diff --git a/libraries/Camera/src/camera.cpp b/libraries/Camera/src/camera.cpp
index c8562094..4cd28733 100644
--- a/libraries/Camera/src/camera.cpp
+++ b/libraries/Camera/src/camera.cpp
@@ -45,15 +45,73 @@ Camera::Camera() : vdev(NULL), byte_swap(false), yuv_to_gray(false) {
 	}
 }
 
+#if defined(CONFIG_VIDEO)
+#include <zephyr/kernel.h>
+#include <zephyr/device.h>
+#include <zephyr/drivers/clock_control.h>
+#include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
+
+int camera_ext_clock_enable(void) {
+	int ret;
+	uint32_t rate;
+	const struct device *cam_ext_clk_dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_NODELABEL(pwmclock));
+
+	if (!device_is_ready(cam_ext_clk_dev)) {
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
+	ret = clock_control_on(cam_ext_clk_dev, (clock_control_subsys_t)0);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	ret = clock_control_get_rate(cam_ext_clk_dev, (clock_control_subsys_t)0, &rate);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		return ret;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+#else
+#ERROR "CONFIG_VIDEO is not defined for this variant"
+#endif
+
 bool Camera::begin(uint32_t width, uint32_t height, uint32_t pixformat, bool byte_swap) {
 #if DT_HAS_CHOSEN(zephyr_camera)
 	this->vdev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_camera));
 #endif
 
-	if (!this->vdev || !device_is_ready(this->vdev)) {
+	// start the clock
+	int ret;
+
+	if (!this->vdev) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
+	camera_ext_clock_enable();
+	delay(50);
+
+	if (!device_is_ready(this->vdev)) {
+		// device probably has zephyr,deferred-init
+		// On GIGA and Portenta H7 and probably others starts DCIM object
+		if ((ret = device_init(this->vdev)) < 0) {
+			printk("device_init camera(%p) failed:%d\n", this->vdev, ret);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Now see if the actual camera is defined in choosen. And see if it is ready
+#if DT_HAS_CHOSEN(zephyr_camera_sensor)
+	const struct device *camera_sensor = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_CHOSEN(zephyr_camera_sensor));
+	if (!device_is_ready(camera_sensor)) {
+		if ((ret = device_init(camera_sensor)) < 0) {
+			printk("device_init camera sensor(%p) failed:%d\n", camera_sensor, ret);
+			return false;
+		}
+	}
+
+#endif
+
 	switch (pixformat) {
 	case CAMERA_RGB565:
 		this->byte_swap = byte_swap;
diff --git a/loader/fixups.c b/loader/fixups.c
index 2784179d..3b58af0c 100644
--- a/loader/fixups.c
+++ b/loader/fixups.c
@@ -74,38 +74,6 @@ static void zephyr_input_callback(struct input_event *evt, void *user_data) {
 INPUT_CALLBACK_DEFINE(NULL, zephyr_input_callback, NULL);
 #endif
 
-#if defined(CONFIG_BOARD_ARDUINO_GIGA_R1) && defined(CONFIG_VIDEO)
-#include <zephyr/kernel.h>
-#include <zephyr/device.h>
-#include <zephyr/drivers/clock_control.h>
-#include <zephyr/logging/log.h>
-
-int camera_ext_clock_enable(void) {
-	int ret;
-	uint32_t rate;
-	const struct device *cam_ext_clk_dev = DEVICE_DT_GET(DT_NODELABEL(pwmclock));
-
-	if (!device_is_ready(cam_ext_clk_dev)) {
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
-	ret = clock_control_on(cam_ext_clk_dev, (clock_control_subsys_t)0);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	ret = clock_control_get_rate(cam_ext_clk_dev, (clock_control_subsys_t)0, &rate);
-	if (ret < 0) {
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-SYS_INIT(camera_ext_clock_enable, POST_KERNEL, CONFIG_CLOCK_CONTROL_PWM_INIT_PRIORITY);
-
-#endif
-
 #if defined(CONFIG_SHARED_MULTI_HEAP)
 #include <zephyr/kernel.h>
 #include <zephyr/devicetree.h>
diff --git a/variants/arduino_giga_r1_stm32h747xx_m7/arduino_giga_r1_stm32h747xx_m7.overlay b/variants/arduino_giga_r1_stm32h747xx_m7/arduino_giga_r1_stm32h747xx_m7.overlay
index 1bce0bdf..aeea84e1 100644
--- a/variants/arduino_giga_r1_stm32h747xx_m7/arduino_giga_r1_stm32h747xx_m7.overlay
+++ b/variants/arduino_giga_r1_stm32h747xx_m7/arduino_giga_r1_stm32h747xx_m7.overlay
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 	gc2145: gc2145@3c {
 		compatible = "galaxycore,gc2145";
 		reg = <0x3c>;
+		zephyr,deferred-init;
 		reset-gpios = <&gpiod 4 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
 		pwdn-gpios = <&gpioa 1 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
 
@@ -148,6 +149,7 @@
 
 &dcmi {
 	status = "okay";
+	zephyr,deferred-init;
 	/* ext-sdram = <&sdram1>; */
 	pinctrl-0 = <&dcmi_hsync_ph8 &dcmi_pixclk_pa6 &dcmi_vsync_pi5
 				&dcmi_d0_ph9 &dcmi_d1_ph10 &dcmi_d2_ph11 &dcmi_d3_pg11
@@ -320,6 +322,7 @@
 /{
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,camera = &dcmi;
+		zephyr,camera-sensor = &gc2145;
 		/* zephyr,console = &board_cdc_acm_uart; */
 	};
 
diff --git a/variants/arduino_portenta_h7_stm32h747xx_m7/arduino_portenta_h7_stm32h747xx_m7.overlay b/variants/arduino_portenta_h7_stm32h747xx_m7/arduino_portenta_h7_stm32h747xx_m7.overlay
index 36643e3d..6141f828 100644
--- a/variants/arduino_portenta_h7_stm32h747xx_m7/arduino_portenta_h7_stm32h747xx_m7.overlay
+++ b/variants/arduino_portenta_h7_stm32h747xx_m7/arduino_portenta_h7_stm32h747xx_m7.overlay
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 	gc2145: gc2145@3c {
 		compatible = "galaxycore,gc2145";
 		reg = <0x3c>;
+		zephyr,deferred-init;
 		status = "okay";
 
 		reset-gpios = <&gpioe 3 GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW>;
@@ -132,6 +133,7 @@
 
 &dcmi {
 	status = "okay";
+	zephyr,deferred-init;
 	/* ext-sdram = <&sdram1>; */
 	pinctrl-0 = <&dcmi_hsync_pa4 &dcmi_pixclk_pa6 &dcmi_vsync_pi5
 		     &dcmi_d0_ph9 &dcmi_d1_ph10 &dcmi_d2_ph11 &dcmi_d3_ph12
@@ -245,6 +247,7 @@
 / {
 	chosen {
 		zephyr,camera = &dcmi;
+		zephyr,camera-sensor = &gc2145;
 		zephyr,console = &usart6;
 		zephyr,shell-uart = &usart6;
 		zephyr,cdc-acm-uart0 = &usart6;