1394 Digital Camera Driver Quick Reference

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This section attempts to be a single source for information such as video modes, framerates, error codes, etc.

Video Formats and Modes

Format	Mode	Image Size	Color Format
0	0	160x120	YUV(4:4:4)
	1	320x240	YUV(4:2:2)
	2	640x480	YUV(4:1:1)
	3	640x480	YUV(4:2:2)
	4	640x480	RGB
	5	640x480	Mono (8-bit)
	6	640x480	Mono (16-bit)
1	0	800x600	YUV(4:2:2)
	1	800x600	RGB
	2	800x600	Mono (8-bit)
	3	1024x768	YUV(4:2:2)
	4	1024x768	RGB
	5	1024x768	Mono (8-bit)
	6	800x600	Mono (16-bit)
	7	1024x768	Mono (16-bit)
2	0	1280x960	YUV(4:2:2)
	1	1280x960	RGB
	2	1280x960	Mono (8-bit)
	3	1600x1200	YUV(4:2:2)
	4	1600x1200	RGB
	5	1600x1200	Mono (8-bit)
	6	1280x960	Mono (16-bit)
	7	1600x1200	Mono (16-bit)
7	0-7	Partial Scan	Selectable

Frame Rates

Code	Rate (fps)
0	1.875
1	3.75
2	7.5
3	15
4	30
5	60

Error Codes

Code	Error	Description
0	CAM_SUCCESS	The operation completed successfully
-1	CAM_ERROR	General Error from the I/O subsystem, try GetLastError() to find out what.
1	CAM_ERROR_NOT_INITIALIZED	You forget some required initialization function
2	CAM_ERROR_INVALID_VIDEO_SETTINGS	Somehow, you snuck invalid video settings into the system
3	CAM_ERROR_BUSY	The camera is acquiring or capturing images and whatever you tried to do would break it
4	CAM_ERROR_INSUFFICIENT_RESOURCES	Usually happens when a GlobalAlloc fails, which is almost never
5	CAM_ERROR_PARAM_OUT_OF_RANGE	Some parameter you passed is out of range (usually NULL)
6	CAM_ERROR_FRAME_TIMEOUT	The call to AcquireImage() timed out; the current image buffer contains invalid data

Documentation 6.2, built on August 30, 2003