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

One man next to the Ring doorbell camera can be seen firing his semi-automatic handgun uncontrollably over the group of people directly at his feet. —Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 8 July 2025

Police urge anyone in the area with private surveillance or doorbell cameras to contact Ada County Dispatch at 208-377-6790. —Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 1 July 2025

One of those days was captured on the Ring doorbell camera outside their home. —Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 June 2025

Using business surveillance cameras and residential doorbell cameras, police were able to identify a suspect vehicle registered to an acquaintance of Caldwell. —Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 9 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above