Great video quality ; Excellent AI and smart features ; Subscription is optional

Chunky design ; Limited motion filtering options ; No wired fitting avaiable

The TP-Link Tapo D230S1 doorbell is great in lots of ways. It offers brilliant video quality, especially in low light, and works quickly and simply to detect movement and classify pets, people and vehicles loitering around your front door. Although it...

Easy to use ; High resolution: 2560 x 1920 pixels ; Feature rich ; Hub can support a user-provided microSD card up to 512GB

You can’t establish motion-detection zones ; Hub must be hardwired to your router ; No option to run on low-voltage power ; Subscription required for cloud storage and some features

The Tapo D230S1 is a feature-rich and easy-to-use video doorbell with good image quality in all light conditions. The only real downside is that a paid subscription is required to access all its features and to store its video clips in the cloud.