diff --git a/include/libcamera/camera_manager.h b/include/libcamera/camera_manager.h
index b82a8ce95b9f..4b941fd9183b 100644
--- a/include/libcamera/camera_manager.h
+++ b/include/libcamera/camera_manager.h
@@ -24,9 +24,11 @@ public:
 	int start();
 	void stop();
 
-	std::vector<std::string> list() const;
+	const std::vector<Camera *> &cameras() const { return cameras_; }
 	Camera *get(const std::string &name);
 
+	void addCamera(Camera *camera);
+
 	static CameraManager *instance();
 
 	void setEventDispatcher(std::unique_ptr<EventDispatcher> dispatcher);
@@ -40,6 +42,7 @@ private:
 
 	std::unique_ptr<DeviceEnumerator> enumerator_;
 	std::vector<PipelineHandler *> pipes_;
+	std::vector<Camera *> cameras_;
 
 	std::unique_ptr<EventDispatcher> dispatcher_;
 };
diff --git a/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp b/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp
index 1430bb0d75a5..3fa9f23c8e0d 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/camera_manager.cpp
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ int CameraManager::start()
 		 */
 		while (1) {
 			PipelineHandler *pipe = factory->create();
-			if (!pipe->match(enumerator_.get())) {
+			if (!pipe->match(this, enumerator_.get())) {
 				delete pipe;
 				break;
 			}
@@ -133,26 +133,14 @@ void CameraManager::stop()
 }
 
 /**
- * \brief List all detected cameras
+ * \fn CameraManager::cameras()
+ * \brief Retrieve all available cameras
  *
  * Before calling this function the caller is responsible for ensuring that
  * the camera manger is running.
  *
- * \return List of names for all detected cameras
+ * \return List of all available cameras
  */
-std::vector<std::string> CameraManager::list() const
-{
-	std::vector<std::string> list;
-
-	for (PipelineHandler *pipe : pipes_) {
-		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < pipe->count(); i++) {
-			Camera *cam = pipe->camera(i);
-			list.push_back(cam->name());
-		}
-	}
-
-	return list;
-}
 
 /**
  * \brief Get a camera based on name
@@ -168,19 +156,35 @@ std::vector<std::string> CameraManager::list() const
  */
 Camera *CameraManager::get(const std::string &name)
 {
-	for (PipelineHandler *pipe : pipes_) {
-		for (unsigned int i = 0; i < pipe->count(); i++) {
-			Camera *cam = pipe->camera(i);
-			if (cam->name() == name) {
-				cam->get();
-				return cam;
-			}
-		}
+	for (Camera *camera : cameras_) {
+		if (camera->name() == name)
+			return camera;
 	}
 
 	return nullptr;
 }
 
+/**
+ * \brief Add a camera to the camera manager
+ * \param[in] camera The camera to be added
+ *
+ * This function is called by pipeline handlers to register the cameras they
+ * handle with the camera manager. Registered cameras are immediately made
+ * available to the system.
+ */
+void CameraManager::addCamera(Camera *camera)
+{
+	for (Camera *c : cameras_) {
+		if (c->name() == camera->name()) {
+			LOG(Warning) << "Registering camera with duplicate name '"
+				     << camera->name() << "'";
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	cameras_.push_back(camera);
+}
+
 /**
  * \brief Retrieve the camera manager instance
  *
diff --git a/src/libcamera/include/pipeline_handler.h b/src/libcamera/include/pipeline_handler.h
index e976aaa13546..f05f201f7ca8 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/include/pipeline_handler.h
+++ b/src/libcamera/include/pipeline_handler.h
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 
 namespace libcamera {
 
+class CameraManager;
 class DeviceEnumerator;
 
 class PipelineHandler
@@ -22,10 +23,7 @@ class PipelineHandler
 public:
 	virtual ~PipelineHandler() { };
 
-	virtual bool match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator) = 0;
-
-	virtual unsigned int count() = 0;
-	virtual Camera *camera(unsigned int id) = 0;
+	virtual bool match(CameraManager *manager, DeviceEnumerator *enumerator) = 0;
 };
 
 class PipelineHandlerFactory
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
index 720d9c2031c9..8742e0bae9a8 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline/vimc.cpp
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
  */
 
 #include <libcamera/camera.h>
+#include <libcamera/camera_manager.h>
 
 #include "device_enumerator.h"
 #include "media_device.h"
@@ -19,44 +20,24 @@ public:
 	PipeHandlerVimc();
 	~PipeHandlerVimc();
 
-	bool match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator);
-
-	unsigned int count();
-	Camera *camera(unsigned int id) final;
+	bool match(CameraManager *manager, DeviceEnumerator *enumerator);
 
 private:
 	MediaDevice *dev_;
-	Camera *camera_;
 };
 
 PipeHandlerVimc::PipeHandlerVimc()
-	: dev_(nullptr), camera_(nullptr)
+	: dev_(nullptr)
 {
 }
 
 PipeHandlerVimc::~PipeHandlerVimc()
 {
-	if (camera_)
-		camera_->put();
-
 	if (dev_)
 		dev_->release();
 }
 
-unsigned int PipeHandlerVimc::count()
-{
-	return 1;
-}
-
-Camera *PipeHandlerVimc::camera(unsigned int id)
-{
-	if (id != 0)
-		return nullptr;
-
-	return camera_;
-}
-
-bool PipeHandlerVimc::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
+bool PipeHandlerVimc::match(CameraManager *manager, DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 {
 	DeviceMatch dm("vimc");
 
@@ -83,7 +64,8 @@ bool PipeHandlerVimc::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
 	 * will be chosen depends on how the Camera
 	 * object is modeled.
 	 */
-	camera_ = new Camera("Dummy VIMC Camera");
+	Camera *camera = new Camera("Dummy VIMC Camera");
+	manager->addCamera(camera);
 
 	return true;
 }
diff --git a/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp b/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
index c19ab94f1774..f2e08a6a7315 100644
--- a/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
+++ b/src/libcamera/pipeline_handler.cpp
@@ -35,13 +35,15 @@ namespace libcamera {
 /**
  * \fn PipelineHandler::match(DeviceEnumerator *enumerator)
  * \brief Match media devices and create camera instances
+ * \param manager The camera manager
  * \param enumerator The enumerator providing all media devices found in the
  * system
  *
  * This function is the main entry point of the pipeline handler. It is called
- * by the camera manager with the \a enumerator passed as an argument. It
- * shall acquire from the \a enumerator all the media devices it needs for a
- * single pipeline and create one or multiple Camera instances.
+ * by the camera manager with the \a manager and \a enumerator passed as
+ * arguments. It shall acquire from the \a enumerator all the media devices it
+ * needs for a single pipeline, create one or multiple Camera instances and
+ * register them with the \a manager.
  *
  * If all media devices needed by the pipeline handler are found, they must all
  * be acquired by a call to MediaDevice::acquire(). This function shall then
@@ -62,19 +64,6 @@ namespace libcamera {
  * created, or false otherwise
  */
 
-/**
- * \fn PipelineHandler::count()
- * \brief Retrieve the number of cameras handled by this pipeline handler
- * \return the number of cameras that were created by the match() function
- */
-
-/**
- * \fn PipelineHandler::camera(unsigned int id)
- * \brief Retrieve one of the cameras handled by this pipeline handler
- * \param[in] id the camera index
- * \return a pointer to the Camera identified by \a id
- */
-
 /**
  * \class PipelineHandlerFactory
  * \brief Registration of PipelineHandler classes and creation of instances
diff --git a/test/list-cameras.cpp b/test/list-cameras.cpp
index e2026c99c5b8..fdbbda0957b2 100644
--- a/test/list-cameras.cpp
+++ b/test/list-cameras.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 
 #include <iostream>
 
+#include <libcamera/camera.h>
 #include <libcamera/camera_manager.h>
 
 #include "test.h"
@@ -29,8 +30,8 @@ protected:
 	{
 		unsigned int count = 0;
 
-		for (auto name : cm->list()) {
-			cout << "- " << name << endl;
+		for (Camera *camera : cm->cameras()) {
+			cout << "- " << camera->name() << endl;
 			count++;
 		}