Arlo Smart Home - 2 HD Security Camera Kit, 100% Wire-Free, Indoor/Outdoor with Night Vision by NETGEAR (VMS3230-100EUS) is available in Baby Monitors
Arlo VMS3230 - video server + camera(s) - wireless
| Product Group | Personal Computer |
| Item Model Number | VMS3230100EUS |
| Color | White |
I chose Arlo because I needed a wire free security solution for the exterior of my house. There is no real competition really, as battery-powered CCTV isn't common, so I bought an Arlo system with one camera (later adding an additional two cameras).
The cameras themselves are good pieces of hardware. They have a nice wide viewing angle and the night vision is impressive. You can also turn night vision off on a camera-by-camera basis, which may be useful if your cameras are pointing through windows. Video quality is good for close-ups, but anything more than a few metres away can end up hard to distinguish. I would recommend buying the extra wall mounts for these cameras, which provide a bit of added security (no "grab and run" incidents) and better options for positioning. My first battery cycle lasted shorter than I would have liked (less than a month), but I'm hoping that's just because I've been using it a lot in its first few weeks while I get used to it. The...
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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...
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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) (Personal Computers)
