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
Nicole Bogart[Marsha] Kazarosian [attorney] tells clients to make sure they shut off the microphone on their doorbell camera …—Julie Manganis
Julie Manganis… began speaking to the deputy through a speaker in the doorbell camera.—Johnathan Hogan
Johnathan HoganExamples of doorbell camera in a Sentence
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The neighbors’ Ring doorbell camera captured Liles on their front lawn holding the chef’s knife.
—Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Video footage obtained by The Times shows that 57 seconds passed from the moment that agents placed tape over Mr. Malinowski’s doorbell camera to when shots were detected by a neighbor’s security camera.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 24 May 2024
An officer dispatched to the scene a short time later on Jan. 16 spoke with a woman via a doorbell camera.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2024
The man, via the doorbell camera at the house in the 4000 block of Gimper Road, told his sister that he had been shot at another location, police said.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024
Mica was seen on a doorbell camera leaving her home in Myrtle Beach around 11:38 a.m.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
The Hillsboro Police Department received a report early Monday morning of a kidnapping captured on a local’s doorbell camera.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024
Police in Oregon have arrested a suspect after he allegedly was captured on a doorbell camera kidnapping a woman at a home outside of Portland.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2024
Video captured on a Ring doorbell camera shows the terrifying moment in January when the man grabbed the teenager from behind to carry her away before her mom intervened.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
Rosalio Ahumada, Sacramento Bee, 30 May 2024
Video footage obtained by The Times shows that 57 seconds passed from the moment that agents placed tape over Mr. Malinowski’s doorbell camera to when shots were detected by a neighbor’s security camera.
—Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 24 May 2024
An officer dispatched to the scene a short time later on Jan. 16 spoke with a woman via a doorbell camera.
—Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 20 Feb. 2024
The man, via the doorbell camera at the house in the 4000 block of Gimper Road, told his sister that he had been shot at another location, police said.
—James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 May 2024
Mica was seen on a doorbell camera leaving her home in Myrtle Beach around 11:38 a.m.
—Abigail Adams, Peoplemag, 8 May 2024
The Hillsboro Police Department received a report early Monday morning of a kidnapping captured on a local’s doorbell camera.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 23 Apr. 2024
Police in Oregon have arrested a suspect after he allegedly was captured on a doorbell camera kidnapping a woman at a home outside of Portland.
—Greg Norman, Fox News, 23 Apr. 2024
Video captured on a Ring doorbell camera shows the terrifying moment in January when the man grabbed the teenager from behind to carry her away before her mom intervened.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 27 Mar. 2024
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“Doorbell camera.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/doorbell%20camera. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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