Wyze Cam V4 vs Tapo C120 - Which ONE is the BEST?

Today, we are going to compare the Wyze Cam V4 to the Tapo C120. These 2 cameras have almost the same specs and features but which one is better? You will find out in this video.
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03:51 Side by Side
05:04 Testing
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[@netstar5950]

I had 4 Wyze cameras but I took them all down after dealing with false alarms, subscription fees, and poor performance. I have since moved to Reolink POE CX410 cameras and NVR for excellent AI, performance, no false alerts, and no subscription fees. If I had to choose between Wyze and Tapo, I would go with the Tapo C120. Great comparison review.

[@LifeHackster]

You can’t go wrong with the CX410s.. thanks for watching!

[@alexzman85]

But the tapo has no cooldown. Notifications come on every 30 seconds.

[@Redneck_Ed]

Your video editing and consistency test to test is amazing. You sync up frames and line shots up perfectly. I'm almost more impressed with your channel than with the products, lol. Thanks for putting out such quality content.

[@LifeHackster]

Thank you. I appreciate it.

[@rafflesnh]

Recently bought a Tapo C120 following one of your previous reviews, and couldn't be happier (so far!). The RTSP is especially useful.

[@thepwps.]

I have around 8 or so Wyze cams ranging from V2 to V3 as well as a couple of Cam Pans. The cams have always been great. However, the issue for me is the app. I've had so many software issues that I've finally given up. I bought two Tapo C120s and the difference has been amazing. So much better!

[@guitarman3001]

Great comparison! Like a lot of other people are doing, I'm getting rid of Wyze because of their almost constant outages, features that break, security issues, etc, and decided to go all in with Tapo. I've ordered several C120s, a C220, and a few C225s. Very happy with them so far and it looks like I made the right choice going with Tapo. I'm not sure about some of the settings in the C120 though. Would you be able to explain how to configure the spotlight on the Tapo camera? In the C120's settings there is a menu for Spotlight Settings. That one is self-explanatory and just sets the brightness and how long the spotlight stays on. What I'm not sure about is how to configure the spotlight to turn on when motion is detected, or to not turn on and just use IR. Under Video & Display there's a menu for Night Vision. 1. What does the Night Boost setting do? Is this for the spotlight or for Starlight sensor? 2. Under White Light Settings, is this for the spotlight or for IR? This setting only shows up when Night Boost is turned on. Thanks and keep up the great reviews and comparisons!

[@tollboothwillie0]

I have been looking for a window replacement for my wyze v3 but neither tapo c120 or eufy c120 will detect someone walking towards them at night unlike wyze v3.

[@rogerchiu1967]

Very good review, I really like the way you compare or test the cameras. Looking forward to your next video. ps. I have two questions about the Tapo C120 regarding video recording when motion is detected: 1. If I am not using the continuous recording, how long is each video recording runs once the motion is detected? ie. If motion is detected in the scene only for a few seconds, will the video recording still continue for 25 seconrds, 40 seconds, or only as long as motion is detected in the scene? 2. Is there any "blind period" between video recording due to sucessive motions detected? ie. If motion is detected in the scene for 5 seconds and gone, but then another motion appears say 6 seconds right after, will the Tapo C120 able to detect and record video of both motion?

[@chrislindsay3104]

Gotta try the Tapo's RTSP. Thanks, LifeHackster

[@LifeHackster]

You are welcome!

[@feiweltall]

Thanks for this update. Appreciated

[@LifeHackster]

No problem 👍

[@mikep5478]

I always enjoy the reviews. Wyze has been horrible constantly going down. IMO TAPO C120 seems to have superior stability and image quality. Dealing with the Wyze headaches and paying for a subscription with outages grows old fast. I started out with Wyze, but have soured on the brand because of stability. Defeats the purpose if "security" if they go down randomly.

[@cavboygtricer3449]

I like the wyze with no subscription. Wyze floodlight is so cheap. Snap shot and sd playback works great

[@NuMooX]

Would it be possible for you to do a review on the Tapo C 110? They are 20 bucks apiece right now. And was wondering if these would be a nice option for like a window mount looking outside. Thanks for considering in advance.

[@Starship007]

Deciding on eufy s330 vs e330 plug in. I can do either. No wire is nice but not really a factor. Solar really keep it charged for months?

[@RobertFrancis-ir6rh]

Can you do one the wise cam v3 spotlight compared to the V4?

[@RokkuAni]

I got wyze. I can use 4 camera at once. Using a tablet with Tapo, it seems to need better connections. It do log out often. My wyze cam feed stay up for days.

[@johnbautista5946]

can you make a comparison with the eufy cam 3c with the eufy outdoor pro 2k

[@ronm6585]

Thank you.

[@royboyll]

Hi can you please do a video on storing video camera to a NAS I have a synology ds 220+ thanks

[@truthtable888]

I was a big fan of Wyze and after trying out a V4 for a few days, I switched to a Tapo c120. I was a big wyze fan since v2 version but I think it's time to move on. Tapo also offers a subcription plan for up to 10 cameras for $35/year so I think this makes more sense to normal hourseholds.

[@fooey88]

Just remember Tapo is newer so it is normal practice to build a customer base by using low fees and adding excess features. Once you gain a large customer base, you can't sustain that and be profitable in the future, so they will start to slowly lock features behind a subscription plan and increase the amount of $. It happens with EVERY company, not just Wyze. It's business 101. Look at all the comments here. Most prefer the Tapo because of the feature availability and low entry cost (seem familiar? it was the same in the early days of wyze). It will take a while, but Tapo will also realize that this isn't sustainable as a business and switch over to basically a subscription only model.

[@tin.1]

@@fooey88100%! This is basically how Wyze started out as. guess what, if they kept doing that they would go broke right now. Welcome to managing a business

[@truthtable888]

@@fooey88 honestly what you just described has happened exactly to wyze.

[@fooey88]

@@truthtable888 yep exactly. That's what I'm trying to tell everyone. The same will happen to Tapo. It will just take time.

[@topiparrot]

Tapo’s subscriptions are more expensive than Wyze. It’s $35/yr for 1 camera, $70 for 2, $105 for 3, and a maximum of 10 cameras for $115. Wyze is $20/yr per camera but $100 for 99 cameras - cheaper than Tapo for only 10 cameras.

[@Chaybee12]

I personally switched from all my Wyze and Google cameras to all Tapo. I have been extremely happy with them and I love that Tapo has a physical smart button, much like Flic, which is programmable for 4 different automations. They also have more automation capabilities within Alexa.

[@LifeHackster]

I have to check out that button. Thanks for watching!

[@iblackfeathers]

i think with wyze you can set a group of cameras and stream more than four cameras at a time. and that is with a mix of the v3 and v4 cameras. not sure about ogs or pro or other cameras with that group setting. all this is within setting them up as a group. og has that odd picture in picture as well where you can flip the primary views. but rtsp is preferred, which wyze has been avoiding all this time in order to push their subscription model.

[@travispeayarlal1485]

it works with all cameras, including the Pan V3 and Floodlight Cams

[@LifeHackster]

Good to hear!

[@jameswoolleyy]

Can you review the Tapo doorbell camera soon?

[@aaron.1985]

i have 2 TAPO C120. so far so good. though it hard to detect far away movements

[@guitarman3001]

Make sure your sensitivity is turned up. My C120s consistently detect and identify Person and Pet 40+ feet away. Pet detection is not as consistent as Person detection but it's easily as good or better than my Wyze V3s.

[@Draconis8888]

Thanks for the comparison. Definitely making me consider leaving Wyze

[@LifeHackster]

Thanks for watching!

[@kevindelane2385]

The one thing annoying bout Wyze cams is the app. The individual views of the active cameras always seem to need to be refreshed to load the live view. Any tips on how to have them live all the time?

[@Gammabonos]

I heard Tapo has an invisible infrared option. Can you comment on this feature? Does it work effectively?

[@venomrogue1]

Wyze V4 Ftw. The Wyze rules should allow the siren when detecting a person.

[@guitarman3001]

And vice versa, the Tapo should allow you to manually turn on the siren.

[@jeancv24]

all my cameras are Tapo, and I am very happy with them, totally recomended🙌

[@mr.boniato6402]

I prefer the Tapo due to the RTSP option which allows you to add to an NVR.

[@45bravoairguns4]

I have found that the V4 does not work as say a dash cam like the V3 and the OG models. I would have my v3 set to continuous recording. When I left home it would record my trips , including stops when the engine was shut off, it would resume when the vehicle powered on again. And could retrieve the fit age when I returned home. The V4 does not do that.. it records for about 5 minutes, and does not resume recording when powered up after shutting the vehicle does.

[@burnjack291]

I started moving from v3 to c120. All the time wyze wifi goes offline, with tapo c120 never have a problem. Plus v4 does not have rstp which i cannot use in BI Blue iris.Thanks for the video

[@LifeHackster]

Thanks for watching!

[@kevindelane2385]

Yeah my Wyze WiFi always seems to go offline. Especially for the v4 at a critical area where key events happen. It’s very frustrating.

[@lcssay]

Tapo for me, the wyze cams V2 and V3 are now just for monitoring, things like 3D printer, birds nest or less important areas. Tapo has faster notifications and ease of use. Only thing with Tapo C120 i noticed is, if there are headlights coming straight at it, the software cannot recognize a vehicle. Im done with Wyze and their AWS failures.

[@kathyhanusa8956]

Thank you for this video, I was happy to see it. I do have an unrelated question and maybe you can help. When I have watched your videos before, the bottom of my screen shows all comments and we can also click on like. The past week my screen looks different. Below your video are clips of many other channels so I can't see comments below. Now I see some comments on the left of the my screen. Any help would be appreciated by anyone. Thanks

[@LifeHackster]

I’m not sure about the KZbin screen change that you have. It should show the comments etc. thanks for watching thoughz

[@kathyhanusa8956]

@@LifeHackster ok, thank you, I wonder how I find out.

[@teegees]

The audio quality is noticeably better on the Wyze.

[@kevinlee6175]

What would you choose if both were the same price?

[@YukonHawk1]

Happy Friday. Tapo for the win no subscription needed.

[@LifeHackster]

Thanks for watching!

[@ypark2877]

The speed of bringing up video and notifications is noticable between the two. Have wyze and switching over to tapos c120s and reolink. The tapo color pro is a nice camera also for just dollars more.

[@eng2625]

Are you going to get the paintcam?

[@fmskido]

Tapo and to a lesser extent Eufy are the best security camera makers in the United States. Unfortunately, brands like Reolink, Blink, Wyze, and others that are merely expensive with very few features always dominate the discussion. Thank God I discovered Tapo when I was upgrading my house security systems. I wish Tapo could begin to make solar outdoor cameras like Eufy. They will be truly unstoppable.

[@ypark2877]

.? Solar. Do not have one but tapo…TP-Link Tapo Outdoor Wireless Camera with Solar Panel Bundle: Outdoor Wireless Camera Tapo C420S

[@harmonyrecords]

Tapo wins...don't forget Tapo uses USB type C and Wyze is still using Micro USB...

[@garysumlin8355]

Do you have to be on the same Wi-Fi to watch 24/7

[@LifeHackster]

No. You can view them as long as your phone is connected to the internet.

[@bradmason8334]

NEW VIDEO IDEA: If I were adding security to my home for the first time, these are the 2 systems I would build.

[@JG90984]

Wyze all the way. Wyze is better at marketing too.

[@zuhairhlayel]

Tapo. 💐👏🌹💐

[@skaterdude14b]

Tapos audio quality is pretty bad

[@Rockaland2]

Tapo doesn't Tapo yo Wallet !.. Wyze is good but they needs to end that Subscriptions to get the best out of the camera.. They are about the same but if you need low budget Security with out extra Fees im gonna hand this one to Tapo !

[@djfrankymix]

I think tapo it is..

[@topiparrot]

The c120 has inferior video and sound quality compared with the hdr v4 so you can’t just gloss that over. The v4 also has WiFi 6 but not the c120. The v4 can do the higher quality but the compression is better so your storage requirements are lower.

[@LifeHackster]

This is why I make these videos. You can always compare specs written on the box, but in reality, side by side comparison is there a big difference as to video quality and audio?