video doorbell
noun
plural video doorbells
: a small security camera that is designed for use on an exterior door, that includes or connects to a doorbell, and that often has a microphone and speaker : doorbell camera
Video doorbells are security cameras that are built into a doorbell.—
Consumer Reports
Consumer ReportsA video doorbell, sometimes called a doorbell camera, is an outdoor camera placed on someone's front door, either battery-powered or hardwired into an existing doorbell and chime setup. The user gets notified via a mobile app either when someone pushes the doorbell, or when the camera detects motion or a person, depending on its artificial intelligence capabilities.—Aliza Vigderman and Gabe Turner
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Investigators have said that Nancy Guthrie's video doorbell and pacemaker app were both disconnected overnight.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
The company is donating 100 Ring video doorbells, along with complimentary lifetime subscriptions and $25,000 cash, to the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence, to be distributed free of charge to abuse survivors.
—William Morris, Des Moines Register, 3 Feb. 2026
In two cases, the act was caught on Ring video doorbell recordings, and in the third a person saw Newton outside of her sliding glass door.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
Sidewalk is powered by Ring and Amazon smart speakers and video doorbells, which borrow a portion of their internet bandwidth to send and receive lower power signals to devices as far as a kilometer away.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 7 Feb. 2026
The company is donating 100 Ring video doorbells, along with complimentary lifetime subscriptions and $25,000 cash, to the Iowa Coalition Against Domestic Violence, to be distributed free of charge to abuse survivors.
—William Morris, Des Moines Register, 3 Feb. 2026
In two cases, the act was caught on Ring video doorbell recordings, and in the third a person saw Newton outside of her sliding glass door.
—Nick Ferraro, Twin Cities, 7 Jan. 2026
Sidewalk is powered by Ring and Amazon smart speakers and video doorbells, which borrow a portion of their internet bandwidth to send and receive lower power signals to devices as far as a kilometer away.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Video doorbell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video%20doorbell. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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