How To Focus Camera To See Through Screens

[GeneD]

I put my Arlo in a window, but it focuses on the glass or window screen.  I have no such problem with other (much cheaper) cameras, but I was hoping to get a better picture with the Arlo.  Instead, it's all blurry.  Is there anyway to force it to focus on the "bigger picture" further out?  Thanks for you help.

[TomMac]

There is no focus adjustment....

Best you can do is place the camera directly against the glass ( I shoot thru double pane glass ; Q camera ) or tight up against the screen.

FYI; you do know the motion can not detect motion thru glass for the Arlo,Pro,Pro2  ?

[GeneD]

That's what I was afraid of.  It's really a shame - Arlo is way too expensive to have such a deficiency relative to much cheaper cameras.  There should at least be an option for turning off autofocus, which would solve the problem for most stationary cameras.  Thanks for your reply.

[jguerdat]

These cameras, just like the others, don't focus at all. They simply have focus adjusted to that objects near and far are in reasonable focus which is called hyperfocusing (so you can Google that). Since the focus is set so close objects are reasonably clear, the screen is captured although not in really sharp focus. I've removed screens when this was a problem.

A more basic issue is that it seems like you're shooting through a window which will block the IR needed to detect motion. Placing the camera outdoors solves both issues.