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

The small plane crash in a residential area of Northeast Philadelphia on Friday, Jan. 31, was captured in shocking doorbell camera and dashcam footage by local residents. —Brenton Blanchet, People.com, 1 Feb. 2025

As a result of those conversations, city programs were tapped to put lights and doorbell cameras on homes, and cameras were temporarily placed in the neighborhood to deter crime. —David Clarey, Journal Sentinel, 3 Dec. 2024

Last year, a family checked their doorbell camera to see an unexpected guest—a rare glimpse of a young woodpecker. —Justin Gest, Newsweek, 11 Feb. 2025

Long-press the power button for five seconds, verify that the LED is white, and use the doorbell camera to scan the QR code that appears on your phone screen. —PCMAG, 15 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above