Arlo VMC2030 - Field of View Adjustment; Optimizing Camera Positioning for Motion Detection

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Your Camera’s eld of view
The eld of view is the area in which the camera can detect motion. You can set the eld of
view to Full (X degrees), Wide (Y degrees), or Super Wide (Z degrees).
Arlo automatically corrects the image to reduce the sheye effect for each eld of
view setting. The Full setting completely eliminates the sheye effect.
Change the eld of view
You can set the eld of view to Full (110 degrees), Wide (125 degrees), or Super wide (160
degrees).
1. Open the Arlo app.
2. Tap Settings > My Devices.
3. Select the camera.
4. Tap Video Settings > Video Mode.
5. Tap a eld of view to automatically apply it to your camera.
Position your camera to detect motion in
specic areas
You can mount and aim your camera in dierent ways to optimize the camera’s ability to
detect motion in specic areas. The lower two-thirds of the camera’s eld of view is the
motion-sensitive part of the image. Aim the camera so that any motion you wish to detect
appears within this part of the image.
If you want to monitor motion closer to the
camera, such as visitors to your front door,
mount the camera at least 6.5 feet (1.9
meters) high
*
and aim it so that visitors
appear in the lower two-thirds of the image.
This angle works well to avoid motion alerts for
movement in the top third of the image, such as
vehicles driving by.
*At 6.5 feet (2 meters) or higher, we recommend using the Arlo Outdoor Mount.
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