topic Arlo Pro 3: how NOT to turn on LED when motion detected in Arlo Pro 3

Arlo Pro 3: how NOT to turn on LED when motion detected

ohuk — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 10:04:35 GMT

Whenever motion is detected by my Arlo Pro 3, the camera turns the LEDs on very brightly. This is very undesired behaviour, I really want the camera to just start recording quietly and without the bright light shining, and not give off to the subject detected that something is watching it. I can't find any settings for that, is there any way this can be done? The "LED off" setting is not relevant here.

Thanks in advance!

Re: Arlo Pro 3: how NOT to turn on LED when motion detected

StephenB — Wed, 08 Feb 2023 12:44:16 GMT

@ohuk wrote:

Whenever motion is detected by my Arlo Pro 3, the camera turns the LEDs on very brightly.

If you mean the spotlight, then you'd go into low light settings and turn off the spotlight and low light color vision there. (Also turn on NightVision).

There are also some red LEDs that providing infrared illumination for NightVision. Turning off NightVision would keep those off, but you wouldn't get useful recordings. FWIW, I wouldn't describe those as "bright", so I am thinking you actually mean the spotlight.

In any event, the camera needs some form of light when it's dark outside. Another option would be to illuminate the space with floodlight at night (not motion activated). Then you could disable both the spotlight and Nightvision, and still get useful recordings.

Re: Arlo Pro 3: how NOT to turn on LED when motion detected

ohuk — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 20:34:56 GMT

Fixed - thanks 🙂 !