public class CameraDevice
{
    public string IPAddress { get; set; }
    public string UDN { get; set; }
    public string DocumentURL { get; set; }
    public string FriendlyName { get; set; }
    public bool IsUSB { get; set; }
    public string Model { get; set; }
    public string Make { get; set; }
    public string DisplayName { get; set; }
}

var devices = new List<CameraDevice>();

public ActionResult Connection()
    {
        var model = new ConnectionData();
        model.Devices = new SelectList(devices.Select(i => new { i.FriendlyName }), "Device");
        return View(model);
    }

public class ConnectionData
{
    [Display(Name = "Device")]
    [Required(ErrorMessage = "Select")]
    public string SelectedDevice { get; set; }
    public IEnumerable<SelectListItem> devices { get; set; }
}

@Html.DropDownListFor(m => m.SelectedDevice, Model.Devices, "Select Device", new { @style = "width: 355px;height:21px; border:none;outline:0px;" });