topic Re: Trigger Close Up in Arlo Pro 2

Trigger Close Up

PJPNZL — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 04:06:44 GMT

Kia ora. My Arlo Pro 2 will record vehicles passing the house 50 metres away on the road, but will not record vehicles arriving or leaving 5 to 19 metre away. Help!!

Re: Trigger Close Up

DannyBearAgain — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 05:38:39 GMT

What motion sensitivity setting value are you using? Look in the camera rule for the operating mode, not the motion detection utility.

Default value is 80%.

My pro2 only has a max motion pickup range of 7m on the drive way, but never picks up traffic on the road 20m away.

Has this his just started occurring or is something you had since setup?

Re: Trigger Close Up

StephenB — Tue, 05 Sep 2023 11:14:32 GMT

@PJPNZL wrote:

My Arlo Pro 2 will record vehicles passing the house 50 metres away on the road, but will not record vehicles arriving or leaving 5 to 19 metre away. Help!!

As @DannyBearAgain says, the spec'd motion detection range is 7 meters (23 feet). While it will often detect vehicles (particularly trucks) at longer range, in my experience that is not reliable (only some vehicles are detected).

In addition to adjusting the motion detection threshold, you might consider moving the camera. The camera's motion sensor is more sensitive to side-to-side motion across the field of view, and is more sensitive to motion at the bottom of the camera than the top.

Re: Trigger Close Up

PJPNZL — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 04:16:06 GMT

Thank you for the reply. Where do I find the 'operating mode'? I use the Reolink app (the Arlo app want me to connect to a hub, which I don't have).

Thank you very much for your support.

Re: Trigger Close Up

StephenB — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 13:40:52 GMT

@PJPNZL wrote:

I use the Reolink app (the Arlo app want me to connect to a hub, which I don't have).

Something wrong here, as the Pro 2 camera only connects to the base. Plus the reolink app won't work with the Pro 2.

Can you confirm the camera model???