What's the difference between VIGI Insight and standard VIGI cameras?

Insight is TP-Link's commercial tier — adding People and Vehicle Analytics, Active Defence red-blue warning lights, ColourPro full-colour night vision on all models, 8MP 4K resolution, and loitering/object removal detection. Standard VIGI C-series cameras are more affordable and suited to residential and home office use.

What is ColourPro Night Vision?

ColourPro is TP-Link VIGI's full-colour night vision system — producing vivid, true-colour footage at night using a large-aperture lens, sensitive CMOS sensor, and white light illuminators, without switching to black-and-white IR mode.

What is Active Defence?

When AI detects a human or vehicle in a defined zone, Active Defence activates red-blue police-style warning lights and an audio alarm — automatically deterring intruders in real time rather than just recording them.

What can People and Vehicle Analytics do?

It lets you search recorded footage by description — clothing colour, hair length, vehicle type, vehicle colour — surfacing relevant clips from hours of recordings in seconds. Requires a compatible VIGI NVR.

Do Insight cameras work with non-TP-Link NVRs?

Yes via ONVIF, but full AI analytics, People and Vehicle search, and Active Defence integration require a TP-Link VIGI NVR. See our VIGI NVR range for compatible recorders.

What storage do VIGI Insight cameras support?

MicroSD up to 512GB onboard, plus VIGI NVR, NAS, and TP-Link Cloud VMS. Most installations use a VIGI NVR as the primary recording platform with MicroSD as local backup.