diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
index 82536dd6b0fdb933e7945603730856d2a2e47605..e793aee16726add9ddeafca352bdfacd40ab0dd8 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
@@ -1735,6 +1735,11 @@ static int em28xx_hint_sensor(struct em28xx *dev)
 		dev->sensor_xres = 640;
 		dev->sensor_yres = 480;
 		dev->sensor_xtal = 6300000;
+
+		/* probably means GRGB 16 bit bayer */
+		dev->vinmode = 0x0d;
+		dev->vinctl = 0x00;
+
 		break;
 	default:
 		printk("Unknown Micron Sensor 0x%04x\n", be16_to_cpu(version));
@@ -2414,6 +2419,12 @@ static int em28xx_init_dev(struct em28xx **devhandle, struct usb_device *udev,
 		return errCode;
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * Default format, used for tvp5150 or saa711x output formats
+	 */
+	dev->vinmode = 0x10;
+	dev->vinctl  = 0x11;
+
 	/*
 	 * If the device can be a webcam, seek for a sensor.
 	 * If sensor is not found, then it isn't a webcam.
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-core.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-core.c
index c7fcce7139458ca8596a4427c4f85ea04b38d72b..5b78e199abd1ac9bbf433dba0012eafe02b0ab46 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-core.c
@@ -648,28 +648,17 @@ int em28xx_capture_start(struct em28xx *dev, int start)
 int em28xx_set_outfmt(struct em28xx *dev)
 {
 	int ret;
-	int vinmode, vinctl, outfmt;
-
-	outfmt  = dev->format->reg;
-
-	if (dev->board.is_webcam) {
-		vinmode = 0x0d;
-		vinctl  = 0x00;
-	} else {
-		vinmode = 0x10;
-		vinctl  = 0x11;
-	}
 
 	ret = em28xx_write_reg_bits(dev, EM28XX_R27_OUTFMT,
-				outfmt | 0x20, 0xff);
+				dev->format->reg | 0x20, 0xff);
 	if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 
-	ret = em28xx_write_reg(dev, EM28XX_R10_VINMODE, vinmode);
+	ret = em28xx_write_reg(dev, EM28XX_R10_VINMODE, dev->vinmode);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	return em28xx_write_reg(dev, EM28XX_R11_VINCTRL, vinctl);
+	return em28xx_write_reg(dev, EM28XX_R11_VINCTRL, dev->vinctl);
 }
 
 static int em28xx_accumulator_set(struct em28xx *dev, u8 xmin, u8 xmax,
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx.h b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx.h
index ce76633786c8d6318b0cc5c7c213c5a6075c7679..766ab59b8d599d924446be5b0102b75446cd51f4 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx.h
@@ -483,6 +483,9 @@ struct em28xx {
 	int sensor_xres, sensor_yres;
 	int sensor_xtal;
 
+	/* Vinmode/Vinctl used at the driver */
+	int vinmode, vinctl;
+
 	unsigned int stream_on:1;	/* Locks streams */
 	unsigned int has_audio_class:1;
 	unsigned int has_alsa_audio:1;