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

Investigators are buried in leads The influx of tips generated in the case – further fueled by the release this week of footage captured by Guthrie’s doorbell camera – is both good and bad for law enforcement. —Elizabeth Hartfield, CNN Money, 16 Feb. 2026

In the video, the masked suspect approached Guthrie’s front door and used his gloved hand to cover the doorbell camera at one point. —David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 15 Feb. 2026

The images from the doorbell camera show the intruder approaching the alcoved entryway of Guthrie’s house with his head down, walking hunched over, as if trying to avoid his face being seen. —Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026

The suspect was seen on video recovered from the Nest doorbell camera system at Guthrie's home from the night she is believed to have been abducted. —Paula Cohen, CBS News, 14 Feb. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above