The TP-Link launched a group of new safety cameras for its tapo smart home brand, including 4K-enabled line and a group of inexpensive pan and tilt cams for the outside, which can be used indoors and outdoors. The company is also finally releasing it Tapo Homebase H500 Central hub, first shown CES 2024Which brings face identification and expands local storage in its cameras. Homebase will act as one Control controllerAllows you to add a non-tapo device to the tapo app.
New release, which are now available Heroic And TP-Link SiteFeature an upgrade Battery -run tapo magam series, 4K 8MP resolution footage and starlight color night vision (which shows clear pictures even in low light). A standard camera, $ 149.99 Tapo Magcam 4K Solar (C460), and a PAN-Cinged version, $ 169.99 Tapo Vistakam 360 Solar (C660).
Both of them are integrated into solar energy mounting systems and can record 24/7 on the battery-some other battery-powered cameras offer. TP-Link marketing director David Lux said, “We achieved 24/7 continuous recording at a low frame rate.” “It records in low quality while nothing is happening, switching to high quality when the speed is detected.”
According to the TP-Link, the cameras can record up to 55 days on a charge using the adjustable frame rate to save electricity, and require a 45-minute sun on a solar panel to keep it fully operated.
A wired version of Vistacam, Tapo c560wsThe cost of $ 99.99 and supports 24/7 recording on 25 FPS as well as facial identification as well as on-device identity.
All new tapo cameras have a microSD card (separately sold), tapo cloud, or local recording for the new homebase of tapo. They have free AI-operated smart alerts for pets, people and vehicles processed on the device. PAN-Cinge versions support the auto-tracking of pets, vehicles, and people.
The tapo also has a new 4K-competent plug-in, indoor pan-tint camera, $ 59.99 Tapo roomcam 360 (C260), which supports 24/7 recording to SD card or homebase. It provides 360-degree horizontal coverage, a physical privacy shutter, smart alerts for people, pets, and smart alerts for vehicles, and a child’s cry, glass breaking, cat-burning, and noise to detect noise for dog barking, Lux says.
A low cost option, new tapo Hybridcam The series, 2K-competent plug-in cameras have a row that starts at $ 30. All feature Weather proofing, PAN-Cantt Ability and a Multi-Mount design that allows you to keep the camera flat on a surface or mount it on a wall or ceiling.
$ 69.99 Tapo Hybridcam Duo (C246D) The most interesting here. It has a dual-lens 2k 3MP camera, a 360-degree PAN-6 with 6 mm telephoto lens and a 125-degree scene with a certain lens with a fixed lens, so it can cover the wide locations simultaneously, while zooming on the details. The pair has synchronized smart tracking, so if the fixed lens spots something, the pan-tant lens can accommodate it to follow it. A 4K, solar-driven version This year was declared in CES, but there is no sign of launch for that model yet.
Hybridcam chain There are also three single-camera options with the same design, which starts at $ 29.99 for 1080p resolution, $ 34.99 for 2K and $ 49.99 for 3K resolution. These models are all PAN-tricks with auto-tracking and free AI-manual identity for people and sounds. Two more expensive cameras add PET and vehicle detection.
As mentioned, all cameras have a local storage option with micro-SD cards or on the device with new $ 149.99. Tapo homebase (H500)A triangular hub with a built -in tablet mount (not included tablet) adds 16GB local storage to homebase cameras, expandable up to 16TB with an external hard drive.
Tapo states that homebase, which supports Ethernet and 2.4/5GHz Wi-Fi, can support cameras up to 16 as well as onwif-compatible cameras. When associated with homebase, all tapo cameras get local facial identification.
You can connect a tablet to the stand, keep it operated via the USB port, and use it as a camera viewing device, showing up to four live views at once. Alternatively, you can hook homebase on a TV through your HDMI port. With a built -in microphone and speaker, homebase can serve as an intercom for tapo cameras and video doorbells.
Homebase is a center for the sub-gig sensor of tapo and supports substance-over-Y-Fi devices, allowing it to function as one Control controllerThis means that this substance can connect and control the tapo smart home devices, as well as bringing material tools to the TAPO app from other brands. You should use tapo rules and automation to automate all your compatible gadgets in one app. However, Lux says that the hub only supports substance equipment in categories that currently supports TAPOs, including light, sensors, switches, plugs and door locks.
