recommendation for battery-powered run camera with video, works with cell phone and WiFi, SD card, not cloud stored

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ChaosMom said:
Flipped a coin between this and the coop and run forum, and the coin landed here.

I'd like to get a camera that covers our 8'x15' run and immediate surroundings to monitor for uninvited visitors, mostly four-legged.
  1. It doesn't have to be amazing quality, but images should be more than blurs at night.
  2. Video should be triggered almost immediately, not when the moving object is already gone (I've been reading reviews...)
  3. I'm indifferent as to whether there's a soft glow at night.
  4. It needs to be battery powered, possibly solar. We will eventually run power out there, but not right away.
  5. I don't need a siren, a spotlight, or 2-way audio - I've no plans to chat with predators.
  6. It doesn't need a camouflage pattern - it won't be mounted in wilderness.
  7. 130° viewing angle (side to side), ideally 90° pitch (up and down.)
  8. I want to be able to store images on an SD card or on our own wifi. I'm not paying a subscription, and I'm not selling my info to someone.
Most cameras I've found that fall into these categories are from home security systems. We don't have (or particularly want) Blink, Ring, etc. I'm not trying to monitor for two-legged trespassers at this time.

I've searched here on BYC, and I was surprised to not find a thread that was already dozens of pages long! Thanks.
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Do you have ability to run power? (Sorry if this has been me tioned, I haven't read every reply)

We have a light bulb camera, and use these light bulbs extension. We can access wifi from phone, even when not at home. There is a way to set up alerts/notifications of movements. We really enjoy them, have two, the rotate and you can turn on sound to listen.(Not sure if there is an SD option)
 
PrettyBirdRocky said:
Do you have ability to run power? (Sorry if this has been me tioned, I haven't read every reply)

We have a light bulb camera, and use these light bulbs extension. We can access wifi from phone, even when not at home. There is a way to set up alerts/notifications of movements. We really enjoy them, have two, the rotate and you can turn on sound to listen.(Not sure if there is an SD option)
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We don’t have power out there yet, but we’re leaning towards doing it sooner rather than later. There’s not a great place to put the solar PV part.

Thanks for the recommendation!
 

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