TP-link adds new lines of indoor security camera for homes, Kasa Spot indoor cameras and Kasa Spot Pan Tilt cameras. How these new series will compete with Reolink E1 series?
Kasa Spot Indoor
In addition of its wire-free model cameras such as Kasa kc300s2 wire-free cameras, and the newer model is Kasa kc310s2, TP-link also introduces Kasa Spot indoor camera series. There are two types of new lines of Kasa Spot indoor security camera introduced by TP-link:
- Kasa Spot cameras that consist of two models: KC400 and EX60
- Kasa Spot Pan Tilt cameras with panning and tilting capabilities that consist of two models KC410s and EX70
What wonders me is that TP-link releases up to 4 different models of Kasa Spot camera where each model differs in price by around $10 where the main difference is the recording resolution. Actually with two models of Kasa security camera with and without PT (pan and tilt) feature with 4mp resolution should be appropriate, no need for models that come with full HD 1080p resolution. Probably it’s their business strategy, who knows.
Kasa comparisons
Are there any other differences between each of these Kasa Spot cameras? Look at the two comparison tables below. Table 1 shows the spec comparison between Kasa KC400 and Kasa ec60 while table 2 is a spec comparison between Kasa kc410s and Kasa ec70.
Resolution & wifi
See that the main difference between Kasa Spot kc400 and Kasa Spot ec60 is the recording resolution. On the other hand, the main differences for spec comparison between Kasa Spot kc410s and ec70 are the recording resolution and built-in wifi adapter. See that all the four models of Kasa Spot come with built-in wifi with single band, if you compare with Reolink e1 pro and e1 zoom you can find that these Reolink cameras come with dual band wifi (@2.4GHz or 5GHz).
Table 1 Kasa Spot kc400 vs ec60
| Kasa Spot | Kasa KC400 | Kasa EC60 |
| Image sensor | 1/3.0” CMOS | ½.7” CMOS |
| Lens | 3.3mm f/2.0 | 3.3mm f/2.0 |
| View angle | 106° horizontal view | 130° horizontal view |
| Camera resolution | 4MP (2560 x 1440p) @15 fps | 1080p @15 fps |
| Compression format | H.264 | H.264 |
| Night vision | 850 nm IR LED up to 30 ft | 850 nm IR LED up to 30 ft |
| Audio | Two way audio communication with built-in microphone and speaker | 2-way audio with built-in microphone and speaker |
| Network | 802.11n up to 72.2Mbps @2.4GHz | 802.11n up to 72.2Mbps @2.4GHz |
| Smart home | Works with Alexa and Google Home | Works with Alexa and Google Home |
| Price | $39.99 | $29.99 |
Like wifi home PTZ cameras in general, the Kasa kc410s and ec70 provide endless panning features up to 360 degrees and tilting up to 113 degree mechanically that you can control via your mobile devices with the app so that it can cover the entire room 360 degrees.
Table 2 Kasa pan tilt comparison
| Kasa Spot Pan Tilt | Kasa KC410S | Kasa EC70 |
| Image sensor | 1/3.0” CMOS | ½.9” CMOS |
| Lens | 4.0mm f/1.6 | 3.83mm f/2.4 |
| View angle | 360° horizontal view, 113° vertical view | 360° horizontal view, 113° vertical view |
| Camera resolution | 4MP (2560 x 1440p) @15 fps | 1080p @15 fps |
| Compression format | H.264 | H.264 |
| Night vision | 850 nm IR LED up to 30 ft | 850 nm IR LED up to 30 ft |
| Audio | Two way audio communication with built-in microphone and speaker | 2-way audio with built-in microphone and speaker |
| Network | 802.11n up to 72.2Mbps @2.4GHz | 802.11n up to 150Mbps @2.4GHz |
| Smart home | Works with Alexa and Google Home | Works with Alexa and Google Home |
| Price | $44.99 | $31.99 |
From the above two comparison tables you can find that Kasa Spot kc410s is the top notch model of Kasa Spot series that is comparable with Reolink e1 pro and Reolink e1 zoom. Let’s see how they are compared.
Reolink E1 series
Reolink e1 series is one of competing products for the above Kasa Spot indoor cameras. Currently there are three models of home wifi indoor camera offered by Reolink:
- Reolink E1
- Reolink E1 Pro
- Reolink E1 Zoom
What are the differences between these three models? In general the three models have the following technical specs, the spec differences will be shown in the comparison table below:
Features and specs
- CMOS image sensor: ½.7 inch
- Minimum illumination 0lux (with IR illuminator)
- Support night vision with IR LEDs (14mil/850nm) with range up to 40ft (12m)
- Two way audio communication with built-in speaker and microphone
- Panning up to 350 degree and tilting up to 50 degree
- Micro SD card slot is available for local memory storage
- Indoor use only, not for outdoor (no weatherproof protection)
All the specs above are applied on all the three models except the following spec differences below.
Reolink E1 series differences
| Reolink model | Reolink E1 | Reolink E1 Pro | Reolink E1 Zoom |
| Lens | 4.0mm fixed lens f/2.4 | 4.0mm fixed lens f/2.0 | 2.8mm ~ 8mm autofocus f/1.6 |
| View angle | Horizontal: 82° Vertical: 43° | Horizontal: 87.5° Vertical: 47° | Horizontal: 48° – 98° Vertical: 37° – 75° |
| Display resolution | 3MP (2304 x 1296) @15 fps | 4MP (2560 x 1440) @20 fps / @15 fps is default | 5MP (2560 x 1920) @20 fps |
| # IR LEDs for Night vision | 8pcs | 8pcs | 10pcs |
| Wifi adapter | 802.11b/g/n @2.4GHz | 802.11a/b/g/n dual band | 802.11a/b/g/n dual band |
| Price | $35.00 | $49.00 | $65.00 |
Reolink e1 Pro is comparable with Kasa kc410s while Reolink e1 zoom is the top notch model of the Reolink e1 series with optical zoom and varifocal lens.
Kasa Spot vs Reolink e1
Take a look at the following table 4 below; see that the price difference is not too much. So what makes the difference between the two models?
Faster fps
The recording resolution between the two models is the same (2k / 4MP); however there is a slight difference in frame rate. The faster frame rate the smoother the video performs, @30 fps (frame per second) is the real time frame rate. Reolink e1 pro supports up to 4MP @20 fps, while Kasa supports up to 4MP @15fps.
Local memory storage
In addition to the Kasa care cloud storage subscription option, Kasa spot is equipped with micro sd card memory slot with capacity of up to 256Gb, compared to Reolink which is only 64gb. If you already have Reolink nvr with multiple cameras, you can store the e1 video footage in the nvr system.
Alerts
Besides motion detection by sending video snapshot alerts to mobile devices, Kasa also performs motion tracking. Reolink does not provide tracking feature, but there is siren option with a custom sound, it can be auto siren or manually via your mobile.
Table 4 Kasa vs Reolink indoor cameras
| Models | TP-link Kasa PT kc410s | Reolink e1 Pro |
| Image sensor | 1/3.0” starlight CMOS image sensor | ½.7” CMOS |
| Lens | 4.0mm f/1.6 | 4.0mm fixed lens f/2.0 |
| Zoom | N/A | N/A |
| View angle | 360° horizontal view, 113° vertical view | Horizontal: 87.5° Vertical: 47° |
| Recording resolution | 4MP (2560 x 1440p) @15 fps | 4MP (2560 x 1440) @20 fps / @15 fps is default |
| Night vision | 850 nm IR LED up to 30 ft | 8pcs IR LEDs /14mil/850nm range up to 40 ft(12m) |
| Audio | Two way audio with built-in speaker and microphone | Two way audio with built-in speaker and microphone |
| Storage | Micro SD Card up to 256GB, or you can subscribe Kasa Care cloud storage | Micro SD Card slot available (up to 64GB), or Reolink NVR |
| PT | Panning up to 360 degrees and tilting up to 113 degree | Panning up to 350 degree and tilting up to 50 degree |
| Alerts | Motion detection and tracking | Motion detection with auto / manual siren and 4-seconds recording before motion detection |
| Wifi | 802.11n up to 72.2Mbps @2.4GHz | 802.11a/b/g/n dual band |
| Dimension | 3.2 x 3.2 x 4.4 in. (82 x 82 x 112.6 mm) | Φ 76mm x 106mm |
| Price | $44.99 | $49.99 |
Which one is suitable to meet your need, click the product’s link below to read more details and shop in Amazon (#ads).
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