https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Camera-lens-covering/m-p/7595#M7766 <P>I only removed the circle cut on the plastic cover to get the lens exposed, I left most of the plastic on it. IR and detection seemed to work fine.&nbsp;</P> Thu, 18 Jun 2015 15:31:56 GMT Nhellie 2015-06-18T15:31:56Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Camera-lens-covering/m-p/7559#M7764 <P>The cameras have a thin plastic covering over the lens out of the box. &nbsp;Should I remove the covering? &nbsp;Do I lose functionality by leaving the covering on the lens?</P> Wed, 28 Sep 2016 20:40:02 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Camera-lens-covering/m-p/7559#M7764 EyeSpy 2016-09-28T20:40:02Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Camera-lens-covering/m-p/7579#M7765 <P>Absolutely remove it for best clarity!</P> Thu, 18 Jun 2015 13:09:53 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Camera-lens-covering/m-p/7579#M7765 jguerdat 2015-06-18T13:09:53Z https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Camera-lens-covering/m-p/7595#M7766 <P>I only removed the circle cut on the plastic cover to get the lens exposed, I left most of the plastic on it. IR and detection seemed to work fine.&nbsp;</P> Thu, 18 Jun 2015 15:31:56 GMT https://community.arlo.com/t5/Arlo/Camera-lens-covering/m-p/7595#M7766 Nhellie 2015-06-18T15:31:56Z