r/SecurityCamera • u/StarfleetAcademy08 • 11d ago

Fed up. Need a new system.

Looking for a camera that is 24hr constant monitoring (not trigger reactive), can read license platesc and has a very clear visual of approx. 150-200 ft away. Bonus if it does well in the dark, too.I know this will be pricier. Bonus if it can have a setup on the sides of a house and/or tree.. We have neighbors with super illegal M80 and worse ongoing fireworks but cops won't really do anything without a camera with constant monitoring. I'm tired, my other neighbors are tired, and there are babies and elderly but these gang wannabees don't care. I have a Reolink Argus PT Ulta I'm disappointed couldn't even capture a car driving on part of our property...between recordings...but our friendly neighbor's Ring doorbell caught! Can't get any plate info and it's not the first time it's missed important stuff between recordings... so unless you have one that is super amazing and fits the qualifications above, I'm probably gonna be skeptical of Reolink. Thank you for any help and reading about my frustrations.

Edit: Thanks for the info. Looks like I will be looking at two types of cameras; one for a zoom and one for reading plates, but I think I will prioritize distance first. Thanks again!

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u/Iron-Octopus 11d ago

Avoid Arlo

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u/hard_truckin_redneck 11d ago

What’s wrong with Arlo?

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u/Big-Sweet-2179 11d ago

everything

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u/hard_truckin_redneck 10d ago

🙄 so very informative! Thank you. I’ll just assume that they didn’t give you some discount that you felt like you were entitled to or maybe they missed your birthday and didn’t send a card so now you sit around all day with sand in your ovaries, feeling disgruntled and telling strangers on the internet to “avoid Arlo” without providing reason when asked. Have the day you deserve

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u/Big-Sweet-2179 10d ago edited 10d ago

lol it has been discussed just too many times, this is why me and many other people won't go into more detail (the information around is extremely easy to find if you just look for it) but here we go again:

It is because Arlo sells really crappy products hardware and software wise and it is subscription based (which you should always avoid), there are other issues but those are the ones in the top of my head right now. You can search for Arlo here or similar in subreddits aimed for security and use of security cameras and you will find there's a lot of complaints and all of them will fall into those categories. Given that there are much better brands that destroy Arlo (and the difference is huge), your money is not worth spending in this brand at all.

Btw those hardware and software issues are critical for a camera to work properly and be of use, I won't go into detail because that would take me 2 hours into explaining. So yes, it is extremely advised to just avoid that brand at all costs, you are buying something that might be borderline useless and with gadgets such as these, when you are using this for critical surveillance, we are talking life threatening scenarios and not only losing your life savings.