Replacement suggestions for Arlo Pro2

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mortonman

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#311420 14-Jan-2024 10:59

My 5 year old Arlo pro2 cameras are now getting old. The batteries are now getting temperamental charging. Was going to replace the batteries but I see the Pro2 is now end of life this month so looking for replacements.

Wont stay with Arlo as dont want to be beholden to a subscription.

Looking at the Eufy Pro 2c 2 pack or 2 no Eufy solo S220 solar cameras. Both similar prices.

Help me decide please.

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#3181773 14-Jan-2024 17:47

I have the Eufy 2C cameras.

Positives are easy to install, pretty good image quality, good battery life (I get about 2-3 months between charges), and a pretty good mobile app. Local storage means no ongoing subscription costs.

The big negative for me is the flakey motion detection, it misses things it should record, and records things it should miss. I have spent far to much time playing with different settings, camera positions, and setting up trigger zones (which seem to do absolutely nothing most of the time).

Mine are now set up to record more often, and I have turned off notifications otherwise they were just coming through constantly. I would rather capture more and not need it, than miss anything important.

I wouldn't do wireless again, and am keen to replace with a reolink wired system as soon as I can. I would prefer continuous recording, at least that way nothing gets missed.

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Peter7068

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#3181919 15-Jan-2024 08:16

I also have Arlo Pro 2 cameras but thought EOL was 1 Jan 2025.

https://kb.arlo.com/000063018/Arlo-Legacy-Cameras-End-of-Life

I will also replace mine with something non-Arlo but believe I have a year more to procrastinate.

mortonman

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#3182192 15-Jan-2024 13:06

Looks like the EOL has been extended a couple of times.

I managed to get some charge into the Arlo Batteries yesterday so might persist unless a good sale comes up.

WolfmanNZ

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#3189636 2-Feb-2024 13:30

mortonman:

Looks like the EOL has been extended a couple of times.

I managed to get some charge into the Arlo Batteries yesterday so might persist unless a good sale comes up.

I have Pro3 cameras but found that a couple dont charge reliably after 4 years - turned out was the fix was to swap the battery from a non-charger over to one of the cameras that did charge ok and charge it in that camera body instead. Tried wiping the connection ports but didnt seem to make a difference.

In terms of replacement as I have now joined the Ubiquiti eco system I will be looking at their cameras and wondering which child I will sell to pay for them.

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#3189770 3-Feb-2024 06:43

i've just switched from arlo pro 2 to eufy S300/S330

motion detection is slightly better on the eufy, picture of course is better being 4k now.

The let down in eufy is their software, not as easy to use as arlo and doesn't have the function of geofencing with schedule. No option of muting the whole system if you have the gardener working in the yard (you have to mute each camera individually)

let me know if you have any other questions

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#3190299 4-Feb-2024 14:33

As long as you don't mind your cameras being streamable unencrypted to anyone able to guess the cloud URL: https://www.theverge.com/2022/11/30/23486753/anker-eufy-security-camera-cloud-private-encryption-authentication-storage

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#3190462 4-Feb-2024 16:28

I have a couple of Reolink Argus 2E wireless cameras. Cheap and cheerful and no subscription required (you do need a microsd card)

Both are hooked up to cheap aliexpress solar panel chargers so I don't have to worry about charging the batteries.

With wireless cameras sometimes it misses events or starts recording partway through (especially if the subject is moving fast) I have both cameras capturing the front drive so they double up on coverage from different angels. Probably get another 1-2 Reolinks to go around the other parts of the house and replace the $5 dummy camera.

The cameras are more a deterrent than anything - hopefully they'll encourage trouble to go looking elsewher. That plus I also mainly I use to see if I've left the garage door up or if the courier has been (and how many times my son orders ubereats when I'm not home)

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#3190479 4-Feb-2024 17:32

I’ve had Noorio recommended to me, not sure how well it fares to the usual competitors.