topic Re: Floodlight Pro 3 in Arlo Pro 3

Floodlight Pro 3 detecting tree branches

archieab — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:13:59 GMT

Is anyone else having issues with the floodlights picking up tree branches as vehicles over and over but not actually detecting vehicles such as a huge trash truck or delivery truck? I've reset them, setup activity zones, deleted activity zones, I even bought a new one and still have the same issue. It picks up my vehicle coming in and out of the garage up close and people walking by 20feet away on the sidewalk and in driveway but nothing on the street which is approximately 30 feet away. They are on 2.4ghz and have a solar panel for power and signal is good according to the app and online. I have 5 floodlights and I've switched them out and they all do the same thing.

Re: Floodlight Pro 3

StephenB — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 23:21:08 GMT

@archieab wrote:

It picks up my vehicle coming in and out of the garage up close and people walking by 20feet away on the sidewalk and in driveway but nothing on the street which is approximately 30 feet away.

One aspect is that the spec'd motion detection range is 25 feet.

https://kb.arlo.com/000062617/How-far-away-can-Arlo-Cameras-and-Arlo-Video-Doorbells-detect-motion

Though it still should be picking up some street traffic. Is the street in the top of the field of view? Does the behavior change if the camera is raised so the street is in the bottom of the field of view?

Re: Floodlight Pro 3

archieab — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 16:50:51 GMT

I hadn't thought of shifting the camera up but I just did that, thanks for the suggestion. I will also shift the other one that keeps picking up the palm tree as a vehicle. I sure hope this helps and I'll post if it has.

Re: Floodlight Pro 3

StephenB — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:09:04 GMT

@archieab wrote:

I hadn't thought of shifting the camera up but I just did that, thanks for the suggestion. I will also shift the other one that keeps picking up the palm tree as a vehicle. I sure hope this helps and I'll post if it has.

One question to consider is whether you actually want the floodlight to detect (and trigger on) street traffic.

Re: Floodlight Pro 3

archieab — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:48:15 GMT

Shifting the camera upwards has helped, thank you! Appreciate you all.