Arlo Pro 4 Spotlight Camera -(Pack of 3) - Wireless Security, 2K Video & HDR, Color Night Vision, 2 Way Audio, Wire-Free, Direct to WiFi No Hub Needed, Black - VMC4350B

I wanted to install a cameras to enhance my whole house security system. The Arlo Pro 4 cameras are a bit pricey, but I think, over-all, worth the cost. I especially like the magnetic mounts. They are very strong, easy to install, and so far, I have not had any problems with wind changing their positions. When purchasing the cameras, you have a choice of connecting them to your existing Wifi router or using a hub. Since the cameras will only connect to 2.4 G and most Wifi routes broadcasts both frequencies, my mobile device had to be connected to the 2.4 G instead of 5 G in order to set up the system. I didn't want to go into my router and turn off 5 G ... with past experience, when I do things like that, I usually cause another problem and didn't want to risk having all the devices on my system stop working. I purchased the Arlo Hub VMB 4540. Before installation, I went on-line and downloaded the manual for the Pro 4 cameras to my computer and read through it. You first must download the Arlo Smart App to your mobile device. After you figure out how to use that, the installation of the smart hub and cameras is a breeze. Prior to installing the cameras, I tried to find the optimal place to put them by downloading a free App called the Airport Utility App. It allows you to walk around your house and scan the 2.4 G and 5 G signals from your router to see where you have the best 2.4 G signal. (You will also see the signal strengths of your neighbors as well.) You can tell that by running the utility and looking for your router channels 1 to 11 (since these are the channels that broadcast 2.4 G) and see how strong the signals are. Anything from -50 dBm to - 68 dBm is a strong signal and your cameras will work fine in that position. Keep in mind you don't have to use this Airport Utility App. When you set up your cameras, the set-up procedure allows you to walk around the house and check your signals in the same manner for each camera you install. I installed three cameras. I just wanted to have an idea where I could place my cameras for a strong signal before installing them. My Router and Smart Hub are in the same room but about 20 feet apart to prevent signal interference. The ethernet cable that comes with the cameras is only about 4 or 5 feet long. I wanted to keep the hub much farther away from my router and wireless printer to prevent signal interference. The Smart Hub broadcasts a 2.4 G signal which travels much farther than a 5 G signal. I also purchased the Arlo Battery Charging station that allows the charging of two batteries at the same time. The batteries that came with the camera seem to be partially charged and took only about an hour to fully charge. On the other hand, I ordered three extra batteries, and those took several hours to charge to full capacity. I wanted to have a full replacement set charged, and ready to go. so that when the batteries in the camera were low, I could easily replace them all at one time. The batteries in the cameras are holding their charge well and have been in use now for three weeks or more, and all still have about an 85% charge left. It looks like we are on target for what the manufacturer says is about a 3 month window before you have to replace or recharge the camera batteries. When doing this, you don't have to take the camera down and disturb its placement. Simply press the button on the bottom of the camera, and the camera body slips out of the housing allowing you to easily change the battery and slip it back into the housing. You don't disturb the camera's aim at all. Once the cameras are installed, you can play around with the activity zones in the Arlo App and set your cameras to ignore motion in certain areas and alert to motion in others. I also found that the sound pick-up by the camera's microphone and speaker is excellent. Arlo gives you a free three-month trial subscription to their app with all the features. After three months, if you don't subscribe, at a fee of $9.99 per month, you lose most of the features of the Arlo app. I like those features, and most likely will subscribe after the trial period. To ensure that I have a hard copy of all events monitored by the cameras, I installed a 128 GB flash drive on the Smart Hub. This way, the recorded events are not only recorded to the cloud for a period of time, but also to my flash drive. I have the recording on the flash drive set to overwrite previous recordings as it reaches its capacity. Overall, I would rate the Pro 4 camera's 2 K resolution very good. I didn't want to spend the extra money for 4 K resolution.... it was just too pricey. So far, I am happy with my purchase. One disappointment I had, was when I opened the three pack of cameras that I bought, they had only two magnetic mounts and an Arlo adjustable mount. Since I wanted all Arlo Magnetic mounts, I had to order a two pack (doesn't come in a one pack) of Magnetic mounts at an additional cost. My only other disappointment is that in a 2400 square foot ranch house, I could not get signal strength strong enough with the hub to monitor my back patio and entire backyard. I had to settle for only a partial view of the backyard by mounting the third camera at the side of the house where it received a strong signal from the hub. Range extenders for the hub or purchasing another hub wasn't a viable option that would work. A second hub would still have to be connected via ethernet cable to my Wifi router, and that would require another ethernet cable run from the Wifi router, down to the basement, and over and up through the floor to where a second hub would need to be located. It wasn't worth the investment or the hassle.

This camera was easy to mount and connect to the Wi-Fi through the app setup. I have the magnet mount attaching it outside. We get a lot of high wind here, so I was worried about whether it would stay attached, but there have been no issues with that. The picture quality is very good for outdoors. The motion sensing seems to work well, but it will pick up movement from outside objects in the wind. There’s not much you can do about that though. The battery life is better than I expected. I’ve had it for about six weeks, and I haven’t charged it since the first day. It’s still at 67%. I bought the solar panel for it, but I haven’t hooked it up yet. We don’t have it running constantly though. It’s only recording/monitoring at night or when we leave. I really did not want a camera that I had to drill through the house and run wires. That would be significantly more complex. Overall, it seems like a solid camera. It’s a nice looking camera, small, easy to setup, and I think the app is pretty decent. It’s nice the app classifies motion as animals, people, vehicle, etc. One helpful note: there is a common complaint about the Arlo app with adding a spouse/friend to view the camera. You have to do it on a laptop browser. For some reason, it won’t work when they try to do the setup on their phone. **Update: Camera is still working great several months later. I got another one recently too. I also installed the solar panel a couple months ago. It works well and now I don’t need to charge the camera—though I only had to do it once or twice in the several months I owned it. I still highly recommend these cameras. Solar panel installs in a couple minutes (only 3 screws) and a cable attached from the solar panel to the Arlo camera.

I did some research and ended up paying the higher price for this camera because it got good reviews. I wanted a camera to be able to have it constantly record, and then be able to go back and review the footage if something happened (I now know it is referred to as CVR). I was excited when it first arrived. It's well built, compact but solid. It was extremely easy to install, which was a huge plus. And the picture is good. So great! Thumbs up. But my excitement was quickly reversed. As it turns out, if you want CVR (which was the whole point of buying the camera), you need to also buy a $100 hub (no idea why), and the camera needs to be plugged in, so you have to buy the $49 outdoor power cord. These purchases more than doubled the original cost. Maybe it is my fault for not researching well enough, but it definitely wasn't clear that I would need all this. Once you have the equipment, you also have to sign up for the service $9.99/month. It doesn't matter that that I can attach my own hard drive to my new hub. I still have to pay a monthly tab. And then trying to use the software and get signed up for the right service was an incredibly awkward process. I had the camera plugged in, and the hub online, and could see the camera, but I could not figure out how to enable the CVR. In trying to troubleshoot myself, and based on confusion with the documentation and the software and not being able to sign up for the right service, I ended up signing up for the wrong service, which only confused me more, since I still could not opt for CVR. I went online to the Chatbot support, and that was frustrating enough to make one go crazy. Awful system. I finally got to chat with a human, and he was able to help me sort out my issue. There were a couple of problems. Since I had originally set up just the camera, it wasn't actually going through the hub (who knew). I had to delete the camera, and re-install it through the hub. And then I was able to sign up for the right service. So I signed up, and paid for the it. When I asked if I could get a refund for the first charge, since I had literally signed up for it about an hour earlier, and definitely did not need it, and only signed up for it because of their misleading documentation, he said no. And I was furious. It was only $5.99, but I really felt taken, and I felt like they didn't care. So I told him as much, and he said that he would put in a support request. Luckily several days later, they did actually process a refund for me, and I felt a little better. But then I experienced how poor the CVR service is. First of all, the flimsy plastic $100 "hub" has a blue light to show that it is online. It turns red if it goes offline. It sits on my desk where I work, and I see it for most of the day. It turns red for long periods of time at least once or twice a day. Even though nothing else on my network is going offline at all. This means that there are gaps in the CVR where no information was being uploaded. So if something happens in those times, I am just out of luck. Then there is the CVR software. It is useless. There are no playback controls other than a slider that you can use to move to different parts of the timeline. Each time you move it, there is buffering for a couple of seconds or more. There is no way to reverse the play, or to speed up or slow down the replay. There is no way to jump in specific increments. So you are at the mercy of the slider. Moving it even slightly changes the timeline by several minutes, so it is really easy to completely miss things. It is incredibly tedious to try and review the timeline. I literally spent hours trying to review a span of about 16 hours, and I completely missed huge chunks of time. I was just randomly checking hoping to see something, with a buffering each time. To make matters worse, if you look on the forums, people have been pointing out that it is useless, and requesting better controls for years. And the company has done nothing about it. I have spent over $300 so far and feel pretty much like it was wasted money. Amendment: They sent me a message saying that they were upping the charge for the continuous recording service from $9.99 to $14.99 per month. I refused to pay that for the crappy service. I have canceled it which now renders all of this hardware that I purchased useless for my situation. Total waste of money.

TL;DR: Solid system for being wireless, only better if it had more rock-solid connections and not somewhat dependent on subscription services. Pros: + Easy to set up + Works with HomeKit + Solar panel options allow for self-powered operation + Great view angles Cons: - Small lag between live action and what is seen on app - Recording and other more convenient features behind subscription paywall - Simplicity of the hardware makes troubleshooting difficult - Wireless system dependent on stability of your wireless network The cameras are easy to set up, the app interface is pretty intuitive. What the Arlo system gains in ease of use and setup gets dinged for overall functionality as subscription is more or less required for the same ease to access recordings. While you can record locally with a base station, its not nearly as simple as if you paid for the service subscription. Additionally, because of its simplicity, if any of the cameras drop connectivity, its REALLY hard to troubleshoot. Despite all of that, you'd be hard pressed to find a more reliable system that works (albeit very loosely) with Apple HomeKit. You'd really need to go for a hardwired system to gain more reliability.

The Arlo Pro 4 Spotlight Camera – 3 Pack is fantastic! Setup was quick and straightforward, and the wireless design makes placement anywhere simple. The video quality is crystal clear, even at night with the built-in spotlight, and motion detection is accurate and fast. The app is intuitive, allowing me to monitor all cameras in real-time and receive instant alerts. The cameras are weather-resistant and feel very durable, giving me peace of mind for both indoor and outdoor security. Overall, this is a reliable, high-quality security solution for protecting your home. Highly recommend!

After several months of considering a security camera system for our home, I chose the Arlo Pro 4 Spotlight Camera and have been very pleased with the performance so far. I evaluated several systems, but after reading the reviews, speaking with a friend who has an Arlo system and comparing features, I found this to be the best choice. I like the Amazon free return policy when purchasing a product online. I also purchased three of the Arlo 25 foot charging cords based on other reviews as I knew I would be mounting the cameras at locations that would require a ladder to access the cameras to recharge them and would highly recommend this option as a fully integrated and convenient system. The Arlo Pro 4 Spotlight Camera is a full-featured camera system that is easy to set up and install as a DIY project, but as is the case with any home security camera system, professional installation may be required. The video quality is excellent, the magnetic mounts provide easy camera angle adjustments and the app allows for easy customization of the cameras. I am not a fan of recurring costs associated with the cloud storage, but Arlo does sell a Smart Hub store store the videos. I also like that Arlo sends emails with useful tips on how to make the most of the system. The one caveat I have seen in the instructions and reviews is the cold weather performance. I reside in the northeast where extreme cold during the winter months may be an issue and I will have to wait and see how that impacts my outdoor cameras. Although this is not an inexpensive system, it appears to be a much higher quality product than the less expensive options I've seen.

With everyone talking about Ring now, we thought we'd try one and promptly returned it for an Arlo. Video is clear and crisp. Motion, zones etc. all great. I do wish they'd provide a manual but like all companies, it's all online now and you won't get set-up directions in the box. You'll get a leaflet telling you to go to Arlo's website. There, you can download the manual to your computer, laptop etc. and keep it. Little things like "how do I open this thing to put the battery in" are not covered and rely on common sense. I presumed the button on the bottom opened it and it did. Set up and syncing like all cameras takes a few minutes. I did have to click the "sync" button on the camera inside to finally get them connected (my phone app set-up and the device). Again... not really straightforward, but common sense. I did purchase the mount seperately as the magnet mount might be great for inside, but I wanted something screwed in to the camera and screwed to the wall. I advise getting one if you feel the same. Also allows another person you designate to have full control which is GREAT. Ring allowed another person to look and view but never have full control. Whoever sets up the camera on their phone is the designated one and can allow access to another -- or take it away -- or limit what they can do. Ring doesn't do that. This makes the third camera we have by Arlo and will most definitely use our free trial then purchase a plan that will cover all cameras on the property. If I feel I need to update this later I will but wedo love Arlo! UPDATED Sept 2021-- changed my stars to 3 because when it works it's great. We are in the midwest. If the temp gets to 90 we roast out here because we also have humidity. The heat + humidity killed not only this camera but the larger double light camera from Arlo and the doorbell. So let's talk this camera only... It is connected to Wifi, no hub. Nothing wrong with our wifi. The battery is now at 4% and won't charge. Bought the Arlo solar panel to charge it. Nothing wrong with the solar panel or connection. It's the battery. Now let's talk the expensive double flood light camera from Arlo... same. Battery is dead because of the heat + humidity. Nothiing wrong with the solar panel or connection. Now lets's talk about the doorbell from Arlo. This one stumps me. The device is hard wired and has no battery. When it works, it works well. It comes on several times a day and goesoff as many times as it's on. Again, there is nothing wrong with our wifi or bandwidth. Those have been tested internally and externally at each location. Everything worked GREAT until we experienced 90 degree days and high humidity making the heat index 104. Then it all went to crap.

Not sure what all the negative reviews are about. Camera works flawlessly and is way easier to set up than people would have you think. Anyone that can navigate some simple menus can get it set up with ease. I opted for an optional screw in mount to make the camera a little more secure and mounted it it under the eaves of my house in front. So far, not one false motion alert with the customizable activity zone. The 2k resolution is nice, someone pulled into my driveway to make a delivery and their front licence plate was easily discernible in the playback. I'll be adding one to my porch, side of house, and back of house as soon as they become available. Also not sure what all the bitching is about concerning cloud storage. Just buy a hub and SD card and you can have 24/7 recording. Not sure why in this day and age people think server storage is free. Then again... Bottom line, it's a great unit, easy to set up, wireless, good FOV, and with a solar panel pretty much install and forget.

The Pro 4 is better than other pro cam in my opinion it doesn’t need to go through the base station. It is best to connect pro 4 to power supply (Wi-Fi control plug for on or off charging) or to a solar panel.

Se ven muy bien pero lo malo que una cámara en su 2a carga ya no carga y por lo tanto ya no sirve.

Arlo ya no da los 7 dias sin costo de videos en la nube y no te deja contratar el servicio de Nube en Mexico por lo que no puedes ver los videos pasados. Con esto no vale la pena estas camaras, cuidado no compren si las van a usar en Mexico.

I already have 2 Arlo Pro2 cameras with base station vmb4000. They work perfectly since day one of purchasing them years ago. Decided to expand my surveillance at home because of my great experience with Arlo, but sadly I received faulty cameras. They would not record any motion event at night unless I start live streaming, which then it’d disconnect for 2 seconds and come back on.(makes a loud click sound when that happens) And the video recording shows my movement for 1 second then there’s a gap (2 seconds approximately missing from footage) and it shows as if I teleported a few feet.. Also about the video recordings, I checked the Pro4 compatibility on Arlo’s website prior to purchasing. On their website it shows that the Base Station VMB4000 is compatible with the Pro4. However it didn’t mention anywhere that it will NOT show your recorded events via the mobile app. You’d need to remove USB storage and view your recordings from PC.. which defeats the purpose of the smart camera. Otherwise you need to buy the newer Base Stations.

Me gusta el ángulo y la resolución. Sirven bien durante la noche también. Y las baterías se recargan bien con los paneles de solar.