Cameras / Tapo

Tapo C225 (hardware v2, AU)

Indoor pan/tilt camera with a lens cover, card recording and optional cloud storage.

Listed in Australia
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Model and local version

Australian hardware v2 model. The v1 and v2.20 versions are separate.

Connections: Wi-Fi 2.4 GHz, RTSP, ONVIF

What it can do

Shared setup

  • This entry covers the Australian v2 model.For Watch live video; Record to a memory card; Save clips in the cloud; Talk through the camera; Get detection alerts; Include a picture in detection alerts.

Features and the setup they need.

Features, setup and recorded confirmation
Feature & setupConfirmation & sources

Watch live video

Device feature

View the camera in Tapo.

What you’ll need

  • Connect to 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi.

How to use it

  • Set up the camera in Tapo.
✓ Confirmed

TP-Link / Tapo · 2026-10-25

Record to a memory card

Device feature

Store recordings on a microSD card up to 512 GB.

What you’ll need

  • A compatible microSD card up to 512 GB.

How to use it

  • Insert the card and choose the recording settings in Tapo.
✓ Confirmed

TP-Link / Tapo · 2026-10-25

Save clips in the cloud

Device feature

Tapo Care provides a separate cloud-storage option.

What you’ll need

  • Choose a Tapo Care plan available for your account.
✓ Confirmed

TP-Link / Tapo · 2026-10-25

Talk through the camera

Device feature

Tapo provides two-way audio.

How to use it

  • Allow microphone access in Tapo.
✓ Confirmed

TP-Link / Tapo · 2026-10-25

Get detection alerts

Device feature

Person, pet and sound detection can send ordinary Tapo notifications.

How to use it

  • Choose detection types and allow Tapo notifications.
✓ Confirmed

TP-Link / Tapo · 2026-10-25

Include a picture in detection alerts

Device feature

Tapo Care adds snapshot previews to detection notifications.

What you’ll need

  • Snapshot notifications need an eligible Tapo Care plan.

How to use it

  • Enable the wanted notifications in Tapo.
✓ Confirmed

TP-Link / Tapo · 2026-10-25

Other integrations and limits (1)
Features, setup and recorded confirmation
Feature & setupConfirmation & sources

Watch live video

Home Assistant

The checked C225 support entry covers US v2; AU v2 still needs confirmation.

? Not confirmed
  • TP-Link Smart Home integration ↗Home Assistant · 2026-10-25

    Current supported-model list includes C225 and P110. Local authentication and optional third-party compatibility setting are documented; hardware/firmware coverage is linked separately.

  • python-kasa tested hardware, region and firmware list ↗python-kasa project · 2026-10-25

    P110 AU hardware 1.0 / firmware 1.3.1 is listed. C225 lists only US hardware 2.0 / firmware 1.0.11; that does not establish the AU v2 path.

Where we checked

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