Kasa 2K+ Outdoor Wired Security Camera, KC420WS

I have a slew of the Kasa smart outlets and they’re excellent. Cheap and just work. I watched these cameras for a long time before trying a couple. I’m glad I did. I got them on a good sale, around 42$ each. My buddy who is a professional security camera installer is blown away at their picture for a camera at 1/4 of his pro cam cost. Picture quality: The night vision is incredible. That’s usually where the picture quality lacks. Picture is crisp and clean when night vision is on. What is even more impressive is the cameras ability to use what light it can pickup at night and keep color and clarity. I have a streetlight that is in my neighbors yard and I don’t use night vision on 2 of my cameras because it can use the available light very well. I will say, I run these on 1080 as I don’t see any real difference at 2k. But just remember, it depends on the screen you’re viewing it on. For me, 1080 is plenty. Spot light: It’s pretty good. Not “impressive” but impressive for something that is running on 5V USB. Siren: Yup, it makes noise. You can even set it to initiate all sirens on your network at once. Siren and Alert settings. YES you can turn both off when motion is sensed. I don’t know what people are doing where they can’t turn that off. Motion sensing: Pretty slick, you can set a irregular squares to areas of interest you want notifications. For example. One cam captures the street, but I only want my walkway. So I set that section to only alert if movement is noticed in that area. Even nicer, you can set up to 4 different sections. Noise sensing/notification: Far too sensitive even on the lowest setting. A good gust of wind will set it off. This is nitpicking, but wanted to address it. All my noise sensing is turned off. 2 way communication. It’s OK. Not great. You can hear the people through the camera OK, but the speaker to them is not that great, but again. 42-50$ it’s very good. I will say, it’s possible that when you’re talking through the camera you mouth is far away from the mic on your phone because you’re also watching the video feed. Install is straight forward. Mount anywhere 110v is within the 10’ reach of the cord. I bought a 50’ USB extension cable to power one of these cameras where 110v is not nearby and it’s flawless. Can probably power sufficiently with even longer USB extension. Micro SD card storage: It’s ridiculous that TP-Link hasn’t accurately answered this question. At 1080, the 24/7 recording is approx 12gb a day. So a 256gb card formats at 219gb. Which translates to 18 days of 24/7 recording. The takeaway, at 1080 it takes 12gb a day. Different picture quality will increase or decrease the storage requirement. Saving from SD card. Again. I don’t know where the issue is. When a notification is received the on screen prompts shows you if it was a person or movement. Touch one off them and the software jumps to that event and starts playing. On the screen you’re watching there’s a “RED RECORD BUTTON” touch that, and it starts to record that selection of video to your phone. You can record anything, not just an event. But the event notification just helps locate the times something happens. Easy. No problem. Stop whining! For those that can’t figure that out, if you need to pull the SD card for insurance or police, you have a legit reason! You won’t be pulling the card daily. Ending thoughts. If you’re interesting in an inexpensive but high quality camera, look no further.

I bought 2. Then 2 more. Super easy to set up and install. Great resolution. So impressed I bought 2 more for 2 areas where a camera was nice but not absolutely necessary. Now have 6. If they made a solar powered version I’d put one on the top of my shed and capture the whole back yard. UPDATE: Now that these have been up for about a week I am more familiar. You either have 24/7 recording or no recording at all. There is a clip saved when triggered so there is no search for the specific event. Due to the 24/7 recording the memory card will get full and there is no loop recording. You have to reformat the card. There is a button to do so but you have to remember to check available/used memory. Because Kasa does not have a solar powered version I purchased a Tapo branded camera. Tapo and Kasa are both Tp-Link products. The Tapo app encompasses both brands but Kasa does not. The Tapo solar version has 24/7 "recording" but it sleeps when no motion to preserve battery charge. It "wakes up" to record motion. To see a live view you open the camera and it does take a bit for it to wake up for you to see live. It does loop recording and provides a quick view of triggering events so there is no searching. Because the Tapo goes to sleep and it isn't instant live view when you open up the camera I prefer the Kasa... for the powered WiFi cameras. Both are still recommended. LATEST UPDATE DO NOT BUY! They repeatedly go offline. I have spent hours trying to get them to reset and reconnect. Even though my WiFi shows to be at full strength at the site of the cameras I keep getting a message that WiFi is unstable or there is no internet connection. I’m presently looking for an alternative and expect the 6 I wasted money and an enormous amount of time to end up in the trash. These things are crap… and that’s being extremely nice.

We use Kasa smart bulbs in our house and love them. I didn't realize Kasa made cameras, so when I need an outdoor camera for security, I went with another brand. While it "worked", the alerts were endless as it couldn't differentiate between a person, a dog, a car, or a sparrow, we used it for over a year until we changed internet routers and had to try to reset it - remove the backing plate, press the reset, scan a code from your phone with the camera (not easy on a ladder with bright sunlight reflection from the screen), hope that it "took", then start all over when it confirmed 3 minutes later that it wasn't connected. Once I finally got it to connect (had to bring it down and inside first and then put it back up outside), the night vision was like looking thru a fog. So, I decided to try this brand. AND I LOVE IT. Set up is a breeze, plug it in, wait for the light to blink, press the + in the app and the camera was linked to the app. It did take a little longer for the WiFi to connect, but once it did, it has performed flawlessly since. I love that I can use the same app that I already have on my phone, it remembers the WiFi password set for the network, I can easily access from my Echo Show to see what's going on (a plus as I work from home and am on my phone constantly thru the day) and I have the choice of a reasonably priced cloud storage plan (the other brand was $79 for 2 cameras when we started, then without warning increased to $135 in 3 months after we purchased!) or use of an SD card. The only downside I have found so far is the power supply - it's a type C cord that plugs into a pronged block (like what's used with a cell phone). These are "outdoor" cameras and if they were to be plugged in outside, I can't imagine that they would be waterproof or safe with this type of connection. We use them on the outside of our buildings for security, but run the cords to interior outlets, so they work for us, but would much prefer a weather safe connection if needed. Will be purchasing a couple more for outside and replacing our inside cameras with this brand as well.

Works very well! If you just use this camera with your home Wi-Fi you don't need a subscription but you'll need an SD card for inside the camera to store video. It runs on a usb charger instead of a regular cord so you have to figure out a way to plug it in...but beyond that it just works great.

The image quality is clear and sharp, and setup was fairly easy. Activity notifications can be a bit annoying, though. I have one installed in my garage, and it sends multiple notifications whenever I’m moving around in there. The field of view covers my entire garage, except the far corners of the wall the camera is mounted on. The microphone also doesn’t pick up voices quite as well as my Nest camera. That said, the biggest issue is really with Google, not Tapo. Google doesn’t show video from other vendors’ cameras in the Home app (greed), so you have to use the Tapo app instead. Which is mildy annoying switching between two apps when it could be in one app. Google also only shows the last 10 seconds of video unless you pay for a subscription (greed), while Tapo supports a memory card and can store many days of footage locally. For half the price—or less—than Google Nest cameras, these are a great value for the money. I would buy them again.

Great little exterior home security camera! They have clear images and decent night vision and possible illumination features. There are exclusion options and motion notifications that can be turned on and off. There is an microphone built in so that you can listen in as well as as speaker so that you can speak from the camera. Install is really easy! The unit is USB powered with included adaptor. It should be noted that the power wire does not go through the mounting bracket, so having the appearance of a wireless camera is not possible unless you drill and separate hole for the power cord. Three simple screws with drywall anchors is all you need to get this camera installed. This unit is NOT battery powered nor does it have a battery backup. This product uses the Kasa app and is very easy to setup. Connection to you home wifi is easy and straightforward. You can add an aftermarket micro SD card to expand the recording time. One of my favorite features about this camera is that I can have it running with 24/7 recording even if there is no motion detected. Getting onto the Kasa app to view the recording is very easy to navigate, and live view is even easier. Overall, I would highly recommend this product for anyone that is needing an easy, non-subscription based, home camera system. I have many of these cameras both inside and outside my home. They are the best for winning arguments with your kids about "who ate dad's last piece of pie?", come to find out... it was mom.

Love Kasa! My first outdoor camera...works great!! Both day and night easy to install..great size.

I had 4 of these. Hated them. They go offline for funsies. How do you get it back? Get on a ladder, unscrew microscrews on the back (hard to reach), get something sharp enough to push the interior reset button (nails are too big, pins are too small), and stand outside next to it while you set it up again on the app. This happened at least once a month for 3 years. Then you have to re-position it because to access the button, you have to move it. Got the paid subscription? Enjoy watching leaves move 24/7 while it doesn't go on for the actual people and pets that should start it. Missed everything I actually needed to see while the rain made it record all the time. The final nail in the coffin was that they all went out at once. Contacted support, and weeks later, they said theyre out of warranty. Im so happy because I can throw these in the garbage where they belong. No value for money, low quality, no compatibility with alexa, no features, terrible field of view. Not compact, is durable.

I've got a few older Kasa cameras at home. This one is such an upgrade to the others! Very good quality at night and keeps it in colour! Perfect for keeping an eye on my front yard around the clock.

Fácil de instalar, cumple su función. Fácil manejar desde la app

Already have KC200 outdoor camera which is good but without all the features of this new model. (No built in SIM facility on KC200) I have switched off the LED lights and IR at the moment as the video is clear enough without them and it does not stand out at night. That said, they are both good. I have spot lights that detect a person on the drive and they provide more than sufficient lighting. The video is recording in colour with just a weak street light and the sensitivity is correctly identifying a person. I have a128gb micro sim which is more than adequate for several days recordings. I have taken a snap shot of 4.15am today and it is good and in clout. When lights come on it’s outstanding. Came with a USA plug power adaptor. (See photo)The cable is USB ended and fits any suitable adaptor or usb socket. I highly recommend this product but get your own power adaptor.

Quick and easy installation. If you use the SD card option, it will continue recording on the SD card after it is full, will record over the oldest footage. A 16Gig card lasts for about 24Hr at 2K QHD. Recommend a 64Gig SD for about 4 days. Video quality and detection sensitivity does not disappoint.

Excellent camera !