A clear view of the house from anywhere with SmartThings Cam

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.

today announced its news

SmartThings Cam

, designed to help families keep tabs on that most home account. SmartThings Cam is a smarter way to monitor a home with high-end surveillance features at an affordable price. Cam combines crisp, clear detail in Full HD, High Dynamic Range (HDR) wide-angle video with advanced object detection that intelligently detects motion at all times.

With SmartThings Cam, families can easily see the house from anywhere using the SmartThings app and receive notifications that intuitively distinguish people from moving pets or a passing car. Activity zones can be set to give more attention to a specific area, such as notifying parents of movement in a nursery or when an animal jumps on furniture when no one is home.

Although many indoor cameras are limited to a 130-degree view, the SmartThings Cam can see more of a home day or night using a 145-degree Full HD (1080p) wide-angle camera with night vision. SmartThings Cam's wider view also provides better image quality to see and capture more detail in video using HDR technology, and built-in two-way audio enables easy communication from a smartphone. .

Samsung SmartThings Cam, Wifi, Smart Plug and Smart Bulb

“We want to help families keep their connected lives simple and seamless by using SmartThings to bring together hundreds of popular smart home products on one platform,” SK said. Kim, senior director of IoT product marketing at Samsung Electronics America.

“Our new SmartThings Cam, Wifi Smart Plug and Smart Bulb create new pathways to our smart home platform, where users will experience how everyday tasks can easily be automated.”

SmartThings Cam simplifies home monitoring through automation using the SmartThings app, users can set Works with SmartThings bulbs to turn on when motion is detected at night, or turn on automatically the user leaves his home. The camera comes with 24 hour cloud storage at no additional cost, with the ability to connect up to 4 SmartThings cameras. 30-day premium cloud storage is also available for $7.99 per month or $79.99 per year, with the ability to connect up to 8 SmartThings Cams.

Along with the new SmartThings Cam, Samsung is also expanding its SmartThings. portfolio by introducing a SmartThings Wifi Smart Plug and a SmartThings Smart Bulb. These products join the full line of completely redesigned SmartThings Hub and sensors launched last year. With SmartThings Cam and Wifi Smart Plug, setup is simple and easy via your home Wi-Fi, a SmartThings hub is not required.

The SmartThings Smart Bulb is the smartest, most economical way to light a home offering customization with warm white light that can be dimmed and controlled with a voice assistant. With a SmartThings hub and the SmartThings app, create personal automations like dimming the lights for movie night or scheduling them to come on before you get home after dark.

With the new Wifi Smart Plug, users can make almost any lamp, small appliance or home electronics smart with a low-profile, compact design and voice control support. Starting today, the SmartThings Cam ($89.99), SmartThings Wifi Smart Plug ($17.99) and SmartThings Smart Bulb ($9.99) are available at Samsung.com and select retailers at nationwide, including Best Buy. For more information, visit

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About SmartThings

SmartThings is the easiest way to turn a house into a home, making it simple to connect and control your devices from anywhere. As the industry leader in consumer IoT technology, SmartThings' open platform brings together devices, developers, and services to deliver one of the largest ecosystems of integrated devices, connecting more than 10 million of products in over a million homes for limitless possibilities. Founded in 2012, SmartThings is headquartered in Mountain View, California and operates independently as a wholly owned subsidiary of Samsung Electronics. For more information, visit Smartthings.com. There is potential in your everyday business