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Cheers. The eufy arrived today so I'm good now.
Thanks to everyone for the suggestion and to soul for the referral code. Quite please with it. Not perfect due to our ridiculous faux-led lined pvc windows reducing the apature(?) of the window.
Still need to play with the settings and possibly get one for by the door, but that involves drilling and mounting and a load of faff. For now this will identify the person we're concerned with for our purposes.
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Perhaps too late, but have you considered Blink cameras?
Amazon owns 2 brands for video doorbells and security cameras. Ring is positioned as "premium" and is more expensive. It's also really best if you pay a monthly subscription. Blink is positioned as the budget option, but they are just fine. I have 4 of them in various places in my garden and garage.
They'll try and get you to sign up for the subscription, but what's great is that if you have a sync module, you can plug in a USB storage device and just store the clips on there, rather than on the cloud (cloud storage is basically what the subscription pays for).
I have mine set up to record to a USB thumb drive, but I'm pretty sure a hard drive will also work. It records video when the system is armed and there is motion, so it's not strictly what I would call CCTV. However, I actually find it more effective for this purpose - I want to be able to review footage if someone has come into my garden, rather than having to trawl though all the footage captured. It'll also do notification on your mobile if you want.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Certified-Refurbished-Blink-two-year-detection/dp/B0BW9SWHTN/ref=sr_1_2?crid=2JOTWQ2B6SJWU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.f1OR34HW7L3jzoc5mXEJnSTk5lnAfIE5G69KWlGBNwxKwpxrGyR3smW9yHZPl2GOpHCdbj8BG3y32DnZf7Zk9mrU7tI6amWKtKCmqorcWeq_w5qtcgfYySZw7uJqD8uv02ZNTuqQigwK4jKbafNV2hwM3hwlXvCRLdHowZ4czlZUtj7TIXjfjqGfkrRsGHsxspAeXycOABZ1JviAZEPj-TUh9AyfR5XOM3sfBlHf9Ck.DjWpngXaIrxCHT4BoueJ01nkltec8TmyDZ6vyhuWuPs&dib_tag=se&keywords=blink+outdoor+camera&qid=1724949449&sprefix=blink+out%2Caps%2C252&sr=8-2 is a kit that includes 2 cameras and a sync module.
Happy to chat through my experience with them or answer questions if that is helpful.