diff --git a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera/__init__.py b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera/__init__.py
index 465ab97f..fcccaae8 100644
--- a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera/__init__.py
+++ b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera/__init__.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ import piexif
 import labthings_fastapi as lt
 from labthings_fastapi.types.numpy import NDArray
 
-from openflexure_microscope_server.ui import ActionButton
+from openflexure_microscope_server.ui import ActionButton, PropertyControl
 from openflexure_microscope_server.background_detect import (
     ColourChannelDetectLUV,
     BackgroundDetectAlgorithm,
@@ -487,6 +487,11 @@ class BaseCamera(lt.Thing):
         """The calibration actions that appear only in settings panel."""
         return []
 
+    @lt.thing_property
+    def manual_camera_settings(self) -> list[PropertyControl]:
+        """The camera settings to expose as property controls in the settings panel."""
+        return []
+
     # Note that the default detector name is set at init. This is over written if
     # setting is loaded from disk.
     @lt.thing_setting
diff --git a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera/picamera.py b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera/picamera.py
index 349ad4bd..1f67741f 100644
--- a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera/picamera.py
+++ b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera/picamera.py
@@ -35,7 +35,12 @@ from picamera2.outputs import Output
 import labthings_fastapi as lt
 from labthings_fastapi.exceptions import NotConnectedToServerError
 
-from openflexure_microscope_server.ui import ActionButton, action_button_for
+from openflexure_microscope_server.ui import (
+    ActionButton,
+    PropertyControl,
+    action_button_for,
+    property_control_for,
+)
 from . import picamera_recalibrate_utils as recalibrate_utils
 from . import BaseCamera, JPEGBlob, ArrayModel
 
@@ -833,6 +838,33 @@ class StreamingPiCamera2(BaseCamera):
             ),
         ]
 
+    @lt.thing_property
+    def manual_camera_settings(self) -> list[PropertyControl]:
+        """The camera settings to expose as property controls in the settings panel."""
+        return [
+            property_control_for(
+                self,
+                "exposure_time",
+                label="Exposure Time (0-33251)",
+                read_back=True,
+                read_back_delay=1000,
+            ),
+            property_control_for(
+                self,
+                "analogue_gain",
+                label="Analogue Gain",
+                read_back=True,
+                read_back_delay=1000,
+            ),
+            property_control_for(
+                self,
+                "colour_gains",
+                label="Colour Gains",
+                read_back=True,
+                read_back_delay=1000,
+            ),
+        ]
+
     @lt.thing_property
     def lens_shading_tables(self) -> Optional[LensShading]:
         """The current lens shading (i.e. flat-field correction).
diff --git a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera/simulation.py b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera/simulation.py
index 4aa790e4..5903891b 100644
--- a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera/simulation.py
+++ b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/things/camera/simulation.py
@@ -21,7 +21,12 @@ from scipy.ndimage import gaussian_filter
 
 import labthings_fastapi as lt
 
-from openflexure_microscope_server.ui import ActionButton, action_button_for
+from openflexure_microscope_server.ui import (
+    ActionButton,
+    PropertyControl,
+    action_button_for,
+    property_control_for,
+)
 
 from . import BaseCamera, JPEGBlob, ArrayModel
 from ..stage import BaseStage
@@ -166,7 +171,7 @@ class SimulatedCamera(BaseCamera):
             )
 
         # Add noise and convert to uint8
-        image += RNG.normal(scale=2, size=self.shape).astype("int16")
+        image += RNG.normal(scale=self.noise_level, size=self.shape).astype("int16")
         image[image < 0] = 0
         image[image > 255] = 255
         return image.astype("uint8")
@@ -221,6 +226,8 @@ class SimulatedCamera(BaseCamera):
             return self._capture_thread.is_alive()
         return False
 
+    noise_level = lt.ThingProperty(float, 2.0)
+
     def _capture_frames(self):
         portal = lt.get_blocking_portal(self)
         while self._capture_enabled:
@@ -306,3 +313,8 @@ class SimulatedCamera(BaseCamera):
             action_button_for(self.load_sample, submit_label="Load Sample"),
             action_button_for(self.remove_sample, submit_label="Remove Sample"),
         ]
+
+    @lt.thing_property
+    def manual_camera_settings(self) -> list[PropertyControl]:
+        """The camera settings to expose as property controls in the settings panel."""
+        return [property_control_for(self, "noise_level", label="Noise Level")]
diff --git a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/ui.py b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/ui.py
index 7fad40d3..be2a5c12 100644
--- a/src/openflexure_microscope_server/ui.py
+++ b/src/openflexure_microscope_server/ui.py
@@ -3,18 +3,6 @@
 from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 
-def action_button_for(action, **kwargs):
-    """Create an action button for the specified Thing Action.
-
-    :param action: The thing action to create a button for.
-    :param kwargs: Any attribute of `ActionButton` except for ``thing`` or ``action``.
-    """
-    thing = action.args[0]
-    thing_path = thing.path.strip("/")
-    action_name = action.func.__name__
-    return ActionButton(thing=thing_path, action=action_name, **kwargs)
-
-
 class ActionButton(BaseModel):
     """The data required for creating an actionButton in Vue.
 
@@ -53,3 +41,54 @@ class ActionButton(BaseModel):
 
     success_message: str = "Success!"
     """The message to show on successful completion."""
+
+
+def action_button_for(action, **kwargs) -> ActionButton:
+    """Create a ActionButton data for the specified Thing Action.
+
+    :param action: The thing action to create a button for.
+    :param kwargs: Any attribute of `ActionButton` except for ``thing`` or ``action``.
+    """
+    thing = action.args[0]
+    thing_path = thing.path.strip("/")
+    action_name = action.func.__name__
+    return ActionButton(thing=thing_path, action=action_name, **kwargs)
+
+
+class PropertyControl(BaseModel):
+    """The data required for creating an actionButton in Vue.
+
+    Currently this cannot be used to submitData, or to submitOnEvent.
+    """
+
+    thing: str
+    """The Thing "path" for the Thing instance."""
+
+    property_name: str
+    """The name of the property (or setting)."""
+
+    label: str
+    """The label to show in the UI"""
+
+    read_back: bool = False
+    """Whether or not to read back the property after setting.
+
+    This is useful for hardware settings that may be coerced to the closest value.
+    """
+
+    read_back_delay: int = 1000
+    """The delay in ms before reading back the property."""
+
+
+def property_control_for(thing, property_name, **kwargs) -> PropertyControl:
+    """Create an PropertyControl data for the specified Thing Property.
+
+    :param thing: The instance of the thing that has the property to be controlled.
+    :param property_name: The name of the property to create a control for.
+    :param kwargs: Any attribute of `PropertyControl` except for ``thing`` or
+        ``property_name``. If label is not set here it will be the property name.
+    """
+    thing_path = thing.path.strip("/")
+    if "label" not in kwargs:
+        kwargs["label"] = property_name
+    return PropertyControl(thing=thing_path, property_name=property_name, **kwargs)
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/propertyControl.vue b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/propertyControl.vue
index 27f9ab55..e3ce0cbb 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/propertyControl.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/propertyControl.vue
@@ -98,9 +98,14 @@ export default {
       type: String,
       required: true
     },
+    readBack: {
+      type: Boolean,
+      required: false,
+      default: false
+    },
     readBackDelay: {
       type: Number,
-      default: undefined,
+      default: 1000,
       required: false
     }
   },
@@ -124,9 +129,6 @@ export default {
         return 1;
       }
     },
-    readBack: function() {
-      return this.readBackDelay !== undefined;
-    },
     propertyDescription: function() {
       try {
         return this.thingDescription(this.thingName).properties[
@@ -202,7 +204,6 @@ export default {
     writeProperty: async function() {
       try {
         let requestedValue = this.value;
-        console.log("writing", requestedValue);
         await this.writeThingProperty(
           this.thingName,
           this.propertyName,
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/serverSpecifiedPropertyControl.vue b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/serverSpecifiedPropertyControl.vue
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a0f81ab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/webapp/src/components/labThingsComponents/serverSpecifiedPropertyControl.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<template>
+  <property-control
+    :thing="propertyData.thing"
+    :property-name="propertyData.property_name"
+    :thing-name="propertyData.thing"
+    :read-back="propertyData.read_back"
+    :read-back-delay="propertyData.read_back_delay"
+  />
+</template>
+
+<script>
+import PropertyControl from "./propertyControl.vue";
+
+// Export main app
+export default {
+  name: "ServerSpecifiedPropertyControl",
+
+  components: {
+    PropertyControl
+  },
+
+  props: {
+    propertyData: {
+      type: Object,
+      required: true,
+    }
+  }
+};
+</script>
+
+<style lang="less"></style>
diff --git a/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/settingsComponents/cameraSettings.vue b/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/settingsComponents/cameraSettings.vue
index ddcef921..7d56cb8c 100644
--- a/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/settingsComponents/cameraSettings.vue
+++ b/webapp/src/components/tabContentComponents/settingsComponents/cameraSettings.vue
@@ -4,37 +4,14 @@
       <div class="uk-width-large">
         <h3>Automatic calibration</h3>
         <cameraCalibrationSettings :camera-uri="cameraUri" />
-
         <h3>Manual camera settings</h3>
-        <form @submit.prevent="applySettingsRequest">
-          <div class="uk-margin-small-bottom">
-            <ul uk-accordion="multiple: true">
-              <li class="uk-open">
-                <a class="uk-accordion-title" href="#">Pi Camera Settings</a>
-                <div class="uk-accordion-content">
-                  <PropertyControl
-                    label="Exposure Time (0-33251)"
-                    property-name="exposure_time"
-                    thing-name="camera"
-                    :read-back-delay="1000"
-                  />
-                  <PropertyControl
-                    label="Analogue Gain"
-                    property-name="analogue_gain"
-                    thing-name="camera"
-                    :read-back-delay="1000"
-                  />
-                  <PropertyControl
-                    label="Colour Gains"
-                    property-name="colour_gains"
-                    thing-name="camera"
-                    :read-back-delay="1000"
-                  />
-                </div>
-              </li>
-            </ul>
-          </div>
-        </form>
+        <div class="uk-margin-small-bottom">
+          <server-specified-property-control
+            v-for="(setting, index) in manualCameraSettings"
+            :key="'cam_setting' + index"
+            :property-data="setting"
+          />
+        </div>
       </div>
 
       <div id="mini-stream">
@@ -47,7 +24,7 @@
 <script>
 import cameraCalibrationSettings from "./cameraSettingsComponents/cameraCalibrationSettings.vue";
 import miniStreamDisplay from "../../genericComponents/miniStreamDisplay.vue";
-import PropertyControl from "../../labThingsComponents/propertyControl.vue";
+import ServerSpecifiedPropertyControl from "../../labThingsComponents/serverSpecifiedPropertyControl.vue";
 
 // Export main app
 export default {
@@ -56,37 +33,12 @@ export default {
   components: {
     cameraCalibrationSettings,
     miniStreamDisplay,
-    PropertyControl
+    ServerSpecifiedPropertyControl
   },
 
-  data: function() {
+  data() {
     return {
-      picamera: {
-        shutter_speed: undefined,
-        analog_gain: undefined,
-        digital_gain: undefined,
-        framerate: undefined,
-        awb_gains: undefined
-      },
-      mjpeg_bitrate: undefined,
-      stream_resolution: undefined,
-      jpeg_quality: undefined,
-      bitrateOptions: [
-        { text: "Maximum (unlimited)", value: -1 },
-        { text: "High (25Mbps)", value: 25000000 },
-        { text: "Normal (17Mbps)", value: 17000000 },
-        { text: "Low (5Mbps)", value: 5000000 },
-        { text: "Very low (2.5Mbps)", value: 2500000 }
-      ],
-      resolutionOptions: [
-        { text: "Higher (832, 624)", value: [832, 624] },
-        { text: "Normal (640, 480)", value: [640, 480] }
-      ],
-      framerateOptions: [
-        { text: "Normal (30fps)", value: 30 },
-        { text: "Low (15fps)", value: 15 },
-        { text: "Very low (10fps)", value: 10 }
-      ]
+      manualCameraSettings: [],
     };
   },
 
@@ -94,6 +46,13 @@ export default {
     cameraUri: function() {
       return `${this.$store.getters.baseUri}/camera/`;
     }
+  },
+
+  async created() {
+    this.manualCameraSettings = await this.readThingProperty(
+      "camera",
+      "manual_camera_settings"
+    );
   }
 };
 </script>