diff --git a/Examples/Example1.hs b/Examples/Example1.hs
--- a/Examples/Example1.hs
+++ b/Examples/Example1.hs
@@ -64,9 +64,13 @@
     setupCamera cam 4 (defaultFlags)
     startVideoTransmission cam
     
-    run_ (saveClip cam)
-   -- getFrame cam >>= saveImage "testShot2-1.png"
-   -- getFrame cam >>= saveImage "testShot2-3.png"
+   --  run_ (saveClip cam)
+    getFrame cam >>= saveImage "testShot2-1.png"
+    getFrame cam >>= saveImage "testShot2-3.png"
+    threadDelay (1000000)
+    flushCamera cam
+    startVideoTransmission cam
+    getFrame cam >>= saveImage "testShot2-4.png"
     
     stopVideoTransmission cam
     stopCapture cam
diff --git a/System/Camera/Firewire/Simple.hs b/System/Camera/Firewire/Simple.hs
--- a/System/Camera/Firewire/Simple.hs
+++ b/System/Camera/Firewire/Simple.hs
@@ -74,6 +74,21 @@
                (\_ -> peek list >>= c'dc1394_camera_free_list)
                (\_ -> peek list >>= peek >>= getIds) 
 
+-- | Stop the transmission, and poll frames until the camera buffer is empty. Notice that you
+--   have to restart the transmission after this call
+flushBuffer cam = alloca $ \(framePtrPtr :: Ptr (Ptr C'dc1394video_frame_t)) -> do
+    stopVideoTransmission cam 
+    withCameraPtr cam $ flushLoop framePtrPtr
+ where
+    flushLoop framePtrPtr cam = do
+        c'dc1394_capture_dequeue cam  c'DC1394_CAPTURE_POLICY_POLL framePtrPtr
+        framePtr <- peek framePtrPtr 
+        c'dc1394_capture_enqueue cam framePtr
+        print "Flush!"
+        when (framePtr /= nullPtr) $ flushLoop framePtrPtr cam
+
+
+
 -- | Grab a frame from the camera. Currently does only 640x480 RGB D8 Images.
 getFrame :: Camera -> IO (Maybe (Image RGB D8))
 getFrame camera' = alloca $ \(framePtr :: Ptr (Ptr C'dc1394video_frame_t)) ->
diff --git a/simple-firewire.cabal b/simple-firewire.cabal
--- a/simple-firewire.cabal
+++ b/simple-firewire.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name:                simple-firewire
-Version:             0.1.2
+Version:             0.1.3
 Synopsis:            Simplified interface for firewire cameras
 Description:         A simplified interface for firewire cameras based on libdc1394 <http://damien.douxchamps.net/ieee1394/libdc1394/>
                      .