diff -up cheese-2.23.90/src/cheese-webcam.c.qwerty cheese-2.23.90/src/cheese-webcam.c
--- cheese-2.23.90/src/cheese-webcam.c.qwerty	2008-09-02 17:14:30.000000000 +0200
+++ cheese-2.23.90/src/cheese-webcam.c	2008-09-02 19:38:50.000000000 +0200
@@ -442,6 +442,7 @@ cheese_webcam_add_video_format (CheeseWe
   CheeseVideoFormat *video_format, GstStructure *format_structure)
 {
   int i;
+  gchar *resolution;
 
   cheese_webcam_get_supported_framerates (video_format, format_structure);
   find_highest_framerate (video_format);
@@ -453,12 +454,33 @@ cheese_webcam_add_video_format (CheeseWe
     g_print ("%d/%d ", video_format->framerates[i].numerator,
              video_format->framerates[i].denominator);
   }
-  g_print ("\n");
+  
+  resolution = g_strdup_printf ("%ix%i", video_format->width,
+                                video_format->height);
+  i = GPOINTER_TO_INT(g_hash_table_lookup (
+                                     webcam_device->supported_resolutions,
+                                     resolution));
+  if (i) { /* Resolution already added ? */
+    CheeseVideoFormat *curr_format = &g_array_index(
+                                                webcam_device->video_formats,
+                                                CheeseVideoFormat, i - 1);
+    float new_framerate = (float)video_format->highest_framerate.numerator /
+                                 video_format->highest_framerate.denominator;
+    float curr_framerate = (float)curr_format->highest_framerate.numerator /
+                                  curr_format->highest_framerate.denominator;
+    if (new_framerate > curr_framerate) {
+      g_print ("higher framerate replacing existing format\n");
+      *curr_format = *video_format;
+    }
+    else
+      g_print ("already added, skipping\n");
+
+    g_free (resolution);
+    return;
+  }
 
   g_array_append_val (webcam_device->video_formats, *video_format);
-  g_hash_table_insert (webcam_device->supported_resolutions, 
-                       g_strdup_printf ("%ix%i", video_format->width,
-                                        video_format->height), 
+  g_hash_table_insert (webcam_device->supported_resolutions, resolution,
                        GINT_TO_POINTER(webcam_device->num_video_formats + 1));
 
   webcam_device->num_video_formats++;