Can anyone help me find a very very basic Ring-type camera?

[Gymnopedie]

I'm feeding and generally looking out for a beautiful stray cat. Trouble is it doesn't have regular visiting times and I can't sit looking for it 24/7 so I'm up and down like a jack-in-the-box and even then I'm afraid it might come and I miss it and it goes away hungry.

All I want is a simple camera that will pick up its movement and ping my phone.

I don't want an alarm or siren on it that would scare the cat, I don't need intercom but could ignore it if it had it, but I clearly and especially don't want one with fancy AI that only activates if it detects a human and ignores animals! And the latter seems to be a feature of all the ones I've seen. Can anyone help?

Yes, get the Tapo one from Amazon or Argos.
No subscription !!!
It just live feeds and sends movement notifications.

Oh wow! That was quick! Thank you.

Eufy also does the same as Tapo. I don’t know which is cheaper.

Oh. It may not be quite so simple. The info says Person Detection – No Subscription Required with the Tapo outdoor camera: Stay informed with AI-powered person detection and real-time notifications

Does that mean it's another one that only activates for humans? (Sorry for the questions, I don't know what I'm doing!)

We have eufy and it picks up the foxes and cats outside. You can set it to be more or less sensitive.

On some of the TV wildlife programs the teams use animal movement cameras to detect animal traffic. Maybe if you contacted the broadcaster(s) they can help.
only thing is…. I’m not sure you’d get pinged?

Theres sure to be what you want out there. With research I’m sure you’ll find it.

Come back & let us know because I’d like to observe my little garden for hedgehogs!

@GracefulPelican

Thank you for that, I'll have a look. The reviews for the Tapo say it's very unreliable for picking up animals.