Arlo - Pro 2 Indoor/Outdoor 1080p Wi-Fi Wire-Free Security Camera (2-Pack) with Audio Doorbell

Got it during Best Buy’s ‘deal of the day’ promotion. I’ve been impressed with quality of the video taping during the day as as night. It’s supersensitive to any movement. The paid subscription (just $10/mont) is very impressive as it can alert the police via e911 call. Btw, 1st month is free to store the surveillance footage. So far, I’m very impressed with this- super easy to install.

The Arlo Pro 2 is a great WiFi Wire-Free security camera starter set. I put a camera at my front door, back door, and one looking over my driveway/vehicles. Very easy to install and batteries have a long life. I bought an extra battery set and charger to have them ready as soon as one needs to be changed. The 1080p makes the video recordings very clear and easily identifiable. Also with the app, you can view any camera live from anywhere you want. It’s an excellent system and I highly recommend the set for anyone looking for that extra security for your home or work!

I really like these cameras. Set up took about 30 or 40 minutes. The video is pretty clear. The sound from the door bell when chatting with someone isn’t that great unless they are close to the doorbell. But it does work. I was able to tell my pest control guy to spray the exterior of my house while I was sitting at my desk at work. I have not had any trouble with battery life or the cameras being too sensitive. And my doorbell faces inward. So I like that I could mount the camera separate from the doorbell.

I was looking for a wireless surveillance system since where I wanted to install my cameras was easily accessible. Looked at many different ones and this was by far the easiest to set up and records when I need it to. The only downfall so far is the night vision, in which I wish was a little better quality, but this is about what I would expect from a wireless system. If I wanted a little better quality at all times, I would need to switch to something wired which wasn't an option for me. The battery life it decent but would depend on how much activity the camera sees and also what video setting you set it on. Overall, If it doesn't see much action, the camera can go as long as 4 to 5 months on one charge which is pretty good. I have one camera on its own and the other I installed a solar panel to charge the battery since it sees motion and activity several times a day. With that being said, I was getting maybe 30 days from one charge and this was to much of a hassle (where I had it mounted) to keep charging that often. Installing the solar panel was the best option for me. I would like to upgrade the better camera but price wise, that's not an option in my budget so these work great for now.

Pros: One of the pros about this camera is that it is wireless, so no need to worry about where to plug it in. Another good thing is you can get a pretty clear picture on the high quality setting. I also like this camera because it has an infrared sensor for nighttime mode. Another pro is that it comes with free cloud storage up to a certain limit, which I really appreciate as I do not want to pay a monthly fee for storage. You also have the option to download clips to your phone, which is another plus. Cons: Battery on lasts about a month before it needs to be recharged when it is advertised to last 4-6 months. Perhaps this is because I have my cameras on the high quality setting, however, this is not too big of an issue as the charge time is only about 2 hrs to get a full charge. This is not a wide angle camera so if you are looking for something that can capture for example your entire driveway, then this might not be for you. On the other hand, you can always add more cameras so this is also not too big of an issue. Overall, I am pretty satisfied with the camera system. It is a pretty decent system for its price and I would recommend it to my friends and family.

I read all the reviews prior to purchasing this product. Comments that caught my attention most included short battery life and buffering playback, so I want to discuss what I experienced. First, I'm getting a battery life of about 2 months or so. I expect that this is driven primarily by how many captures the cameras do. Of course, that seems to depend on the amount of activity in front of the camera and motion sensitivity settings. I'm still making fine tuning to get it where I want it, but battery life seems good to me. Researching motion detecting zones now, but it seems like this is a premium feature (monthly fee). At times, I've experienced a little buffering on stored video playback but it is rare and probably due to network traffic. What little I get is fine. Setup of the system was pretty easy (much, much easier than a wired system). I didn't verify an available network port and ended up going out to get a switch and network cable to expand my available ports. But that is my fault for not looking first. Overall, I love the system and the app.

This is a very easy wireless camera to setup. It is wireless to a certain extent. If you use the basic out of the box setup, you don't get continuous video. You only get when it records movement (any movement). So you will get a lot of false alerts. Too get continuous video and person movement, you have to pay a monthly fee. Other then that, the 1080p is great quality. Night vision is ok.

Overall this is a good system on it's own without adding an upgraded subscription. The free subscription allows you up to 5 cameras. The Arlo Pro 2 cameras work well in the day, and pretty good at night. I have the cameras setup on my front and back porches. The Arlo app alerts me if anyone enters my driveway, approaches my door, and it catches that pesky fox that wants to live in my backyard. I didn't even know he could jump the fence until I setup the camera. The biggest problem I had is I tried to add the Arlo Security lights. The bridge wouldn't connect to the system. While I find it irritating, I'm looking forward to the 4K cameras with build in lighting coming at the end of the month.