Arlo Q - Smart Home 1080p Full HD Security Camera, Night Vision and Full Two Way Audio by NETGEAR (VMC3040-100UKS) is available in Baby Monitors, Baby Monitors
Arlo Q VMC3040 - network surveillance camera
| Product Group | Personal Computer |
Having had a key safe installed at our house so that carers could let themselves in to tend to my elderly father in law, I decided it was a prudent idea to get some CCTV covering the area where the safe was installed, and the doors into the house. I specifically wanted outdoor cameras, wireless so that I didn't have to run cables and HD so that I could capture good quality footage. Having done some googling, I discovered the Arlo system. Straight away it ticked all the boxes - and given the cameras are battery powered, it meant I didn't have to plan for running power to them. Perfect. Though I did have some concerns about how long batteries would last.
Setup is easy - press one button on the camera and they paired to the base unit. Creating an Arlo account is easy - and you can sign in using the iPhone app. That's it... You're away. Range is excellent too - All 3 of my cameras are outside - one is mounted on the garage looking at the back of the house - and the walls in our house...
Verified Purchase This review is from: Arlo Smart Home - 3 HD Security Camera Kit, 100% Wire-Free, Indoor/Outdoor with Night Vision by NETGEAR (VMS3330-100EUS) (Accessory)
WARNING - this is a great camera system, really clear both day and night. The night vision is fantastic. BUT it is not suitable for constant streaming i.e. if you want to sit and watch it over a long period of time. The batteries would go done very quickly doing this. In fact, streaming turns off (and has to be restarted) after 30 minutes. So, if you want to use it as a baby monitor, be aware of this. And remember there is NO SOUND on this system. Note that although the stream is 'off' most of the time, the motion sensing and recording on detection is still ON, unless you turn it OFF, which you can do in the settings.
What it is meant for is to 'check in' periodically for a few minutes at a time. Or to turn on after a motion alert to check what caused it. Motion alerts are sent to your designated e-mail, and this system records automatically for the time you set after it detects motion. It stores these little videos in the cloud, and you can check them to see what triggered...
Verified Purchase This review is from: Arlo Smart Home - Single HD Security Camera Kit, 100% Wire-Free, Indoor/Outdoor with Night Vision by NETGEAR (VMS3130-100EUS) (Accessory)
If you want a system to just be able to casually watch your home for brief intervals, then this is OK, but otherwise it's very limited in usefulness.
The software is pretty poor and basic - meaning you cant make many adjustments to settings, and the scheduling setup is awful:
-cameras have a long lag from motion trigger, meaning by the time they record you've missed the action.
-the 10s (or other manual) recoding length is silly - it should be related to whether or not there is still motion.
-it desperately needs some way to deactivate when you come home (via phone proximity) or something.
-it desperately needs a way to temporarily disable the system for a pre-determined time once you've acknowledged an email warning - i.e. 'ah, i see its my cleaner, please don't record for the next two hours' etc etc. otherwise you get continually bombarded with emails and you cant easily disable them without having to reconfigure the entire setup for scheduling...
Verified Purchase This review is from: Arlo Smart Home - 3 HD Security Camera Kit, 100% Wire-Free, Indoor/Outdoor with Night Vision by NETGEAR (VMS3330-100EUS) (Accessory)
