diff --git a/src/IrisCamera.cpp b/src/IrisCamera.cpp
index 465c71235eed018748d8ef790ea6b3151cd1787d..cbcd38d64592da8614b3ac4940fa36a597751e05 100644
--- a/src/IrisCamera.cpp
+++ b/src/IrisCamera.cpp
@@ -499,48 +499,47 @@ void Camera::getDetectorImageSize(Size& size) const
 void Camera::getImageType(ImageType& type) const
 {
     DEB_MEMBER_FUNCT();
-    // enum int16 imageFormat;
-    // CameraContext* ctx = contexts[cSingleCamIndex];
-    //  if (IsParamAvailable(ctx->hcam, PARAM_BIT_DEPTH, "PARAM_BIT_DEPTH"))
-    //   if (PV_OK != pl_get_param(ctx->hcam, PARAM_BIT_DEPTH, ATTR_CURRENT, (void*)& imageFormat)) {
-    //     THROW_HW_ERROR(Error) << pl_error_code() << " Could not read CCD X resolution";
-    //   }
-
-    // switch (imageFormat)
-    // {
-    //   case
-    //     PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO16:
-    //     PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_BAYER16:
-    //       type = Bpp16;
-
-    //   case
-    //     PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO8:
-    //     PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_BAYER8:
-    //       type = Bpp8;
-
-    // case
-    //   PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO24:
-    //   PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_BAYER24:
-    //   PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB24:
-    //     type = Bpp24;
-
-    // // case PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB48:
-    // //     type = Bpp
-
-    // // case PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB72:
-    // //   type = Bpp64;
-
-    // case
-    //   PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO32:
-    //   PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_BAYER32:
-    //     type = Bpp32;
-    //   break;
+    enum int16 imageFormat;
+    CameraContext* ctx = contexts[cSingleCamIndex];
+     if (IsParamAvailable(ctx->hcam, PARAM_IMAGE_FORMAT, "PARAM_IMAGE_FORMAT"))
+      if (PV_OK != pl_get_param(ctx->hcam, PARAM_IMAGE_FORMAT, ATTR_CURRENT, (void*)& imageFormat)) {
+        _printError("Could not read image format");
+      }
+
+    // switch between PL_IMAGE_FORMATS enum
+    switch (imageFormat)
+    {
+      case
+        PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO16:
+        PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_BAYER16:
+          type = ImageType::Bpp16;
+          break;
+
+      case
+        PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO8:
+        PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_BAYER8:
+          type = ImageType::Bpp8;
+          break;
+
+      case
+        PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO24:
+        PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_BAYER24:
+        PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB24:
+          type = ImageType::Bpp24;
+          break;
+
+      case
+        PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO32:
+        PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_BAYER32:
+          type = ImageType::Bpp32;
+          break;
     
-    // default:
-    //   THROW_HW_ERROR(Error) << "Unsupported Pixel Format: " << imageFormat;
-    //   break;
-    // }
-	  type = ImageType::Bpp16;
+    default:
+      // values of PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB48, PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_RGB72 does not seem to be supported in lima
+      _printError("Unsupported Pixel Format: " +  std::to_string(imageFormat));
+      break;
+    }
+    type = ImageType::Bpp16;
 }
 
 // // -----------------------------------------------------
@@ -553,21 +552,22 @@ void Camera::setImageType(ImageType type)
     int32 imageType;
     switch (type)
     {
-    case Bpp8:
-      imageType = PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO8;
-    case Bpp24:
-      imageType = PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO24;
-    case Bpp16:
-      imageType = PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO16;
-      break;
-    
-    default:
-      _printError("Cannot change the pixel format of the camera!");
-      break;
+      case Bpp8:
+        imageType = PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO8;
+      case Bpp24:
+        imageType = PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO24;
+      case Bpp16:
+        imageType = PL_IMAGE_FORMAT_MONO16;
+        break;
+      
+      default:
+        _printError("Cannot change the pixel format of the camera!");
+        break;
     }
 
     CameraContext* ctx = contexts[cSingleCamIndex];
     uns16 isAccessable;
+
      if (PV_OK != pl_get_param(ctx->hcam, PARAM_IMAGE_FORMAT, ATTR_ACCESS, (void*)& isAccessable)) {
         _printError("Could not read image format parameter");
       } 
@@ -576,6 +576,11 @@ void Camera::setImageType(ImageType type)
           _printError("Could not set image type");
         }
       }
+
+    if (!isAccessable) {
+      _printError("Cannot access image format parameter");
+    }
+    ctx->imageFormat = imageType;
 }
 
 void Camera::getDetectorType(std::string& type) const