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Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars with 337 reviews

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85%would recommend to a friend

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Customers commend the Essential 1-Camera Outdoor Wireless HD Security Camera (2nd Generation) with Color Night Vision for its easy setup, clear picture, and night vision capabilities. They appreciate the affordable price point and motion detection feature. However, some customers express concerns about the subscription requirement and short battery life.

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  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great quality very affordable

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Five star rating at a very competitive price I was real Amazed by the quality

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Outdoor Camera

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    One of the best outdoor camera so far! Captured video is so clear and it’s so easy to install!

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Camera

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    Posted . Owned for 3 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I love it works great and i recommend it price is really good

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good product

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very nice. Works perfectly. I would definitely buy this again

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great cameras for Home Security.

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Great, clear vision, and excellent cameras. you can zoom in on your photographs from the camera or your videos. You can record the videos and forward them on to police departments. Should you have a break-in or sharing with the family and friends. I intend to purchase a few more to securely monitor my building.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Works great did not have long so will see more in future

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Arlo security camera

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Clear video, easy to install and set up. Price is also very reasonable.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good Product at low cost

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    very good product. using at home very useful for survelience and easy installation

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    High quality

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    Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    High quality camera, easy to setup and easy to use!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Camera

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    Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Amazing camera, the record and picture is very clear.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Arlo camera

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The camera works fine but you can't adjust the angle.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Subscription

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Paying for arlo subscription for it to work

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The camera works great. No issues there. Furst problem is, you have to download a updated app. for the camera to work. Will not work on the old app. if you have arlo pro 2 cameras and Essential camera 1st gen. they will work. So that being said, the new app. is no good. All the other cameras work and record but app works well the the 2nd gen. arlo essential. The last thing is(this is why 3 stars) after 30 days of free subscription. You have to pay for arlo subscription in order for the camera to work. The original arlo pro 2 you did not have to pay for and you got free 7 day recording.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Arlo Team
      Posted .

      Hi Marty,

      Thanks for sharing your review. Arlo only has one Arlo Secure App which works with 1st gen and 2nd gen cameras. We would like to learn more about the concerns you have shared above. Please reach out to our support team so they can further address your concerns and provide assistance by navigating to Settings > Support within the Arlo app to explore the support options available to you.

      We appreciate your patience and understanding.

      Best regards,
      Arlo Team arlo_us

  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Great cameras, cumbersome setup

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    Posted . Owned for 10 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Would have given it 5 stars but the setting up new cameras on the app is very cumbersome -- you have to go through each step every time whenever setting up an additional camera. And it took awhile before it found my network even though the router was in the room next door. Other than that, this is a good product.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great backyard camera with a solar power supply

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have an 1st generation outdoor camera in another area and the quality of this new one is even better. This one is a big help keeping track of what animals are damaging my garden and with making decisions on how to protect it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Arlo Camera

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have had this camera for sometime now. Great view. Even night shots are great. It picks up birds in my yard. I have two of them and they never let me down. When I am away I can watch my home even out of the country.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Camera is awesome

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    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    We love these cameras! You can run them without a subscription or pay only $20 if you want to have a subscription to keep recordings.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Arlo outdoor Camera

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Very easy to setup - excellent video quality. Survived very, very cold weather.

    I would recommend this to a friend
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    Overall performance

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Arlo is no longer a good value for home monitoring

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    Posted . Owned for 1 year when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    The product is good and works well. But Arlo as a company unscrupulously raises their price to monitor their camera every year and the total infrastructure (Camera and monitoring) are no longer a good value. But since I bought hundreds of dollars worth of cameras, I now have to pay hundreds of dollars a year to monitor them. Do your research before deciding on a whole home monitoring system.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Overall performance

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Happy with Arlo

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    Posted . Owned for 2 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    I have nothing but Arlo security cameras at home they do an awesome job

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good but not perfect

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    Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Camera is good and has wide angle lens. Only issue is that screw in mounting arm is not long enough and not stable when screwing into camera. More difficult to mount than doorbell.

    I would recommend this to a friend