diff --git a/video_streamer_mpeg/camera.py b/video_streamer_mpeg/camera.py
index 960021f39d53b514eff516a7ffddee4c6af3c671..839aaf1690e7da356f49845ecc5d79b90befb482 100644
--- a/video_streamer_mpeg/camera.py
+++ b/video_streamer_mpeg/camera.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class CameraBase(ABC):
     """Base camera frame grabber"""
 
     _formats = {
+        "YUV422PACKED": "yuyv422",
         "BAYER_RG16": "bayer_rggb8",
         "BAYER_BG16": "bayer_bggr8",
         "BAYER_RG8": "bayer_rggb8",
@@ -55,9 +56,12 @@ class CameraBase(ABC):
         """
         raw = self.raw_frame()
 
-        if raw.dtype == np.uint16:
+        if self.pix_format() in ["BAYER_RG16", "BAYER_BG16"]:
             return lut_display(raw, 0, 255)
 
+        if self.pix_format() == "YUV422PACKED":
+            return raw.byteswap()
+
         return raw
 
     def format(self):
diff --git a/video_streamer_mpeg/lima.py b/video_streamer_mpeg/lima.py
index 1e1e82ec470af18a9ea3434d2b0a3d83e20dae23..d55976bea4357fdc0281881c9a3fd55b0558b53c 100644
--- a/video_streamer_mpeg/lima.py
+++ b/video_streamer_mpeg/lima.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ class LimaCamera(CameraBase):
     def __init__(self, device):
         self.image_width = None
         self.image_height = None
+        self.video_mode = None
 
         self.lima = tango.DeviceProxy(device)
 
@@ -36,7 +37,10 @@ class LimaCamera(CameraBase):
         return (self.image_width, self.image_height)
 
     def pix_format(self):
-        return self.lima.video_mode
+        if self.video_mode is None:
+            self.video_mode = self.lima.video_mode
+
+        return self.video_mode
 
     def raw_frame(self):
         # Thieved from Bliss https://gitlab.esrf.fr/bliss/bliss/blob/master/bliss/data/lima.py#L79