User Manual

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Arlo Essential Series Wire-Free Camera
User Manual
3. Select your camera.
4. Tap Device Utilities > Motion Detection Test.
5. Move in front of the camera.
During this test, the LED blinks amber when motion is detected.
6. Move the slider to adjust the motion sensitivity level as needed.
This motion sensitivity setting is used during the motion detection test. It is not
automatically applied to the camera rules used by modes to arm your camera. When you
are satised with a particular motion sensitivity level in the test, note the setting so that
you can add it to your rules.
7. Edit the rule for your camera to enter the motion sensitivity level that you want to use.
See
Change motion sensitivity on page 30.
Position your camera to detect motion in
specic areas
You can mount and aim your camera in dierent ways to optimize the camera’s ability to
detect motion in specic areas. The lower two-thirds of the camera’s eld of view is the
motion-sensitive part of the image. Aim the camera so that any motion you wish to detect
appears within this part of the image.
If you want to monitor motion closer to the camera,
such as visitors to your front door, mount the
camera at least 6.5 feet (1.9 meters) high and aim it
so that visitors appear in the lower two-thirds of the
image. This angle works well to avoid motion alerts
for movement in the top third of the image, such as
vehicles driving by.
To monitor motion occurring farther away, such as
children playing on a lawn, aim the camera higher
to frame the area within the lower two-thirds of the
image.
It’s best to position the camera so that motion is
moving from side-to-side across its eld of view
rather than directly toward or away from the
camera. Also, though the camera can detect motion
up to 23 feet (7 meters) away, the best area for
motion detection is 5 to 20 feet (1.5 to 6 meters)
from the camera position.