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

Split screen of Ring doorbell camera footage of Black car reversing out of driveway and 7-year-old girl holding up her arm. —Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025

While Ring did remove a feature where police could request doorbell camera footage through the Neighbors app last year, police can obtain information on users with a court order. —Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025

Allegedly seen here in doorbell camera images obtained by ABC News. —ABC News, 15 June 2025

Chelan County Sheriff’s Office deputies released doorbell camera footage and photos of Travis Decker, 32, who is wanted on three counts of first-degree murder and kidnapping. —Christina Shaw, FOXNews.com, 5 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above