would definitely buy this again!
G. Newton –
Great doorbell cam
Replaced a Ring doorbell cam with the Tapo D225 and couldn’t be happier. Better image quality, wider view angle, more advanced detection, and best of all, no subscription needed. Connected flawlessly to my Tapo H500 hub for local storage. Installation was easy, and connected to my existing wiring, which also allows 24/7 mode. Being wired also keeps the internal battery charged.
tommy mcclung –
Great video doorbell until it stopped working
Great doorbell, easy setup Great quality videos for about 3 months and now it won’t go in pairing mode so really it is worthless now. Tried contacting customer service, not much luck there. All I can say Great video doorbell when it works and not so good customer service. We’ll finally got customer service support, very helpful and got everything resolved. I’m very happy now and video doorbell is working great again and I really highly recommend this product because of the quality and great customer service.
Chakel –
Clear Picture
So far I’m glad I believed the hype about this camera. The quality of this camera is great, the image is bright, clear, and gives a wide angle which I love, the setup was easy and I hard wired my camera, the camera is a bit on the bigger and heavier side but I’m not complaining because it seems durable, the connectivity is great even on my Echo, I love the different chime options, the microphone could be a little better but all and all I’m glad I switched from Wyze and SimpliSafe doorbell cameras, this one seems MUCH BETTER!!!!! I haven’t had the camera long so I can’t speak to the longevity of it yet, but if anything changes I’ll update this review!!!
Bill C. –
Good quality
I have had this doorbell camera for around 8 months now. Installation was easy and the app is not complicated to use. Picture and audio is as good as expected. Battery does not have to be charged for at least 3 months when camera is set not activate unless it detects a person. The unit will drain Very Quickly (couple days) if set on live view for any length of time. The remote unit is small and has loudness and different chime settings. I’m thinking of hardwiring it (nice option) so that I can use it for live monitoring.
Amazon Customer –
It is as advertised exactly. Seems to be a great value.
The doorbell is easily installed. The instructions are clear and precise. The hardest part was formatting the SD card on my Mac Book. I had help with that. Hadn’t done that I years.The clarity is great and the door chime works and is loud enough for the hearing impaired person that I am. It has been working well even at night. The angled mounts helped because my wall is at an angle. Using an SD card helps with needing no cloud storage.
JW –
Good quality door bell at competitive price
Works well. Love being able to record and store without need to pay for cloud. Only issue was that the doorbell linked to a smart chime located in a different location (we have a second home we use the same system with) and that took some work to sort out—-but now good. Quality seems good so far. Tapo ecosystem so far is decent and has good competitive price point.
Phil –
Best current doorbell camera
This thing is great! In comparison, I have previously had cloud-based doorbell cams like R*ng and R*ku, which had no local storage and required a monthly subscription. This doorbell cam allowed me to remove other extra cams due to its wide angle lens. The pre-roll is a great value-add feature. The doorbell “calling” is also great for notifications as compared to other doorbells. The app interface is easy to use and allows for vast customization of settings, detection zones and motion recording, and notifications. The included chime comes in handy when hardwiring, existing chimes will no longer function due to the hardwire. Installation was easy, but beware the mounting plates may “stick” together making it seem like there are only angle wedges, vs also receiving a straight mounting plate. There are 3 types included.
P.C. –
Quelle caméra! La qualité d’image est spectaculaire. Mais il faut surtout parler de la grande simplicité d’installation! Wow! Quand j’ai vu le guide de démarrage rapide, je me suis dit, “ouais, pas sûr que ça sera aussi simple…”. Bien oui, c’est tellement simple… Une fois l’application en route sur mon téléphone et la sonnette en mode “ON”, tout se fait pratiquement automatiquement; le plus compliqué sera de retrouver le mot de passe de votre réseau wifi, :-)Ce que j’apprécie le plus, franchement, c’est le fait de pouvoir accueillir mes visiteurs tout simplement en répondant à la sonnerie de mon téléphone. Et mes visiteurs me confirment qu’il comprennent très bien ce que je leur dis: le son est excellent, et c’est la même chose de mon côté. La seule chose qui m’a causé souci fut de trouver où se cache l’option ‘antivol’: il s’agit de l’option qui déclenche une alarme dans le cas où quelqu’un essaierait de partir avec votre sonnette. La documentation en ligne qui accompagne la sonnette indique que cette option se trouve dans le menu “Paramètres”, mais il s’agit d’un autre modèle de sonnette… Dans le cas de cette sonnette-ci, il faut aller dans les paramètres, puis choisir “Sonnette”: vous y trouverez l’option Antivol.
hazel cheung –
I brought several video door bell, this is by far the best out of the three
Miguet Danny –
Montage makkelijk. Er zijn handige plaatjes bij om de bel in verschillende hoeken aan de muur te bevestigen. Ondertussen 2 weken in gebruik en batterij staat op 95%. Wel best een micro SD-kaartje bijbestellen. De binnenbel is wel enkel geschikt voor een Amerikaans stopcontact, best dus ook een stekkeradapter VS – EU bijbestellen.
MC –
Anteriormente teníamos un Ring y lo que más nos ha gustado de Tapo es que no tienes que pagar una suscripción para ver el historial de grabaciones, pues puedes utilizar una micro sd (no incluida)Puedes utilizarlo con su batería o con su transformador (no incluido) pero que conseguimos aquí mismo en Amazon, para no tener que estar recargando la bateríaIncluye un chime, para que lo conectes en el lugar que deseesMuy conveniente, que cuando timbran se abre en tu celular la opción de ver quién timbra y tú decides si activar o no el micrófono. Con esta función, no es necesario que abras la app como en RingTiene muchas otras funciones y por ello estamos más que contentos con la compra.Muy recomendable
Brian McCarthy –
Great product very easy to set up and excellent view from camera