diff --git a/core/sdk/src/main/java/com/viam/sdk/core/component/camera/Camera.java b/core/sdk/src/main/java/com/viam/sdk/core/component/camera/Camera.java
index 69cf9d863..1d13e9170 100644
--- a/core/sdk/src/main/java/com/viam/sdk/core/component/camera/Camera.java
+++ b/core/sdk/src/main/java/com/viam/sdk/core/component/camera/Camera.java
@@ -2,12 +2,16 @@
 
 import com.google.protobuf.Struct;
 import com.viam.common.v1.Common;
+import com.viam.common.v1.Common.ResponseMetadata;
 import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.Format;
+import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.GetPropertiesResponse;
 import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.Image;
 import com.viam.sdk.core.component.Component;
 import com.viam.sdk.core.resource.Resource;
 import com.viam.sdk.core.resource.Subtype;
 import com.viam.sdk.core.robot.RobotClient;
+import java.util.AbstractMap.SimpleEntry;
+import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map.Entry;
 import java.util.Optional;
@@ -50,7 +54,15 @@ public static Camera fromRobot(final RobotClient robot, final String name) {
   public abstract Image getImage(final Format format,
       final Optional<Struct> extra);
 
-  public abstract Entry<List<Image>, Common.ResponseMetadata> getImages();
+  public Entry<List<Image>, Common.ResponseMetadata> getImages() {
+    return new SimpleEntry<>(
+        Collections.singletonList(getImage(Format.FORMAT_UNSPECIFIED, Optional.empty())),
+        ResponseMetadata.newBuilder().build());
+  }
+
+  protected GetPropertiesResponse getProperties() {
+    return GetPropertiesResponse.newBuilder().build();
+  }
 
   static Format mimeToFormat(final String mimeType) {
     switch (mimeType) {
diff --git a/core/sdk/src/main/java/com/viam/sdk/core/component/camera/CameraRPCClient.java b/core/sdk/src/main/java/com/viam/sdk/core/component/camera/CameraRPCClient.java
index ff3f523a2..c91ab505f 100644
--- a/core/sdk/src/main/java/com/viam/sdk/core/component/camera/CameraRPCClient.java
+++ b/core/sdk/src/main/java/com/viam/sdk/core/component/camera/CameraRPCClient.java
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@
 import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.GetImageResponse;
 import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.GetImagesRequest;
 import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.GetImagesResponse;
+import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.GetPropertiesRequest;
+import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.GetPropertiesResponse;
 import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.Image;
 import com.viam.component.camera.v1.CameraServiceGrpc;
 import com.viam.sdk.core.rpc.Channel;
@@ -53,6 +55,13 @@ public List<Common.Geometry> getGeometries(final Optional<Struct> extra) {
     return client.getGeometries(builder.build()).getGeometriesList();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  protected GetPropertiesResponse getProperties() {
+    final GetPropertiesRequest.Builder builder = GetPropertiesRequest.newBuilder().
+        setName(getName().getName());
+    return client.getProperties(builder.build());
+  }
+
   @Override
   public Image getImage(final Format format,
       Optional<Struct> extra) {
diff --git a/core/sdk/src/main/java/com/viam/sdk/core/component/camera/CameraRPCService.java b/core/sdk/src/main/java/com/viam/sdk/core/component/camera/CameraRPCService.java
index d1d5b2488..e80dfa08c 100644
--- a/core/sdk/src/main/java/com/viam/sdk/core/component/camera/CameraRPCService.java
+++ b/core/sdk/src/main/java/com/viam/sdk/core/component/camera/CameraRPCService.java
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@
 import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.GetImageResponse;
 import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.GetImagesRequest;
 import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.GetImagesResponse;
+import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.GetPropertiesRequest;
+import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.GetPropertiesResponse;
 import com.viam.component.camera.v1.Camera.Image;
 import com.viam.component.camera.v1.CameraServiceGrpc;
 import com.viam.sdk.core.resource.ResourceManager;
@@ -51,6 +53,16 @@ public void getGeometries(Common.GetGeometriesRequest request,
     responseObserver.onCompleted();
   }
 
+  @Override
+  public void getProperties(GetPropertiesRequest request,
+      StreamObserver<GetPropertiesResponse> responseObserver) {
+    final Camera camera = getResource(
+        Camera.named(request.getName()));
+    final GetPropertiesResponse result = camera.getProperties();
+    responseObserver.onNext(result);
+    responseObserver.onCompleted();
+  }
+
   @Override
   public void getImage(GetImageRequest request,
       StreamObserver<GetImageResponse> responseObserver) {