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

The true owner of the gold reported the theft, and doorbell camera video was used to help identify a suspect, officials say. —Mark Price, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025

Soon after their emotional reunion, Thompson realized her doorbell camera had likely captured the entire encounter. —Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025

The two clips were captured on her doorbell camera before being spliced together by Burn for comic effect. —William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025

The video was captured Monday on a doorbell camera at an apartment complex in Stafford, a southwest Houston suburb. —Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above