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

Keep an eye on your home from thousands of miles away with a reliable doorbell camera. —Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 9 Sep. 2025

The footage from her doorbell camera, which was later broadcast on the local news, went viral. —Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025

Investigators are asking anyone with information, or cellphone or doorbell camera footage from the area, to call Miami-Dade Crime Stoppers at 305-471-8477 (TIPS). —David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025

The family’s ring doorbell camera captured a man in all black who appeared to stand in the middle of their street raising a gun and three bursts of gunfire from different locations. —Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above