diff --git a/component/timelapse.py b/component/timelapse.py
index f25138a..bbec25e 100644
--- a/component/timelapse.py
+++ b/component/timelapse.py
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ def __init__(self, confighelper: ConfigHelper) -> None:
         self.byrendermacro = False
         self.hyperlapserunning = False
         self.printing = False
+        self.snapshotCmdWorking = False
         self.noWebcamDb = False
 
         self.confighelper = confighelper
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ def __init__(self, confighelper: ConfigHelper) -> None:
             'mode': "layermacro",
             'camera': "",
             'snapshoturl': "http://localhost:8080/?action=snapshot",
+            'use_snapshot_cmd': False,
+            'snapshot_cmd': '',
+            'snapshot_cmd_check': '',
+            'snapshot_cmd_waittime': 10.0,
             'stream_delay_compensation': 0.05,
             'gcode_verbose': False,
             'parkhead': False,
@@ -169,6 +174,8 @@ def __init__(self, confighelper: ConfigHelper) -> None:
 
     async def component_init(self) -> None:
         await self.getWebcamConfig()
+        if self.config['use_snapshot_cmd'] == True:
+            self.snapshotCmdWorking = await self.check_snapshot_cmd()
 
     def overwriteDbconfigWithConfighelper(self) -> None:
         blockedsettings = []
@@ -460,6 +467,26 @@ async def stop_hyperlapse(self) -> None:
             logging.exception(msg)
         self.hyperlapserunning = False
 
+    async def check_snapshot_cmd(self) -> bool:
+        if self.config['snapshot_cmd'] == '':
+            return False
+        if self.config['snapshot_cmd_check'] == '':
+            return True
+        cmd = self.config['snapshot_cmd_check']
+        shell_cmd: SCMDComp = self.server.lookup_component('shell_command')
+        scmd = shell_cmd.build_shell_command(cmd, None)
+        try:
+            cmdstatus = await scmd.run(timeout=2., verbose=False)
+        except Exception:
+            logging.exception(f"Error running cmd '{cmd}'")
+            return False
+
+        logging.info(f"check_snapshot_cmd: {cmd} -> {cmdstatus}")
+        if cmdstatus:
+            return True
+        else:
+            return False
+
     async def newframe(self) -> None:
         # make sure webcamconfig is uptodate before grabbing a new frame
         await self.getWebcamConfig()
@@ -470,15 +497,24 @@ async def newframe(self) -> None:
 
         self.framecount += 1
         framefile = "frame" + str(self.framecount).zfill(6) + ".jpg"
-        cmd = "wget " + options + self.config['snapshoturl'] \
-              + " -O " + self.temp_dir + framefile
+        if self.config['use_snapshot_cmd'] == True and not self.snapshotCmdWorking:
+            logging.info(f"snapshot_cmd_check failed on startup or snapshot_cmd is empty: {self.config['snapshot_cmd']}")
+
+        waittime = 2.
+        if self.config['use_snapshot_cmd'] == True and self.snapshotCmdWorking:
+            cmd = self.config['snapshot_cmd'] + " " + self.temp_dir + framefile
+            waittime = self.config['snapshot_cmd_waittime']
+        else:
+            cmd = "wget " + options + self.config['snapshoturl'] \
+                + " -O " + self.temp_dir + framefile
+
         self.lastframefile = framefile
         logging.debug(f"cmd: {cmd}")
 
         shell_cmd: SCMDComp = self.server.lookup_component('shell_command')
         scmd = shell_cmd.build_shell_command(cmd, None)
         try:
-            cmdstatus = await scmd.run(timeout=2., verbose=False)
+            cmdstatus = await scmd.run(timeout=waittime, verbose=False)
         except Exception:
             logging.exception(f"Error running cmd '{cmd}'")
 
@@ -512,6 +548,10 @@ async def handle_gcode_response(self, gresponse: str) -> None:
             # print_started
             self.cleanup()
             self.printing = True
+            self.snapshotCmdWorking = False
+
+            if self.config['use_snapshot_cmd'] == True:
+                self.snapshotCmdWorking = await self.check_snapshot_cmd()
 
             # start hyperlapse if mode is set
             if self.config['mode'] == "hyperlapse":
diff --git a/docs/configuration.md b/docs/configuration.md
index 0ead318..c149e87 100644
--- a/docs/configuration.md
+++ b/docs/configuration.md
@@ -95,9 +95,24 @@ use or render.
 This setting let you choose which camera should be used to take frames from.
 It depends on the 'webcam' namespace in the moonraker DB and uses the
 'snapshoturl', 'flipX' and 'flipY' associated whith selected camera. Alternatively you can configure
-'snapshoturl', 'flip_x' and 'flip_y' in the moonraker.conf if your frontend doesn't support the webcams 
+'snapshoturl', 'flip_x' and 'flip_y' in the moonraker.conf if your frontend doesn't support the webcams
 namespace of moonraker DB.
 
+#### use_snapshot_cmd
+'true' enables snapshot_cmd processing.
+
+#### snapshot_cmd
+This defines which creates the snapshot. The
+See scripts/gphoto2_capture.sh for an example
+
+#### snapshot_cmd_check'
+This defines an optional testscript, which is run on start of the job. It checks if the camera is available.
+If not, the normal webcam is used.
+
+#### snapshot_cmd_waittime
+This defines the wait time for the snapshot to be created.
+You should increase the 'park_time' setting for better results.
+
 #### gcode_verbose
 'true' enables or 'false' disables verbosity of the Macros
 
diff --git a/scripts/gphoto2_capture.sh b/scripts/gphoto2_capture.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..5decefb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/gphoto2_capture.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+set -e
+BASEFILE=${1%%.jpg}
+
+# note: make sure that you're camera just creates small/medium jpg and no raws or
+# you're raspberrypi will habe all lot of data to process
+
+gphoto2 --quiet --capture-image-and-download --filename="$BASEFILE.%C" --force-overwrite
diff --git a/scripts/gphoto2_check.sh b/scripts/gphoto2_check.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..80c5ae4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/gphoto2_check.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+#fails if camera is not connected
+exec gphoto2 --get-config /main/imgsettings/imageformat >& /dev/null