TP-Link Tapo C310 Outdoor Wi-Fi Smart Security Camera vs TAPO-C500 Outdoor Pan/Tilt Security WiFi Camera — Comparison

The Tapo C310 is a fixed dome camera at £26.97, while the Tapo C500 costs £33.99 and is a pan and tilt (PTZ) model. The C310 offers 2K QHD resolution at 15 frames per second, whereas the C500 records at 1080p and 30 frames per second. The C500 has a 360-degree horizontal field of view and can be panned and tilted remotely, which the C310 cannot do.

Both are mains powered and offer two-way audio, night vision and remote access. The C310 is rated IP66 and the C500 IP65, and the C500 has a wider operating temperature range of -30 to 60 degrees against -20 to 45 for the C310. The C500 also adds ONVIF compliance and Google and Amazon smart home support, while the C310 supports voice control with Google and Alexa. Both take a microSD card, up to 128GB on the C310 and 512GB on the C500, and neither includes one.

In daily use the C310 suits a fixed view of a door or garden where sharper detail matters more than coverage, and it costs just over £7 less. The C500 suits a larger area you want to sweep and track. Buyers of the C500 praise its image quality and easy fitting, though one found the included cable too short and had to buy another, so budget for that.

Bottom line: choose the Tapo C310 if you want a cheaper fixed camera with higher resolution; choose the Tapo C500 if you need remote pan and tilt, wider coverage and ONVIF or smart home integration.