# How Smartthings Work With Camera **URL:** \ **Category:** Devices & Integrations\ **Created:** [August 22, 2015, 11:09am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/how-smartthings-work-with-camera/20951 "2015-08-22T11:09:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nico89s](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/nico89s/32/14845_2.png) [@nico89s](https://community.smartthings.com/u/nico89s)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 11:09am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/how-smartthings-work-with-camera/20951/1 "2015-08-22T11:09:03Z")
I see from compatible product for ST [here](http://www.smartthings.com/compatible-products) there’s only Dropcam camera that officially support with ST. What ST can do with Dropcam camera ? Can ST take control when to take picture with Dropcam ? Can we live stream ? Anyone use this camera ? And then, is there any network based camera that can integrate with ST ? Because for a long time, only Dropcam that officially supported wih ST ---
**Author:** ![Ben](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/ben/32/59111_2.png) [@Ben](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Ben)\ **Post date:** [August 22, 2015, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/how-smartthings-work-with-camera/20951/2 "2015-08-22T22:46:39Z")
Hi there. More camera support is coming soon. For now the Dropcam integration allows the following: - Taking photos by tapping a button in the mobile app - Setting up an automation to take a photo or burst of photos when something happens (a door opens or motion is detected - with a separate motion sensor) - Swipe though a carousel of photos taken from a Dropcam. It does not allow any access to Dropcam’s motion sensor or ability to change settings. It does not allow live streaming. Lots of people use these cameras. ---
**Author:** ![Dan999](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Dan999](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Dan999)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 12:52pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/how-smartthings-work-with-camera/20951/3 "2015-08-23T12:52:25Z")
There are a number of community written device types that support a similar level of support for various other IP cameras. Basically, if your camera supports getting a picture through a REST style URL, then you can probably use your camera as above. Search for “IP camera” in the community. That said, I am looking forward to hopefully more seamless support and streaming video with Hub V2 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![nico89s](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/nico89s/32/14845_2.png) [@nico89s](https://community.smartthings.com/u/nico89s)\ **Post date:** [August 23, 2015, 5:09pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/how-smartthings-work-with-camera/20951/4 "2015-08-23T17:09:15Z")
And hopefully ST will still support with the V1 hub to get update to use camera 😀 ---
**Author:** ![Ben](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/ben/32/59111_2.png) [@Ben](https://community.smartthings.com/u/Ben)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 6:42am UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/how-smartthings-work-with-camera/20951/5 "2015-08-24T06:42:50Z")
> [@nico89s](#): > > And hopefully ST will still support with the V1 hub to get update to use camera Part of the reason for the upgrade to a next generation SmartThings Hub is that it has a much bigger processor and can handle video streaming. The current generation hub, just cannot. ---
**Author:** ![nico89s](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/smartthings/user_avatar/community.smartthings.com/nico89s/32/14845_2.png) [@nico89s](https://community.smartthings.com/u/nico89s)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2015, 2:54pm UTC](https://community.smartthings.com/t/how-smartthings-work-with-camera/20951/6 "2015-08-24T14:54:02Z")
That’s the bitter part, when you need to upgrade your hardware and make your old hardware useless. Is there any trade in program to exchange the ST hub ? Hopefully Hub V2 will last longer of usage before another hardware upgrade