diff --git a/examples/camera.rs b/examples/camera.rs
index e7ae3ee..e6dbb1f 100644
--- a/examples/camera.rs
+++ b/examples/camera.rs
@@ -1,26 +1,61 @@
 extern crate openvr;
 
 pub fn main () {
-    // init vr system
-    let system = match openvr::init() {
-        Ok(ivr) => ivr,
-        Err(err) => {
-            println!("Failed to create IVRSystem subsystem {:?}", err);
+    {
+        // init vr system
+        let system = match openvr::init() {
+            Ok(ivr) => ivr,
+            Err(err) => {
+                println!("Failed to create IVRSystem subsystem {:?}", err);
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+
+        // init camera subsystem
+        let camera = match openvr::subsystems::tracked_camera() {
+            Ok(ivr) => ivr,
+            Err(err) => {
+                println!("Failed to create IVRTrackedCamera subsystem {:?}", err);
+                return;
+            }
+        };
+
+        // look for tracked devices with a camera
+        let mut camera_device = None;
+        for device in system.tracked_devices(0.0).connected_iter() {
+            if camera.has_camera(&device).unwrap_or(false) {
+                println!("Tracked Device with camera found, ID: {}", device.index);
+                println!("\t{:?}", device.device_class());
+                println!("\t{:?}", camera.frame_size(&device, openvr::tracked_camera::CameraFrameType::MaximumUndistorted));
+                println!("\t{:?}", camera.intrinisics(&device, openvr::tracked_camera::CameraFrameType::MaximumUndistorted));
+
+                camera_device = Some(device.clone());
+            }
+        }
+
+        // make sure camera is available
+        if camera_device.is_none() {
+            println!("No tracked device with camera found. Exiting..");
+
+            openvr::shutdown();
             return;
         }
-    };
 
-    let camera = match openvr::subsystems::tracked_camera() {
-        Ok(ivr) => ivr,
-        Err(err) => {
-            println!("Failed to create IVRTrackedCamera subsystem {:?}", err);
-            return;
-        }
-    };
+        // create stream
+        let stream = camera.stream(&camera_device.unwrap()).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+            println!("Could not start stream to camera: {}", err.message());
+            openvr::shutdown();
+            panic!("");
+        });
 
-    for device in system.tracked_devices(0.0).connected_iter() {
-        println!("Device found: {}", device.index);
-        println!("\t{:?}", device.device_class());
-        println!("\t{:?}", camera.has_camera(&device));
+        let frame = stream.read(openvr::tracked_camera::CameraFrameType::MaximumUndistorted).unwrap_or_else(|err| {
+            println!("Could not read from camera stream: {}", err.message());
+            openvr::shutdown();
+            panic!("");
+        });
+
+        println!("Frame Data recieved! {:?}", frame);
     }
+
+    openvr::shutdown();
 }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 856d148..944bf03 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ pub use system::IVRSystem;
 pub use extended_display::IVRExtendedDisplay;
 pub use compositor::IVRCompositor;
 pub use render_models::IVRRenderModels;
+pub use tracked_camera::IVRTrackedCamera;
 
 pub use subsystems::*;
 pub use error::*;
diff --git a/src/tracked_camera.rs b/src/tracked_camera.rs
index 5834978..deae253 100644
--- a/src/tracked_camera.rs
+++ b/src/tracked_camera.rs
@@ -2,9 +2,129 @@ use openvr_sys;
 
 use tracking::*;
 use error::*;
+use subsystems::*;
 
 pub struct IVRTrackedCamera(pub *const ());
 
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct CameraFrameSize {
+    pub width: u32,
+    pub height: u32,
+    pub buffer: u32
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+pub enum CameraFrameType {
+    Distorted,
+    Undistorted,
+    MaximumUndistorted,
+    MaximumFrameTypes
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct CameraIntriniscs {
+    pub focal_length: [f32; 2],
+    pub center: [f32; 2]
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Copy, Clone)]
+pub struct CameraFrameHeader {
+    pub width: u32,
+    pub height: u32,
+    pub bytes_per_pixel: u32,
+    pub frame_sequence: u32,
+    pub pose: TrackedDevicePose
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug)]
+pub struct CameraFrame {
+    pub framebuffer: Vec<u8>,
+    pub header: CameraFrameHeader
+}
+
+pub struct CameraStream {
+    pub handle: u64,
+    pub owner: TrackedDevicePose
+}
+
+impl Drop for CameraStream {
+    fn drop(&mut self) {
+        unsafe {
+            let cam = *{ tracked_camera().unwrap().0 as *mut openvr_sys::VR_IVRTrackedCamera_FnTable };
+
+            let error = Error::from_raw(
+                cam.ReleaseVideoStreamingService.unwrap()(self.handle));
+
+            if error.is_err() {
+                println!("Failed to drop camera stream! Possible memory leak! {}", error.message());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl CameraStream {
+    /// reads current camera frame
+    pub fn read(&self, ctype: CameraFrameType) -> Result<CameraFrame, Error<openvr_sys::EVRTrackedCameraError>> {
+        use std::mem;
+        use std;
+
+        unsafe {
+            // get subsystems
+            let cam = *{ tracked_camera().unwrap().0 as *mut openvr_sys::VR_IVRTrackedCamera_FnTable };
+            let size = tracked_camera().unwrap().frame_size(&self.owner, ctype).unwrap();
+
+            // create raw buffer where openvr can store it's data into
+            let mut buffer = Vec::<u8>::with_capacity(size.buffer as usize);
+            let mut raw_buffer = buffer.as_mut_ptr();
+            mem::forget(buffer);
+
+            // create header
+            let mut header = openvr_sys::CameraVideoStreamFrameHeader_t::default();
+
+            let error = Error::from_raw(
+                cam.GetVideoStreamFrameBuffer.unwrap()(
+                    self.handle,
+                    ctype.to_raw(),
+                    raw_buffer as *mut std::os::raw::c_void,
+                    size.buffer,
+                    &mut header,
+                    mem::size_of::<openvr_sys::CameraVideoStreamFrameHeader_t>() as u32
+                ));
+
+            if error.is_ok() {
+                // bring framebuffer back into rusts controll
+                let buffer = Vec::from_raw_parts(raw_buffer, size.buffer as usize, size.buffer as usize);
+
+                return Ok(CameraFrame {
+                    framebuffer: buffer,
+                    header: CameraFrameHeader {
+                        width: header.nWidth,
+                        height: header.nHeight,
+                        bytes_per_pixel: header.nBytesPerPixel,
+                        frame_sequence: header.nFrameSequence,
+                        pose: TrackedDevicePose::from_raw(self.owner.index, header.standingTrackedDevicePose)
+                    }
+                });
+            } else {
+                return Err(error);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl CameraFrameType {
+    pub fn to_raw(&self) -> openvr_sys::EVRTrackedCameraFrameType {
+        use openvr_sys::EVRTrackedCameraFrameType::*;
+
+        match self {
+            &CameraFrameType::Distorted => EVRTrackedCameraFrameType_VRTrackedCameraFrameType_Distorted,
+            &CameraFrameType::Undistorted => EVRTrackedCameraFrameType_VRTrackedCameraFrameType_Undistorted,
+            &CameraFrameType::MaximumUndistorted => EVRTrackedCameraFrameType_VRTrackedCameraFrameType_MaximumUndistorted ,
+            &CameraFrameType::MaximumFrameTypes => EVRTrackedCameraFrameType_MAX_CAMERA_FRAME_TYPES
+        }
+    }
+}
+
 impl IVRTrackedCamera {
     pub unsafe fn from_raw(ptr: *const ()) -> Self {
         IVRTrackedCamera(ptr as *mut ())
@@ -26,4 +146,79 @@ impl IVRTrackedCamera {
             }
         }
     }
+
+    /// gets frame buffer information of camera
+    pub fn frame_size(&self, device: &TrackedDevicePose, ctype: CameraFrameType)
+        -> Result<CameraFrameSize, Error<openvr_sys::EVRTrackedCameraError>>
+    {
+        unsafe {
+            let mut result = CameraFrameSize {
+                width: 0,
+                height: 0,
+                buffer: 0,
+            };
+
+            let cam = *{ self.0 as *mut openvr_sys::VR_IVRTrackedCamera_FnTable };
+
+            let error = Error::from_raw(
+                cam.GetCameraFrameSize.unwrap()(device.index as u32,
+                                       ctype.to_raw(),
+                                       &mut result.width,
+                                       &mut result.height,
+                                       &mut result.buffer));
+
+            if error.is_ok() {
+                return Ok(result);
+            } else {
+                return Err(error);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    // gets camera intrinsic
+    pub fn intrinisics(&self, device: &TrackedDevicePose, ctype: CameraFrameType)
+        -> Result<CameraIntriniscs, Error<openvr_sys::EVRTrackedCameraError>>
+    {
+        unsafe {
+            let mut focal = openvr_sys::HmdVector2_t { v: [0.0, 0.0] };
+            let mut center = openvr_sys::HmdVector2_t { v: [0.0, 0.0] };
+
+            let cam = *{ self.0 as *mut openvr_sys::VR_IVRTrackedCamera_FnTable };
+
+            let error = Error::from_raw(
+                cam.GetCameraIntrinisics.unwrap()(device.index as u32,
+                                                ctype.to_raw(),
+                                                &mut focal,
+                                                &mut center));
+
+            if error.is_ok() {
+                return Ok(CameraIntriniscs {
+                    focal_length: focal.v,
+                    center: center.v
+                });
+            } else {
+                return Err(error);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    /// aquires a stream to the given camera device
+    pub fn stream(&self, device: &TrackedDevicePose) -> Result<CameraStream, Error<openvr_sys::EVRTrackedCameraError>> {
+        unsafe {
+            let cam = *{ self.0 as *mut openvr_sys::VR_IVRTrackedCamera_FnTable };
+            let mut handle = 0u64;
+
+            let error = Error::from_raw(
+                cam.AcquireVideoStreamingService.unwrap()(device.index as u32, &mut handle));
+
+            if error.is_ok() {
+                return Ok(CameraStream {
+                            handle: handle,
+                            owner: *device
+                        });
+            } else {
+                return Err(error);
+            }
+        }
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/tracking.rs b/src/tracking.rs
index 7f4419c..3c0565a 100644
--- a/src/tracking.rs
+++ b/src/tracking.rs
@@ -104,6 +104,17 @@ pub struct TrackedDevicePose {
 }
 
 impl TrackedDevicePose {
+    pub fn from_raw(i: usize, d: openvr_sys::TrackedDevicePose_t) -> Self {
+        TrackedDevicePose {
+            index: i,
+            is_connected: d.bDeviceIsConnected > 0,
+            is_valid: d.bPoseIsValid > 0,
+            to_device: d.mDeviceToAbsoluteTracking.m,
+            velocity: d.vVelocity.v,
+            angular_velocity: d.vAngularVelocity.v,
+        }
+    }
+
     // returns the device class of the tracked object
     pub fn device_class(&self) -> TrackedDeviceClass {
         unsafe {
@@ -173,6 +184,10 @@ impl<'a> Iterator for TrackedDevicePosesIterator<'a> {
         }
 
         let res = &self.target.poses[self.index];
+        if !res.is_valid || !res.is_connected {
+            return None;
+        }
+
         self.index += 1;
 
         Some(res)