diff --git a/src/platform/camera/v4l2.cpp b/src/platform/camera/v4l2.cpp
index b7e031c27..7741dd54d 100644
--- a/src/platform/camera/v4l2.cpp
+++ b/src/platform/camera/v4l2.cpp
@@ -126,8 +126,10 @@ QVector<VideoMode> v4l2::getDeviceModes(QString devName)
 
     int error = 0;
     int fd = deviceOpen(devName, &error);
-    if (fd < 0 || error != 0)
+    if (fd < 0 || error != 0) {
         return modes;
+    }
+
     v4l2_fmtdesc vfd{};
     vfd.type = V4L2_BUF_TYPE_VIDEO_CAPTURE;
 
@@ -156,10 +158,18 @@ QVector<VideoMode> v4l2::getDeviceModes(QString devName)
 
             QVector<float> rates =
                 getDeviceModeFramerates(fd, mode.width, mode.height, vfd.pixelformat);
+
+            // insert dummy FPS value to have the mode in the list even if we don't know the FPS
+            // this fixes support for some webcams, see #5082
+            if (rates.isEmpty()) {
+                rates.append(0.0f);
+            }
+
             for (float rate : rates) {
                 mode.FPS = rate;
-                if (!modes.contains(mode))
+                if (!modes.contains(mode)) {
                     modes.append(std::move(mode));
+                }
             }
             vfse.index++;
         }
diff --git a/src/video/cameradevice.cpp b/src/video/cameradevice.cpp
index 242e4b9cb..79e9061ff 100644
--- a/src/video/cameradevice.cpp
+++ b/src/video/cameradevice.cpp
@@ -191,8 +191,9 @@ CameraDevice* CameraDevice::open(QString devName, VideoMode mode)
         av_dict_set(&options, "video_size", videoSize.c_str(), 0);
         av_dict_set(&options, "framerate", framerate.c_str(), 0);
         const std::string pixelFormatStr = v4l2::getPixelFormatString(mode.pixel_format).toStdString();
-        const char* pixel_format = pixelFormatStr.c_str();
-        if (strncmp(pixel_format, "unknown", 7) != 0) {
+        // don't try to set a format string that doesn't exist
+        if (pixelFormatStr != "unknown" && pixelFormatStr != "invalid") {
+            const char* pixel_format = pixelFormatStr.c_str();
             av_dict_set(&options, "pixel_format", pixel_format, 0);
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp b/src/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp
index 00f90c4a6..4c8f947a9 100644
--- a/src/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp
+++ b/src/widget/form/settings/avform.cpp
@@ -222,6 +222,11 @@ void AVForm::on_videoModescomboBox_currentIndexChanged(int index)
 
 void AVForm::selectBestModes(QVector<VideoMode>& allVideoModes)
 {
+    if (allVideoModes.isEmpty()) {
+        qCritical() << "Trying to select best mode from empty modes list";
+        return;
+    }
+
     // Identify the best resolutions available for the supposed XXXXp resolutions.
     std::map<int, VideoMode> idealModes;
     idealModes[120] = VideoMode(160, 120);