diff --git a/src/qcam/main_window.cpp b/src/qcam/main_window.cpp
index 0a00b1001570..168dd5ce30e3 100644
--- a/src/qcam/main_window.cpp
+++ b/src/qcam/main_window.cpp
@@ -7,10 +7,9 @@
 
 #include "main_window.h"
 
+#include <assert.h>
 #include <iomanip>
 #include <string>
-#include <sys/mman.h>
-#include <unistd.h>
 
 #include <QComboBox>
 #include <QCoreApplication>
@@ -29,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <libcamera/camera_manager.h>
 #include <libcamera/version.h>
 
+#include "../cam/image.h"
 #include "dng_writer.h"
 #ifndef QT_NO_OPENGL
 #include "viewfinder_gl.h"
@@ -473,15 +473,10 @@ int MainWindow::startCapture()
 
 		for (const std::unique_ptr<FrameBuffer> &buffer : allocator_->buffers(stream)) {
 			/* Map memory buffers and cache the mappings. */
-			const FrameBuffer::Plane &plane = buffer->planes().front();
-			size_t length = lseek(plane.fd.fd(), 0, SEEK_END);
-			void *memory = mmap(NULL, length, PROT_READ, MAP_SHARED,
-					    plane.fd.fd(), 0);
-
-			mappedBuffers_[buffer.get()] = { static_cast<uint8_t *>(memory),
-							 plane.length };
-			planeData_[buffer.get()] = { static_cast<uint8_t *>(memory) + plane.offset,
-						     plane.length };
+			std::unique_ptr<Image> image =
+				Image::fromFrameBuffer(buffer.get(), Image::MapMode::ReadOnly);
+			assert(image != nullptr);
+			mappedBuffers_[buffer.get()] = std::move(image);
 
 			/* Store buffers on the free list. */
 			freeBuffers_[stream].enqueue(buffer.get());
@@ -543,12 +538,7 @@ error_disconnect:
 error:
 	requests_.clear();
 
-	for (auto &iter : mappedBuffers_) {
-		const Span<uint8_t> &buffer = iter.second;
-		munmap(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
-	}
 	mappedBuffers_.clear();
-	planeData_.clear();
 
 	freeBuffers_.clear();
 
@@ -580,12 +570,7 @@ void MainWindow::stopCapture()
 
 	camera_->requestCompleted.disconnect(this);
 
-	for (auto &iter : mappedBuffers_) {
-		const Span<uint8_t> &buffer = iter.second;
-		munmap(buffer.data(), buffer.size());
-	}
 	mappedBuffers_.clear();
-	planeData_.clear();
 
 	requests_.clear();
 	freeQueue_.clear();
@@ -682,7 +667,7 @@ void MainWindow::processRaw(FrameBuffer *buffer,
 							"DNG Files (*.dng)");
 
 	if (!filename.isEmpty()) {
-		uint8_t *memory = planeData_[buffer].data();
+		uint8_t *memory = mappedBuffers_[buffer]->data(0).data();
 		DNGWriter::write(filename.toStdString().c_str(), camera_.get(),
 				 rawStream_->configuration(), metadata, buffer,
 				 memory);
@@ -766,7 +751,7 @@ void MainWindow::processViewfinder(FrameBuffer *buffer)
 		<< "fps:" << Qt::fixed << qSetRealNumberPrecision(2) << fps;
 
 	/* Render the frame on the viewfinder. */
-	viewfinder_->render(buffer, planeData_[buffer]);
+	viewfinder_->render(buffer, mappedBuffers_[buffer].get());
 }
 
 void MainWindow::queueRequest(FrameBuffer *buffer)
diff --git a/src/qcam/main_window.h b/src/qcam/main_window.h
index 28244bca58b2..a16bea09eadc 100644
--- a/src/qcam/main_window.h
+++ b/src/qcam/main_window.h
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ using namespace libcamera;
 class QAction;
 class QComboBox;
 
+class Image;
 class HotplugEvent;
 
 enum {
@@ -106,8 +107,7 @@ private:
 	FrameBufferAllocator *allocator_;
 
 	std::unique_ptr<CameraConfiguration> config_;
-	std::map<FrameBuffer *, Span<uint8_t>> mappedBuffers_;
-	std::map<FrameBuffer *, Span<uint8_t>> planeData_;
+	std::map<FrameBuffer *, std::unique_ptr<Image>> mappedBuffers_;
 
 	/* Capture state, buffers queue and statistics */
 	bool isCapturing_;
diff --git a/src/qcam/meson.build b/src/qcam/meson.build
index 7d3621c93d41..c46f463130cd 100644
--- a/src/qcam/meson.build
+++ b/src/qcam/meson.build
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ endif
 qcam_enabled = true
 
 qcam_sources = files([
+    '../cam/image.cpp',
     '../cam/options.cpp',
     '../cam/stream_options.cpp',
     'format_converter.cpp',
diff --git a/src/qcam/viewfinder.h b/src/qcam/viewfinder.h
index 42d40f1f33f0..fb462835fb5f 100644
--- a/src/qcam/viewfinder.h
+++ b/src/qcam/viewfinder.h
@@ -11,11 +11,11 @@
 #include <QList>
 #include <QSize>
 
-#include <libcamera/base/span.h>
-
 #include <libcamera/formats.h>
 #include <libcamera/framebuffer.h>
 
+class Image;
+
 class ViewFinder
 {
 public:
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ public:
 	virtual const QList<libcamera::PixelFormat> &nativeFormats() const = 0;
 
 	virtual int setFormat(const libcamera::PixelFormat &format, const QSize &size) = 0;
-	virtual void render(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer, libcamera::Span<uint8_t> mem) = 0;
+	virtual void render(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer, Image *image) = 0;
 	virtual void stop() = 0;
 
 	virtual QImage getCurrentImage() = 0;
diff --git a/src/qcam/viewfinder_gl.cpp b/src/qcam/viewfinder_gl.cpp
index d2ef036974f4..87e4fe03cb8d 100644
--- a/src/qcam/viewfinder_gl.cpp
+++ b/src/qcam/viewfinder_gl.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 #include <libcamera/formats.h>
 
+#include "../cam/image.h"
+
 static const QList<libcamera::PixelFormat> supportedFormats{
 	/* YUV - packed (single plane) */
 	libcamera::formats::UYVY,
@@ -110,8 +112,7 @@ QImage ViewFinderGL::getCurrentImage()
 	return grabFramebuffer();
 }
 
-void ViewFinderGL::render(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer,
-			  libcamera::Span<uint8_t> mem)
+void ViewFinderGL::render(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer, Image *image)
 {
 	if (buffer->planes().size() != 1) {
 		qWarning() << "Multi-planar buffers are not supported";
@@ -121,7 +122,7 @@ void ViewFinderGL::render(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer,
 	if (buffer_)
 		renderComplete(buffer_);
 
-	data_ = mem.data();
+	data_ = image->data(0).data();
 	/*
 	 * \todo Get the stride from the buffer instead of computing it naively
 	 */
diff --git a/src/qcam/viewfinder_gl.h b/src/qcam/viewfinder_gl.h
index 3334549e0be4..7cd8ef3316b9 100644
--- a/src/qcam/viewfinder_gl.h
+++ b/src/qcam/viewfinder_gl.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public:
 	const QList<libcamera::PixelFormat> &nativeFormats() const override;
 
 	int setFormat(const libcamera::PixelFormat &format, const QSize &size) override;
-	void render(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer, libcamera::Span<uint8_t> mem) override;
+	void render(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer, Image *image) override;
 	void stop() override;
 
 	QImage getCurrentImage() override;
diff --git a/src/qcam/viewfinder_qt.cpp b/src/qcam/viewfinder_qt.cpp
index a0bf99b0b522..fef6d53eef5e 100644
--- a/src/qcam/viewfinder_qt.cpp
+++ b/src/qcam/viewfinder_qt.cpp
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 
 #include <libcamera/formats.h>
 
+#include "../cam/image.h"
 #include "format_converter.h"
 
 static const QMap<libcamera::PixelFormat, QImage::Format> nativeFormats
@@ -78,15 +79,14 @@ int ViewFinderQt::setFormat(const libcamera::PixelFormat &format,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-void ViewFinderQt::render(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer,
-			  libcamera::Span<uint8_t> mem)
+void ViewFinderQt::render(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer, Image *image)
 {
 	if (buffer->planes().size() != 1) {
 		qWarning() << "Multi-planar buffers are not supported";
 		return;
 	}
 
-	unsigned char *memory = mem.data();
+	unsigned char *memory = image->data(0).data();
 	size_t size = buffer->metadata().planes()[0].bytesused;
 
 	{
diff --git a/src/qcam/viewfinder_qt.h b/src/qcam/viewfinder_qt.h
index 1a569b9cee6e..6b48ef48a7d1 100644
--- a/src/qcam/viewfinder_qt.h
+++ b/src/qcam/viewfinder_qt.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
 	const QList<libcamera::PixelFormat> &nativeFormats() const override;
 
 	int setFormat(const libcamera::PixelFormat &format, const QSize &size) override;
-	void render(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer, libcamera::Span<uint8_t> mem) override;
+	void render(libcamera::FrameBuffer *buffer, Image *image) override;
 	void stop() override;
 
 	QImage getCurrentImage() override;
