TP-Link Tapo Smart Video Doorbell Camera Wireless with Chime, 2K with Full Color Night Vison & Spotlights, No Monthly Fee, Ring Call, 160° Ultra-Wide View, Free AI Detection, Local Storage (D210)

5 Stars – Outstanding Smart Doorbell for the Price!I live in San Antonio, TX, and recently installed the TP-Link Tapo doorbell camera—and I have to say, this thing is fantastic. The installation was incredibly easy, and the setup through the Tapo app was quick and smooth. Within minutes, it was up and running, and it's been flawless ever since.The video quality is sharp, motion alerts are accurate, and I really appreciate the two-way talk feature—it works great. One of the biggest perks for me is being able to customize the notification sound through my Samsung phone, which helps me instantly know when someone is at my door.I feel much more secure knowing I can monitor my front door anytime, whether I’m home or away. For the price, this smart doorbell offers premium performance and reliability. If you’re looking for a user-friendly, dependable doorbell camera, this is the one. Highly recommend!

This thing is amazing!! What I like is that you don't have to sign up for a monthly or annual fee, you can just save stuff on your SIM card. The set up was fairly easy, although I had help from my brother.. the image is clear as a bell, the sound quality is amazing, the doorbell is nice, and I'm overjoyed at the sale price of 20 bucks off last week. Smart little piece of equipment, so glad to have it!

I'll write more below, but here's the bottom line: Yes, you should buy this doorbell. It absolutely beats the competitors in this area, including the one made by the company whose shopping platform you're using right now (rhymes with "Sing"). I can't say I'm surprised this doorbell is so good, though. TP-Link clearly thinks carefully about its products and works hard to put out high-quality stuff (I have several other items from TP-Link, and I've always been pleased at how reliable and high-quality their stuff is).Additional details:-Price point is excellent (just under $50 as of the time of this review). Extremely fair. These seem to be on sale regularly, so if you see it listed for a considerably higher price and you can wait, you might want to consider holding off for a bit and coming back a little later to see if they are on sale.-Set up and installation are a breeze and connectivity is great.-Motion detection is great, and you can configure sensitivity and areas for detection. It also supports person detection, vehicle detection, and animal detection (each of which can be further configured with the same options, either as a group so everything has the same settings or independent from one another). I've not tested the vehicle or animal detection, but the person detection is quite good. And if you're getting false positives, you can give the doorbell feedback and it will improve. You can also, of course, tweak the sensitivity of detection. But it's nice to see TP-Link include the option to help train the doorbell. The training occurs locally, for your doorbell only (i.e., it doesn't mean your images will then be sent to the cloud or their servers and used to train their algorithms centrally; they respect your privacy).-You can opt in to their subscription service if you want cloud recording, but I specifically sought out doorbell cameras that permitted local storage only (which is what I favor). Even with local storage, the doorbell is very responsive.-Video quality is excellent. The camera also has an "auto" feature when live streaming to give the highest resolution that makes sense for your connection speed and strength at the time of viewing.-Audio quality is similarly great. It also supports different modes of talking through the doorbell. One works sort of like a walkie-talkie, and one works more like a video call. Answering doorbell rings works like a video call. But you can sneak a peek at who is at your doorbell before "officially" answering (it'll turn audio and video on on the doorbell, but keep your mic muted so they won't know you're screening who's at your door).-Battery life is good. I've seen some complaints about battery life, but I suspect this comes from people not fully charging their doorbell or using it all the time. There's no such thing as infinite battery!Bottom line: If you buy this, I'm confident you'll wonder why you didn't make the move sooner. Say goodbye to whatever competitor version you might have and come on in, the water's just fine. Or, if this is your first foray into smart doorbells, you're in for a treat with this as your introduction.

The D225 4mp QHD camera is outstanding. The software has all the bells and whistles ;-) and is very customizable. However, the biggest highlights are the image, audio, pet/vehicle/package/person detection quality with unlimited zone masking (you can add multiple zones per detection type). It has unlimited power options as well... powered by battery, existing door bell hardwired AC, or both (maintaining full battery as an AC power grid down fail over). It just works and is easy to setup.The D230 is a similar camera, but instead 160 degree camera/5mp instead of the D225's 180 degree camera/4mp. I prefer 160 degree, but the 180 degree works well and some people will need the fuller 180 degree coverage. Both are great.Install Tip!!!Initially, I found that connectivity to the doorbell camera was inconsistent, which I thought it might have been my WIFI signal, but instead, it ended up being that my existing doorbell 16Volt AC - 10 Amp transformer did not appear to have quite enough power. It was replaced with a 16Volt AC - 20 Amp transformer and it now works perfectly.

Would give 5 stars but my doorbell came with a chime with a blown speaker and does not seem to work with chime in the house. Might need a different transformer to work properly. Would recommend doing more testing with different transformers or providing one that works. Other than that works really well. Has great AI tracking. Pet detection needs some work but I think it’s still in beta. Very easy to install. Love that you don’t need a subscription. Overall great value for the money.

I recently upgraded to the TP-Link Tapo D225 Smart Video Doorbell, and I'm genuinely impressed by its performance—especially since it doesn't require a subscription. The 2K resolution and 180-degree field of view provide clear, comprehensive coverage of my front porch. I store the recording to a microSD card, which offers peace of mind without any having fees associated with subscription services unlike other brands. The AI-powered motion detection identifies people, vehicles, and pets, but needs work as a person can show up as all 3 tags. While the device is slightly bulkier than some alternatives, it does support existing mechanical chimes, the included plug-in chime works well and is easy to customize. You just have to turn on one with a transformer hardwired in to it.