topic Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision in Arlo Pro 2

Arlo pro 2 night vision

Ronin8793 — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 16:00:53 GMT

My arlo pro 2 night vision is terrible. It records, but the video is so dark, it's useless. Is this typical?

The entire point of having cameras is to protect my property--esp at night. Is there any way to improve the video? Will lightening/brightness have any effect??
Thanks

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

TomMac — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 16:26:42 GMT

The IR LEDs on the Pro2 are good out to about max 20 ft ( pir is good to a max of 25ft )...

IR lighting runs on the inverse sq law... light falls off quickly for distance

can you post shots?

yes, any external lighting can help

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

Ronin8793 — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:00:24 GMT

20 feet? I'd be good with that. But every night video is a fog. You cant see anything.
No shots to post, I deleted them. You literally cant see anything but fog.
Highly disappointed in this camera.
Daylight, the video us great. At night, it's worthless.

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

TomMac — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:08:30 GMT

here's a pro2 night shot...

small stump in center is 25 ft away or so cam is 6ft high

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

Ronin8793 — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:12:23 GMT

I'm not getting that good of a video. I'd be thrilled with that quality. It's seriously nothing but fog.

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

TomMac — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:17:56 GMT

here's last night ...raccoon ( not as sharp )

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

TomMac — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:16:40 GMT

Can you compare to other cameras?

Or contact Arlo support for possible warranty

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

Ronin8793 — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:36:32 GMT

Does adjusting the brightness level make a difference?

I have an Arlo Pro on another property, the night vision is excellent. The pro 2, at least on mine, is nonexistent.

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

TomMac — Sun, 16 Jun 2019 23:09:44 GMT

It may, but prob not... test it

the Pro , IMO, has always been better in the dark over the P2

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

Monkey_501 — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 03:31:44 GMT

you mentioned fog in a previous post. Is there anything close to the camera. Reflection for IR light can be very bright off of anything close including the wall or guttering.

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

Ronin8793 — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 12:15:54 GMT

No. There's nothing in the kens--i checked. My saying "fog" was meant to mean I saw nothing on the video but the IR "darkness".

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

USMC4EVA — Mon, 17 Jun 2019 16:09:33 GMT

So as a fairly new owner of Arlo Pro 2 ( never owned any other models) when I first installed the cameras the night vision was useless as seen in the picture. Browsing around this forums I came to the conclusion that it was possible that the silicon covers might had something to do with the bad night vision. Needless to say, the silicon covers were covering the IR lights making the image foggy and completely useless. I cut off all the excess silicon that was in the front of the camera and my night vision works great now.

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

Iss — Tue, 18 Jun 2019 17:59:39 GMT

I am getting the same problem on one of my cameras after the latest firmware update.

outside night vision is poor ??

elykoj — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 22:49:21 GMT

so i just installed my Pro 2 outside and at night its horrible, its dark and its grey. I walked back there and still cant see much. When i toggle the night vision on and off it looks exactly the same. this sucks.. I have an Arlo Q inside and i can see everything great and clear in middle of the night...

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

elykoj — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 23:19:11 GMT

just hooked mine up outside and same exact issue.. pissed off. I have a Q inside the house and when it is pitch dark it looks amazing.. customer service wants me to send photos but what good is that going to do? from the forums here it appears its a design flaw

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

elykoj — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 23:21:07 GMT

Brightness makes zero difference, and strangly enough, when i toggle the night vision off on my phone the picture looks exactly the same...no difference

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

elykoj — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 23:22:35 GMT

how close to gutter downspout will not be an issue? I just see grey fog as well but my camera is mounted roughly 8 inches from the gutter

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

elykoj — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 23:24:11 GMT

i have no covers on my camera, its naked... and its all grey and washed out still

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

Ronin8793 — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 23:24:39 GMT

Do what I did. Return the Pro 2. And get the Pro model. The night vision is much better.

Re: Arlo pro 2 night vision

elykoj — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 23:28:49 GMT

i threw away the boxes already