https://community.arlo.com/t5/Features/Real-Data-Arlo-Battery-limits/m-p/1124932#M9861 <P>Critical statistic from Netgear Tech Support:&nbsp; Arlo batteries will deliver 4-5 months of life ONLY IF the cameras are recording **no more than 5 minutes per day**.&nbsp; This includes video from all events, motion detected, manual, live streaming, etc.&nbsp; This is not listed anywhere from Netgear that I can find, they resort only to "4-5 months" and each situation is unique.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Unfortunately I learned this the hard way.&nbsp; I have a three-camera setup outdoors, and the Arlo batteries burned out in two weeks, much faster than expected. This was driven by a combination of Sunlight driven IR, motion from squirrels and insects, etc. Turning the sensitivity down helps on battery, but does not capture motion we expect to capture.&nbsp; Am experimenting with schedules to see if we can eliminate false triggers.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Recommendation - evaluate your per camera total daily video usage (simply sum the # of videos times duration).&nbsp; If it is more than 5 min/day, either adjust settings / setup or stock up on replacement batteries.</P> Mon, 03 Oct 2016 03:43:09 GMT chrisbrousseau 2016-10-03T03:43:09Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Features/Real-Data-Arlo-Battery-limits/m-p/1124932#M9861 <P>Critical statistic from Netgear Tech Support:&nbsp; Arlo batteries will deliver 4-5 months of life ONLY IF the cameras are recording **no more than 5 minutes per day**.&nbsp; This includes video from all events, motion detected, manual, live streaming, etc.&nbsp; This is not listed anywhere from Netgear that I can find, they resort only to "4-5 months" and each situation is unique.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Unfortunately I learned this the hard way.&nbsp; I have a three-camera setup outdoors, and the Arlo batteries burned out in two weeks, much faster than expected. This was driven by a combination of Sunlight driven IR, motion from squirrels and insects, etc. Turning the sensitivity down helps on battery, but does not capture motion we expect to capture.&nbsp; Am experimenting with schedules to see if we can eliminate false triggers.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Recommendation - evaluate your per camera total daily video usage (simply sum the # of videos times duration).&nbsp; If it is more than 5 min/day, either adjust settings / setup or stock up on replacement batteries.</P> Mon, 03 Oct 2016 03:43:09 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Features/Real-Data-Arlo-Battery-limits/m-p/1124932#M9861 chrisbrousseau 2016-10-03T03:43:09Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Features/Real-Data-Arlo-Battery-limits/m-p/1124998#M9862 <P>I also found that pointing Arlo at a sunlit area led to lots of recordings due to cloud, shadows, birds etc. &nbsp;Now my cameras have all had the motion sensitivity turned down or point to a shaded area with no expected movement.</P> Tue, 09 Aug 2016 20:52:28 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Features/Real-Data-Arlo-Battery-limits/m-p/1124998#M9862 trickytcamgeek 2016-08-09T20:52:28Z