Tapo
C520WS
Based on 35 Reddit mentions
$56.99
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Should I return it?
I have found that eufy cams are good without the homebase. Wired cams with SD cards in each cam is the way to go. My biggest complaint about Eufy is the inability to stream all cameras simultaneously unless you buy the E10 display. I tried Reolink and liked their 180 degree cam but when I setup the
...-JEFF007- in r/EufyCam
April 8, 2026 12:56 PM
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Tapo H500 with 16TB HDD storage
I’ve tried several brands side by side and Tapo is in my opinion by far the best brand, most stable connection, best performing app, least fals alarms, good image quality in all lighting conditions, etc. That’s why I went all in with this entire setup. I have everything wireless and it works flawles
...MinorOfficial in r/Tapo
February 8, 2026 10:19 PM
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The Tapo camera/cloud/app performance has been dismal lately
I am experiencing the same. Have the cams only since October but they worked better at the beginning. The C500 is crap anyways and I will replace it in spring. The two C520ws are ok but since last update the sound and tracking performance is bad. Also for one I had the Tapo care subscription first a
...Pixeldust1970 in r/Tapo
March 10, 2026 3:19 AM
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FYI: C246D cannot change FPS
Oh I wouldn't avoid coming to Tapo over it - I spent 5 years with Wyze going through hell. Went to Tapo in October and it's been absolutely amazing. I fully stand by them - but this particular camera has that one issue. You'll find that there no perfect camera anywhere but I can fully stand by the C
...Droid8Apple in r/Tapo
July 11, 2025 5:19 PM
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Camera recomendations
I'm using Tapo c520ws with decent results. I have also used an old android phone with a dedicated microphone and the difference is night and day, but the tapos are up and running 24/7 and do "good enough" for what I want.
InvaderGlorch in r/BirdNET_Analyzer
October 13, 2025 12:12 AM
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Video Cams / Omada
They all do? The Omada is just providing network access. FWIW I like the Tapo series, they’re pretty stable and fast. I’ve got a few c520ws (2k)for outdoors and some c200? (1080p) for inside, and two d130 doorbells. They’re faster than the Wyze cams they replaced and MUCH faster than the blink doorb
...JoWhee in r/TPLinkOmada
July 8, 2025 8:50 AM
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Useless!!! I paid for Cam Plus and it never recorded this theft (human detection). I had to review 3 hours of footage on my SD Card. Will NOT be renewing my subscription in August!
I'll be honest - I'm not certain. It memory serves the OG is similar to a C120 maybe. Tapo has easy naming. The higher the number the better, so the ones that look like the OG are C1xx with C110 < C120 < C130 and so on. Add one numeral for black instead of white, so C110 white, C111 black. At least
...Droid8Apple in r/wyzecam
June 22, 2025 5:15 PM
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Tapo cams with Frigate
That’s a good question. Not sure how much AI the two C520WS and the C500 have. The C500 is and was quite dumb from the beginning. The firmware is really bad in my view and Tapo says I should buy a better camera. Frigate just made it smarter even the resolution is not enough so I might update anyways
...Pixeldust1970 in r/Tapo
January 5, 2026 8:07 AM
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SD card loading time C520WS versus C325WB difference, why?
Both of my C520WS V2s got a firmware update today. I tested both of them several times and they are acting just about as fast as my C325WB V1. Hopefully this will stay. Tapo please do not screw it up. Whatever was making the SD card lag was definitely a firmware issue on Tapos end. Edit: I spoke too
...-JEFF007- in r/Tapo
March 31, 2026 9:32 PM
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tapo c121 video recording problem
The camera model I have is c520ws and c325ws, Android system, it occurs in all detection events, it is connected by network cable, the Tapo application version is 3.11.113, the video skips when playing it through the cloud, my internet speed is 150 mbps, after the last update for the c520ws it has i
...Hamanr3n in r/Tapo
June 5, 2025 2:32 AM
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