diff --git a/source/_components/camera.canary.markdown b/source/_components/camera.canary.markdown
index bf7c029bc73..3e7eac2e796 100644
--- a/source/_components/camera.canary.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/camera.canary.markdown
@@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ ha_release: "0.60"
 ha_iot_class: "Cloud Polling"
 ---
 
-The `canary` camera platform allows you to view the latest camera image (triggered by motion) by your [Canary](https://canary.is) device in Home Assistant.
+The `canary` camera platform allows you to watch the live stream of your [Canary](https://canary.is) camera in Home Assistant. This requires the [`ffmpeg` component](/components/ffmpeg/) to be already configured.
 
-To add `canary` camera to your installation, follow instructions in [Canary component](/components/canary/).
+To add `canary` camera to your installation, follow instructions in [Canary component](/components/canary/). Once you have [Canary component](/components/canary/) setup, your [Canary](https://canary.is) camera(s) should show up automatically.
+
+You can add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file to configure `canary` camera with optional settings:
+
+```yaml
+camera:
+  - platform: canary
+```
+
+{% configuration %}
+  ffmpeg_arguments:
+    description: Extra options to pass to `ffmpeg`, e.g. image quality or video filter options. More details in [FFmpeg component](/components/ffmpeg).
+    required: false
+    type: string
+{% endconfiguration %}