diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-reg.h b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-reg.h
index 2e876758352c..65dcb91bdcc2 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-reg.h
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-reg.h
@@ -97,6 +97,19 @@
 #define EM28XX_R26_COMPR	0x26
 #define EM28XX_R27_OUTFMT	0x27
 
+/* em28xx Output Format Register (0x27) */
+#define EM28XX_OUTFMT_RGB_8_RGRG	0x00
+#define EM28XX_OUTFMT_RGB_8_GRGR	0x01
+#define EM28XX_OUTFMT_RGB_8_GBGB	0x02
+#define EM28XX_OUTFMT_RGB_8_BGBG	0x03
+#define EM28XX_OUTFMT_RGB_16_656	0x04
+#define EM28XX_OUTFMT_RGB_8_BAYER	0x08 /* Pattern in Reg 0x10[1-0] */
+#define EM28XX_OUTFMT_YUV211		0x10
+#define EM28XX_OUTFMT_YUV422_Y0UY1V	0x14
+#define EM28XX_OUTFMT_YUV422_Y1UY0V	0x15
+#define EM28XX_OUTFMT_YUV411		0x18
+
+
 #define EM28XX_R28_XMIN	0x28
 #define EM28XX_R29_XMAX	0x29
 #define EM28XX_R2A_YMIN	0x2a
diff --git a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
index 4a548fbd79d3..53527536481e 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/em28xx/em28xx-video.c
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ static struct em28xx_fmt format[] = {
 		.name     = "16bpp YUY2, 4:2:2, packed",
 		.fourcc   = V4L2_PIX_FMT_YUYV,
 		.depth    = 16,
-		.reg	  = 0x14,
+		.reg	  = EM28XX_OUTFMT_YUV422_Y0UY1V,
 	},
 };