+6 votes
by (210 points)
I have a question.  We have 5 Arlo cameras around the house and one is the doorbell.I have a question. We have 5 Arlo cameras around the house and one is the doorbell. For three nights in a row at 2 am, 3 am and 4 am ish it has gone off as “person” and been on at least 2 minutes each time. No one is ever there and nothing is on the video. The camera shows motion, vehicle, animal and person and has never tripped as a person unless an actual person was there. Last night it didn’t didn’t have this happen. Does anyone know why this would happen? It creeped me out.  
I have a question.  We have 5 Arlo cameras around the house and one is the doorbell.

4 Answers

+1 vote
by (1.7k points)
This is my backyard, notifications were going off yesterday as “person “ when it was just wood ‍♂️
by (210 points)
@reorganization9 thank you for replying. It was strange for over a year it’s never done this. I couldn’t see anything different from the normal, I wasn’t sure if maybe I needed to purchased a new one or not.  
by (1.7k points)
@henton91499 you are welcome. But you are fine it does that at random once in a while. That’s the thing that I hate when it give false notifications. I have a bush next to my Garage and it says “ Vehicle” when no car is parked in my drive way .  
by (210 points)
@reorganization9 thanks sooo much lol I feel better now  I was thinking a spook was trying to visit or my doorbell needed replacing but I feel better now knowing this happens
by (1.7k points)
Who knows maybe a spook is trying to visit lol J/k . But other than that that’s what sucks about this cameras I’m just thinking about switching to a different brand.  
by (210 points)
@reorganization9 I was thinking I might also. The doorbell camera Arlo has is great, it does lag a lot though.  
by (1.7k points)
@henton91499 see what I mean I just got a notification.  
by (210 points)
@reorganization9 that would drive me crazy hah  
by (32.4k points)
@reorganization9 Can you exclude the wood via your Activity Zones?  
by (1.7k points)
@terrie Thanksng not sure .  
0 votes
by (1.5k points)
Put sensitivity to 20 works for me good
by (210 points)
@androgynous thank you so much  will do that.  
+5 votes
by (860 points)
Mine is doing the same thing and ice had them almost a year.  
+6 votes
by (1.5k points)
Motion of the tree  when wind blow i think thats what arlo is getting as a motion.  
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