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WiFi sucks for cameras when possible you should always run a POE camera for both power and data.
I also always suggest avoiding app subscriptions because then the period of support is out of your control and they can cut you off from an otherwise working camera and you have no recourse.
https://m.reolink.com/us/product/rlk8-520d4/?attribute_pa_version=kit
I find reolink an acceptable balance between functionally, cost, and accessibility.
It's not the best it's far from the worst.
Don't use wifi for any cameras that are used for security purposes, as an attacker can just use a wifi jammer to block it from the network. Get a good PoE camera instead.
I usually recommend the Dahua T5442T-ZE (https://a.co/d/gj2WclN) as a good outdoor camera with very good night time performance. There's several in-depth reviews on IPCamTalk (I'd recommend reading their quick start wiki too).
You can save money with Reolink, but their cameras are lower quality and horrible at night. Dahua and Hikvision are the #1 and #2 camera manufacturers in the world.
Regardless of which brand you get, ensure you put the cameras on a separate VLAN with no internet access. This is for security reasons.
You'll also need a NVR to record footage - either a hardware NVR from the same manufacturer, or software like Blue Iris or Frigate.
Thank you for this that camera isn't to expensive. Will go through that site and read the reviews. I need to be able to access this camera remotly though. I live two hours away from some land I own. I have internet out there but the camera I have now (WYZE) won't stay connected. How can do that without Wifi or secure data of some kind?