How do I change the motion sensitivity on my Arlo camera? - Arlo Secure 4.0

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This article is for the Arlo Secure App experience with Arm Away, Arm Home, and Standby. If you have the Arlo Secure App experience with Arm and Disarm, visit: How do I change the motion sensitivity on my Arlo camera?

If you get too many or too few motion detection notifications, try these steps to test or adjust the motion detection sensitivity of your Arlo camera.

To test Arlo camera motion sensitivity settings:

  1. Launch the Arlo Secure App.
  2. Tap Devices.
  3. Select your camera.
  4. Tap 
  5. Tap Default Mode Settings.
  6. Tap Motion Detection Test.
  7. Move the slider left or right to increase or decrease motion detection sensitivity. Start at the Low setting.
  8. Walk in front of your Arlo camera from a distance of 5-10 feet to trigger motion detection.
  9. Keep moving and increase the motion detection level to higher settings until the LED on the camera starts blinking. This means the camera has detected your motion and should be at this level.
    Note: This test does not save new motion detection settings.

To change motion detection settings on your Arlo camera:

  1. Launch the Arlo Secure App.
  2. Tap Devices.
  3. Select your camera.
  4. Tap 
  5. Tap Default Mode Settings.
  6. Move the Motion Detection slider left or right to change the motion detection sensitivity level.

Note: You can also use Activity Zones to focus on specific areas. For more information, visit: What are Arlo Activity Zones and how do I create them? - Arlo Secure 4.0

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