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I have a wyze pro and while it does have a subscription it is also super cheap for said subscription. It's done great through two Canadian winters thua far.
$24.99 plus tax for the year. Edit to add I have the cam plus annual. It's enough for my needs.
Was coming here to suggest Wyze. We’re happy with our Pro v2. US-based company as well. SD records 24/7 and subscription is affordable if you choose to sign up (around $3/mos)
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.
I came to suggest Wyze. My wireless doorbell has survived both Central Texas summers and Minnesota winters.
So I had a Wyze battery one for my parents (81)... never was working past a day. Changed to the Aqara battery one at Christmas, no Home Assistant, no Aqara hub- the the doorbell camera, the inside communication piece and Alexa/Apple TV. It goes off about twice a day on average with people/ deliveries/family- battery is still going strong. And Alexa can connect to the camera consistently AND when they are watching the AppleTV a picture in picture pops up when it has a person in the camera. Love it. I have a few Aqara things at my home with Home Assistant- and they are very reliable. I will say I do have an Aqara bridge installed- so I use that for most of my Home Assistant communications. Good Luck!
I second this and will add that all of their cameras are great. Went from foscam to Nest to Wyze and now I've found peace with tpLink/Tapo.
I have a Wyze doorbell. You need a working internet to notify the cell phone, but the ring on the physical chime is done locally and doesn't go over the internet.
https://preview.redd.it/770va1u6hgbf1.png?width=678&format=png&auto=webp&s=ee0614ff85f98609ea5b4c46c741ffdfc424c2f7 I'm using the Wyze doorbell successfully with the Wyze Bridge Docker container to get the stream into Frigate.
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