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

Haunting Nest doorbell camera video shows a masked man on Nancy Guthrie's front steps around the time of her abduction. —Christina Dugan Ramirez , Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 5 Mar. 2026

Last month, authorities released doorbell camera footage that shows a masked intruder outside Guthrie’s home. —Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026

Law enforcement has continued to work on identifying the masked suspect seen at Guthrie's front door in doorbell camera footage shared by the FBI earlier this month. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026

The grainy video shows a man in a ski mask approaching Guthrie’s front door and attempting to cover her doorbell camera with a gloved hand. —Cnn.com, Mercury News, 24 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above