Is the battery removable like the Arlo Pro2 or does the whole unit need to be charged? null

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BarryS · Accepted Answer

Bizarre design. Very easy to pop the battery out, but the charging cable connects to the camera HOUSING, NOT to the battery! So you can't charge the battery outside of the camera. To do that you must buy their very expensive external 2-battery charger for $50. And you'll want to buy at least one spare battery so you only need to get up on the ladder once, to remove the depleted battery and swap in the charged one.

OR, you can buy their solar panel and mount and connect that permanently. No trips up the ladder. But it's expensive - around $80. On the plus side, that has worked very well for me, keeping the battery charged to 100% nearly all the time, and with the panel mounted in a place that only gets sun for about 3 hours per day (in Phoenix).

The accessories seem to never be on sale. They've got you over a barrel. There are 3rd-party substitutes -- just be careful about the quality. I've seen very mixed reviews.

RedOmen · Answer

The battery is removable, but is not designed in a way that would allow charging outside of the camera casing. However, the camera casing does use a magnetic connector that would allow you to leave the camera in place and charge without needing to reposition the camera.

It also has a magnetic base stand that would allow taking the camera from a perch without needing to dislodge the stand or undue any fastening.

There may be some sort of charger available for the battery alone, but if there is, it is not included with this camera.

Cueball2000 · Answer

The battery is removable but you would have to buy some kind of charger as there is no jack on the battery to charge it directly. So you really do have to take the whole camera in and plug it in to charge it or buy a solar panel for it.

Answered by Cueball2000 5 years ago

Leeskin69 · Answer

Both. Battery is removable, but charger is a magnetic cable that attaches to the housing so while camera needs to be removed unless you purchase a longer cable from bestbuy or solar panel chargers for them (3pk Amazon for $60)

Answered by Leeskin69 5 years ago

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djfr · Answer

The battery is removable.

Jahmyce · Answer

The battery is removable.

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