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Apple Home cameras start at $199.95

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Apple Home Collection, made with LG and Schneider, reaches stores in December. The indoor camera starts at $199.95 and the floodlight camera at $399.95. A few of the accessories wait until early 2027.

Apple Home Collection, with the lock, indoor camera, and doorbell. Picture from apple.com
Apple Home Collection, with the lock, indoor camera, and doorbell. Picture from apple.com
US priceWhere Apple lists it
Indoor camera$199.95US, Canada, UK
Video doorbell$249.95US, Canada, UK
Outdoor camera$299.95US, Canada, UK
Floodlight camera$399.95US, Canada, UK
Deadbolt$349.95US and Canada
Thermostat$199.95US and Canada
Room sensor$39.95US and Canada
In storesDecemberSome accessories early 2027

Apple priced the lineup in the same newsroom post that introduced it. Stores get the collection in December. Apple says some of the accessories wait until early 2027, and it does not name which ones.

The cameras are an LG set. The video doorbell starts at $249.95, with a 2.5K front camera and a full HD camera aimed at packages. The indoor camera starts at $199.95. The outdoor camera starts at $299.95. The floodlight camera starts at $399.95. Apple says each camera records up to 2.5K, stores 10 days of event video in iCloud+, and does not need a separate camera subscription.

The indoor camera tilts when someone checks the home, and tilts back once the first person in the household returns. Apple does not call that a geofence in the post.

The lock is LG's smart deadbolt, from $349.95. Ultra Wideband lets it unlock as a person with a home key walks up. A PIN and a hidden key slot are the backups. It is Matter compatible, and it supports Aliro. The US and Canada are the countries Apple names for the lock.

LG's video doorbell in Essence Silver and Essence Graphite. Picture from apple.com
LG's video doorbell in Essence Silver and Essence Graphite. Picture from apple.com

Two thermostats, one LG and one Schneider, each start at $199.95. A room sensor starts at $39.95. In the contiguous US, Clean Energy Guidance can move heating and cooling toward cheaper hours on a compatible utility plan. Apple does not name the saving.

The cameras are listed for the US, Canada, and the UK. The lock and both thermostats are the US and Canada. Norway is on neither list. The same post repeats the HomeView line: the screen is not for sale in the European Union, because Siri AI is not in iOS there.

A camera uses a home hub. Apple names HomeView, HomePod, HomePod mini, or Apple TV 4K. Footage in the Home app is end-to-end encrypted. Apple says LG, Schneider, and Apple cannot read it.

ADT will install the accessories in the US starting this fall, through Apple Retail, for an extra charge. Apple does not print the charge.

MacRumors filed the price list the same morning, from this newsroom post. The prices above are Apple's.

The prices are the new fact. The cameras need a hub, and HomeView stays off sale in the EU because Siri AI is not on the iPhone there.

Die Brief desk. The claim is ours. Facts from Apple Newsroom, MacRumors. Pictures, if any, are from those pages.

October 13, 2026 · 2 min
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