topic Re: Dog poop, where did it come from? A frustrating arlo experience in Arlo Audio Doorbell

Dog poop, where did it come from? A frustrating arlo experience

timfulmer — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 15:35:27 GMT

Walked out this morning to find dog poop. Checked the arlo recordings, and there is no recording of a dog actually pooping. In one video there is no poop, then in the next video there is magically poop

Arlo seems to be claiming the poop materialized in place without motion, which is not how I understand poop is made

This is not the first time Arlo has missed videos. Why am I paying for a subscription to store videos, when it does not accurately record when something actually happens??

Re: Dog poop, where did it come from? A frustrating arlo experience

DannyBearAgain — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 23:35:52 GMT

Spontaneous dog poop creation is actually a common occurrence, had some myself the other day.

All I can surmise is that the arlo camera ignores the first motion detection unless it lasts more than 15sec.

Unfortunately humans are also impacted so you only get to see the backs of their heads walking away.

The camera motion sensor works best with motion across the field of view so placement of the camera is important.

You can also increase the motion sensitivity at the risk of higher false detections, you need to adjust them in the mode/camera rules though. The adjustment in the camera settings is just a test function.

Re: Dog poop, where did it come from? A frustrating arlo experience

timfulmer — Sat, 04 Nov 2023 00:04:04 GMT

Ah, sensitivity adjustment, very nice, cranked that sucker up to 100. We all know who the person is with the dog off the leash, and a picture would be priceless. Well worth a few (more) false positives

I appreciate your response