# Camera Overview
Note: The camera subsystem is unavailable on QCS9075 at this time.
Camera functionality will be added in the December 2024 release. Camera
documentation should not be considered accurate for QCS9075 and will be updated in
the December 2024 release.
The following diagram shows the components of Qualcomm Camera.
The following components are provided by Qualcomm:
| Component | Description |
| --- | --- |
| Gst camera plugin (qtiqmmfsrc) | GStreamer plugin for Qualcomm's camera subsystem |
| Camera Core Software | Qualcomm's proprietary camera software that provides the interface to develop:
Camera sensor driver
Camera tuning
Custom software nodes
|
| Camera Core Driver | Qualcomm camera subsystem driver in the downstream Linux kernel |
| CamSS V4L2 driver | Qualcomm camera subsystem driver in the upstream Linux kernel |
Qualcomm provides a GStreamer plug-in to enable application developers to interface with
the Qualcomm camera subsystem. See [GStreamer camera application](https://docs.qualcomm.com/doc/80-70014-17/topic/gstreamer_camera_application.html) for application development.
Qualcomm provides an interface for camera sensor driver developers and IQ tuning
engineers to develop their own sensor drivers and perform custom IQ tuning. See Camera
Sensor Driver Development and Tuning in the Camera Addendum document (80-70014-17A).
Access to the meta-qcom-extras layer is required for camera sensor driver development
and custom IQ tuning. For the access level, refer to [Mapping access levels](https://docs.qualcomm.com/bundle/publicresource/topics/80-70015-254/build_addn_info.html#sync-firmware).
Last Published: Jan 21, 2026
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