Battery time of the Arlo pro 3 flood light, Not even a week

[Pablo1313]

Hi,

Why does the Pro 3 flood light battery last a week if lucky? Possibly the high traffic area? Is there anyway I can keep this powered for longer without the need for a hard line cable?

Thank you

[jguerdat]

High traffic causes excessive recordings which leads to excessive battery drain. Rotating the camera to eliminate the traffic while maintaining the view needed. Battery life is designed around <5 minutes of total recording and live viewing per day, on average. 

A screenshot of the camera view could be useful for suggestions.

[Pablo1313]

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  This is pretty much the camera view. Thanks for the reply its good info. I was looking at the solar panel maybe this will assist for a longer battery life.

[jguerdat]

Since detection of people is limited to ~25 feet, you could easily rotate the camera down. However, it would appear that the traffic is due to your animals and/or household residents. You'd have to decide what and when to record to make a real difference. Note that the solar panel is just a trickle charger which may help somewhat with battery life but AC power may be the ultimate solution.

[Pablo1313]

Thank you for the advice its much appreciated. Will try that going forward. 

[StephenB]

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@Pablo1313 wrote:

This is pretty much the camera view. Thanks for the reply its good info. I was looking at the solar panel maybe this will assist for a longer battery life.

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I suggest pointing the camera a bit more downward if you can - reducing the amount of the scene over the fencing that is in the field of view.

While the motion detection range is spec'd at 20-25 feet, it will sometimes pick up motion from farther away.  While not that likely in your particular case (normally the distant moving objects are vehicles), it still is worth a try.

Also, if you use audio detection, I suggest turning that off and see if that helps.