diff --git a/camera/camera.go b/camera/camera.go
index dbd815d..ba55448 100644
--- a/camera/camera.go
+++ b/camera/camera.go
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 package camera
 
 import (
-	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"image"
 )
@@ -37,36 +36,54 @@ func fourcc(b string) uint32 {
 	return uint32(b[0]) | (uint32(b[1]) << 8) | (uint32(b[2]) << 16) | (uint32(b[3]) << 24)
 }
 
-func bmp24ToRgba(data []byte, dst *image.RGBA) error {
-	r := bytes.NewReader(data)
-
+// bmpToRgba converts a packed DIB byte slice to an image.RGBA. Rows are bottom-up,
+// 4-byte aligned and in BGR(X) order; bytesPerPixel is 3 (RGB24) or 4 (RGB32).
+func bmpToRgba(data []byte, dst *image.RGBA, bytesPerPixel int) error {
 	width := dst.Bounds().Dx()
 	height := dst.Bounds().Dy()
 
-	// 3 bytes per pixel, rows 4-byte aligned, stored bottom-up in BGR order.
-	b := make([]byte, (3*width+3)&^3)
+	stride := (bytesPerPixel*width + 3) &^ 3
 
-	for y := height - 1; y >= 0; y-- {
-		_, err := r.Read(b)
-		if err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
+	if len(data) < height*stride {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid data length for %d-bit RGB", bytesPerPixel*8)
+	}
 
-		p := dst.Pix[y*dst.Stride : y*dst.Stride+width*4]
-		for i, j := 0, 0; i < len(p); i, j = i+4, j+3 {
-			p[i+0] = b[j+2]
-			p[i+1] = b[j+1]
-			p[i+2] = b[j+0]
-			p[i+3] = 0xFF
+	for y := 0; y < height; y++ {
+		src := data[y*stride:]
+		row := dst.Pix[(height-1-y)*dst.Stride : (height-1-y)*dst.Stride+width*4]
+
+		for i, j := 0, 0; i < len(row); i, j = i+4, j+bytesPerPixel {
+			row[i+0] = src[j+2]
+			row[i+1] = src[j+1]
+			row[i+2] = src[j+0]
+			row[i+3] = 0xFF
 		}
 	}
 
 	return nil
 }
 
-// yuy2ToYCbCr422 converts a YUY2 (YUYV) byte slice to an image.YCbCr with YCbCrSubsampleRatio422 (I422).
-func yuy2ToYCbCr422(data []byte, dst *image.YCbCr) error {
-	return packedYUV422ToYCbCr(data, dst, 0, 2, 1, 3)
+// packed422Offsets returns the macropixel byte offsets for a packed 4:2:2 FourCC.
+func packed422Offsets(format uint32) (y0, y1, cb, cr int, ok bool) {
+	switch format {
+	case yuy2FourCC, yuyvFourCC:
+		return 0, 2, 1, 3, true
+	case uyvyFourCC:
+		return 1, 3, 0, 2, true
+	case yvyuFourCC:
+		return 0, 2, 3, 1, true
+	case vyuyFourCC:
+		return 1, 3, 2, 0, true
+	}
+
+	return 0, 0, 0, 0, false
+}
+
+// is422Format reports whether the FourCC is a packed 4:2:2 format.
+func is422Format(format uint32) bool {
+	_, _, _, _, ok := packed422Offsets(format)
+
+	return ok
 }
 
 // packedYUV422ToYCbCr converts packed 4:2:2 to image.YCbCr; y0, y1, cb, cr are the byte offsets within each macropixel.
diff --git a/camera/camera_windows.go b/camera/camera_windows.go
index 2310797..68d8d97 100644
--- a/camera/camera_windows.go
+++ b/camera/camera_windows.go
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ type Camera struct {
 	instance  syscall.Handle
 	className string
 	format    uint32
+	bpp       int
 }
 
 // New returns new Camera for given camera index.
@@ -120,18 +121,21 @@ func (c *Camera) run(ready chan<- error) {
 	c.format = bi.BmiHeader.BiCompression
 	sendMessage(c.camera, wmCapSetCallbackFrame, 0, syscall.NewCallback(c.callback))
 
-	switch c.format {
-	case 0:
-		if bi.BmiHeader.BiBitCount != 24 {
-			ready <- fmt.Errorf("camera: unsupported format %d; bitcount: %d", c.format, bi.BmiHeader.BiBitCount)
+	rect := image.Rect(0, 0, int(c.opts.Width), int(c.opts.Height))
+
+	switch {
+	case c.format == 0:
+		if bi.BmiHeader.BiBitCount != 24 && bi.BmiHeader.BiBitCount != 32 {
+			ready <- fmt.Errorf("camera: unsupported RGB bitcount %d", bi.BmiHeader.BiBitCount)
 
 			return
 		}
 
-		c.rgba = image.NewRGBA(image.Rect(0, 0, int(c.opts.Width), int(c.opts.Height)))
-	case yuy2FourCC, yuyvFourCC:
-		c.ycbcr = image.NewYCbCr(image.Rect(0, 0, int(c.opts.Width), int(c.opts.Height)), image.YCbCrSubsampleRatio422)
-	case mjpgFourCC:
+		c.bpp = int(bi.BmiHeader.BiBitCount) / 8
+		c.rgba = image.NewRGBA(rect)
+	case is422Format(c.format):
+		c.ycbcr = image.NewYCbCr(rect, image.YCbCrSubsampleRatio422)
+	case c.format == mjpgFourCC:
 	default:
 		ready <- fmt.Errorf("camera: unsupported format %d", c.format)
 
@@ -160,11 +164,17 @@ func (c *Camera) Read() (img image.Image, err error) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	if c.hdr == nil {
+		err = fmt.Errorf("camera: no frame available")
+
+		return
+	}
+
 	data := unsafe.Slice((*byte)(unsafe.Pointer(c.hdr.LpData)), c.hdr.DwBufferLength)
 
-	switch c.format {
-	case 0:
-		e := bmp24ToRgba(data, c.rgba)
+	switch {
+	case c.format == 0:
+		e := bmpToRgba(data, c.rgba, c.bpp)
 		if e != nil {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("camera: format %d: can not retrieve frame: %w", c.format, e)
 
@@ -172,8 +182,10 @@ func (c *Camera) Read() (img image.Image, err error) {
 		}
 
 		img = c.rgba
-	case yuy2FourCC, yuyvFourCC:
-		e := yuy2ToYCbCr422(data, c.ycbcr)
+	case is422Format(c.format):
+		y0, y1, cb, cr, _ := packed422Offsets(c.format)
+
+		e := packedYUV422ToYCbCr(data, c.ycbcr, y0, y1, cb, cr)
 		if e != nil {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("camera: format %d: can not retrieve frame: %w", c.format, e)
 
@@ -181,7 +193,7 @@ func (c *Camera) Read() (img image.Image, err error) {
 		}
 
 		img = c.ycbcr
-	case mjpgFourCC:
+	case c.format == mjpgFourCC:
 		i, e := im.NewDecoder(bytes.NewReader(data)).Decode()
 		if e != nil {
 			err = fmt.Errorf("camera: format %d: can not retrieve frame: %w", c.format, e)