User Guide

Tuya Smart Camera
User Manual
1. Download the APP
Search for Tuya Smart in APP store or Google Play or Scan
the QR Code below to download.
Scan QR Code to download
2. Register/Log in with exsing account
2 .1.Register
If you don’t have account yet you can register an account.Click “Creat
New Account ” and read the Privacy Policy on APP ,click agree to enter
the registraon page for Mobile (only support China mobile numbers)
or Email address to get the verify code to finish the registraon.
2.2. Login with exisng account
If you already have an account click “Log in with exisng account”
(1) The system automacally select the currenty Country/Region
or you could manually select the Country/Region.
(2) Enter your registered mobile number or email address ,enter
the password to log in the APP.
3. Add devices
3.1. QR Code Conencon
Power on the camera ,you will hear the broadcast “Wait for wifi configue”
If you heard nothing at all kindly reset the camera to factory sengs.
Tap “+” or “Add Device” to add
device
Tap” Security & Sensor “- Smart
Camera
Default is QR Code mode and
Tap next step
Input the 2.4GHz wifi name and
password
Click connur and keep the
camera near mobile
Scan the QR code from the
Camera lens
3.2. EZ Mode Connecon
Tap “+” or “Add Device” to add
device
Tap” Security & Sensor “- Smart
Camera
Choose the paring mode to
EZ Mode
Input the 2.4GHz wifi name and
password
The APP will start to find
devices nearby
When the connecon is
completed click “Done ”
3.3. Cable Mode
Power on the camera and connect the camera with a network cable,
waing for the LED signal light is on.
Tap “+” or “Add Device” to add
device
Tap” Security & Sensor “- Smart
Camera
Choose the paring mode to
Cable Mode
The APP will start to find
devices connected via Lan
When the connecon is
completed click “Done ”
5. Camera Sengs
6. Google Assistant And Alexa
7. FAQ
6.1. Precondion
(1)Download and install the Google Home or Amazon Alexa APP according to the Smart speaker you have.
(2)Register the account and pair your smart speaker with APP.
6.2. Pariing Tuya Smart to Smart Speaker APP
Link with Google Home APP .Support Google Nest Hub, Chromecast Display etc
(1) Login on Google Home APP click the right cornner of individual sengs--Assistant Sengs --
choose Assistant --Home Control--Search the Tuya Smart APP ,the page will direct to the tuya smart
login page please input your tuya smart app account and password and click “Authorise” to link tuya
smart app with your Google Home APP. Then you will be able to see the devices support Google
Assistant in your home device list.
(2)Control your devices through Google Home APP .For the smart camera you could say as below:
“Ok Google ,show me the smart camera ”
“Ok Google ,show me the IPC”
“Ok Google ,show me the security camera ”
And you could also give some familiar name to the device like front door , bedroom, haha etc.
“Ok google show me front door /bedroom/haha”
Link with Amazon Alexa APP .Support Echo Spot , Echo Show 5/8/10 etc
(1)Login on Amazon Alexa APP and click menu on the le cornner . Select skill menu to enter skill store
--search Tuya smart --Click Enable buon --it will direct to tuya smart login page please input your tuya
smart app account and password --then speak to Echo “Alexa ,Discover the devices”--then you will able
to see the devices in your tuya smart app account.
(2)Control your devices through Amazon Alexa APP .For the smart camera you could say as below:
“Alexa, show me the smart camera”
“Alexa, show me the IPC”
“Alexa, show me the security camera”
As menoned that in the camera sengs there are FAQ page and you could also read the Q&A
below to have a brief understanding of the common issues.
Please make sure your device have enable this funcon
Q1: How do I reset my camera to factory sengs ?
A1: Delete the camera from your app list directly or long press the
reset buon for 8s unl you hear the voice “Reset ,camera reboot”
Q2: I have select the 2.4GHz WI-FI and input password correctly why
does the camera sll not connected to Wi-Fi?
A2: (1)Please make sure the network you used is the same one for your
phone and the camera .
(2)Please make sure your Router enable DHCP you could login the router
sengs to check .If it’s disabled the camera will not get ip and fail.
(3)Please press the reset buon for 8s to restart the camera .
(4)Please make sure the Wifi signal intensity is over 80%.
Q3: How do I change the camera from one router to another?
A3: First delete the camera from your app list or long press the
reset buon for 8s . Then configure the camera again.
Q4:Why SD card can’t be recognized? Aer a period the video and cycle
videos can not be recorded?
A4: Please check the camera sengs and make sure you set up the camera
to record on SD card. And currently support 128GB SD card do not exceed.
And please make sure the SD card is not damaged and support only FAT32 .
Q5: Why i can’t recieve the alarm informaon when i see device online
and has an moon detecon event ?
A5: Please make sure you have enable the push noficaon from the Tuya
Smart APP. And please enable alarm noficaon on app .
The devices will be shown on
the page click + to add
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1.Camera name you can edit by yourself the name
and change the ICON and set locaon
2.Device informaon include owner IP address,
Device ID, Time Zone,WiFi Strength
3.Tap to run the scenes or automaons created
4.Alexa/Google Support ,If camera open this funcon the camera
will be able to stream on Echo show /Echo Dot, Google Nest Hub
and Choromcast etc.
Refer to the instrucons as per 9.
5.Private Mode (Turn off the camera display on app)
Tips: The devices only support 2.4GHz wifi currently not 5GHz wifi . And the
WIFI password should not contain any special characters eg. !@#$%^&*()
when configuring please put your phone and devices as closer as possible.
Q6: How do i access the camera on WEB ?
A6:Open the page hps://ipc.ismartlife.me/login and use your own Tuya app
to scan the the QR code then you will see the camera on IE.
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6.Basic funcon contact Flip screen, Time watermark and
can choose talk mode to one way or two way talk
8.Detecon Alarm run monon detecon and Auto Tracking
,Alarm Sensivity Level, Acver Area, Human Boday Filtering
Sound Detecon and Schedule etc (For PT camera only)
a.Alarm sensivity level high means long distance and low means
near distance .
b.Surveillance Area Seng: To set the area want to triggle moon
alarm.
c.Human Body filtering : Only alarm if camera detect human shape .
d.Moon Tracking : Auto tracking people or moving object.
e.Sound Detecon: Enable sound detecon alarm.
f.Schedule: To add alarm schedule.
10.Tuya VAS service like cloud storage
11. Offline Noficaon: When device offline send noficaons message.
IOS system charge
Android system charge
12. FAQ and feedback : Generally quesons about tuya cameras.
13. Share Device: Share the device to your family or friend (Need the account
in same area )
14. Add to Home Screen: Add a short cut of the camera to the homepage.
15. Device update : If there is any upgrade will have noficaon here. you can
also choose auto upgrade so the camera will upgrade automacally.
16. Remove device: When you want to delete or change wifi of the camera
please choose remove to unbid the camera from the account.
17. Restart Device: Restart the device remotely.
9.Srien Adjustment: To adjust the volume and druaon of the srien.
7.Night Mode (Smart Mode: IR on in night when moon
happen white light on/Infared Mode: only IR works /Color
Light Mode: White light always on)
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1.Family Management
2.Camera Mulview
3.Voice control entrance
4.Add a new device
5.Local informaon
6.Display management
7.Add a device first me
8.Me(Personal Informaon:Home Management;
Moon Detecon Message Center;FAQ
&Feedback;More Services;Sengs)
9.Smart Scene with condions or other tuya smart
devices like alarm,light , controller etc.
10.Home device list
11.SD/HD switch
12.Camera Seng
13.Sound opon(Speaker) open listening
14.Vercal Full Screen
15.Horizontal Full Screen
16.Camera snapshot (save image on phone)
28.Patrol (Panoramic patrol to move every angle
Site Patrol will patrol all sites and stay at each sites
for 10s)
27.Sound Detecon (Send alarm nofacon if any
sound detected)
26.Moon detecon alarm (Send alarm nofacon
if any movement detected)
25.Enable Auto tracking to follow the movement
23.Private Mode(Camera display turn off on app)
22.Theme color (Light mode and dark mode )
21.Photo album
20.Playback the recordings
19.Talk buon (Press to talk to the camera )
18.Collapse the menu
17.Manually record(record
videos on phone)
29.Srien alarm (To make alarm sound to scare the
suspicious person)
30.Camera features page
31.Message (Alarm message page to show when
there is moon or sound detected)
32.Direcon(To control camera direcons )
35.Smart (Different from home page ,this smart
is to set only camera smart acons)
34.Cloud Service (Offer by tuya with AWS cloud
service to record videos on cloud)
33.Site (Preset can be stored max 6sites.
When you click the site the camera will
move to the place automacally)
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24.Night Mode (Smart Mode: IR on in night when
moon happen white light on/Infared Mode: only
IR works /Color Light Mode: White light always on)