diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b5505b9..0d1ad48 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ OBJECTS := $(OBJECTS) gui.oo main.oo \
 		   videodev.oo videodev-v4l2.oo videodev-dumpfile.oo \
 		   convert.oo filter.oo detect.oo json.oo configuration.oo ser.oo
 DISTNAME=simpleskycam-$(VERSION)
-
+DEPENDFILE=.depend
 
 ifeq ($(TARGET),)
 noconfig: configlinux help
 endif
 
 
-all: Makefile.rules $(TARGET)
+all: dep Makefile.rules $(TARGET)
 
 help:
 	echo "set up configuration"
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ $(TARGET): $(OBJECTS)
 .SUFFIXES:
 .SUFFIXES:	.c .cc .C .cpp .oo
 
+-include $(DEPENDFILE)
+
 .cc.oo : $(INCLUDES)
 	$(CPP) -o $@ -c $(CPPFLAGS) $<
 
@@ -83,8 +85,6 @@ dist: clean
 dep:
 	$(CXX) -MM `ls *.cc` $(CXXFLAGS) > $(DEPENDFILE)
 
--include $(DEPENDFILE)
-
 .PHONY: all
 .PHONY: count
 .PHONY: clean
diff --git a/convert.cc b/convert.cc
index 18fc44a..b29d102 100644
--- a/convert.cc
+++ b/convert.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ uint32_t convert_pixelformats [] = {
 		V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB24,
 		V4L2_PIX_FMT_BGR24,
 		V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY,
+		V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG16,
 		0
 };
 
@@ -344,6 +345,59 @@ int Convert (ConvertData *cdata, VideoFrame *dest, unsigned char *ptrsrc, int sr
 		}
 		break;
 
+	case (V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG16):
+		// GG RR
+		// BB GG
+		uint16_t t;
+
+		for (ys = 0, yd = 0; ys < (signed int)srch; ys++) {
+			for (xs = 0, xd = 0; xs < (signed int)srcw; xs++) {
+				/* read the pixel */
+				t = (*((uint16_t*)ptrsrc)) & 0x00FF;
+				ptrsrc += 2;
+
+				if (xs & 1) {
+					if (ys & 1) {
+						b = 0;
+						g = t;
+						r = 0;
+					}
+					else {
+						b = t;
+						g = 0;
+						r = 0;
+					}
+				}
+				else {
+					if (ys & 1) {
+						b = 0;
+						g = t;
+						r = 0;
+					}
+					else {
+						b = 0;
+						g = 0;
+						r = t;
+					}
+				}
+
+				/* only paint the image if the source is within the destination */
+				if (xd < dest->w) {
+					/* set the pixel */
+					*(ptrdst++) = b;
+					*(ptrdst++) = g;
+					*(ptrdst++) = r;
+					xd++;
+				}
+			}
+
+			/* if the source image is too small ignore the other places.. */
+			if (xd < dest->w)
+				ptrdst += 3 * (dest->w - xd);
+			yd++;
+		}
+		break;
+
 	case (V4L2_PIX_FMT_UYVY):
 		for (ys = 0, yd = 0; ys < (signed int)srch; ys++) {
 			for (xs = 0, xd = 0; xs < (signed int)srcw; xs++) {
diff --git a/videodev-svbcam.cc b/videodev-svbcam.cc
index 444ef30..24d3086 100644
--- a/videodev-svbcam.cc
+++ b/videodev-svbcam.cc
@@ -203,12 +203,18 @@ int VideoDev_SVBCam::Open() {
 
 	inframe_pixfmt = convert_to_pixelformat(conf_format);
 	switch (inframe_pixfmt) {
+		case (V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG16):
+			if ((err = SVBSetOutputImageType(camid, SVB_IMG_RAW16)) != SVB_SUCCESS) {
+				print_error(err);
+				return VDEV_STATUS_ERROR;
+			}
+			break;
 		case (V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB32):
-				if ((err = SVBSetOutputImageType(camid, SVB_IMG_RGB32)) != SVB_SUCCESS) {
-					print_error(err);
-					return VDEV_STATUS_ERROR;
-				}
-				break;
+			if ((err = SVBSetOutputImageType(camid, SVB_IMG_RGB32)) != SVB_SUCCESS) {
+				print_error(err);
+				return VDEV_STATUS_ERROR;
+			}
+			break;
 		case (V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB24):
 				if ((err = SVBSetOutputImageType(camid, SVB_IMG_RGB24)) != SVB_SUCCESS) {
 					print_error(err);
@@ -362,7 +368,8 @@ int VideoDev_SVBCam::GetDeviceFormats(string device, std::list<string> *formats)
 		Close();
 		return VDEV_STATUS_ERROR;
 	}
-	printf ("%s:%d %s height: %ld  width: %ld\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, camprop.MaxHeight, camprop.MaxWidth);
+	printf ("%s:%d %s height: %ld  width: %ld  maxdepth:%d   BayerPattern:%d\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, camprop.MaxHeight,
+			camprop.MaxWidth, camprop.MaxBitDepth, camprop.BayerPattern);
 
 	for(int i=0; i < 8 && camprop.SupportedVideoFormat[i] != SVB_IMG_END; i++) {
 		printf ("%s:%d %s VideoFormat Index:%d ", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__, i);
@@ -381,6 +388,7 @@ int VideoDev_SVBCam::GetDeviceFormats(string device, std::list<string> *formats)
 				break;
 			case SVB_IMG_RAW16:
 				printf("\t\tSVB_IMG_RAW16\n");
+				formats->push_back(convert_from_pixelformat(V4L2_PIX_FMT_SGRBG16));
 				break;
 			case SVB_IMG_Y8:
 				printf("\t\tSVB_IMG_Y8\n");