I have the reolink doorbell which I really like. You can pay for cloud storage, use an SD card or store it on a local server. I believe they also have WiFi Solar cameras for outside as well
Eufy? With the hub it's all kept local I believe. Even without I think you can get a week with a 128 card.
There's tons of articles out there on how to use old cell phones for this. Here's one of zillions:
https://www.airdroid.com/remote-control/best-free-app-to-turn-old-phone-into-security-camera/
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