Peephole Cam

I have love/hate my Ring peephole doorbell for the following. When I started spending more time at home I got annoyed by the amount of times parcel deliveries would knock the door rather than ring the doorbell, causing occasional missed deliveries.  So when I found that the peephole camera has knock detection it was the answer to my issue. I found it quite amusing that the first parcel delivery to arrive after the installation could be seen on the camera going to use the knocker, only to find the doorbell in it's place so they ended up knocking the door elsewhere rather than pressing the bell. Anyhow it still works perfectly after many years but...... The price increases over the years are ridiculous and the annual fee has gone from around £10ish pa to £50ish pa to be able to review video. If I could find a bell that offered the same functionality without the subscription then I would switch.

Get the battery plus wired if you can. If not wired. Never go with battery only. It’s a pain.

I bought a house with ring cameras on the exterior and as the door bell. I've never like them and this has pushed me over the edge. They are all coming out.

Ring is decent, owned by Amazon so not Asian. Ubiquiti UniFi is great but it can be more expensive to get it up and running and recording. But its has no subscription fees after install and records locally.

Ring is the worst doorbell overpriced shit quality poor integration and poor build quality. Plus the subscription is so dumb. Wish ubiquity integrated better because it’s the best doorbell by leaps nd bounds

You’ll want a battery powered doorbell camera. Eufy, Wyze, Blink, etc. nearly all of them either the manufacturer or a third party make mounts for renters. IMHO stay away from ring (I just ditched mine after 5 years), they recently announced that they no longer require law enforcement to obtain a warrant for video from your doorbell.

Nothing for lights. Got a ring camera door bell and 2 cameras in mt back yard and a google best thermostat for heat and ac