diff --git a/include/sv_video_base.h b/include/sv_video_base.h
index 5c20051..e9ee23c 100644
--- a/include/sv_video_base.h
+++ b/include/sv_video_base.h
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ protected:
 };
 
 
-enum class CameraType {NONE, WEBCAM, G1, Q10, MIPI};
+enum class CameraType {NONE, WEBCAM, V4L2CAM, G1, Q10, MIPI};
 
 class CameraBase {
 public:
diff --git a/video_io/sv_video_base.cpp b/video_io/sv_video_base.cpp
index ea57b54..3a78973 100644
--- a/video_io/sv_video_base.cpp
+++ b/video_io/sv_video_base.cpp
@@ -1110,7 +1110,7 @@ void CameraBase::_run()
 }
 bool CameraBase::read(cv::Mat& image)
 {
-  if (this->_type == CameraType::WEBCAM || this->_type == CameraType::G1 || this->_type == CameraType::MIPI)
+  if (this->_type != CameraType::NONE)
   {
     int n_try = 0;
     while (n_try < 5000)
diff --git a/video_io/sv_video_input.cpp b/video_io/sv_video_input.cpp
index 5ca7bfa..4bdde60 100644
--- a/video_io/sv_video_input.cpp
+++ b/video_io/sv_video_input.cpp
@@ -17,9 +17,17 @@ Camera::~Camera()
 
 void Camera::openImpl()
 {
-  if (this->_type == CameraType::WEBCAM)
+  if (this->_type == CameraType::WEBCAM || this->_type == CameraType::V4L2CAM)
   {
-    this->_cap.open(this->_camera_id);
+    if (this->_type == CameraType::V4L2CAM)
+    {
+      this->_cap.open(this->_camera_id, cv::CAP_V4L2);
+    }
+    if (this->_type == CameraType::WEBCAM)
+    {
+      this->_cap.open(this->_camera_id);
+    }
+
     if (this->_width > 0 && this->_height > 0)
     {
       this->_cap.set(cv::CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH, this->_width);