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

While doorbell camera footage was recovered, showing the possible culprit trying to enter Nancy’s home, there has been little evidence discovered since then. —Jack Dunn, Variety, 5 Apr. 2026

Her Nest doorbell camera was missing. —Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 5 Apr. 2026

Detectives have identified the suspect seen in doorbell camera footage as Sonny Stephens of Lawrenceville. —Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026

The doorbell camera was ripped off the frame. —Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above