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The Basic "Arlo" camera Suck Batteries in Days. Arlo Pro's are much much better. I have both types.
I own three Arlo Pros. The Pros work fine, although the motion detection is a bit lethargic.
I wanted to add two additional cameras to my system and bought a pair of these "Arlos". Here is what is wrong with these cameras:
1. Not rechargeable batteries.
2. These cameras suck the power out of batteries within 7 days. (note - I've looked on Arlo's QA and the camera has a good signal and only recording a couple of events a day. So it isn't the location or set up.)
3. Batteries are expensive.
4. Motion detection is so lethargic I only get the tails of animals and the back 1/3 of vehicles. Terribly frustrating knowing something was there but no way of knowing what.
5. Within 4 days of using this pair one of the two cameras is stuck in infrared mode leaving a constant Pink Picture. AWFUL!
The set up was easy. But the cameras are almost useless for a property you only visit each 3 or 4 weeks because batteries are constantly going dead. Seems Arlo has an issue if you check their QA regarding the battery drain. They only recommend to relocate camera or reduce recordings, but guess what? That doesn't fix the issue. Also....seems quite a bit of chatter on their QA site about cameras being stuck in infrared mode also. I am terribly disappointed.
My 3 Arlo Pros have performed fine by the way.
I am attaching a photo of my lovely pink screen. It has been 4 weeks. All but 5 days in the middle the camera has been stuck in night vision mode. Turn off and on and so in to no avail.
Also note in the bottom image. Brand New batteries installed 23 hours ago and it has already drained to 22%. All with zero activity recorded....so it isn't the activity duty cycle.
December 2017 · Electronics · verified purchase