diff --git a/v4l2/grabvidseq.c b/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
index faf34a94..48b2f948 100644
--- a/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
+++ b/v4l2/grabvidseq.c
@@ -140,9 +140,10 @@ while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "d:ghn:o:O:p:s:uv")) != -1) {
 
 if (verbosity) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "running %s  pid=%d\n", argv[0], getpid());
+	fprintf(stderr, "grabing %d picz\n", nbre_capt);
 	fprintf(stderr, "period is %.3f milliseconds\n", period/1e3);
 	fprintf(stderr, "framesize is %dx%d\n", width, height);
-	fprintf(stderr, "upscaling is %s\n", upscaling ? "on" : "off");
+	if (upscaling) fprintf(stderr, "upscaling is on\n");
 	}
 
 fd = v4l2_open(dev_name, O_RDWR | O_NONBLOCK, 0);
@@ -160,11 +161,11 @@ fmt.fmt.pix.field       = V4L2_FIELD_INTERLACED;
 xioctl(fd, VIDIOC_S_FMT, &fmt);
 if (fmt.fmt.pix.pixelformat != V4L2_PIX_FMT_RGB24) {
 	/* are others formats usable ? */
-	printf("Libv4l didn't accept RGB24 format. Can't proceed.\n");
+	fprintf(stderr, "Libv4l didn't accept RGB24 format. Can't proceed.\n");
 	exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
 	}
 if ((fmt.fmt.pix.width != width) || (fmt.fmt.pix.height != height)) {
-	printf("Warning: driver is sending image at %dx%d\n",
+	fprintf(stderr, "Warning: driver is sending image at %dx%d\n",
 			    fmt.fmt.pix.width, fmt.fmt.pix.height);
 	}