I ordered this video doorbell to replace my existing wired doorbell. The best thing that I like about this video doorbell is that with your own micro SD card for recording, there is no ongoing monthly charge. Live view and playback of recordings can be done from anywhere in the world as long as you have an internet connection. Plus, you get notifications on your phone of motion detections and when the doorbell is pressed. It is also Alexa and Google Home compatible. The doorbell button lights up so it’s easily visible at night. It’s pretty easy to install and configure. The Kasa app walks you through the process step by step and it’s very well done. It comes with a sideways wedge if you need an angled view (like I did). 3 levels of video resolution can be chosen in app; 720P, 1080P or 2K (3 MP). It has a wide-angle view horizontally but it can’t see packages on the ground immediately below it. But you get a clear picture (day or night) of people coming and going (and what they’re carrying). In the app you can set the motion detection sensitivity 1-10. The included chime has 3 volumes and 8 different ring types to choose from. And for a small 3” device it’s pretty loud (as loud as the existing wired chime). And the chime can be placed/moved anywhere of your choice simply by plugging it in a desired outlet (no wires, tools, or installation required). For 24/7 recording, it can take up to a 256GB micro SD card (not included), or Cloud storage is available for an additional monthly cost. The slot in back of the doorbell is weather sealed with 2 screws. Once installed, it requires a pin (included) to detach the camera from the base. It’s rated IP64 for weatherproofing. Note: this is only good to replace 16-24V wired doorbells. Summary: This video doorbell was just what I was looking for. It’s capable of recording on a micro SD card, wireless, easy installation, and most importantly, no ongoing monthly cost. TP-Link is also a well-known, and trusted brand name. I am VERY happy with it and can recommend.

This video doorbell checks a lot of want/need boxes when shopping such an item. First, the price point is great, especially if you can find it on sale or with a discount coupon. Second, it's easy to install and set up. Third, the video and sound quality are amazing with supurb picture quality during daylight hours, even at the lowest resolution setting, and a sensitive microphone which can capture sounds better than I could naturally hear. Fourth, there's a micro SD card slot which can locally store a lot of video content depending on the size of card inserted. The Kasa app on my phone is the main control hub and has decent interface and control features. There is no app to work it on my Fire Tablet, but it works with Alexa nicely and will show you the video feed on the Fire tablet if you ask Ms A to show you the camera. Night vision is not bad, maybe 5 feet of good resolution video with the infrared light. The best feature is the local SD card storage. You can pull up days of video at will on your phone. You don't have to rely on paid cloud storage, your video is available as long as the SD card has storage; it will replace the oldest recordings with new video as storage runs low. I'm not sure about archiving video for later use, I think that is available on paid cloud subscriptions, however I've read that you can pull the SD card and save it on your computer, but I haven't needed or tried it yet. Only annoying thing is the quite sensitive motion detection. It will alert me of motion on sunny and breezy days as the trees and shadows sway around the yard. I have minorly tweaked with the capture area and sensitivity and could adjust it more, but just ignore most notifications. I'm very happy with this video doorbell because of its great picture and sound, features, local storage, and no need to pay for a monthly service to review video.

I own 3 different doorbell cameras. One Eufy 2k that I disconnected after a couple months, picture was phenomenal both day and night, field of view, everything in view was great.. when I was able to get a connection, but connection was horrible most of the time and never detected anything right. It can record for up to 2 days without a subscription. One Google nest that was refurbished, field of view is terribly small and picture is ok, but detection is absolutely amazingly great. Will detect a person, a package, a package removed, animals, cars, and movement and very accurately. It has the best ring tone options but that isn’t super important. So bad field of view and the biggest down fall, only two hours of play back without subscriptions AND no continuous recording, Meaning if an event happens just off screen and isn’t detected you can’t go back even to listen to the sound because there is technically no clip since it didn’t detect anything. And then there is the Kasa doorbell, the cheapest one of them all. And so far not too bad. The field of view is great much closer to what the Eufy was but the picture isn’t quite as clear, the sound quality isn’t quite as nice as the other two but it does the job. It detects motion, and people very well, but is on a less used door so I’m not sure about packages or animals or vehicles. It holds an external storage card for continuous recording and doesn’t require a subscription. One downside I have found is that I cannot speed up the playback of recorded video so it can be tedious to go through it if you don’t know the exact time stamp you are looking to review. Overall I would say for the money I saved this doorbell has all the features I really needed and functions as advertised. While the Google nest is nicer in some ways and the Eufy while looking nicer didn’t operate as smoothly, I would likely recommend the Kasa based on ease of functionality as well as something I didn’t mention before, I like Kasa’s app better, it seems more user friendly.

I replaced my basic wired doorbell with this product and I was simply amazed at ease of installation, quality of the camera , quick connection to my Kasa/Tapo application , and the peace of mind just the security of having it provides. I highly suggest buying the 128Gb MicroSD card which is easily installed and saves you any monthly "cloud" charges for storing the recorded video/audio ! Very highly suggested .

The instructions on to install this video doorbell, attach it to your 2.4G (which it requires, not 5G) Wi-Fi network, link it to the phone (Android in my case) app, and make the Bluetooth connection to the chime aren’t very clear. Especially the need to tightly time what you do when relative to the various colours of blinking lights in the front of it before they move on to the next step. However after several attempts and master ‘paper clip’ resets, I initially got it working at my desk. Later however when I actually installed it on the outside of the house, wired (including bypassing the house’s original chime), it had lost connectivity to the app. So I loosed it from the house (the reset is on the back) and did it all over again (out in the cold) and it worked again. A couple of hours later – gone again. So did the reset all over again and nothing. I then did a bit more in-depth troubleshooting – my router could see it and ping it, I could ping it from my phone too (with excellent numbers), so I don’t think it was dropping off due to Wi-Fi issues. E.g. distance. It just seemed like the app had ‘lost’ it as an available device. I had installed a SD card in it for local storage, so I pulled it back out, checked it in my PC, and there were tons of exactly 60-second videos on it. Which was a bit inconclusive. Also, interestingly enough, through all of this the actual ringing of its remote chime when the button was pushed worked. So I contacted Kasa’s (actually TP-Link) tech support via a chat window, and not too surprisingly they initially wanted to talk me through all the reset stuff I had already done three times. I told them about my being able to ping it all the way from my phone and they then concluded the camera itself was defective. They said they would send me instructions on how to return it to them for a warranty replacement. Which seemed a bit strange to me as this looked more like an app issue instead of a camera hardware issue. I later received an email from them asking me to send them proof of purchase, country where I am (Canada), and photo of the on the box serial number, which I did. Later more I received another email from them, contradicting the prior one, saying because it was less than 30-days old, rather than they warranty replacing it, I should return it to the seller (Amazon) for a refund. Huh?? They only warranty it if it’s MORE THAN 30-days old?? Whaaaat? So I did just that and that ended of my experience with Kasa. Back to shopping for a video doorbell.

I have purchased many IP/security cameras over the years. Usually Foscam but also Adorcam, Heimvision and others. I currently have 3 TP-Link/Kasa indoor cameras and I have to say that they have performed flawlessly and for a lot less money than most of their competitors. I had a Ring Doorbell that worked well but I just couldn't swallow the $40/year subscription fee. So I decided to add another Kasa device to my collection. I added the Kasa KD110 doorbell for the price of the Ring subscripition. The Ring playback would have gaps in the recordings. It wasn't really 24/7. The Kasa Doorbell arrived in an unopened TP-Link/Kasa box, not a generic box like many other items I have received from Amazon. I went to set the doorbell up but it is slightly more complicated than other doorbells. I connected the device but I could not get it to connect to my wi-fi. By the way, my router is a TP-Link as well (also a quality device). Anyway, I emailed TP link support and they responeded with an automated email suggesting that I call or use their chat service, which I did. The person on the chat was professional and obviously knowledgeable because they realized that I had not connected a needed jumper on the existing door chimes. (very important) because that was the reason the wifi in the camera did not work. They said it had to do with the resistance. Anyway, I also received an email form TP-Link with very detailed instructions that would have also help point out my mistake. I responded to the email thanking them for the assistance and I let them know that the problem had been fixed. They thanked me for letting them know and then sent the following email: "Thank you very much for your cooperation with the troubleshooting of this concern. We take all customer feedback seriously and would appreciate if you could take a minute or two to leave a review on your experience with TP-Link’s products and services. Please kindly leave your review on the website of the retailer where you made your purchase from. Here is a Amazon link for your reference: Amazon Sign-In After your sharing, may I have the link to spread your recognition to our team? It will greatly encourage them to keep going, improving our products and customer service. Thanks for your continuous attention and support, we'll continue to provide you with high-quality products, more competitive prices, and complete service. We look forward to hearing back from you. If you have additional information or feedback to provide, please feel free to let us know." I can honestly say that this company offers quailty products for a great price, great apps and all capped off by outstanding customer service! Bravo!

The Kasa Smart Doorbell camera is adequate given the cost. If you do not need more than basic camera functions and processing software and just want to see who is outside it will do the job. It is easy to install using your conventional door bell (16-24 VAC) wiring. Do not forget to short the conventional bell chime with the provided jumper wire. The included separate chime paired well and works fine. The device is bulky when compared to other doorbell cameras but I do not consider this a significant drawback. The camera is adequate, but the sensitivity adjustments and activity zone do not work well, and even with ‘motion sensitivity’ 2 (min is 1) and ‘record motion that lasts at least’ 4 sec (max is 5 sec) the software records events for people and passing cars that are at least 8 feet outside the active zone. It even records precipitation events once in a while. In addition, I have another major criticism. I guess, that many people, like me, have bought or consider buying this doorbell camera for the advertised feature of micro SD card slot that can be used to record video and audio on a SD card and keep it all private. No less important for probably all these customers is that they do not want to subscribe and pay to Kasa in order to have access to recording of events. However, it looks almost intentional that the developers of the doorbell camera firmware provide very crude and low quality firmware to use for the SD card recording. For one, there is only one option to record continuously 24/7. There is no option to record the events only, if desired. The 720 resolution is very coarse. The 1024 is acceptable for better look at the persons and the scenery, but the 128GB card I put was filled 100% in about 25 days. In addition, when recording, it is almost impossible to see what happens during an event immediately after it takes place - it shows up as an event in the recording later. On top of that, scrolling the recording has a step of 5 minutes, ie ,xx:05:00, xx:10:00, …. There is absolutely no reason not to provide firmware that can do a better job. I am left with the impression that the CD card recording is provided as a teaser to get customers to subscribe for a paid access to recording and viewing events. 30 March 2023 Update We have been using the Kasa Smart Doorbell Camera (KD110) for 2 months now. It has been working fine so far, but I have new observations about the use of the SD card. The first time it filled up I reformatted it, which deleted everything on the card and started 24/7 recording again. I also reduced the resolution from 1024 to 720, reduced the sensitivity to 1, increase the min motion time to 5 sec and even reduced the active zone a bit more. All these changes did not make much of a difference from what I reported in my original review including using the complete SD storage space (128 GB or more accurately in computer terms the available113GB) in about 25 days. However, when the card got full again I decided not to reformat to see what will happen. The card kept recording 24/7 and marking events to review but every day it lost the data from the oldest recorded day. In other words, it appears that now I have a rolling window of about the last 25 days of recordings. This is much better and I hope this is what the developers had in mind and provided with their firmware. I still find the 5-min steps in viewing continuous recordings unacceptably large. 4 May 2023 2nd Update Here is my latest observations about micro SD card recording storage: = 18 to 25 days starting with an empty SD card or after reformatting depending on the selected resolution: Video Quality 720P, 1k(1080P), 2K(2304x1296). = after the SD card is reported full it continues to record and for 1k resolution: provides access to the last 12 days of events and the 24/7data 2k resolution: last 10 days (this may not be very accurate since I recently switched to 2k)

I replaced the Wyze Doorbell camera (1st generation) with this Kasa Doorbell Camera and Kasa is in my opinion a superior product and has better performance. Both doorbell cameras are considered "budget" doorbells, but after owning Wyze for a couple of years now and experiencing very bad performance, I switched to Kasa. 1. The Wyze Doorbell had problems connecting to the wifi network even though the router was a few feet away. Also, the Wyze camera would lose power every once in a while for no reason. Not the case with Kasa. Very fast connection and notification to your phone. 2. The Kasa doorbell allows you to have a SD card so you can record more than just short events, but rather continuous video. Wyze does not have that option (not sure if the more expensive version does). 3. The Kasa doorbell has a person detection for free (and it works well!), Wyze asks you to pay for that extra. 4. Kasa was really ready to install but with one annoying thing (hopefully Kasa reads this): the cables that connect the doorbell to your existing wires in the wall are very difficult to tuck in behind the mounting plate. There's barely any room for them. Maybe create more space back there? Also, a more flexible wedge would be nice, with more viewing angles. Not all homes are the same. 5. The Kasa app is very well made, and the option for "do not disturb" schedule is awesome if you have little kids. Wyze has a similar "do not disturb" but it's not as flexible as the Kasa one. 6. Wyze has been entangled with security issues, sharing your videos with strangers. As far as I know, Kasa has a good security protocol.

Update after a few months of use: I'll continue to evaluate this and hope the company listens and reads these reviews. I've downgraded the rating to 2 stars. - even with the sensitivity down to minimum and restricting the "zone" to a barely 2 feet perimeter around the device, people walking down the alley which is about 30 feet away, trigger the "person" alarm and I get notifications. I hope a firmware might clean that up sooner than later. - I don't have the Kasa Cloud for two reasons: 1. I hate how the company steers the users by making this a needed feature and pushes for it and 2. I hate being manipulated into getting something at the expense of a local storage feature which doesn't work properly (again pushing, indirectly - the local storage option using a microSD is a joke. It doesn't loop. It simply runs ouf of space, then I have to re-format the card every time when that happens because it simply stops recording anything. This is bad for many reasons! I record at 720p which lasts about a month (I think). Again, the fact that the device triggers people walking 35 feet away from it even when I restrict everything and try to tell it to only "look" 2 feet away, adds to this problem of running out of storage. I wouldn't mind it if it at least "loops" and records over old footage. But it doesn't do that! The last time I had to reformat the card, the device simply hung which prompted a direct removal of the one of the power wires. That reset it and got it to function again. But AGAIN, I'll have to contend with reformatting and possibly have to again, reset it by being out in the cold as the winter is coming here in the midwest. And speaking of winter, if this thing makes it until the Spring, then maybe I'll continue to use it. But right now, I have already started to look for a replacement. The price was right but "you get what you pay for" firmly applies here. I love the company but they have a lot of work to do here to make this better. I hope they do. I'll wait until Spring and hoping that new firmware versions address these issues. I'm now very far from my initial excitement and my initial review. Still a nice design with potential which I hope the company takes into account and listens. Update: I'm going to describe a major ISSUE here which I did not mention in my original review of the product and which I hope might help you or someone else who might search for it. I also detracted a star from my initial assessment of the product. I wasn't fully aware of this issue as the description on Amazon wasn't clear and searching on company's web site didn't help either. It's a business practice which isn't singular to this product or TP Link (unfortunately). The major drawback with this system (and also other cameras under the Kasa home security and automation) is that the company pushes for Cloud (remote) video storage. You can store video footage as a continuous loop on a micro SD card, which is local and not shared/stored remotely in the cloud, doesn't take up internet bandwidth and which you CAN review within the Kasa app. but to DOWNLOAD any snippets of it or any particular notifications (someone uninvited at the door or something or someone doing something suspicious, etc) to your phone directly via the app. you MUST have a Cloud subscription (3 dollars/month). The only way to download footage (say there's a particular clip that you need to save and share with police, or keep record of etc), you would have to take the SD Card (if you don't have the cloud subscription and the video footage is saved as a loop on the SD card) out of the unit and plug it into a reader attached to your computer desktop or laptop, then plug the card back into the doorbell unit again. This is a very tricky and unfortunate tactic by the company but the product, support, the Kasa app, what it does, features etc is great. Especially for the price. Some people are turned off by this "tactic". I'm a little pissed off here but I think it's a matter of personal preference. Personally, I don't have a need to save the footage locally to my phone or computer, unless there's a particular "legal or criminal" activity that I need to keep record of. Still, the manipulative tactics are upsetting. I initially had in mind to subscribe to the cloud but because of this tricky business practice (almost in the ransomware category), I'm going to stick with the micro SD card for the foreseeable future. I've always enjoyed using TP Link products and I understand that they are not the only ones pushing for cloud storage subscriptions but I still find this practice and how it's buried and not fully disclosed, appalling (no matter who does it). This could have been a perfect product. Unfortunately, it isn't. +++++++++ I ordered it and got it two days later. I figured I'd give these smart video chimes a try. I'm glad I did. This company is great! I've used their products successfully for years, in the past. This product is no different. The design and materials used are great. Very nicely looking. Priced unbelievably affordable. I was up and running in about 30 minutes, including the outside, on the side of the door install. The power from my old chime was enough. This thing came in a box with everything. I jumped (included) the old chime which now just sits quietly in a nook on the wall. I took the outside old button off and exposed the two wires. My front door has a screen door which made the installation a bit more tricky as the surface wasn't completely flat (there's some trim as part of the screen door). But they thought of everything and also included in the package (brilliantly) a very nice, angled mounting piece which solved my problem. It was all a breeze. Setting it up. Synchronizing the outside camera chime with the actual device that plugs into an available outlet and makes a noise when someone rings the "bell" outside. BTW, there is Christmas chime as a choice too (very neat!)! The video is perfect. Facial recognition and how much, rectangular space in the front of the camera, you'd want to control and have the system triggered should something or someone walk or move in that space. The image is perfect. I don't know if I'd want something with more video quality since I've never had one of these things before and for what its intended purpose is, the quality is perfect ( I keep mine at 720p, the lowest setting). The light coming off the ring around the push-button which lights up when the camera senses a person approaching the door and which I think helps the night vision (if there's something like that built in it) to see face of the person in the front of the door. I tested it by standing in the front of the camera at night, pitch dark around and behind me and I could see my face pretty well when up close to the door (which is what people do when they ring this thing). I understand that there's a cloud 24/7 video saving subscription with the company as they have a few different subscription plans. I haven't tried any of that yet. I plan on sticking a micro-SD card in the unit and save the video continuously in that manner. I'm looking at some indoor/outdoors security cameras from TP Link which look very promising and which are all integrated with the Kasa app. I think once I have everything installed, I might give the "cloud subscription" a try. Might be a good thing for peace of mind. Not sure sure yet but I might do it on a trial basis and re-assess the benefits vs costs. Overall, the ease of installation, the wonderful design and having all the needed accessories right in the box for a headache free install process, the features and the good name of the manufacturing company, made this purchase a success. I hope it stays this way and I'll get to use it and enjoy it for many years to come.

This Kasa camera is the 3rd or 4th camera I have given a try. I had tried both battery operated and hard wired. The idea of having to replace or charge the batteries every few months turned me away from the battery operated cameras. I have an older Condo and had to purchase a new transformer in order to power this Kasa. I almost didn't try it because the doorbell transformer is tucked up inside a small laundry closet and was heck to get access to... and even then I had to do most of the work with my left hand. Anyway, this old dude managed somehow. When I went to hook up the camera the instructions told me to look for a blinking orange light to confirm I was getting power. Well, all I could see was a white circle light and it was not blinking. I contacted customer service and they walked me through the process a couple of times and I still only saw the white circle light. The CS rep finally said something to the effect of... "You are looking at the small LED light at the top, right?" Well... with my old eyeballs I had never even seen or noticed that itty bitty thing. Once the light was confirmed blinking I was up and running. When I removed my doorbell cover there was a large hole in the wall behind it that was larger than the base of the camera body. I went to Michael's and bought a $2 oval wood piece and painted it. I had to drill holes for the screws and the wires but that part was easy. It has been about a month since installation and I have to give this camera 5 STARS. I'm sure it is not the best one out there... but for $45 it does remarkably well. It makes no sense to me at all to pay for remote storage of 'MY' video. For starters, I think just by having the camera light up when someone approaches is a pretty good deterrent to someone with ulterior motives. I get a notice within 3 seconds if I am on WiFi and maybe 10 or 12 seconds when I am away. This gives plenty of time to speak to someone through the unit... or to use one of the handful of recorded messages. When large trucks or vans go by I usually get a false alert... but I don't find it to be much of a nuisance as I don't live on a major street. The software does allow you to outline the 'active' areas but I have not found that it makes much of a difference. If desired, you have the option to pay a small monthly fee for storage (much less than some others) but you also have the option to insert a Micro SD card, which is what I did. As I understand it, the old video gets replaced to make room for the more recent video. Someone was complaining of this in their review but I find it to be brilliant. If there is a 'serious' event that takes place I can always remove the SD card and copy that file to my computer. But... at least i don't have to remove the SD card every month or so to clear it out for the new data. I haven't had a chance to check out the night visions as our HOA turns all of the porch lights on automatically with a light sensor... but in my case, even with the porch light glaring in, the view is very acceptable. I actually think that this company could give 'R#*G' a run for their money. The quality is pretty great (especially at this price point), the subscription service is much lower... AND they allow you the option for local storage. Who would pay two or three times as much for the other brand... and then have to pay out a substantial amount of money over time in order to have access to your own video?! A bit of software upgrade and I'd give it 5 stars at twice this price... but as it is, I am not sure where I could have found a better value and still have my home 'protected'.