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Rating 4.1 out of 5 stars with 3280 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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  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Good product

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

    this product is very good, the battery lasts a long time I recommend it 100% it is also very easy to use the application, and it always detects any movement, when it is night it always turns on the included lamp

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

    Rated 4 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.

    It’s a great camera, great for outdoors. Definitely recommend

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Arlo Camera

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

    Overall great cameras but they don't stay charged very long.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Video quality

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

    Support all weather, excellent video quality. Easy to install, app super friendly.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great camers

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

    These work great. I had one camera that the batter kept dying really fast. Well come to find out it is by my smoker and the smoke from the smoker we make it activate thus draining the battery.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Keep it simple or suffer

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

    It sucks to have to charge these things. Wired is better. They work but the whole process with these things is far from straight forward. keep it simple, or suffer...

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality, Setup

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Nifty little 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.

    The only issue is even with the parameters set up, there's a delay in what is recorded. Sometimes the recording is missing a small bit of what should have been recorded. Otherwise, easy set up without a HUB, good cost and good camera. I purchased 2 for recording outside of my property.

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

    Good quality video

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

    I love the quality of the video on my phone. I also like the “light” feature. The only downside I had was after a few months the battery life started to decrease. Other than that, this was a great purchase.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    My Arlo and me

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

    I really love my arlo’s the quality is good, love that I can called my dogs from the speaker. I was finally able to use the siren not too long ago and it scared the intruder that’s for sure!

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Good camera but could have been better

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

    Could have been better in terms of battery use. It takes at least 36 hours to charge and discharges within a month depending on the usage. The first time I bought and used this, it worked well for 2 months without an issue. I would have preferred a battery the can be removed and replaced.

    I would recommend this to a friend
    • Brand response from Arlo Team
      Posted .

      Hi Jay,

      Thanks for sharing your review. To learn how to extend your Arlo camera's battery life, read this article: https://kb.arlo.com/291. For further assistance, 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_us

  • Pros mentioned:
    Camera quality

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love my cameras

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

    Love these little cameras they do everything from A to z very simple to operate long-lasting batteries and they capture everything in high quality video and sound.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Arlo Cameras

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

    I really like the Arlo cameras, but I wish that the battery life was better. I have placed them very high up in the eaves of my house and have to climb up to take them down for a recharge. Other than that, I love the interface and the ease of setting them up. I would recommend them if you are looking for a reasonably priced, high quality system.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Great product

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

    I am very impressed with the sales people at Best Buy, they are very knowledgeable on the products they are selling. Very pleased with my purchase and is everything they said it would be. Easy setup, great quality and online support.

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

    Rated 5 out of 5 stars

    Love it

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

    I love it i like the clear picture and it has a spot light on it

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

    Great set of cameras

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

    A nice unboxing experience. Very easy setup, just make sure your router is capable of 2.4 GHz for the cameras to connect. Very reasonable price for the amount of cameras you get. Great buy!

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

    Arlo camaras

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

    I put my cameras up but two of them would not connect it seem it might have a defect I tried everything and called support for help still not resolved

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Arlo cams

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

    Not so easy to use on the app. App is easy after getting used to it.

    I would recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Motion detection
    Cons mentioned:
    Battery life

    Rated 3 out of 5 stars

    Do Not Buy

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    Posted . Owned for 5 months when reviewed.
    This reviewer received promo considerations or sweepstakes entry for writing a review.

    While this is advertised of some great motion settings such as person, animal etc, you only get it for a 30 day trial then you have to pay for a subscription. Even if you have an Arlo hub & connect to it, you still lose the specific notices & just get a motion alert not the type of motion. They go through battery life like crazy. We have older style ones & if I could I'd return these & go to the older style. Installation is awful of these & a royal pain to remove to charge & frequently charging them unlike our older ones that get more use & yet we have to charge them less & easier to take down to charge. We had a solar charger that broke (leaked) & was barely over a year old, so the solar chargers are not worth the money esp when we used to not have to charge often.

    No, I would not recommend this to a friend
  • Pros mentioned:
    Ease of use

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Best security camera

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

    Good quality and easy to use……………………………………………………..

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

    Rated 4 out of 5 stars

    Simply ~ they work as promised.

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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 4 packs of 3 Arlo Essential Spotlight Camera's. I struggled to activate the first couple, then all went well. One just must be defective. It doesn't seem to hold a charge at all. The camera's work very well, picture and audio are quite clear.

    I would recommend this to a friend