topic Re: Night vision in Arlo

Night vision

Vallorie — Thu, 29 Sep 2016 18:35:55 GMT

I cannot see with none of the cameras in the dark

Vallorie

Re: Night vision

TomMac — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 02:15:10 GMT

Check and make sure the IR illuminators are toggled on in settings

Re: Night vision

JamesC — Mon, 25 Apr 2016 22:24:44 GMT

Vallorie,

To add to what TomMac is describing above, if your camera has night vision enabled you will see red LEDs lit up on the face of the camera at night. For instruction son where to find this toggle and to see what this looks like take a look at this article: Are the infrared LEDs on the Arlo Wire-Free and Arlo Q cameras visible at night?

JamesC

Re: Night vision

Budman1 — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 19:27:21 GMT

I am confused about this. I have seen cameras work at night with street lights and othe landscape lighting and it looks like grainy daylight. My arlo HD showed this for a little while even. The switch for night vision has never done anything. It's as if the sensitivity of the camera does not have a night mode that works. Because I saw what it could do that one time and it was AS IT SHOULD BE!

Re: Night vision

jguerdat — Mon, 03 Jul 2017 20:45:21 GMT

First, battery operated cameras have limited ability to light up the area. 10 to 15 feet is about it (inverse square law applies here). Also, when the light level falls sufficiently, the cam switches to B&W to try to get an image. Color is a no-go and quality drops, just as it does with any other digital camera that uses a small sensor. Cell phones suck at low light levels, too, for exactly the same reason. Understanding the technology goes a long way.