https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/VMC3030-100NAS-trying-to-maximize-battery-life/m-p/1311126#M37771 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 01:28:28 GMT Treylan 2017-06-27T01:28:28Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/VMC3030-100NAS-trying-to-maximize-battery-life/m-p/1311118#M37768 Is it best to disable the cameras when not in use, or schedule a program on/off? I feel that when they are disabled they use less power than being in a scheduled mode. Is there any difference in power saving between the two options? Tue, 27 Jun 2017 01:18:22 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/VMC3030-100NAS-trying-to-maximize-battery-life/m-p/1311118#M37768 Treylan 2017-06-27T01:18:22Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/VMC3030-100NAS-trying-to-maximize-battery-life/m-p/1311126#M37771 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 01:28:28 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/VMC3030-100NAS-trying-to-maximize-battery-life/m-p/1311126#M37771 Treylan 2017-06-27T01:28:28Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/VMC3030-100NAS-trying-to-maximize-battery-life/m-p/1311392#M37780 <P>Using the On/Off slider in Settings or using the schedule or Disarmed mode makes no real difference - the camera is in a sleep mode that uses very little power (if set this way permanently the batteries will last well over half a year). &nbsp;Only live view or detection/recording will use significant power.</P> Tue, 27 Jun 2017 12:48:30 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/VMC3030-100NAS-trying-to-maximize-battery-life/m-p/1311392#M37780 jguerdat 2017-06-27T12:48:30Z