topic Re: Animal detection in Arlo Essential Wire-Free Cameras

Animal detection

Flan4791 — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 00:57:26 GMT

Our camera is not picking up animals. Sensitivity is set at 100.

Re: Animal detection

StephenB — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 11:49:57 GMT

@Flan4791 wrote:

Our camera is not picking up animals. Sensitivity is set at 100.

What animals in particular?
How large are they?
How close are they to the camera?

Re: Animal detection

Flan4791 — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:37:58 GMT

Our cat is about 10 lbs. The camera is about 12 feet away. It picks him up 2 out of 10 times he comes on our deck.

We also have a 17 lb dog and it misses picking her up sometimes.

Re: Animal detection

StephenB — Thu, 02 Mar 2023 12:46:09 GMT

@Flan4791 wrote:

Our cat is about 10 lbs. The camera is about 12 feet away. It picks him up 2 out of 10 times he comes on our deck.

We also have a 17 lb dog and it misses picking her up sometimes.

The detection range for the essential is spec'd at 7 m (23 feet). But I believe that is assuming people, not small animals.

Note that the sensitivity is set in the camera rule- the sensitivity in the motion detection test is not saved, and is just for the test.

https://kb.arlo.com/000062895/How-do-I-change-the-motion-sensitivity-on-my-Arlo-camera-Arlo-Secure-4-0

The detection is best for things at the bottom of the field of view - likely the case for you, but that might depend on exactly how the camera is aimed. It also works best for motion across the field of view - so less effective if the animal moves directly towards the camera.