ioctl VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT &manvol; VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT Enumerate image formats int ioctl int fd int request struct v4l2_fmtdesc *argp fd &fd; request VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT argp To enumerate image formats applications initialize the type and index field of &v4l2-fmtdesc; and call the VIDIOC_ENUM_FMT ioctl with a pointer to this structure. Drivers fill the rest of the structure or return an &EINVAL;. All formats are enumerable by beginning at index zero and incrementing by one until EINVAL is returned. Note that after switching input or output the list of enumerated image formats may be different. &cs-str; __u32 index Number of the format in the enumeration, set by the application. This is in no way related to the pixelformat field. __u32 type Type of the data stream, set by the application. Only these types are valid here: V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE_MPLANE, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT, V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OUTPUT_MPLANE and V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_OVERLAY. See . __u32 flags See __u8 description[32] Description of the format, a NUL-terminated ASCII string. This information is intended for the user, for example: "YUV 4:2:2". __u32 pixelformat The image format identifier. This is a four character code as computed by the v4l2_fourcc() macro: #define v4l2_fourcc(a,b,c,d) (((__u32)(a)<<0)|((__u32)(b)<<8)|((__u32)(c)<<16)|((__u32)(d)<<24)) Several image formats are already defined by this specification in . Note these codes are not the same as those used in the Windows world. __u32 reserved[4] Reserved for future extensions. Drivers must set the array to zero. &cs-def; V4L2_FMT_FLAG_COMPRESSED 0x0001 This is a compressed format. V4L2_FMT_FLAG_EMULATED 0x0002 This format is not native to the device but emulated through software (usually libv4l2), where possible try to use a native format instead for better performance. &return-value; EINVAL The &v4l2-fmtdesc; type is not supported or the index is out of bounds.