Camera constantly records for 5mins

[Raggles]

One of my cameras constantly records for 5mins and depletes the battery quickly. I’ve removed and reinstalled the camera multiple times and it reverts back to 5min recordings every time. What can be done?

[StephenB]

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@Raggles wrote:
I’ve removed and reinstalled the camera multiple times and it reverts back to 5min recordings every time. What can be done?

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What recording time is set in the active mode?  https://kb.arlo.com/42/What-are-modes-and-rules-and-how-does-Arlo-use-them

[Raggles]

Thanks for the response.

It’s just the default settings to “record until activity stops (up to 300 secs)” which is the same for my other cameras.

[StephenB]

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@Raggles wrote:
It’s just the default settings to “record until activity stops (up to 300 secs)” which is the same for my other cameras.

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One option is to change the setting for that camera to a fixed time.

Is there always some motion (or other changes) in the video?  Or does it look still?

[Raggles]

There isn’t always motion and I’d prefer not to set a fixed period for recording. My sense this is more about the camera being faulty then any set up I’ve created. It never used to be like this.