The Arlo Pro 2 looks almost indistinguishable to the Arlo Pro, the main distinction being a littler dark front board. It quantifies 3.1 by 1.9 by 2.8 inches (HWD), weighs 4.8 ounces, and has a reflexive white lodging that meets IP65 waterproof gauges. A magnet implanted in the back of the walled in area enables you to append the camera to the round metal mounts or any metal surface, or you can simply put it on any level region.

There’s a Sync catch on the highest point of the camera, alongside a catch that opens the battery compartment at the back. The Arlo Pro 2 utilizes a rechargeable battery pack that is evaluated to last up to a half year. To charge the battery, bring the camera inside and connect the included charging connector to the power jack found just beneath the battery compartment. The Arlo Pro 2 can likewise keep running on AC control when utilized inside.

The greatest redesign here is the camera’s capacity to stream and record 1080p video (the first Arlo Pro beat out at 720p). Else, it offers the same 130-degree field of view and speaker and mouthpiece cluster for two-way sound correspondence. Six infrared LEDs give up to 25 feet of night vision in highly contrasting, and the camera offers a 8X advanced zoom.



The base station measures 5.0 by 6.9 by 2.3 inches (HWD) and has LED markers for power, web, and camera availability, and a Sync catch for matching cameras to finish everything. Around back are two USB ports for connecting USB drives, a LAN port, a reset catch, a power catch, and a power jack. It is controlled by a 900MHz CPU and contains 802.11n Wi-Fi hardware and a 100dB siren that can be set to go off when the camera’s movement or sound sensors are activated.

New to the Arlo Pro 2 is a Look Back component that utilizations pre-buffering innovation, like that of the Vivint Doorbell Cam, to catch the three seconds of action before a movement or sound-activated occasion. Additionally new is the option of Activity Zones that enable you to focus in on a particular zone of the camera’s field of view so just movement in the zone will trigger an account and caution. In any case, with a specific end goal to utilize the Look Back and Activity Zones includes, the camera must be connected to an AC control source.

The camera accompanies a free Basic membership arrange for that gives you seven days of cloud-based video stockpiling, three months of specialized help, and the capacity to interface up to five cameras on one record. The Premier arrangement goes for $9.99 every month or $99.99 every year and gives 30 days of capacity, boundless help, and availability for up to 10 cameras. For $14.99 every month or $149.99 every year, the Elite arrangement gets you 60 days of capacity, boundless technical support, and support for up to 15 cameras.

Arlo cameras just record video when movement or sound is recognized, yet in the event that you need all day, every day recording scope you can subscribe to a CVR design. You get 14 days of day in and day out chronicle for $9.99 every month, or $99 every year for every camera, 30 days of scope for $19.99 every month or $199 every year for every camera, or 60 days of scope for $29.99 every month or $299 every year for every camera.

The Pro 2 utilizes a similar Android and iOS application as each other Arlo camera and can be gotten to by means of a web program too. The home screen demonstrates all introduced cameras with their individual battery level, flag quality, and movement and sound location status. Every camera likewise has a rigging symbol that takes you to a Settings screen and a Play catch that dispatches a live video stream. The live video screen contains catches that enable you to physically record video, take a preview, change to full-screen mode, quiet the speaker, and start two-way sound correspondence. Camera settings incorporate an on/off switch, battery and flag association levels, video and sound settings, and a Motion Detection test. Video Settings is the place you go to empower night vision, make action zones, and pick a power mode (Best Video, Optimized, Best Battery Life).

Back at the home screen are catches for Devices, Library, Mode, and Settings. Tapping the Library symbol takes you to a screen with a rundown of recorded video and previews. Tap on any video to see it, share it with companions, stamp it as a top pick, or erase it. Tapping the Mode symbol gives you a chance to arm or incapacitate sound and movement discovery, make equipping plans, empower ready warnings, alter movement and sound affectability settings, and make rules for recording movement and sound-activated occasions. There’s additionally a geofencing mode that you can arrange to arm the movement and sound sensors when you leave a pre-characterized border and incapacitate them when you return home. The Settings page incorporates account data and enables you to allow access to the framework to loved ones. It additionally enables you to change the request of where the cameras show up in the application, change camera settings, and alter profile data. The Devices symbol takes you back to the principle camera page.

The cameras conveyed astounding daytime video in 1080p with rich hues and sharp picture detail. High contrast night vision was additionally sharp out to around 25 feet and pleasantly lit. Movement discovery worked exceptionally well, yet I needed to bring down the affectability to stay away from false cautions because of high breezes.

I brought one of the cameras back inside and connected it to a divider outlet to test the Look Back element and could see recorded film from before the movement sensor was activated. The geofencing highlight constantly furnished the cameras when I cleared out my home edge and incapacitated them when I returned, and my IFTTT applet to turn on a D-Link Smart Plug when a camera recognized movement worked inevitably. Movement and sound email and push notices arrived right away after a sensor was activated, and I experienced no difficulty seeing video on my TV utilizing an Amazon Fire TV Stick and Alexa voice orders.