TP-Link Tapo C200

The TP-Link Tapo C200 is a budget-friendly indoor pan-and-tilt security camera offering 1080p video with 360-degree horizontal and 114-degree vertical rotation. It includes night vision up to 30 feet, two-way audio, and motion detection with configurable alert zones.

The camera requires the Tapo app and TP-Link cloud services for setup, live viewing, and notifications. There is no official local API, though some community projects have reverse-engineered limited local control. Video can be stored locally on a microSD card up to 256GB, but cloud viewing still requires internet.

Privacy features include a physical privacy mode that mechanically rotates the lens downward and an activity zone feature that limits motion detection to specific areas of the frame. The camera supports Alexa and Google Assistant for voice-triggered live views.