topic Re: Security Light Settings in Arlo Security Light

Flood/Spotlight setting on Security Light only affect light pattern or widen/narrow field of view?

KachinaShadow — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:36:14 GMT

Does the Flood/Spotlight setting on the security light only affect the light pattern or does it also widen or narrow the field of view for motion detection?

Re: Security Light Settings

JessicaP — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 14:35:51 GMT

Hi KachinaShadow,

Could you specify on which setting for the Arlo Security Light you are referring to?

Re: Security Light Settings

KachinaShadow — Thu, 06 Aug 2020 21:01:32 GMT

Hello JessicaP

The setting would be the one mentioned in the question...setting the light pattern to be a spotlight (narrow) or a floodlight (wide). The question is does changing the light pattern only affect the light pattern or does it, at the same time, affect the field of view for the motion sensor.
My guess is probably not but thought I'd ask anyway 🤔 😎

Thanks,
Paul

Re: Security Light Settings

jguerdat — Fri, 07 Aug 2020 14:13:15 GMT

Since the lights (and the cameras) use PIR sensors, there's no way to reduce the sensor FOV. That would have to be physically blocked. So, changing the light "size" will have no effect on the sensor.