With the massive growth of the Internet of Things (IoT), sales of devices to secure the home have become increasingly popular. Companies like Google-owned Nest and now Amazon-owned Blink are battling it out to produce smaller and easier-to-use cameras that can be placed around your property without...

Strong magnetic mounts for waterproof cameras; Web interface offers high levels of control; Free cloud recordings for up to 7 days; Built-in siren

Base station difficult to set up with some routers; Cameras need to be charged using lead and plug provided; Quite an expensive set up compared to other brands

I have had this arlo pro 2 for a little while now and I give it 4 stars it's an amazing thing and the best wireless system I have ever used love it the only reason it never got a full 5 stars is because the voice or speaker feature where you can talk to people the other end of the camera is very...

The Arlo Pro 2 is an expensive piece of kit, but it's hard to think of any missteps it makes along the way. The footage it captures is excellent, the motion and audio detection works well and it's pleasingly flexible.

Battery powered; Sharp; 1080p footage; Seven days free clip storage

Expensive

The wireless cameras linked quickly and were very easy to install due to the magnetic way they connect to their mounts. 7 Day recording via Arlo cloud is free for up to 5 cameras and helps keep track of the recordings made. Very pleased overall with the performance, battery life and ease of use.

I cannot fault this product. Being wireless it is easy for us to move the camera whenever wherever, and the video quality is superb. Now I can monitor our house remotely :)

If you want multiple security cameras in and our of the home then the Arlo Pro 2 system is seriously good quality in all ways.

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Superb video quality; night and day; Wireless; Waterproof; Built-in siren; 7 days cloud storage for free

Not as accurate as some; Competitors offer more features

Editor’s note: Arlo has announced its new Pro 3 security camera. The Arlo Pro 3 includes HDR and a 160-degree field of view. It will start at $500 for two cameras. Our review of the new hardware is in progress. The Arlo Pro 2 may be more of a refinement than a reinvention of the original, but it remains one of the best smart home security systems money can buy. While a wave of low cost, standalone smart cameras — like the $20 Wyzecam — have sprouted up, Arlo has forged ahead at the high end of the market, targeting serious home security DIY-ers and small business owners. As such, the Arlo Pro 2 is available in two or four-camera bundles, priced at $480 and $800, respectively. As Arlo explained to Digital Trends, Arlo Pro customers simply weren’t buying single-camera packages, so the company did away with that option for the Arlo Pro 2. However, add-on cameras can be purchased individually, and they are backward compatible with the original Arlo Pro. Yes, $480 sounds like a high cost of...

Advanced scheduling and geofencing controls; 7 days of free cloud storage; Optional local backup via USB; Backward compatible with Arlo Pro; Scalable multi-camera plans for businesses;

App interface a little convoluted;

I use the term ‘successful' because NETGEAR is a master marketer. They have smick marketing material, lovely point-of-sale, copious positive blogs, and multiple nice websites. You buy because of the brand recognition – not because it is superior to other offerings.

• 1080p video and 720p stills are reasonable quality when you can achieve it

No compelling reason to buy it over other brands; except perhaps the brand

A great performer when used indoors with a subscription, but overly pricey for that scenario

Wireless; weatherproof; good video quality; intuitive app

Many features not available when used wirelessly; expensive; Many features not available when used wirelessly; expensive