Cold Weather Issue with Arlo Pro

[noraocile]

Why is it when its - 28 our camera always shows to warm up? I feel very disappointed. Everytime we need to remove it warm it up inside the house? Awaiting for your quick response

[JehovasFitness]

-28 is pretty darn cold. What are the stated operating temps for these?

[noraocile]

Well, I leave in Canada well sometimes is -40

[jguerdat]

It's important to provide all information, including C or F for the temps.

As noted in the documentation for the cameras, they operate to -4F/-20C. At that point they shut down. We don't know the reason for that but surmise it may have something to do with the li-ion battery. When it warms up, the camera will wake up again.

[noraocile]

Weather is -23C and it will be more colder this week.

[AncientGeek]

It is a “cold fact” ... shall we say...that Arlo cameras won’t operate in extreme cold.  I believe their specs are about right for real world experience.  In my experience the standard Arlo cameras operate at temps a few degrees colder than the Pro and Pro 2 cameras even though I believe the specs say the newer cameras perform at lower temps than the spec for the original camera.  Also, in my experience, a camera that is in the sun and has a black silicone skin installed, will absorb solar radiation and stay slightly warmer and operate at a lower ambient temperature than a bare camera in the same location.  This also helps with solar power charging at lower ambient temperatures.

If you want a camera to operate at the extremes of our northern weather, you need to use a powered camera that is rated for those lower temperatures.  Many have heaters built-in to cope with the cold.

[noraocile]

It was never solve ending were removing the camera and waiting the weather to be warn very disappointed

[AncientGeek]

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@noraocile wrote:
It was never solve ending were removing the camera and waiting the weather to be warn very disappointed

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As JGuerdat said, the specs for the cameras state they have limits in cold climates.  It is really a matter of the physics of batteries.  They just don’t work well in extreme cold.  The best cameras for cold weather are powered by wire and have heaters inside.