TP-Link Tapo TCW30 Indoor/Outdoor HD Security Camera with Pan/Tilt, Sound & Light Alarm, AI Detection & Local Storage — Enjoy 24/7 Coverage with No Subscription Costs

I have been contemplating a Ring camera for years. Never got one. Something came up that I needed one quickly and decided to see what walmart had that was inexpensive. Settled on this one; it had great reviews and nice features. It's the first camera (for security) that i have ever owned. It's fantastic. I wouldn't say it was easy to set up but it wasn't hard. For a first timer it wasn't too bad. It tells you what to do but doesn't show you. If you have had a camera before then it will be a snap for you. Tilt pan rotation and the picture is really good. Can't go wrong with this. I may get another. The only thing is you will need to have it plugged in; it doesn't run on battery so for me it can only be an inside camera but that is what I needed.

I really really like that you can set up a patrol mode that makes it so that you can have the camera switching between a bunch of angles that you set and can set whatever interval, as frequently as a minute if you want. the app is intuitive and easy to use, the only thing that I don't like is that when you are in night mode, the system kind of forces you to choose between an IR light going off during night vision mode, a full color Spotlight mode that just brings way too much attention to the camera, and a "smart" mode that only turns the full Spotlight on when it senses detection, which is not ideal for the placement of one of my cameras at all. the actual camera is so good that you can put it behind a window and in low light conditions it will record extremely well. my only true issue is that I kind of want night mode on, but I don't want the infrared light on because it reflects off the window and makes the picture unusable to be honest. if they just add a feature where night mode has an off button for the infrared light, that would be absolutely amazing. besides that, 4.9 stars. GET AN SD CARD! the subscription trial is absolutely amazing and will spam you with notifications until you find tune the parameters of your cameras, but besides that the subscription is totally worth it for people that have the disposable income. I'm going to be buying some SD cards and seeing how it works from there.