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Our quick take

Design, features & connectivity 

  • Built-in microphone and speaker for two-way communication 3m-long Micro-USB power cable 2.4GHz and 5GHz (Band1 Band4) Wi-Fi frequency connectivity  Wall mountable with mounting plate and screws included

1080p HD video snippets with a catch

  • f/2.0 aperture lens with 130-degree field of view 1920 x 1080 max resolution with up to 30fps (H.264 compression) Push notification system with custom privacy and sensitivity settings

Motion Detection

Continuous Recording?

Schedules and Privacy

Quality

Two-way communication for staying in touch

  • Built-in microphone and speaker for two-way communication

Subscription costs?

  • 48-hours of free footage access via the cloud

To recap

TP-Link’s smart home camera offers an easy-to-use interface and a decent spec, but it’s not without its niggles when it comes to more intelligent and/or ongoing capture and audio quality.