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 driver, identified by Domino's as Dan Simpson, garnered national attention after customers Brian and Katey Wilson posted doorbell camera footage of the March 27 pizza delivery that went above and beyond. —Kate Perez, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026

Live video from the doorbell camera is crisp, with rich colors and sharp black-and-white night vision out to around 15 feet. —John R. Delaney, PC Magazine, 21 Apr. 2026

Neighborhood doorbell cameras, Flock license plate readers and hyperlocal social media sites like Nextdoor create a crowdsourced record of all people’s movements in public spaces. —Anne Toomey McKenna, The Conversation, 21 Apr. 2026

After investigators released key evidence, like images from Nancy Guthrie's doorbell camera, early on, seemingly little progress has been made on her whereabouts or the person or people who abducted her. —Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 16 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above