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 incident is the latest package delivery to go viral after being captured on a homeowner's doorbell camera. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026

Later, in a nearby vacant lot, prosecutors said a Ring doorbell camera captured the sound of a single gunshot and then Nunnally and another person running away. — Sabrina Franza, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Throwing in a doorbell camera, a separate air quality monitor, and a pair of sensors turns it into a super-versatile home security hub as well, with real-time push notifications, optional audio alerts, and more. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Signs of preparations The sheriff’s office also said Friday that two videos recovered from Guthrie’s doorbell camera might be from two separate days and indicate an unidentified male prepared ahead of when Guthrie was taken. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above