doorbell camera

noun

plural doorbell cameras

: a small camera that is designed for use on an exterior door, that includes or connects to a doorbell, and that often has a built-in microphone and speaker : video doorbell

Thanks to a rise in package theft, doorbell cameras have gained popularity …

—Nicole Bogart

[Marsha] Kazarosian [attorney] tells clients to make sure they shut off the microphone on their doorbell camera …

—Julie Manganis

… began speaking to the deputy through a speaker in the doorbell camera.

—Johnathan Hogan

Examples of doorbell camera in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Her mother spent roughly $500 on a doorbell camera, an interior car camera, yard signs and other security equipment. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 27 Aug. 2026

Alexis Rowan, 27, survived the northern Arizona mountain-hike attack only because of screams that were heard by a woman in a nearby home, forcing the suspect to flee, harrowing doorbell camera footage showed. — Eric MacK, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026

Two workers at a rehabilitation hospital in the area reported finding the body about a half-mile from where that doorbell camera footage was recorded, Saucier said. — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Worcester police said doorbell camera footage captured Karen Solomon walking down a nearby street wearing a T-shirt, shorts and flip-flops just minutes after officers arrived at the home. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above