The Arlo Pro 2 adds polish to an already impressive camera.

Can be use indoors or outdoors; Customizable motion zones; Can operate on either AC power or a rechargeable battery

Motion zones are only enabled when connected to AC power

At $479, the Netgear Arlo Pro 2 is expensive, but you get two weatherproof cameras and a base station with a built-in siren and USB connectivity for storing recorded video locally.

Excellent-quality 1080p video; Weatherproof; Rechargeable batteries; Supports IFTTT and Alexa voice commands; Pre-buffered video recording; Continuous recording capabilities; Free and subscription-based cloud storage

Expensive; Requires hub (included); Many features are only available when plugged in

There's no stopping NETGEAR recently with its Arlo security camera range, now at Arlo Pro 2 and offering 1080p video.

We were big fans of the original Arlo Pro. There were really only a couple things that we thought could be improved and the Arlo Pro 2 does just that. In our opinion, the Arlo Pro 2 is the best wireless security camera system you can get. Here's what to expect:

Wireless cameras that can be used indoors or outdoors; Crisp 1080p video quality; 7 days of video storage for free; Built-in siren to deter potential burglars; Long battery life

Expensive; Geofencing is not perfect; Two-way audio is average at best; Activity Zones and Look Back features only available if plugged-in

Netgear's excellent Arlo security cameras continue to improve. The 1080p Arlo Pro 2 is a higher resolution version of the older 720p Arlo Pro. In addition, the Pro 2 can be used either as a wired or wireless camera (the original Pro was wireless only).

Simple installation; Clean; intelligent interface; Flexible and easy scheduling; Geofencing turns system on/off depending on phone's location; Very good daylight video quality; Free seven-day rolling cloud storage

Can login from only one device at a time; No auto-rotate of live or playback videos on mobile devices; Motion detection tools separate from setup section

It's really no surprise that NETGEAR has such a huge share of the security camera market (nearly 50%), given how good the Arlo Pro 2 is, in a number of areas. The Arlo Pro 2 excels in setup, video quality and even the software it is using.

NETGEAR has added great new features to its Arlo Wireless Cameras while still keeping them simple to use and install in just about any location.

The Arlo Pro 2 is simply the best smart home security camera system you can buy.

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

Arlo Pro 2: Returned mine. Very poor night vision (would give 0 stars for that). Online support service gave "copy-paste" answer, even when I had given them the firmware and hardware version of the camera, they asked it again in their return email.

Anyone in doubt ... read the expert review on smartrobotichome.com : This guy gives you all the answers and is very precise. All the questions about battery, Geo fencing etc. is analyzed and tested and answered.