battery life

[samseagle]

Hi  I was told when I bought these that the battery would last 2 or 3 months.  In my business during the day they last about a day.  That's a sizable difference.  If that is how the batteries are then how do I get them hard wired.  I can not have this kind of recharging staff.

[michaelkenward]

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@samseagle wrote:

Hi  I was told when I bought these that the battery would last 2 or 3 months.

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That is my experience. Well, two  months.

The life of the battery depends on what you are asking the camera to do. If it has a rule that constantly triggers it to record, then the battery will die rapidly.

If you want help in diagnosing why your batteries are so short lived, then you'll have to tell people a bit about those rules on your system.

[st_shaw]

Spoiler

The nominal battery life is based on 5 minutes of recording per day.  If your cameras are active five hours per day you would get 1/60th of the battery life 

You can run the cameras off wall power with a cable and a power adapter.

[RetiredInFL]

Buy some of these:  https://www.arlo.com/en-us/products/arlo-pro/power-adapter.aspx#VMA4900

[michaelkenward]

They also give you added features.

[st_shaw]

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@st_shaw wrote:

Spoiler

The nominal battery life is based on 5 minutes of recording per day.  If your cameras are active five hours per day you would get 1/60th of the battery life 

You can run the cameras off wall power with a cable and a power adapter.

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I don't know how my first post ended up in a spoiler tag.  

The nominal battery life is based on 5 minutes of recording per day. If your cameras are active five hours per day you would get 1/60th of the battery life.  That would be about what you are getting.

You can run the cameras off wall power with a cable and a power adapter.  Others have given links above to power adapters.