Arlo Certified Accessory, Essential Solar Panel Charger, Accessory, Weather Resistant, 8 ft Power Cable, Adjustable Mount, Designed for Essential 1 Wireless Wi-Fi Camera Range, Black

I have quite a few Arlo cameras around the house, and the only gripe I have with them is that they need recharging, not a huge amount but enough to annoy.Anyway I saw the floodlight cameras and thought they looked really great, and I wanted some lights up anyway and thought these would suit, which they do actually, even just on battery they are really bright so I am happy with the purchase, but I knew the battery recharging would be a pain.So I bought 2 of the solar panels to go with them, and I got to say that I am very impressed as the one camera has always remained at 100%, and the other goes up and down depending on how sunny it is.It is vital you position so that the angle is getting as much light directly on it but you can swivel the solar panel all around and it has a fairly long wire as well so it hasn’t got to be right next to the floodlight.Admittedly when I installed the weather has not been too bad, so I can imagine in the winter the drain will probably exceed to solar charging and will need to be topped up, so I bought a magnetic cable for when I will probably need it during those months and you can just remove the magnetic charge cable that comes from the solar panel and stick the outdoor charge cable on until it’s charged.I got the extra cable because the floodlight for charging has a usb inside the camera case and you would need to remove the camera to access this which would be a nuisance and you have to press a button and take the whole thing off the bracket and the camera would not be doing it’s job of security while in the house charging, plus getting ladders etc.I love viewing the cameras and seeing the little lightning through a green battery icon and thinking that it is charging for free and saving me a job.So I do recommend these as very good, although they are a bit expensive but once up they make so much sense, and I may get some for my normal cameras as those ones are a bit cheaper.Hopefully during winter months I won’t have to edit my review, but they seem to charge well in only normal days where the sun actually isn’t fully out and clouds obscure the sun.

Based on some other reviews I was a little sceptical regarding this charger, some were saying that in low light or non sunny positions it wasn't charging well.Bought for a high placed Arlo pro 4 where I didn't relish the idea of battery replacement. I had to position on a west facing wall and so far the result is extremely good. We've had a mixture of Irish weather since fitting over a week ago and the battery came up from 90% to 100% within a couple of hours of connection and has stayed there since.A week is no test of long term longevity, but so far I'm very pleased.Not cheap bought on its own, but I found mine on Amazon in a bundled deal with the pro 4, which I had already decided on. Also meant no requirement for the XL battery upgrade. Even in lieu of a bargain, I still think it would be worth it, if your camera is difficult to access or your camera battery is starting to need changed more often over time?

I didn't like the price as its so expensive but better than the 3rd party ones that I bought which didn't work properly all the time. Time will also tell how long the last in the english weather.

Connected up to my Arlo essential spot light, wireless camera. As battery was lasting 5 months when motion detection and everything turned off. But with normal viewing use it was only lasting 2 to 3 months. I just got fed up charging it. The price of this solar panel was much cheaper than others I had seen. I cable tied it up just like I did the camera. (Which was meant to be temporary but is doing the job of staying put very well lol). When I connected it up, the camera was on 30%. Viewing on and off through the day on my phone, and overcast weather the charge went down to 27. The thunder bolt was showing up ten minutes after first plugging it in. More sun shine in the days that followed and keeping the motion sensor off for now, and only viewing outside when needed. The battery charge is going up 7% a day, on sunny days. Testing the night vision and with the spot light on and odd viewing for 5 to 10 minutes through the day direct from my phone, only reduced the battery by 3%. Once it’s fully charged I will turn the motion sensor back on when needed. So far I’m really happy with this solar panel. But I don’t need to rely on it for constant security reasons. It’s mainly used to check on the kids when they r outside, when I’m not in the room to look out the window. I’m hoping even if or when the camera goes dead in the winter; it will turn back on come summer, without me having to mess about charging it again. Because every time I was having to remove it for charging, I was frightened of dropping the camera. Especially if I suddenly saw a spider.Update: battery icon on camera setting wasn’t showing the thunder bolt all day and still showing 72% since the day before. But the next day the charge showed 84% and no thunderbolt still but the black bar in the battery icon is fully filled. So even though I was getting worried some days it wasn’t charging if the thunder bolt icon wasn’t showing, it is charging! So I’m still happy and the camera charge only goes down one percent, when I’ve viewed the outside from my phone a few times for around a total of 10 minutes a day. The extra charging percentage just takes a full day or even the next day to update on my settings it seems.

The panel looks smart, comes with the fixings needed and is easy to install. Unfortunately, it didn't even maintain a charge in the camera, even when starting at 100%. A second camera next to it but with a 4W non-Arlo panel charges happily and maintains its charge. I think the lower power rating of the Arlo panel, 1.8W, is not sufficient for its purpose. I returned it for a refund.

Keeps arlo cameras fully charged in the sun, but anything less that -5 deg c the solar panel won’t charge. Too cold!!

bought this product in June 2023, its now September 2023 and the product stopped working. From June til now this product was A++++ never had issue, very easy to install and keep my Arlo camera charged. After 2 months now it stopped charging my camera and now i am pass my return/replace window. If there is anything that can be done about replacing the product would be great. Overall the product was great.

Parfait.

Fácil instalación solo que no funciona en interiores necesita estar directo a la luz solar

We have a camera up on the top of our roof to get a street view. However the battery would drain pretty fast due to all of the movement it would pick up. It was a pain to constantly climb up a ladder to take the camera down, charge it, then put the camera back up. We got this solar panel and it took a while for us to get used to it. But it’s actually super easy. Just make sure the camera is fully charged before setting everything up. We haven’t had to climb up to recharge the camera in months. The solar panel keeps it charged. We had doubts bcus it does look pretty cheap. But it works perfectly. I’m going to buy more solar panels for my other arlo cameras