Wondering if anyone has any suggestions on an inexpensive security camera for one location. I would prefer completely wireless with reasonably good resolution. Battery (Long life) or solar powered. Records onto an SD card?
I posted a week or so back about the idiot delivery drivers that occasionally use a retaining wall as their backing up stop. The wall has now been replaced and it would be nice to record the idiot(s) so I can nail them. Unfortunately the wall is blocked by the vehicle and the resolution on my existing cameras is not good enough to capture before / after.
My thought is to position a camera under the building overhang shooting down the length of the wall. Any help much appreciated as this is something I know little about

I have been installing some blink cameras. Batteries last a few months and they store to a flash drive located on a small box located inside the house so stealing the camera won't do any good.
I can not say they are the best because I don't have alot of comparisons to go by but they do the job.

I got 2 cameras and the box/receiver for less than 200.

It looks like a reasonable place to start with. Do a couple mock runs with your own vehicle, see how the footage comes out, then adjust the camera position/angle accordingly.

Ring. I have them all around my house, one on solar, rest are battery. Charge lasts a few months. Get alerts on your phone. Easy to save videos you have to have. I don’t remember what I paid per camera, but I thought it was insignificant compared to troubles caused by not having them and for what they bring to the table. Been using them for three years now. The solar one has never needed a battery in that time. I keep one spare to rotate in the rest. I have the doorbell too and one in the backyard is hardwired with a motion flood.

Wyze cams are pretty good and affordable. sd card, cloud storage option, View from your cell anywhere and send message when motion or sound activated.

I also use Wyze products. However, the good ones need a power source. Their battery one shows 12 second clips and live feed only. The powered ones can playback and store on an SD card in addition to the live view and 12 second clips.

The blinks i have installed allow you to adjust the clip recording time from 5 to 60 seconds.

The wyse probably do too if that helps but it will kill battery life. From 2 years to 2 months. They sell extended battery packs for more $$$ of course.

The blinks also have cloud storage and cell phone notifications too but can work without it.

Not saying they are better than wyse cameras because obviously the wise seem more popular. Just adding options to the choices.

Blinks have a solar option too but not many.

I just put a Ring set up at my front door and by my garage , its great I wish I had done it sooner . I just have to remember to shut the one for the garage off when working in the driveway . My wife and I have it connected to our phones . Sometimes if I don' remember to turn it off by the garage and I am doing something in the driveway she activates the " talk " feature and asks me what I am doing , scared the heck out of me the first time! The picture quality of the Ring cameras is pretty amazing . I like it because I know when the mail or a package arrives . Both of mine aren't battery powered.

reolink has been my go to camera manufacture.
where you show you want to put yours, I have a ball turret type that hangs from the eve.
it records to my nvr, but I also have a SD card in the camera as well.
it will run POE so I only had to run a network drop to it, but it is a wifi camera as well.
I have a similar one in the back yard that just has power run to it.
it will track vehicles as well.

they also have battery powered and solar powered cameras as well.
phone app lets you view and send notifications with screen shots.

50 bucks up to 300 for camera's.
mine were 150 and 250 for the pan and scan types I chose.
the higher end ones have 2 lens's they shoot from for higher magnification.

I've been using trail cams from Amazon. Batteries last a few months at least and they're not that expensive.

Thanks for all the responses
Any more?

Wyze has solar options too.

Only for their battery powered outdoor camera. I have heard mixed reviews on that setup.

i bought on amazon '6' blinks version 4. which is their newest version for 240bucks + tax , delivered.... they work pretty good- not sure how long the batteries will last, as just installed them 4 months ago plus i just use them to view the house when i am not there- so they are not on constantly

thanks to all that responded
I rolled the dice on this one, got it for 35.00 with a 30% off deal. We'll see how it works. had to buy an SD card, reader and I opted for an additional 3 year warranty (total of 5) total was about 75.00. Time will tell I'll report back once I get it setup

thanks again to all

Which camera did you buy?

DUHHHH forgot the linky LINKY

Atta boy!

just don't do anything in front of the camera that would cause YOU grief..............