diff --git a/cuvis/Viewer.py b/cuvis/Viewer.py
index 5e7c0df..395b2b6 100644
--- a/cuvis/Viewer.py
+++ b/cuvis/Viewer.py
@@ -42,11 +42,9 @@ def _create_view_data(self, new_handle: int) -> Union[dict[str, ImageData], Imag
                     new_handle, i, view_data):
                 raise SDKException()
 
-            if view_data.data.format == CUVIS_imbuffer_format["imbuffer_format_uint8"]:
-                view_array[view_data.id] = ImageData(img_buf=view_data.data,
-                                                     dformat=view_data.data.format)
-            else:
-                raise SDKException("Unsupported viewer bit depth!")
+            view_array[view_data.id] = ImageData(img_buf=view_data.data,
+                                                 dformat=view_data.data.format)
+
         if len(view_array.keys()) == 1:
             # if only one value is available, do not wrap in dictionary
             return list(view_array.values())[0]