topic 2 cameras with wild difference in battery discharge in Arlo Pro

2 cameras with wild difference in battery discharge

JohnnyJoe — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 17:07:08 GMT

I am on vacation with a front door camera and a garage camera.

both cameras full charge before I vacated.

front door….I have seen NO sightings and fully discharged in 14 days.

garage. I see a few sightings per day….a dog walk or trash truck…camera still at 100%.

Note: I have an extra battery and replace the front door battery with backup battery when discharge occurs and both batteries discharge quickly.

Re: 2 cameras with wild difference in battery discharge

StephenB — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:02:06 GMT

Do you have activity zones set for the cameras?

Activity zones don't improve battery life - they do mask the amount of video streaming the camera is actually doing.

Re: 2 cameras with wild difference in battery discharge

JohnnyJoe — Thu, 23 May 2024 14:06:44 GMT

2 cameras with big differences i battery life. Do not have activity zones set up, however the camera that runs down fast does not have a lot of notifications so don’t think activity zones are the problem. Also. I have extra battery so camera gets diff battery each time I replace.

Re: 2 cameras with wild difference in battery discharge

StephenB — Thu, 23 May 2024 18:12:10 GMT

@JohnnyJoe wrote:

2 cameras with big differences i battery life. Do not have activity zones set up, however the camera that runs down fast does not have a lot of notifications so don’t think activity zones are the problem. Also. I have extra battery so camera gets diff battery each time I replace.

Have you tried swapping the cameras? Then see whether the problem moves with the camera, or whether it stays with the location.

Re: 2 cameras with wild difference in battery discharge

JohnnyJoe — Thu, 25 Jul 2024 15:06:47 GMT

Problem camera eventually died. Tossed it. Now one camera has run down to a low # and is fluctuating between 32% and 4% for the last month. Still recording!! Strange