Nursery Link Check product guide
Kasa Spot Pan Tilt EC71 1080p Indoor Wi-Fi Camera
Households who want to check a nursery from a phone and accept an app, account and Wi-Fi
The EC71 is a 1080p indoor Wi-Fi camera with 360-degree pan and 113-degree tilt, 30 ft infrared night vision and two-way audio, viewed only in the Kasa Smart app or on a supported smart display. It records to a microSD card you buy separately, though TP-Link's documents give three different card limits, or to a paid Kasa Care cloud plan. Baby cry detection is a listing claim not found in TP-Link's documents.
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Published specifications
- TP-Link: 1080p at 15 fps, H.264, 1/2.9 inch sensor, F/2.4 lens
- TP-Link: 360 degrees pan, 113 degrees tilt, Patrol Mode with 4 viewpoints
- TP-Link: 850 nm infrared night vision up to 30 ft; two-way audio
- 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi (datasheet); Kasa Smart app and TP-Link ID required
- microSD not included; 64, 128 or 256 GB depending on the document
- TP-Link: operating 32-104°F, 10-90% RH; 3 m power cord
Fit and limits
Strengths
- Full pan and tilt from a phone, with Patrol Mode and motion tracking
- 24/7 recording to a microSD card you supply, per the User Guide
- Can be viewed on supported Alexa or Google Assistant displays
Caveats
- No parent unit: viewing and alerts depend on the app, Wi-Fi and internet
- Documents disagree on microSD limit, adapter output and Wi-Fi rate
- Baby cry detection appears only on the listing, not in TP-Link's documents
A Wi-Fi security camera sold as a baby monitor, not a monitor kit
Amazon's details give this ASIN as model EC71, manufacturer TP-Link, brand Kasa Smart, UPC 840030706707, and the listing's bullets include baby cry detection. TP-Link's product page names it the Kasa Spot Pan Tilt, model EC71. There is no parent unit in the box: the only ways to watch are the Kasa Smart app on a phone, or a supported Alexa or Google Assistant display, which the Kasa page says can show the live view.
The User Guide's setup steps are to download the Kasa Smart app, log in with a TP-Link ID (creating one if you do not have it), then add the camera to your home network through the app. So an account and a working home Wi-Fi network are part of the purchase. The datasheet and the listing give the radio as 2.4 GHz, and the datasheet lists WEP and WPA/WPA2-PSK security.
The datasheet's package list is the camera, a power adapter, a quick start guide, mounting screws and a mounting plate. Amazon's list words it slightly differently, as the camera, a 10 ft cable, a power adapter, two mounting screws, a mounting template and an instruction manual. Neither list includes a microSD card, and the User Guide and the listing both say the card is not included.
What the camera can see and hear
The datasheet gives 1080p at 15 frames per second, H.264 video compression, a 1/2.9 inch image sensor and an F/2.4 lens with a 3.83 mm focal length, and the Kasa page gives the same optics. Pan and tilt cover 360 degrees horizontally and 113 degrees vertically. Amazon's details list the zoom as digital.
Night vision is given by both TP-Link documents as 850 nm infrared reaching up to 30 feet. Audio is two-way, and the manufacturer panel on the listing describes the talk function as full duplex. The datasheet lists G.711 audio compression. The datasheet also lists sound among the triggers for alerts, covered in the next section.
The User Guide describes Patrol Mode with four viewpoints, and the Kasa page says at most four viewpoints. Motion Tracking, per the Kasa page, keeps following detected activity until it stops. The User Guide describes up to 16 activity zones at no charge; the listing names motion tracking as well, so the two sources agree on that feature.
Alerts, cry detection and what needs a subscription
The datasheet and the Kasa page list the notification triggers as motion detection and audio or sound detection, delivered as push notifications to the phone. The listing's bullets and manufacturer panel add person detection and baby cry detection. Neither TP-Link document we read names baby cry detection, so treat it as a listing claim and check that the option appears in the app for your region before relying on it.
The listing describes two storage routes: a microSD card of up to 256 GB that you buy separately, or Kasa Care cloud storage with 30-day history plus features it names as Video Summary and activity notifications with snapshots. The User Guide describes 24/7 recording with an SD card, and the Kasa page adds that the oldest files are overwritten once the card is full. We did not read the Kasa Care plan terms.
One of the three PDFs attached to the listing is a two-page general article about Tapo devices losing their connection rather than an EC71 document, so we did not use it for any EC71 detail. Neither TP-Link document we read describes what happens to alerts when the home internet link is down, so ask TP-Link if that matters to you.
Three different microSD limits and two different adapters
The documents do not agree on the largest microSD card the camera accepts. The first page of the datasheet shows a 128 GB microSD card slot, while the specification table on page three of the same datasheet says up to 64 GB. The Kasa product page and the Amazon listing both say up to 256 GB. We cannot tell which figure applies to the unit you receive, so if you plan to use a large card, ask TP-Link to confirm before buying one.
The power adapter figures also differ. The datasheet gives adapter input as 0.3 A and output as 9.0 V at 0.6 A. The Kasa page gives input as 0.2 A and output as 5.0 V DC at 1.0 A. The User Guide names the power supply model as T090060-2B1 and describes the camera's power port as micro USB. Check the label on the adapter in your box against these figures and ask TP-Link if they do not match.
Wireless rate for 802.11n is 150 Mbps on the datasheet and 72.2 Mbps on the Kasa page. The regulatory list differs as well: the datasheet names FCC, IC, CE, RCM and RoHS, while the Kasa page names RoHS, FCC and CE. Amazon's details also list a Waterproof Rating field of IP71, which neither TP-Link document mentions; the User Guide's label symbols include indoor use only.
Placement, mounting and operating limits
The User Guide says the camera can sit on a flat surface or be installed on a wall or ceiling. For a cement wall it says to drill two 6 mm holes and use the expansion tubes. The datasheet gives the power cord length as 3 m, so plan the camera's position around an outlet within that reach.
Operating temperature is 0 to 40 degrees Celsius, 32 to 104 degrees Fahrenheit, and operating humidity 10 to 90 percent, on the datasheet, and the Kasa page gives the same environment. Dimensions are 82 by 82 by 112.6 mm. The datasheet gives typical power draw as 4.2 W and maximum as 5.2 W.
The User Guide carries a safety information list, and its label symbols include indoor use only. We have not summarised the safety list here; read it in the guide itself before choosing where to place the camera in a nursery, and follow the guide rather than any summary.
Reset, status light and warranty
The User Guide says the RESET button sits under the lens and is held for 5 seconds. The system LED has distinct states for rebooting, ready for setup, connecting to Wi-Fi, connected to Wi-Fi, connected to the cloud and resetting, which the guide lists with their colours.
Amazon's details give the manufacturer warranty as 2 years. Neither the datasheet, the User Guide nor the Kasa product page we read states a warranty period, and we did not read TP-Link's warranty terms. Confirm the length and conditions with TP-Link before relying on the listing's figure.
The User Guide notes that features in the Kasa Smart app can vary by model, software version and region. That matters for a camera whose baby-monitoring value depends on app features, so check the current app's options for cry and sound alerts before buying for that purpose.
Check the current listing
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Primary sources
- Kasa Smart product page for the Kasa Spot Pan Tilt, 24/7 Recording EC71, with technical specifications
- TP-Link Kasa Spot Pan Tilt EC71 datasheet (4 pages), attached to the listing
- TP-Link Kasa Spot Pan Tilt EC71 User Guide, 1910013406 REV4.0.0, attached to the listing
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