topic Re: Indoor installed cameras and seeing out of windows in Arlo

Indoor installed cameras and seeing out of windows

Liljazzy1082 — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 22:28:20 GMT

Does anyone have issues seeing clearly at night outside with cameras installed on the inside facing the windows outside?

Re: Indoor installed cameras

jguerdat — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 13:16:38 GMT

It's likely the IR LEDs reflecting on the window. Motion detection doesn't work through a window in the first place and the use of night vision just causes glare. Mount the camera outdoors as intended.

Re: Indoor installed cameras

Liljazzy1082 — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 14:23:55 GMT

Okay thanks , but I live in a apartment and I’m not able to drill holes on the outside of their property. Anyone have any ideas that would work .. wondering if a glare film would work

Re: Indoor installed cameras

TomMac — Sun, 01 Sep 2019 14:32:47 GMT

Many of the 3m double stick molding tape and Command strips work well if area cleaned prior to install of mount...

( have one up outside for over a yr now )

Stick right to outside of window.

Use a tether to the camera just in case. ( simple string and threaded bolt into cam mount hole ( 1/4-20 thread ))

Indoor installed cameras and seeing out of windows

Liljazzy1082 — Tue, 03 Sep 2019 22:28:43 GMT

Thank you! I’ll try that

Re: Indoor installed cameras and seeing out of windows

Liljazzy1082 — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 12:47:13 GMT

Yes my issue is solved .. all I had to do was to turn the night vision off in my settings and now I can see clear through my camera while it’s facing out my window from the inside

Re: Indoor installed cameras and seeing out of windows

StephenB — Mon, 09 Sep 2019 14:04:35 GMT

@Liljazzy1082 wrote:
Yes my issue is solved .. all I had to do was to turn the night vision off in my settings and now I can see clear through my camera while it’s facing out my window from the inside

The IR lights used with Nightvision will reflect off the glass - which gets in the way.

You'll also find that motion detection doesn't work that well through the window (particularly if the camera is battery powered). Attaching it to the outside of the window is the way to solve that issue.