Battery life

[Vulcan24]

Hi, just had one camera where the battery life went from 45% to 0% overnight. Thats with the origonal battery. Anybody had the same problem as battery lasted less than 3 months.

[manfredz]

Put those batteries in another cam and see what happens. Could be movement lost a good contact etc.

What brand batteries?  Rechargeables?  If an unbranded rechargeable that often happens.

[Vulcan24]

Tried the batteries in another camera with no difference. Batteries are Panasonic CR123A Lithium that came with the camera new. Just seems like they were old or faulty.

[manfredz]

Any chance you repeated mistake I made when I got my sysyem and forget to take that transparent covering off (ok all stop laughing)

[Vulcan24]

Battery went from 45% to 0%. Been working okay since April 6th so no film wasnt left on.

[55JWB]

I have logged into the forum to look for answers to this exact same problem, batteries in the camera not that old, were showing 85% yesterday and now this morning camera not working and showing 6% battery level...  I need to start keeping a diary of replacements as it seems to be way too often...

I have experimented with differnet batteries, I find the Pannasonic dont seem to last long, I have gone back to the Duracell Ultra which are very expensive! 

if I have time I will swap the batteries into another camera...  but this is strange and frustrating... 

[manfredz]

In Canada and the US the recommended 3.7v gold colored Tenergy rechargeables are readily available; in other countries users have had mixed results ordering them.  Big long term money saver in the long run if you can get them.

[JamesC]

Vulcan24, 55JWB

How much usage did these cameras see? What kind of signal strength do the cameras have? It could be poor signal strength causing excess battery drain.

JamesC

[Vulcan24]

Hi James, the original Panasonic batteries lasted for 2 1/2 months but went from 45% to 0% overnight. They were faulty and now show slight signs of leakage. Nothing to do with anything else just faulty batteries. Might look at changing to rechargeables. Do they work okay.

[manfredz]

I use both the recommended Tenergy and Nitecore and both give me about 80-90% the time non-rechargeables did.

Since my cams do a lit of recording 30-50 120 sec recordings per day, I'd be banrupt if not for rechargeables (with that heavy usage plus brief live viewing several times a day, I get about 14 days before needing a charge)

[Jenifa]

I purchased 2 arlo cameras. The batteries that came with it lasted me 2 months of continuous usage. Now I'm purchasing batteries daily. I put the new batteries in and they're dead within 2 days. What am I doing wrong or are these cameras defective? I am going to purchase rechargeable batteries but I do not understand why the batteries are dying so quickly now. I've tried Duracell and Panasonic. Neither are any better.

[JamesC]

Jenifa,

It sounds like the cameras are seeing high usage or potentially draining due to poor signal strength. Take a look here for tips on how to prolong battery life: How can I extend my Arlo Wire-Free, Arlo Pro Wire-Free, or Arlo Go camera’s battery life?

JamesC