Arlo Pro 2 too slow to record

[Stevejb]

Having issues with camera taking TOOOOO long to activate.  I have camera pointing at my driveway, it doesn't "kick in" until the vehicle has moved to the front of the house.  see atttached.  Is there a "sweet spot"  that i need to aim for?  camera is basically worthless ..    WHY doesn't the camera show the vehicle coming down the driveway?   i have more examples. 

[jguerdat]

Your attachment didn't take. Read the FAQs here for best positioning. Motion needs to be mostly across the FOV, not at the camera.  Try posting images or links again.

[Stevejb]

Thanks.   Seems odd that can't attach the actual video.

Attached is the view when the camera first records.  Truck is halfway down the driveway.

[jguerdat]

Part of the issue is the view - it's angled too much to see the whole driveway which makes motion more or less directly at the camera. You may need to use an outdoor screw-in mount to get the best angle or perhaps reposition the camera to a different location.

The other part of the issue is simply the distance. While vehicles have a generally larger IR signature than a person, there's still a point at which it won't be detected.

Based on the image you provided, I would rotate the camera down and to the left more, perhaps closer to the driveway, which should give more satisfactory detection results.

BTW, you can always view a video in the library and use the Share icon to copy the link to the video for pasting into a reply here. The only issue is that the link only stays active for 24 hours. You can also host the video someplace and provide the link hre, too.

[Stevejb]

Thank you for your input.  The camera is mounted via mount (magnet too limiting).

Guess I'm trying to view too much.   I also wanted to see if the garage door was open.  I will review/see about lowering and moving pointing more towards left or maybe move to the other side of the garage door.