Audio/video recording and communication devices

1. An audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device), comprising:

a housing including a support structure and a removable faceplate;

a processor within the housing;

an image sensor communicatively coupled with the processor and positioned by the support structure;

at least one speaker positioned by the support structure;

a switch positioned by the support structure and responsive to input to activate a doorbell; and

a removable battery:

sized and shaped to fit within a cavity formed by the support structure,

having a release button that physically couples with a detent of the support structure to retain the battery within the cavity when the removable faceplate is removed from the A/V device while the support structure is mounted at a surface, the release button being covered by the removable faceplate when both the removable battery and the removable faceplate are coupled with the A/V device, and

being removable while the support structure is mounted at a mounting surface and the removable faceplate is removed from the housing.

2. The A/V device of claim 1 , the release button comprising a leaf spring to maintain engagement of the release button with the detent.

3. The A/V device of claim 1 , further comprising:

a flexible translucent membrane secured within an aperture of the removable faceplate and supporting a button aligned with the switch when the removable faceplate is attached to the A/V device; and

a plurality of light emitting elements positioned around the switch by the support structure and operable to transmit light through the flexible translucent membrane.

4. The A/V device of claim 3 , further comprising a flex circuit electrically coupling the processor to (a) the switch, (b) the at least one speaker, and (c) the plurality of light emitting elements.

5. The A/V device of claim 1 , the removable faceplate having a speaker grill aligned with the speaker when the removable faceplate is coupled to the A/V device.

6. The A/V device of claim 1 , further comprising a motion sensor communicatively coupled with the processor.

7. The A/V device of claim 1 , further comprising a flexible switch cover coupled with the support structure and covering the switch when the removable faceplate is removed from the A/V device.

8. The A/V device of claim 1 , the removable faceplate covering the removable battery when the removable faceplate is coupled to the housing and the removable battery is installed in the cavity.

9. An audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device), comprising:

a processor;

a support structure;

an image sensor communicatively coupled with the processor and positioned by the support structure;

a switch positioned by the support structure and responsive to input to activate a doorbell;

a plurality of light emitting elements positioned by the support structure and around the switch and operable to transmit light through a flexible translucent membrane; and

a removable faceplate having the flexible translucent membrane attached to the removable faceplate within an aperture formed by the removable faceplate, the flexible membrane movably holding a button aligned with the switch when the removable faceplate is attached to the A/V device.

10. The A/V device of claim 9 , further comprising a flex circuit electrically coupling the processor to (a) the switch, and (b) the plurality of light emitting elements.

11. The A/V device of claim 9 , the removable faceplate having a speaker grill located in alignment with a speaker when the removable faceplate is coupled to the A/V device, the speaker being positioned by the support structure.

12. The A/V device of claim 9 , further comprising a flexible switch cover coupled with the support structure and covering the switch when the removable faceplate is removed from the A/V device.

13. The A/V device of claim 9 , further comprising an optically transparent lens mounted on the support structure in alignment with the image sensor.

14. An audio/video recording and communication device (A/V device), comprising:

a processor;

a support structure;

an image sensor communicatively coupled with the processor and positioned by the support structure;

at least one speaker positioned by the support structure;

a switch positioned by the support structure and responsive to input to activate a doorbell;

a removable faceplate having a speaker grill aligned with the speaker when the removable faceplate is coupled to the A/V device; and

the removable faceplate including a flexible membrane attached to the removable faceplate within an aperture formed by the removable faceplate, the flexible membrane movably holding a button aligned with the switch when the removable faceplate is attached to the A/V device.

15. The A/V device of claim 14 , further comprising a removable battery sized and shaped to fit within a cavity defined by the support structure.

16. The A/V device of claim 15 , the removable battery being accessible upon removal of the removable faceplate from the A/V device when the A/V device is mounted at a mounting surface.

17. The A/V device of claim 14 , further comprising a flex circuit electrically coupling the processor to (a) the switch, (b) the at least one speaker, and (c) the image sensor.

18. The A/V device of claim 14 , further comprising a flexible switch cover coupled with the support structure and covering the switch when the removable faceplate is removed from the A/V device.

19. The A/V device of claim 14 , further comprising a flexible translucent membrane attached to the removable faceplate within an aperture formed by the removable faceplate and supporting a button aligned with the switch when the removable faceplate is attached to the A/V device.