As such, the smart home environment may “learn” who is an occupant and permit the devices 166 associated with those individuals to control the smart devices of the home. In some implementations, in addition to containing processing and sensing capabilities, devices 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116, 118, 120, and/or 122 collectively referred to as “the smart devices” are capable of data communications and information sharing with other smart devices, a central server or cloud computing system, and/or other devices that are network connected. Data communications may be carried out using any of a variety of custom or standard wireless protocols e. g. , IEEE 802. 15. 4. Such a doorbell camera also complements, replaces and/or expands conventional doorbell functions based on these processing and communication capabilities. The doorbell camera is mounted on or in proximity to a doorframe where a conventional doorbell may be mounted, and is electrically coupled to a power supply that may have been used to power the conventional doorbell. Specifically, the doorbell camera has one or more of a speaker, a microphone, a lens assembly, an image sensor, a waterproof device housing, a waterproof button assembly, light emitting diodes LEDs, infrared IR illuminators, a rechargeable battery and corresponding compensation circuit, an adjustable mounting plate, antennas and transceivers, a processor, and memory storing programs executed by the processor. In one aspect, a method is implemented for controlling a doorbell camera having a doorbell housing and a doorbell button mounted on a front cover plate of the doorbell housing.