diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 61c167a..a1037e1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -163,7 +163,9 @@ NodeWebcam.capture( "test_picture", opts, function( err, data ) {
 
 --location Location to output webcam capture
 
---list list available camera devices
+--list list available cameras
+
+--driverType which backend to use (fswebcam, gphoto2, etc...)
 
 
 #Shorthand options
@@ -191,6 +193,18 @@ node-webcam --w 500 --h 500 --d 2 --l picture # ./bin/node-webcam.js
 
 ```
 
+
+## Usage with actual camera
+
+Install `gphoto2`. You might need to do [this on linux if you find it does not work](https://gist.github.com/chuckfairy/56587cac70035cb611e1c97eeb59353a)
+
+```shell
+node-webcam --driverType "gphoto2" --list # list available cameras
+
+node-webcam --driverType "gphoto2" --l ./test/output/test.png # `l` being the location
+```
+
+
 # Generated Documentation
 
 ```
diff --git a/bin/node-webcam.js b/bin/node-webcam.js
index fa68db8..ed722b0 100755
--- a/bin/node-webcam.js
+++ b/bin/node-webcam.js
@@ -41,6 +41,8 @@ var opts = {
 
     bottomBanner: [ Boolean, false ],
 
+    driverType: [ String, false ],
+
     skip: [ Number, 0 ],
 
     list: [ Boolean, false ],
diff --git a/examples/websocket/App.js b/examples/websocket/App.js
index 52849eb..4a9c7b0 100644
--- a/examples/websocket/App.js
+++ b/examples/websocket/App.js
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ var NodeWebcam = require( "./../../" );
 
 var Webcam = NodeWebcam.create({
     callbackReturn: "base64",
-    saveShots: false
+    saveShots: false,
+    //driverType: "gphoto2"
 });
 
 
@@ -49,7 +50,7 @@ function init() {
 
     setupWebcam();
 
-    console.log( "Visit localhost:9090" );
+    console.log( "Visit http://localhost:9090" );
 
 }
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f22f44..4d30266 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
         "capture",
         "cli",
         "camera",
-        "webcamera"
+        "webcamera",
+        "gphoto2"
     ],
     "author": "chuckfairy",
     "license": "MIT",
diff --git a/src/Factory.js b/src/Factory.js
index 0585e31..ec77997 100644
--- a/src/Factory.js
+++ b/src/Factory.js
@@ -25,7 +25,9 @@ var Factory = new function() {
 
     scope.create = function( options, type ) {
 
-        var p = type || Factory.Platform;
+        options = options || {};
+
+        var p = type || options.driverType || Factory.Platform;
 
         var Type = Factory.Types[ p ];
 
@@ -56,7 +58,9 @@ Factory.Types = {
 
     win32: WindowsWebcam,
 
-    win64: WindowsWebcam
+    win64: WindowsWebcam,
+
+    gphoto2: require("./webcams/GPhoto2Webcam.js"),
 
 };
 
diff --git a/src/ShellParamBuilder.js b/src/ShellParamBuilder.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..09368c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/ShellParamBuilder.js
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+/**
+ * Param builder helper
+ *
+ * @class ShellParamBuilder
+ * @constructor
+ */
+"use strict";
+
+
+module.exports = function ShellParamBuilder() {
+
+    var scope = this;
+
+    var params = [];
+
+
+    /**
+     * Prefix to append to shell key
+     *
+     * @property {String} prefix
+     */
+
+    scope.prefix = "--";
+
+
+    /**
+     * Key value separator for key to value in shell args
+     *
+     * @property {String} keyValueSeparator
+     */
+
+    scope.keyValueSeparator = " ";
+
+
+    /**
+     * toString main output method
+     *
+     * @method toString
+     *
+     * @return String
+     */
+
+    scope.toString = function() {
+        return params.join(" ");
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Add shell build opt
+     *
+     * @method add
+     *
+     * @param {String} key to get possible prefix
+     * @param {String} value
+     * @param {String} noValue option to put if nothing passed in value
+     *
+     */
+
+    scope.add = function(key, value, noValue) {
+        if( value === null ) {
+            if( noValue ) {
+                params.push(noValue);
+            }
+
+            return;
+        }
+
+        params.push(
+            scope.prefix + key
+            + scope.keyValueSeparator + value
+        );
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Add raw to output
+     *
+     * @method addRaw
+     *
+     * @param {String} value
+     *
+     */
+
+    scope.addRaw = function(value) {
+        params.push(value);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/webcams/GPhoto2Webcam.js b/src/webcams/GPhoto2Webcam.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..98abde8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/webcams/GPhoto2Webcam.js
@@ -0,0 +1,155 @@
+/**
+ * API for Gphoto2
+ *
+ * @requires [ gphoto2 ]
+ *
+ * @param Object options
+ *
+ */
+"use strict";
+
+var Webcam = require( "./../Webcam.js" );
+
+var Utils = require( "./../utils/Utils.js" );
+
+var Shot = require( "./../Shot.js" );
+
+var Builder = require( "../ShellParamBuilder.js" );
+
+
+//Main class
+
+function GPhoto2Webcam( options ) {
+
+    var scope = this;
+
+    scope.opts = Utils.setDefaults( options, GPhoto2Webcam.Defaults );
+
+    if (scope.opts.output !== "jpg") {
+        console.warn("Only jpg is supported");
+        scope.opts.output = "jpg";
+    }
+
+    Webcam.call( scope, scope.opts );
+
+}
+
+GPhoto2Webcam.prototype = Object.create( Webcam.prototype );
+
+GPhoto2Webcam.prototype.constructor = GPhoto2Webcam;
+
+GPhoto2Webcam.prototype.bin = "gphoto2";
+
+
+/**
+ * @override
+ *
+ * Generate shell statement
+ *
+ * @param String location
+ *
+ */
+GPhoto2Webcam.prototype.generateSh = function( location ) {
+
+    var scope = this;
+
+    var build = new Builder;
+
+    build.addRaw(scope.bin);
+
+    build.add("port", scope.opts.inputLocation + ":");
+
+    build.addRaw("--capture-image-and-download");
+    build.addRaw("--stdout");
+    build.addRaw("> " + location);
+
+    //build.addRaw(location);
+
+    return build.toString();
+
+};
+
+/**
+ * @Override
+ *
+ * Webcam list within gphoto2
+ *
+ * @param Function callback
+ *
+ */
+GPhoto2Webcam.prototype.list = function( callback ) {
+
+    var scope = this;
+
+    var sh = scope.bin + " -auto-detect";
+
+    var cams = [];
+
+    EXEC( sh, function( err, data, out ) {
+
+        var lines = data.split( "\n" );
+
+        var ll = lines.length;
+        var startingLine = 2; //No need for headers
+
+        for( var i = startingLine; i < ll; i ++ ) {
+
+            var line = lines[ i ];
+
+            //imagesnap update adds extra stuff
+            line = line.replace(/.*?\[(.*?)\].*/, "$1");
+
+            cams.push( line );
+
+        }
+
+        callback && callback( cams );
+
+    });
+
+};
+
+
+/**
+ * Data validations based on fs output
+ *
+ * @inheritdoc
+ *
+ */
+
+GPhoto2Webcam.prototype.runCaptureValidations = function( data ) {
+
+    if( GPhoto2Webcam.Validations.noWebcam.exec( data ) ) {
+
+        return new Error( "No webcam found" );
+
+    }
+
+    return null;
+
+};
+
+
+//Defaults
+
+GPhoto2Webcam.Defaults = {
+
+    inputLocation: "usb",
+
+    output: "jpg",
+
+};
+
+
+//Validations const
+
+GPhoto2Webcam.Validations = {
+
+    noWebcam: /no.*such.*(file|device)/i
+
+};
+
+
+//Export
+
+module.exports = GPhoto2Webcam;