security camera

noun

plural security cameras

: a camera (especially a video camera) that is usually permanently mounted and that is used to monitor activity in an area (such as a parking lot or a building's entranceway)

There's no guardhouse here … just a discreet automatic gate with a discreet speaker box and a small security camera on a post.

—Richard Ford

Examples of security camera in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Police said security camera footage showed the man believed to be the suspect entering the hotel with the victim and coming out alone. — Arkansas Online, 5 Oct. 2026

When the target returned, a neighbor’s security camera captured the pair quickly sitting up and holding out what appeared to be phones to photograph or record the family, according to the affidavit. — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Police said security camera video showed the man believed to be the suspect entering the hotel with the victim and coming out alone. — Mari Yamaguchi, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026

In particular, video doorbells and security cameras are seeing some hefty discounts at the moment. — George Yang, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1954, in the meaning defined above