Customer Ratings & Reviews
- Model:
- VMC2040B-100NAS
- SKU:
- 6455379
Rating by feature
- Value
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars
- Quality
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars
- Ease of Use
Rating 4.4 out of 5 stars
Customers are saying
Customers find value in the Essential Indoor Camera - VMC2040's high-quality images, ease of use, and included privacy features. Many appreciate the straightforward setup and the camera's affordability. However, some users experienced connectivity issues, and others noted limitations regarding battery life and compatibility with certain smart home systems. Overall, the positive feedback on image quality and ease of use outweighs the negative comments regarding connectivity and other minor drawbacks.
This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews.
What I wanted for an indoor camera
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Use it with the geofencing when I'm not home, only thing is the cable isn't that long if you want to mount high up on the wall or the ceiling.
I would recommend this to a friendArlo Indoor Camera
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The Arlo indoor camera is a must have to help beef up your home security as well as manage the activities that are occurring within the home while you’re not there.
I would recommend this to a friendSafety first!
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.the Arlo base unit camera has been instrumental in assisting with the safety of my mother’s house. Don’t know what I did without it.
I would recommend this to a friendArlo essential indoor camera
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.We’ve been wanting to add an indoor camera and I already had the Arlo system in place so I bought the arlo essential. So far we love this extra layer of security.
I would recommend this to a friendnone
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.hard to set up it to many troubles to set up to wiresless
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Arlo Team
Posted .Hi Demtrio,
Thank you for your review.
If you're unable to add your camera to your Base Station/SmartHub or router, read these articles: https://kb.arlo.com/000039094 or https://kb.arlo.com/000062406.
Otherwise, please navigate to Settings > Support in the Arlo App for service options available to you. We appreciate your patience and support.
Regards,
Arlo Team
Works good enough
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.We put this in our living room so we can monitor our kids when they are home alone. Can monitor a cat that likes to terrorize things around the house too lol
I would recommend this to a friendArlo
||Posted . Owned for 2 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Didn't work for what I needed, only indoors and I returned to get something more durable.
I would recommend this to a friendGood
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Good product. Wish we didn't have to pay subscription fee to view videos.
I would recommend this to a friendInside camera.
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Work's well for remotely keeping track of my dog and checking inside of my house.
I would recommend this to a friendGreat Camera
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Better than Arlo Q. Quality is awesome and app is easy to use. I added it onto my other Arlo cameras and it paired just fine.
I would recommend this to a friendGreat camera
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great camera. Big improvement from the older model. The lens cover is perfect for privacy when your camera is turned off. Very easy to install.
I would recommend this to a friendGood camera
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Great camera, but i disliked that you need a subscription unlike earlier version of the arlo cameras
I would recommend this to a friendThe Dark Knight!
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works well, not a fan of the required subscription. Latency is pretty good, and privacy shield is awesome.
I would recommend this to a friendGood camera
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It works beautifully the only problem is I don't like the privacy shield
I would recommend this to a friendPiece of junk
||Posted . Owned for less than 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.This is a piece of junk. The camera will keep getting disconnected from wifi, the recirding is over several minutes delayed. Video does not record immeditely. The app does not allow to watch live video immediately. I ended up return it after the first say of use
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Arlo Team
Posted .Hi Yasin,
Thank you for your review. If your Arlo camera is offline, please follow these troubleshooting steps: https://kb.arlo.com/1133448. If you're having problems viewing your live feed, refer to this article to learn how to troubleshoot: https://kb.arlo.com/1124.
If you still need further help, please navigate to Settings > Support in the Arlo App for service options available to you.
We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Best regards,
Arlo Team
Arlo
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.It was working good but I wanted for Outdoor puposes. So returned it.
I would recommend this to a friendArlo - Essential Indoor Camera
||Posted . Owned for 1 week when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.The motion detection, including night vision and audio is excellent, voices are heard clearly, not muffled. Alerts are received instantly.
I would recommend this to a friendDisappointed
||Posted . Owned for 1 month when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Can't get it to connect tried customer support got disconnected thought it said I had upto 30days to return it but come to find out it's only 15days to return now I'm stuck with a product I can't use and can't return
No, I would not recommend this to a friendBrand response from Arlo Team
Posted .Hi Timothy,
Thanks for your review. If you're unable to add your camera to your Base Station/SmartHub, read this article: https://kb.arlo.com/000039094. Or if you're unable to add your camera to your 2.4GHz WiFi Network, read this article: https://kb.arlo.com/000062406.
Otherwise, please navigate to Settings > Support in the Arlo App for service options available to you. We appreciate your patience and understanding.
Best regards,
Arlo Team
Great addition to my Arlo system
||Posted . Owned for 3 weeks when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Excellent indoor video security cameras. Adds to my Arlo system and has great low light ability.
I would recommend this to a friendWorks awesome keeping an eye on the baby
||Posted . Owned for 4 months when reviewed.This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.Works excellent. Rarely have any connection issues at all. Privacy screen is a nice option but not needed for most.
I would recommend this to a friend