diff --git a/src/CameraImageWrapper.cpp b/src/CameraImageWrapper.cpp
index 7a1148d..2b7ebd7 100644
--- a/src/CameraImageWrapper.cpp
+++ b/src/CameraImageWrapper.cpp
@@ -3,81 +3,78 @@
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QDesktopWidget>
 
-CameraImageWrapper::CameraImageWrapper() : LuminanceSource(0,0)
+CameraImageWrapper::CameraImageWrapper() : LuminanceSource(0,0), image(NULL)
 {
 }
 
 CameraImageWrapper::CameraImageWrapper(const QImage &sourceImage) : LuminanceSource(sourceImage.width(), sourceImage.height())
 {
-    image = sourceImage.copy();
+    image = grayScaleImage( &sourceImage );
 }
 
 CameraImageWrapper::CameraImageWrapper(CameraImageWrapper& otherInstance) : LuminanceSource(otherInstance.getWidth(), otherInstance.getHeight())
 {
-    image = otherInstance.getOriginalImage().copy();
+    image = new QImage(otherInstance.getOriginalImage());
 }
 
 CameraImageWrapper::~CameraImageWrapper()
 {
+    if(image)
+        delete image;
 }
 
 CameraImageWrapper *CameraImageWrapper::Factory(const QImage &sourceImage, int maxWidth, int maxHeight, bool smoothTransformation)
 {
-    QImage image;
     if((maxWidth != 1 || maxHeight != 1) && (sourceImage.width() > maxWidth || sourceImage.height() > maxHeight))
+    {
+        QImage image;
         image = sourceImage.scaled(
                     maxWidth != -1 ? maxWidth : sourceImage.width(),
                     maxHeight != -1 ? maxHeight : sourceImage.height(),
                     Qt::KeepAspectRatio,
                     smoothTransformation ? Qt::SmoothTransformation : Qt::FastTransformation);
+        return new CameraImageWrapper(image);
+    }
     else
-        image = sourceImage;
-
-    return new CameraImageWrapper(image);
+        return new CameraImageWrapper(sourceImage);
 }
 
 int CameraImageWrapper::getWidth() const
 {
-    return image.width();
+    return image->width();
 }
 
 int CameraImageWrapper::getHeight() const
 {
-    return image.height();
+    return image->height();
 }
 
 unsigned char CameraImageWrapper::getPixel(int x, int y) const
 {
-    QRgb pixel = image.pixel(x,y);
-
-    return qGray(pixel);//((qRed(pixel) + qGreen(pixel) + qBlue(pixel)) / 3);
+    return image->pixel(x,y);
 }
 
 unsigned char* CameraImageWrapper::copyMatrix() const
 {
-    unsigned char* newMatrix = (unsigned char*)malloc(image.width()*image.height()*sizeof(unsigned char));
+    unsigned char* newMatrix = (unsigned char*)malloc(image->width() * image->height() * sizeof(unsigned char));
 
     int cnt = 0;
-    for(int i=0; i<image.width(); i++)
-    {
-        for(int j=0; j<image.height(); j++)
-        {
+    for(int i=0; i<image->width(); i++)
+        for(int j=0; j<image->height(); j++)
             newMatrix[cnt++] = getPixel(i,j);
-        }
-    }
 
     return newMatrix;
 }
 
-QImage CameraImageWrapper::grayScaleImage(QImage::Format f)
+QImage* CameraImageWrapper::grayScaleImage(const QImage *origin)
 {
-    QImage tmp(image.width(), image.height(), f);
-    for(int i=0; i<image.width(); i++)
+    QImage *tmp = new QImage(origin->width(), origin->height(), QImage::Format_Grayscale8);
+    for(int i=0; i<origin->width(); i++)
     {
-        for(int j=0; j<image.height(); j++)
+        for(int j=0; j<origin->height(); j++)
         {
-            int pix = (int)getPixel(i,j);
-            tmp.setPixel(i,j, qRgb(pix ,pix,pix));
+            int pix = qGray(origin->pixel(QPoint(i,j)));
+            tmp->setPixel(i,j, qRgb(pix ,pix,pix));
         }
     }
 
@@ -86,7 +83,7 @@ QImage CameraImageWrapper::grayScaleImage(QImage::Format f)
 
 QImage CameraImageWrapper::getOriginalImage()
 {
-    return image;
+    return *image;
 }
 
 ArrayRef<char> CameraImageWrapper::getRow(int y, ArrayRef<char> row) const
@@ -109,19 +106,20 @@ ArrayRef<char> CameraImageWrapper::getMatrix() const
     char* matrix = new char[width*height];
     char* m = matrix;
 
+    ArrayRef<char> tmpRow(0);
+
     for(int y=0; y<height; y++)
     {
-        ArrayRef<char> tmpRow;
-        tmpRow = getRow(y, ArrayRef<char>(width));
+        tmpRow = getRow(y, tmpRow);
 #if __cplusplus > 199711L
         memcpy(m, tmpRow->values().data(), width);
 #else
-		memcpy(m, &tmpRow->values()[0], width);
+        memcpy(m, &tmpRow[0], width);
 #endif
         m += width * sizeof(unsigned char);
     }
 
-	ArrayRef<char> arr = ArrayRef<char>(matrix, width*height);
+    ArrayRef<char> arr = ArrayRef<char>(matrix, width*height);
 
     if (matrix) {
         delete matrix;
@@ -129,3 +127,42 @@ ArrayRef<char> CameraImageWrapper::getMatrix() const
 
     return arr;
 }
+
+QImage *CameraImageWrapper::sharpen(const QImage *origin)
+{
+    QImage * newImage = new QImage(* origin);
+
+    int kernel [3][3]= {{0,-1,0},
+                        {-1,5,-1},
+                        {0,-1,0}};
+    int kernelSize = 3;
+    int sumKernel = 1;
+    int r,g,b;
+    QColor color;
+
+    for(int x=kernelSize/2; x<newImage->width()-(kernelSize/2); x++){
+        for(int y=kernelSize/2; y<newImage->height()-(kernelSize/2); y++){
+
+            r = 0;
+            g = 0;
+            b = 0;
+
+            for(int i = -kernelSize/2; i<= kernelSize/2; i++){
+                for(int j = -kernelSize/2; j<= kernelSize/2; j++){
+                    color = QColor(origin->pixel(x+i, y+j));
+                    r += color.red()*kernel[kernelSize/2+i][kernelSize/2+j];
+                    g += color.green()*kernel[kernelSize/2+i][kernelSize/2+j];
+                    b += color.blue()*kernel[kernelSize/2+i][kernelSize/2+j];
+                }
+            }
+
+            r = qBound(0, r/sumKernel, 255);
+            g = qBound(0, g/sumKernel, 255);
+            b = qBound(0, b/sumKernel, 255);
+
+            newImage->setPixel(x,y, qRgb(r,g,b));
+
+        }
+    }
+    return newImage;
+}
diff --git a/src/CameraImageWrapper.h b/src/CameraImageWrapper.h
index ea9bb18..3dc2d8c 100644
--- a/src/CameraImageWrapper.h
+++ b/src/CameraImageWrapper.h
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ public:
     unsigned char getPixel(int x, int y) const;
     unsigned char* copyMatrix() const;
     
-    QImage grayScaleImage(QImage::Format f);
+    QImage* grayScaleImage(const QImage *origin);
     QImage getOriginalImage();
 
     // Callers take ownership of the returned memory and must call delete [] on it themselves.
@@ -31,7 +31,9 @@ public:
     ArrayRef<char> getMatrix() const;
   
 private:
-    QImage image;
+    QImage* sharpen(const QImage *origin);
+
+    QImage* image;
     unsigned char* pRow;
     unsigned char* pMatrix;
 };