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Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars with 3282 reviews

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    Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.2 out of 5 stars

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    Rating 4.3 out of 5 stars

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80%would recommend to a friend

Customers are saying

Customers praise the Essential Spotlight 4-Camera system's excellent camera quality, ease of use, and straightforward setup. Many also appreciate the night vision, motion detection, and spotlight features. However, some users express concerns regarding battery life and occasional connection issues. A recurring negative comment centers on the necessity of a subscription for certain features like video storage.

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The vast majority of our reviews come from verified purchases. Reviews from customers may include My Best Buy members, employees, and Tech Insider Network members (as tagged). Select reviewers may receive discounted products, promotional considerations or entries into drawings for honest, helpful reviews.
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  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Not Worth it!

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    Posted . Owned for 1.5 years when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    Cameras are great at first. But after less then 2 years of use they wash out and fog up. Can not recommend. There is no "live" person to contact, only "Communities". Customer service is a joke at best.

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

      Hi,

      Thanks for sharing your review. For tips on how to prevent camera from fogging up, please read this article: https://kb.arlo.com/1212134.

      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_us

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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

    Well worth the money. I have these at my home and business and have loved them. Great picture quality, batteries hold charge longer that the ring I previously owned, also it allows from more without a subscription like most others... definitely would recommend!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Essential Black Camera

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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 owned it 1 months now after waiting few months for this and it’s not the reason why the 3 stars, reason for 3 stars is that it doesn’t capture every motions of moving vehicles, and/or people/animals, approx 75% of time it captured and tried to turn off the light when capture moving object after dusk. Other than that it’s awesome essential camera.

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

    Arlo Camera

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

    I also have the old version which I used for about 3 years, Arlo is personally one of my favorite camera brands. Hate to deal w hardwiring and the wireless on the arlos just save time and headache. When buying this one I am once again satisfied and it’s worth the money

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

    Clear vision

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

    I bought for a gift that's why I gave a 4 star because I can only go by what they told me.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Disilusened

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

    Could never get all 3 working got the first two to work but never the third camera. Took it back got a replacement and it wouldnt work eather. Told i would have to take all 3 down to get a nother replacement even though 2 were working and mounted so said the heck with that gave up and just 2 out of 3 that work,

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Arlo Team
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      Hello Arley29,

      Thanks for your feedback. We would like to help check the problem with your 3rd camera not working. Please send us an email at askarlo@arlo.com detailing your concern, including your email address linked to your Arlo account, your contact number and a screenshot of your Best Buy review.

      We look forward to hearing from you.

      Regards,
      Arlo Team
      ^RM arlo_us

  • Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Ok...

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

    This camera has a lot of room for improvement. The light is very small so it doesnt light up an area that much but it is Sufficient. The siren is not very loud I can barely hear it inside my house at night in complete silence. It is enough to be heard by someone creeping around ou t side but its not going to scare anyone a deterrent at best.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    So far so good!!

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

    I bought this camera to extend my Arlo system to the side of my house. So far so good!!

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

    Good shopping

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

    Good price for the secure house good Nivel of screen

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 2 out of 5 stars

    Arlo does not work with Alexa as advertised!

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

    I purchased this product specifically to work with my Echo Show 8, also purchased at Best Buy… after over a month dealing with Arlo customer service I’ve come to the conclusion Arlo is NOT going to fix the long ongoing issue of its products not fully working with Alexa devices. Best Buy should address this with Arlo ASAP, because the product is promoted to work with Alexa. It does not. Until my attempt to integrate my Arlo system with Alexa, I was satisfied with the product. I would not recommend Arlo to anyone who wanted it to work with Alexa… The ongoing problem being it will send alerts to the Alexa device, but will not respond with live stream or last video playback when asked. Alexa tries but times out because of no response from Arlo. Clearly the issue is software. The Arlo Skills app has One Star rating due to this issue they will not fix.

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

      Thanks for your feedback. We would like to learn more about the trouble that you are experiencing with your Arlo system and assist you further. Please send us an email at askarlo@arlo.com detailing your concern, including your email address linked to your Arlo account, your contact number and a screenshot of your Best Buy review.

      We look forward to hearing from you.

      Regards,
      Arlo Team
      ^RM arlo_us

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Big improvement over older Arlo cameras

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

    I have two other Arlo cameras and this is an improvement over the older cameras. I especially like the safety light feature. Also, it is convenient to charge the battery without removing it from the device. Overall, a big improvement and the price was right.

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

    Arlo cameras

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

    Arlo is pretty good, but there is a delay in live feed.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Arlo Cameras Rock!!

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

    Geek Squad set up my 3 Arlo cameras and explained how to view and maintain them. He had them up and running in less than 20 minutes and I was reviewing the Arlo output on my iPhone. Exciting stuff!! Happy with my Arlo camera and my Geek Squad install.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Ease of use
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life
    Tech Insider Network Member

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Good security camera, not so great battery life

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

    Setup is super easy and simple. Connects on 2.4ghz Wi-Fi. The Arlo app is very impressive, good UI, simple to use, no confusions. Mounting it on the wall is also very simple. I have mounted it outside home on top of my garage door. I live in a pretty cold area. Camera quality - the videos and picture quality is very impressive. With a good Wi-Fi network, connecting to the camera through the app is quick. As other cameras also offer, there is an option to record or capture snapshot and also talk though this camera. Audio quality is also pretty good. Motion detection sensitivity can be adjusted in the settings in the Arlo app. Night mode is also pretty good and the picture quality is not compromised. The strong flashlight on the camera helps during dark situations. Arlo offers a 3 month free cloud service, which is a lot better than other competitors that offer a maximum of 1 month. Battery life- in the specifications, Arlo mentions 6 months of battery life - based on 4000 seconds per month, 30 seconds of stream, day night events split 2:1.. I kind of find this to be ridiculous- not many people would like to change the settings to have a long battery life. They would like to have the camera running 100% of the time day and night. Based on my usage of the camera (in cold region) - 100% of the time ON, I see the battery comes for 3 weeks maximum. The claim of 6 months doesn’t sound reasonable to me. Recharging, however is easy. Nevertheless, I would recommend this camera to my friends.

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

    security camera

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

    better then i had expected. though 5 ghz wireless support would be nice for sure.

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

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    My Review

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

    Ok product. Wasn't the best at connecting to wifi.

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

      Thanks for your feedback. As there could be few different conditions as to why your Arlo camera would get poor connectivity from your network, we recommend reaching out to Arlo Support Team to help check your setup : https://www.arlo.com/en-us/support/contact.aspx.

      We look forward to hearing from you.

      Regards,
      Arlo Team
      ^RM arlo_us

  • Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Shopping is Fundimental

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

    I have been shopping at Best Buy for many years. I always receive Quality merchandise at a reasonable price. I recommend Best Buy to EVERYONE !!!! It is exciting browsing through the store, seeing all they have to offer . The Geek Squad is the Best. !!!!

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

    Home cameras

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

    Very good cameras I recommend them very good quality

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

    good starter wireless camera

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

    good quality not the best of picture. but decent pricing

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

    arlo camera

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

    Camera can be slow at times but other than that it is great

    I would recommend this to a friend