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

Part of the encounter was captured on a nearby doorbell camera. —Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 June 2025

Detectives also have as evidence a doorbell camera video showing a truck with a trailer attached, containing ATVs, at the scene. —Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2025

Not every unwanted doorbell camera surprise is serpent related, of course. —Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 June 2025

Footage from a doorbell camera released to multiple media organizations shows an officer, later identified as Sebastian Alli, on a front porch speaking to people inside using several expletives. —Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 13 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above