diff --git a/MMCore/CoreCallback.cpp b/MMCore/CoreCallback.cpp
index 572f9a0ce..15c9ab225 100644
--- a/MMCore/CoreCallback.cpp
+++ b/MMCore/CoreCallback.cpp
@@ -251,6 +251,18 @@ int CoreCallback::InsertImage(const MM::Device* caller, const unsigned char* buf
 
 int CoreCallback::InsertImage(const MM::Device* caller, const unsigned char* buf, unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned byteDepth, const Metadata* pMd, bool doProcess)
 {
+   // Check if the camera is currently snapping an image, if its calling InsertImage,
+   // then its circumventing having its own buffer. This allows camera device adapters to
+   // not have to implement their own buffers, and can instead just copy data in directly.
+    {
+        std::shared_ptr<CameraInstance> camera = std::static_pointer_cast<CameraInstance>(core_->deviceManager_->GetDevice(caller));
+        if (camera->IsSnapping()) {
+            // Don't do any metadata or image processing, for consistency with the existing SnapImage()/GetImage() methods
+            camera->StoreSnappedImage(buf, width, height, byteDepth);
+            return DEVICE_OK;
+        }
+   }
+
    try 
    {
       Metadata md = AddCameraMetadata(caller, pMd);
@@ -283,6 +295,18 @@ int CoreCallback::InsertImage(const MM::Device* caller, const unsigned char* buf
 
 int CoreCallback::InsertImage(const MM::Device* caller, const unsigned char* buf, unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned byteDepth, unsigned nComponents, const Metadata* pMd, bool doProcess)
 {
+   // Check if the camera is currently snapping an image, if its calling InsertImage,
+   // then its circumventing having its own buffer. This allows camera device adapters to
+   // not have to implement their own buffers, and can instead just copy data in directly.
+    {
+        std::shared_ptr<CameraInstance> camera = std::static_pointer_cast<CameraInstance>(core_->deviceManager_->GetDevice(caller));
+        if (camera->IsSnapping()) {
+            // Don't do any metadata or image processing, for consistency with the existing SnapImage()/GetImage() methods
+            camera->StoreSnappedImage(buf, width, height, byteDepth);
+            return DEVICE_OK;
+        }
+    }
+   
    try 
    {
       Metadata md = AddCameraMetadata(caller, pMd);
diff --git a/MMCore/Devices/CameraInstance.cpp b/MMCore/Devices/CameraInstance.cpp
index 8633d1b5d..b35b89bf3 100644
--- a/MMCore/Devices/CameraInstance.cpp
+++ b/MMCore/Devices/CameraInstance.cpp
@@ -22,10 +22,42 @@
 #include "CameraInstance.h"
 
 
-int CameraInstance::SnapImage() { RequireInitialized(__func__); return GetImpl()->SnapImage(); }
-const unsigned char* CameraInstance::GetImageBuffer() { RequireInitialized(__func__); return GetImpl()->GetImageBuffer(); }
-const unsigned char* CameraInstance::GetImageBuffer(unsigned channelNr) { RequireInitialized(__func__); return GetImpl()->GetImageBuffer(channelNr); }
-const unsigned int* CameraInstance::GetImageBufferAsRGB32() { RequireInitialized(__func__); return GetImpl()->GetImageBufferAsRGB32(); }
+int CameraInstance::SnapImage() { 
+   RequireInitialized(__func__); 
+   isSnapping_.store(true);
+   multiChannelImageCounter_.store(0);
+   int ret = GetImpl()->SnapImage();
+   isSnapping_.store(false);
+   return ret;
+}
+
+const unsigned char* CameraInstance::GetImageBuffer() { 
+   RequireInitialized(__func__);
+   const unsigned char* snappedPixels = snappedImage_.GetPixels(0);
+   if (snappedPixels != nullptr) {
+      return snappedPixels;
+   }
+   return GetImpl()->GetImageBuffer(); 
+}
+
+const unsigned char* CameraInstance::GetImageBuffer(unsigned channelNr) {
+    RequireInitialized(__func__); 
+    const unsigned char* snappedPixels = snappedImage_.GetPixels(channelNr);
+    if (snappedPixels != nullptr) {
+      return snappedPixels;
+    }
+    return GetImpl()->GetImageBuffer(channelNr); 
+}
+
+const unsigned int* CameraInstance::GetImageBufferAsRGB32() { 
+   RequireInitialized(__func__); 
+   const unsigned int* snappedPixels = reinterpret_cast<const unsigned int*>(snappedImage_.GetPixels(0));
+   if (snappedPixels != nullptr) {
+      return snappedPixels;
+   }
+   return GetImpl()->GetImageBufferAsRGB32(); 
+}
+
 unsigned CameraInstance::GetNumberOfComponents() const { RequireInitialized(__func__); return GetImpl()->GetNumberOfComponents(); }
 
 std::string CameraInstance::GetComponentName(unsigned component)
@@ -154,3 +186,22 @@ int CameraInstance::StopExposureSequence() { RequireInitialized(__func__); retur
 int CameraInstance::ClearExposureSequence() { RequireInitialized(__func__); return GetImpl()->ClearExposureSequence(); }
 int CameraInstance::AddToExposureSequence(double exposureTime_ms) { RequireInitialized(__func__); return GetImpl()->AddToExposureSequence(exposureTime_ms); }
 int CameraInstance::SendExposureSequence() const { RequireInitialized(__func__); return GetImpl()->SendExposureSequence(); }
+
+bool CameraInstance::IsSnapping() const {
+   return isSnapping_.load();
+}
+
+void CameraInstance::StoreSnappedImage(const unsigned char* buf, unsigned width, unsigned height, 
+                                       unsigned byteDepth) {        
+   // If the buffer doesn't exist or has wrong dimensions, create/resize it
+   if (snappedImage_.Width() != width || 
+        snappedImage_.Height() != height || 
+        snappedImage_.Depth() != byteDepth) {
+        snappedImage_.Resize(width, height, byteDepth);
+   }
+    
+   // For multi-channel cameras, insertImage will be called once for each channel
+   snappedImage_.SetPixels(multiChannelImageCounter_.load(), buf);
+   multiChannelImageCounter_.fetch_add(1);
+
+}
diff --git a/MMCore/Devices/CameraInstance.h b/MMCore/Devices/CameraInstance.h
index f228a37e6..5ce2a9aad 100644
--- a/MMCore/Devices/CameraInstance.h
+++ b/MMCore/Devices/CameraInstance.h
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "DeviceInstanceBase.h"
+#include <atomic>
+#include "../FrameBuffer.h"
 
 
 class CameraInstance : public DeviceInstanceBase<MM::Camera>
@@ -82,4 +84,20 @@ class CameraInstance : public DeviceInstanceBase<MM::Camera>
    int ClearExposureSequence();
    int AddToExposureSequence(double exposureTime_ms);
    int SendExposureSequence() const;
+
+   /**
+    * Checks if the camera is currently snapping an image.
+    * Thread-safe method that can be called from any thread.
+    * @return true if the camera is currently snapping an image, false otherwise
+    */
+   bool IsSnapping() const;
+   void StoreSnappedImage(const unsigned char* buf, unsigned width, unsigned height, unsigned byteDepth);
+
+private:
+   // Atomic flag to track if the camera is currently snapping an image
+   std::atomic<bool> isSnapping_{false};
+   
+   // Frame buffer to store captured images
+   mm::FrameBuffer snappedImage_;
+   std::atomic<int> multiChannelImageCounter_{0};
 };