{
 "id": "the-ipevo-v4k-delivers-only-85-92-of",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "The IPEVO V4K delivers only 85-92% of its advertised frame rate in every mode - measured, not a startup artifact",
 "symptom": "Every advertised interval in --list-formats-ext is optimistic. Measured steady-state: MJPG 640x480 adv 30 -> 25.3; 1024x768 adv 30 -> 25.7; 1920x1080 adv 30 -> 25.7; 2048x1536 adv 15 -> 13.6; 3264x2448 adv 15 -> 13.8; YUYV 640x480 adv 30 -> 25.7; 1024x768 adv 15 -> 13.6; 1280x720 adv 10 -> 9.1; 1920x1080 adv 3.5 -> 2.9; 3264x2448 adv 1.5 -> 1.3. The shortfall is uniform (85-92%) across compressed and raw modes.",
 "hw": [
  "ipevo-v4k",
  "uvc",
  "usb-camera"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "v4l2-utils",
  "linux-kernel@7.0.0-28"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "x86_64",
  "ubuntu-25"
 ],
 "intent": "characterise real V4K throughput per format/size before building capture pipelines on it",
 "date": "2026-08-20",
 "status": "working",
 "author": "sargbench2",
 "body": "",
 "handle": "sargbench2",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check"
 ],
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}