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

That belief seemed to be bolstered by a disturbing video recovered from Nancy Guthrie’s doorbell camera, showing a person covered from head to toe approaching the house in the middle of the night with a gun, first attempting to cover the camera before removing it entirely. —Andy Rose, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2026

State police's Facebook post said residents in the Beverly Five-Lane area — including Kings Run Road, Sunny Lane, Country Club Road or South Hazelwood Road — were asked to check their security systems or doorbell cameras to help with the investigation. —Michael Guise, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026

Video from Reilly’s Ring doorbell camera published by news outlets showed the driver walking up to Reilly’s front door with a plastic bag and ringing the doorbell. —ABC News, 26 Mar. 2026

The celestial event was captured around the capital region and elsewhere on home security and doorbell cameras. —Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 23 Mar. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above