topic Re: Arlo Wireless Cam Motion Settings in Features

Arlo Wireless Cam Motion Settings

MBMT — Mon, 03 Oct 2016 03:38:26 GMT

I am using Arlo in a remote vacation home in rural Montana. I routinely get "false" alerts due to bugs flying by or even landing on the lens of the camera.

I know that the solution is to reduce the video sensitivity in the settings but how low is too low. In other words, I am mainly using the camera to detect the following:

1. Large wildlife (deer, elk, grizzly, etc...).

2. Detect human intruders.

3. Detect uninvited cars coming down my driveway.

Right now I have the video settings at 70%. How low is too low to help filter out bugs and changes in sun reflections versus an actual car, person on large animal?

Thank you!

Re: Arlo Wireless Cam Motion Settings

Schorschi — Mon, 18 Jul 2016 21:33:39 GMT

I have that problem too with wasps every so often. I'm in Florida. Anywhere from 0-5 times a day, but not so often that it would annoy me or run the batteries down too quickly.

I don't think the sensitivity can't really be scaled down enough so that insects don't trigger a motion event. They only have to come close enough, no matter what sensitivity setting the camera is on.

I haven't found anything that can be done about insects triggering the cameras.

I guess it depends on how many insects you have around that cause false positives. There's probably a threshold where Arlo cameras just don't make sense to use in certain areas at certain times of year.

Re: Arlo Wireless Cam Motion Settings

TomMac — Tue, 19 Jul 2016 13:10:40 GMT

Unless it's in a fully shaded areas, your prob at the low end of the scale for sensing what you want.

Have you tried something like a temp fix... small cloth sprayed with insect killer hung near by, or spray the wood if able?

The only other thing i can think of off - hand is, if it is really remote and your worried about the batteries going south ( due to false triggers ) while away is I'd add a solar panel and battery to keep it going ( yes, total mod ) .

sort of this thread;

https://community.netgear.com/t5/Arlo-Wire-Free-camera/How-to-hardwire-power-using-the-USB-port/td-p/981540/page/5

http://www.walmart.com/ip/Moultrie-6V-Deluxe-Solar-Panel/16386214