diff --git a/cmvr-es/devices/camera/uvc_camera/include/uvc_camera.h b/cmvr-es/devices/camera/uvc_camera/include/uvc_camera.h
index 4560cd10..4b5a76a4 100644
--- a/cmvr-es/devices/camera/uvc_camera/include/uvc_camera.h
+++ b/cmvr-es/devices/camera/uvc_camera/include/uvc_camera.h
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 #ifndef CMVR_ES_UVC_CAMERA_H
 #define CMVR_ES_UVC_CAMERA_H
 
+#include <condition_variable>
+
 #include "common/base/ring_buffer.h"
 #include "camera/abstract_camera.h"
 #include "devices/camera/common/include/camera_stream_encoder.h"
@@ -68,8 +70,10 @@ namespace cmvr::device {
         std::shared_ptr<std::thread> recording_thread_;
 
 
-        cv::Mat latest_frame_;  // 存储最新帧
-        std::mutex frame_mutex_;  // 保护最新帧的访问
+        cv::Mat latest_frame_;
+        std::mutex frame_mutex_;
+        std::condition_variable frame_condition_;
+        uint64_t latest_frame_sequence_{0};
 
         std::string output_path_;
         bool is_recording_ = false;
diff --git a/cmvr-es/devices/camera/uvc_camera/src/uvc_camera.cpp b/cmvr-es/devices/camera/uvc_camera/src/uvc_camera.cpp
index 4372b791..2d417dae 100644
--- a/cmvr-es/devices/camera/uvc_camera/src/uvc_camera.cpp
+++ b/cmvr-es/devices/camera/uvc_camera/src/uvc_camera.cpp
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ bool UVCCamera::init() {
     {
         std::lock_guard frame_lock(frame_mutex_);
         latest_frame_.release();
+        latest_frame_sequence_ = 0;
     }
 
     stream_frame_buffer_ = std::make_shared<SPMCRingBuffer<StreamFrameData>>(buffer_size_);
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ bool UVCCamera::start() {
     {
         std::lock_guard frame_lock(frame_mutex_);
         latest_frame_.release();
+        latest_frame_sequence_ = 0;
     }
 
     cap_.open(serial_, cv::CAP_V4L2);
@@ -212,6 +214,7 @@ bool UVCCamera::stop() {
         {
             std::lock_guard frame_lock(frame_mutex_);
             latest_frame_.release();
+            latest_frame_sequence_ = 0;
         }
         state_.is_opened = false;
         return true;
@@ -228,6 +231,7 @@ void UVCCamera::getRGBImage(cv::Mat& color, Rs2Intrinsics& intrinsics)
 {
     std::lock_guard lock(ctrl_mtx_);
     clear_error_();
+    color.release();
     if (mode_ == PHOTO_MODE) {
         if (!state_.is_opened) {
             state_.is_error = true;
@@ -254,15 +258,24 @@ void UVCCamera::getRGBImage(cv::Mat& color, Rs2Intrinsics& intrinsics)
             return;
         }
 
-        {
-            std::lock_guard frame_lock(frame_mutex_);
-            if (!latest_frame_.empty()) {
+        const bool capture_worker_requested = state_.is_streaming || state_.is_recording;
+        bool snapshot_timed_out = false;
+        if (capture_worker_requested) {
+            std::unique_lock frame_lock(frame_mutex_);
+            const uint64_t requested_after_sequence = latest_frame_sequence_;
+            const bool received_new_frame = frame_condition_.wait_for(
+                frame_lock,
+                std::chrono::seconds(2),
+                [this, requested_after_sequence]() {
+                    return latest_frame_sequence_ != requested_after_sequence;
+                });
+
+            if (received_new_frame && !latest_frame_.empty()) {
                 latest_frame_.copyTo(color);
             }
+            snapshot_timed_out = !received_new_frame;
         }
-
-        const bool capture_worker_requested = state_.is_streaming || state_.is_recording;
-        if (color.empty() && !capture_worker_requested) {
+        else {
             if (stream_thread_) {
                 if (stream_thread_->joinable()) {
                     stream_thread_->join();
@@ -282,7 +295,9 @@ void UVCCamera::getRGBImage(cv::Mat& color, Rs2Intrinsics& intrinsics)
 
         if (color.empty()) {
             state_.is_error = true;
-            state_.error_message = "no video frame available";
+            state_.error_message = snapshot_timed_out
+                ? "timed out waiting for a new video frame"
+                : "no video frame available";
             CMVR_LOG(ERROR) << "[UVCCamera] (getRGBImage): " << state_.error_message;
             return;
         }
@@ -563,7 +578,9 @@ void UVCCamera::streaming_worker_() {
             {
                 std::lock_guard frame_lock(frame_mutex_);
                 frame.copyTo(latest_frame_);
+                ++latest_frame_sequence_;
             }
+            frame_condition_.notify_all();
 
             // 以下为编码部分，用于流模式
             StreamFrameData frame_data;