# Cameras

`Camera` objects correspond to SimpliSafe™ “SimpliCam” cameras and doorbells (only available for V3 systems) and allow users to retrieve information on them, including URLs to view short-lived streams of the camera.

## Core Properties

All `Camera` objects come with a standard set of properties:

    for serial, camera in system.cameras.items():
        # Return the cammera's UUID:
        serial
        # >>> 1234ABCD

        # ...or through the property:
        camera.serial
        # >>> 1234ABCD

        # Return all camera settings data:
        camera.camera_settings
        # >>> {"cameraName": "Camera", "pictureQuality": "720p", ...}

        # Return the type of camera this object represents:
        camera.camera_type
        # >>> doorbell

        # Return the camera name:
        camera.name
        # >>> My Doorbell

        # Return whether the privacy shutter is open when the
        # alarm is armed in away mode:
        camera.shutter_open_when_off
        # >>> False

        # Return whether the privacy shutter is open when the
        # alarm is armed in home mode:
        camera.shutter_open_when_home
        # >>> False

        # Return whether the privacy shutter is open when the
        # alarm is disarmed:
        camera.shutter_open_when_off
        # >>> False

        # Return the camera status:
        camera.status
        # >>> online

        # Return the camera subscription status:
        camera.subscription_enabled
        # >>> True

## Getting the Camera Video URL

    url = camera.video_url()
    # >>> https://media.simplisafe.com/v1/...