https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Battery-life/m-p/1082835#M10732 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Ouch for the eyes....</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>First question I always ask is,</P><P><STRONG>HOW much live viewing and recording are you doing??&nbsp; </STRONG>Spec use is 4 mins a day in optimized video setting and with that the batteries should run 4+ months. If your camera is recording "steadily" as you say, then either your settings are to high for&nbsp;sensitivity or the camera is place improperly and getting a lot of false triggers.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The Arlo system is designed for a motion detect - then record. Excessive use will drain the batteries in a short time be it usage or false triggers.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Picture or drawing of your setup would help</P> Sat, 07 May 2016 16:59:38 GMT TomMac 2016-05-07T16:59:38Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Battery-life/m-p/1082791#M10731 <P>Help! I installed the</P><P><FONT size="6">Arlo Wire-Free Security System with 4 HD Cameras (VMS3430). It has been only 2 weeks and I have changed batteries twice in 1 camera and once in the other 3????These batteries are expensive and I don't have the money or the time to change batteries every week! Is this normal? What do I do to correct this? The camera is on all day and naturally it catches motion at the front of the house steadily. Any suggestions before I get rid of it?thx<BR /></FONT></P> Thu, 29 Sep 2016 18:40:37 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Battery-life/m-p/1082791#M10731 dipaolmi 2016-09-29T18:40:37Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Battery-life/m-p/1082835#M10732 <BLOCKQUOTE><HR /><HR /></BLOCKQUOTE><P>Ouch for the eyes....</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>First question I always ask is,</P><P><STRONG>HOW much live viewing and recording are you doing??&nbsp; </STRONG>Spec use is 4 mins a day in optimized video setting and with that the batteries should run 4+ months. If your camera is recording "steadily" as you say, then either your settings are to high for&nbsp;sensitivity or the camera is place improperly and getting a lot of false triggers.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>The Arlo system is designed for a motion detect - then record. Excessive use will drain the batteries in a short time be it usage or false triggers.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>Picture or drawing of your setup would help</P> Sat, 07 May 2016 16:59:38 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Battery-life/m-p/1082835#M10732 TomMac 2016-05-07T16:59:38Z