Using the Arlo Pro 4 in very cold (-40F) weather

[crileyma]

I'm considering getting this camera for a relative who lives in northern Minnesota. The specified operating temperature range is down to -4F. In the winter Minnesota nights regularly get to -20F, and sometimes to -40. While I don't necessarily expect it to function well on such cold nights, I would like to know whether or not that will permanently damage the camera during the repeated cold/"warm" cycling. I do expect to have this on exterior power, not just relying on batteries, if that makes any difference.

[jguerdat]

No one has reported damage due to extreme cold temps to my knowledge. The automatic shutdown of the camera at -4F should be all that's required to protect the cameras.

[StephenB]

FWIW, if you can power the cameras with the outdoor charger, then you can run them w/o batteries in the winter.  That eliminates any chance of the battery doing damage to the camera in extreme cold.