topic Re: Sound Sensitivity in Arlo Pro 3

Sound Sensitivity I keep receiving recordings

Nizab — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 19:47:50 GMT

Can anybody help me how to control the sensitivity on my pro 3 I get +100 recordings on sound a day

Re: Sound Sensitivity

jguerdat — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:48:48 GMT

Do you want/need audio detection for your cameras? If not, go into your modes and edit the rules to turn off audio detection while leaving motion detection on.

Re: Sound Sensitivity

Nizab — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 19:45:10 GMT

Thanks for the advice, if it would be possible just to lower the sensitivity and still keep the noise detection on, it is the wind that courses the problem, I have pro 2 with no problems but pro 3 is giving me problems

Re: Sound Sensitivity

jguerdat — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 13:44:04 GMT

Different hardware/firmware so I wouldn't compare too much. WHat is your audio detection setting right now? Have you tried lowering it?

Re: Sound Sensitivity

Nizab — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 13:27:01 GMT

I can only find mic on or off, but

not where I can set sensitivity, any advice ?

Re: Sound Sensitivity

jguerdat — Sat, 27 Apr 2024 13:30:43 GMT

The sensitivity settings depends on which user interface (UI) you're using - the old one uses Library to view recordings while the new one uses Feed.

For the old UI, you need to edit your modes and rules:

https://kb.arlo.com/42/What-are-modes-and-rules-and-how-does-Arlo-use-them

For the new UI, edit the camera settings in Default Mode Settings.

Re: Sound Sensitivity

Nizab — Wed, 01 May 2024 09:26:18 GMT

Thanks a lot for the advise, I did turn down the sensitivity to 1 and I did help but for this one camera it still detectes to much noice. I have tried to move the camera to where one of my other cameras are with no problems, still the same it looks like the pro 3 is just to sensitive.

Re: Sound Sensitivity

StephenB — Wed, 01 May 2024 11:57:13 GMT

@Nizab wrote:

Thanks a lot for the advise, I did turn down the sensitivity to 1 and I did help but for this one camera it still detectes to much noice. I have tried to move the camera to where one of my other cameras are with no problems, still the same it looks like the pro 3 is just to sensitive.

FWIW, I find there is too much street and wind noise for audio detection to work properly for me (with any camera model). So I just keep it disabled.

Wind is tricky, since the wind itself will move the diaphram on the mic (so not just the sound the wind makes).