9 Best Indoor Security Cameras (2024): For Homes and Apartments

The C120 can stream and record video at up to 2K resolution, supports two-way audio (with a slight lag), and has a microSD card slot up to 512GB to keep local recordings. This affordable security camera has a starlight sensor that offers impressive color night vision, smart detection (people, pets and vehicles) without a subscription, and IP66 ratingwhich means you can also use it outside (as long as you can run the power cable). The practical base is easy to mount on the wall, can sit on a shelf, and is magnetic. There is no need to spend more than this to keep an eye on an entrance or a specific room in your home.

Motion detection is reliable, and you can adjust the sensitivity and customize the notifications you receive. Video is crisp, but the frame rate is maxed out at 20 fps, so fast-moving subjects sometimes look blurry. You can set activity and privacy zones in the Tapo app, and there’s AI detection to recognize people, pets, vehicles and the sound of a baby crying. Unfortunately, rich notifications, including a photo, are bundled with the optional Tapo Care subscription, along with 30 days of cloud storage for clips, and it’s expensive at $3.50 per month for a single camera or $12 per month for up to 10 rooms. There’s no HomeKit or IFTTT support, but it works with Google Home and Amazon Alexa, although it was a bit slow to load the stream on my Nest Hub. This camera also supports real-time streaming protocol (RTSP).

If your budget is tight, the Became C110 ($16) it’s also cheaper with only a few compromises (lower frame rate, no animal or vehicle detection, microSD limited to 256 GB).

Specs
Maximum resolution:	2K
Registration:	Local microSD card (up to 512 GB) or cloud
Audio:	Two-way audio, siren
Smart Home:	Amazon Alexa, Google Assistant