Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This camera is perfect for what it does. It gives you all the benefits of having an Arlo camera (battery powered, great app, reliable smart alerts, etc) without needing a base station. In my case I have a very large property and have covered much of it with outdoor wireless access points so my WiFi coverage is MUCH larger than my base station coverage. I have three Arlo Pro 2's that cover that area and I have two Arlo Go's (send data over Verizon instead of WiFi) that cover locations outside my base station coverage area. With the Essential camera I can replace the Go's no problem. Bottom line for me is that these are an perfect fit for anyone with a large area and is comfortable setting up access points (I recommend Ubiquiti's line of switches, gateways, and access points). The reason I give it 4 stars instead of 5 is because I believe this camera is needlessly hobbled. The first issue is that it has a micro USB port for charging instead of the magnetic charging option on the Arlo Pro 3's. The second issue is that the battery is not removable/replaceable. For some this may be a dealbreaker and it almost is for me. I can only hope they come out with a Essential Pro camera that has direct-to-WiFi, but also the replaceable battery and magnetic charging.