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Pro 3 Wire-Free Security Camera System To monitor motion occurring farther away, such as children playing on a lawn, aim the camera higher to frame the area within the lower two-thirds of the image. It's best to position the camera so that motion is moving from side-to-side across its field of view rather than directly toward or away from the camera. Also, though the camera can detect motion up to 25 feet (7.6 meters) away, the best area for motion detection is 5 to 20 feet (1.5 to 6 meters) from the camera position. Use camera positioning to aim your camera Camera positioning is available only when the camera is not streaming, recording motion, or using the Motion Detection test. During camera positioning, the camera streams video as fast as possible, without buffering. You can aim your camera while watching on your smartphone and making near real-time adjustments to the camera position. This means that you might see lower-quality video while you are positioning your camera. 1. Open the Arlo app. 2. Tap Settings > My Devices. 3. Select the camera. 4. Tap Device Utilities > Camera Positioning. The camera starts streaming video. The signal strength bar indicates the WiFi signal that your camera is receiving at its current location. Test motion detection You can use the motion detection test to find the right motion sensitivity setting for each camera. 1. Open the Arlo app. 2. Tap Settings > My Devices. 3. Select the camera. Get Started 17 User Manual

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Pro 3 Wire-Free Security Camera System
User Manual
To monitor motion occurring farther away,
such as children playing on a lawn, aim
the camera higher to frame the area within
the lower two-thirds of the image.
It’s best to position the camera so that
motion is moving from side-to-side across
its field of view rather than directly toward
or away from the camera. Also, though the
camera can detect motion up to 25 feet
(7.6 meters) away, the best area for motion
detection is 5 to 20 feet (1.5 to 6 meters)
from the camera position.
Use camera positioning to aim your camera
Camera positioning is available only when the camera is not streaming, recording
motion, or using the Motion Detection test. During camera positioning, the camera
streams video as fast as possible, without buffering. You can aim your camera while
watching on your smartphone and making near real-time adjustments to the camera
position. This means that you might see lower-quality video while you are positioning
your camera.
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap
Settings > My Devices
.
3. Select the camera.
4. Tap
Device Utilities > Camera Positioning
.
The camera starts streaming video.
The signal strength bar indicates the WiFi
signal that your camera is receiving at its current location.
Test motion detection
You can use the motion detection test to find the right motion sensitivity setting for
each camera.
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap
Settings > My Devices
.
3. Select the camera.