Arlo Pro 3 Floodlight & Security Camera: Smart In More Ways Than One

AFTER A MONTH OF USING THE NEW ARLO PRO 3, WHICH HAS A SLEEK-LOOKING LIGHT AS WELL AS A BUILT-IN SECURITY CAMERA, I MUST SAY I’M PRESSED.

The whole idea of the Arlo Pro 3 is that users can replace an infrared floodlight with a combined floodlight and top-end security camera.

The Floodlight Camera has an ambient light sensor that automatically turns on when it’s dark outside, and you can specify exactly how bright or dark you want it to be before the light turns on.

Visitors are hit with an array of powerful LED’s at night that are built into a wide and very stylish light.

The LED light technology is so good that it opens up a much wider field of view than what we have seen on other lights, with built-in cameras such as the Ring light and camera, which is more one dimensional that the wide arc Arlo Pro 3.

When on, the brightly glowing faceplate throws light over a wide distance. Arlo claims it delivers 2,000 lumens of brightness when running on battery power, which is good considering the extra distance the light is projecting to.

The new Arlo offering that I tested does not require any wiring; it can run entirely on rechargeable batteries and after a month of day and night use I had only used 11% of the available battery.

As for the waterproof camera it delivers 2K video with HDR that is very clear, the audio is also very good.

Also built-in is a siren, colour night vision, a 160-degree field of view.

The siren is loud enough to frighten off any intruder especially when one can also talk to the intruder from wherever you are.

Mounting the camera is extremely easy. All I had to do was drill a couple of holes, mount a base that holds the camera and then click the camera into place. You also have the flexibility of moving the camera around on the mount.

If you want to check your recordings from your Floodlight Camera, I suggest that you subscribe to the Arlo monthly service.

You can also pair the Floodlight Camera with an Arlo base station to back up recordings to a USB drive.

Overall, this product delivers great value and functionality.

At JB Hi Fi and The Good Guys the new camera is retailing for $449.

RATING: 9/10