diff --git a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_bringup/config/rosbridge_params.yaml b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_bringup/config/rosbridge_params.yaml
index 47bbf89..40ae7a3 100644
--- a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_bringup/config/rosbridge_params.yaml
+++ b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_bringup/config/rosbridge_params.yaml
@@ -40,6 +40,11 @@ rosbridge_websocket:
        "/person/target",
        "/person/detections",
        "/camera/*/image_raw/compressed",
+       "/camera/depth/image_rect_raw/compressed",
+       "/camera/panoramic/compressed",
+       "/social/faces/detections",
+       "/social/gestures",
+       "/social/scene/objects",
        "/scan",
        "/cmd_vel",
        "/saltybot/imu",
diff --git a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_bringup/launch/rosbridge.launch.py b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_bringup/launch/rosbridge.launch.py
index 31bbd8c..fefe543 100644
--- a/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_bringup/launch/rosbridge.launch.py
+++ b/jetson/ros2_ws/src/saltybot_bringup/launch/rosbridge.launch.py
@@ -94,4 +94,33 @@ def generate_launch_description():
         for name in _CAMERAS
     ]
 
-    return LaunchDescription([rosbridge] + republishers)
+    # ── D435i colour republisher (Issue #177) ────────────────────────────────
+    d435i_color = Node(
+        package='image_transport',
+        executable='republish',
+        name='compress_d435i_color',
+        arguments=['raw', 'compressed'],
+        remappings=[
+            ('in',             '/camera/color/image_raw'),
+            ('out/compressed', '/camera/color/image_raw/compressed'),
+        ],
+        parameters=[{'compressed.jpeg_quality': _JPEG_QUALITY}],
+        output='screen',
+    )
+
+    # ── D435i depth republisher (Issue #177) ─────────────────────────────────
+    # Depth stream as compressedDepth (PNG16) — preserves uint16 depth values.
+    # Browser displays as greyscale PNG (darker = closer).
+    d435i_depth = Node(
+        package='image_transport',
+        executable='republish',
+        name='compress_d435i_depth',
+        arguments=['raw', 'compressedDepth'],
+        remappings=[
+            ('in',                  '/camera/depth/image_rect_raw'),
+            ('out/compressedDepth', '/camera/depth/image_rect_raw/compressed'),
+        ],
+        output='screen',
+    )
+
+    return LaunchDescription([rosbridge] + republishers + [d435i_color, d435i_depth])
diff --git a/ui/social-bot/src/App.jsx b/ui/social-bot/src/App.jsx
index 6d6e65a..e614f32 100644
--- a/ui/social-bot/src/App.jsx
+++ b/ui/social-bot/src/App.jsx
@@ -5,13 +5,16 @@
  *   Status | Faces | Conversation | Personality | Navigation
  *
  * Telemetry tabs (issue #126):
- *   IMU | Battery | Motors | Map | Control | Health
+ *   IMU | Battery | Motors | Map | Control | Health | Cameras
  *
  * Fleet tabs (issue #139):
  *   Fleet (self-contained via useFleet)
  *
  * Mission tabs (issue #145):
  *   Missions (waypoint editor, route builder, geofence, schedule, execute)
+ *
+ * Camera viewer (issue #177):
+ *   CSI × 4 + D435i RGB/depth + panoramic, detection overlays, recording
  */
 
 import { useState, useCallback } from 'react';
@@ -41,6 +44,9 @@ import { MissionPlanner } from './components/MissionPlanner.jsx';
 // Settings panel (issue #160)
 import { SettingsPanel } from './components/SettingsPanel.jsx';
 
+// Camera viewer (issue #177)
+import { CameraViewer } from './components/CameraViewer.jsx';
+
 const TAB_GROUPS = [
   {
     label: 'SOCIAL',
@@ -63,6 +69,7 @@ const TAB_GROUPS = [
       { id: 'map',     label: 'Map',     },
       { id: 'control', label: 'Control', },
       { id: 'health',  label: 'Health',  },
+      { id: 'cameras', label: 'Cameras', },
     ],
   },
   {
@@ -206,6 +213,7 @@ export default function App() {
         {activeTab === 'map'     && <MapViewer    subscribe={subscribe} />}
         {activeTab === 'control' && <ControlMode  subscribe={subscribe} />}
         {activeTab === 'health'  && <SystemHealth subscribe={subscribe} />}
+        {activeTab === 'cameras' && <CameraViewer subscribe={subscribe} />}
 
         {activeTab === 'fleet'    && <FleetPanel />}
         {activeTab === 'missions' && <MissionPlanner />}
diff --git a/ui/social-bot/src/components/CameraViewer.jsx b/ui/social-bot/src/components/CameraViewer.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0d3695
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/social-bot/src/components/CameraViewer.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,671 @@
+/**
+ * CameraViewer.jsx — Live camera stream viewer (Issue #177).
+ *
+ * Features:
+ *   - 7 cameras: front/left/rear/right (CSI), D435i RGB/depth, panoramic
+ *   - Detection overlays: face boxes + names, gesture icons, scene object labels
+ *   - 360° panoramic equirect viewer with mouse drag pan
+ *   - One-click recording (MP4/WebM) + download
+ *   - Snapshot to PNG with annotations + timestamp
+ *   - Picture-in-picture (up to 3 pinned cameras)
+ *   - Per-camera FPS indicator + adaptive quality badge
+ *
+ * Topics consumed:
+ *   /camera/<name>/image_raw/compressed    sensor_msgs/CompressedImage
+ *   /camera/color/image_raw/compressed     sensor_msgs/CompressedImage  (D435i)
+ *   /camera/depth/image_rect_raw/compressed sensor_msgs/CompressedImage  (D435i)
+ *   /camera/panoramic/compressed            sensor_msgs/CompressedImage
+ *   /social/faces/detections               saltybot_social_msgs/FaceDetectionArray
+ *   /social/gestures                       saltybot_social_msgs/GestureArray
+ *   /social/scene/objects                  saltybot_scene_msgs/SceneObjectArray
+ */
+
+import { useEffect, useRef, useState, useCallback } from 'react';
+import { useCamera, CAMERAS, CAMERA_BY_ID, CAMERA_BY_ROS_ID } from '../hooks/useCamera.js';
+
+// ── Constants ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+const GESTURE_ICONS = {
+  wave:         '👋',
+  point:        '👆',
+  stop_palm:    '✋',
+  thumbs_up:    '👍',
+  thumbs_down:  '👎',
+  come_here:    '🤏',
+  follow:       '☞',
+  arms_up:      '🙌',
+  crouch:       '⬇',
+  arms_spread:  '↔',
+};
+
+const HAZARD_COLORS = {
+  1: '#f59e0b',  // stairs — amber
+  2: '#ef4444',  // drop — red
+  3: '#60a5fa',  // wet floor — blue
+  4: '#a855f7',  // glass door — purple
+  5: '#f97316',  // pet — orange
+};
+
+// ── Detection overlay drawing helpers ─────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function drawFaceBoxes(ctx, faces, scaleX, scaleY) {
+  for (const face of faces) {
+    const x = face.bbox_x * scaleX;
+    const y = face.bbox_y * scaleY;
+    const w = face.bbox_w * scaleX;
+    const h = face.bbox_h * scaleY;
+
+    const isKnown = face.person_name && face.person_name !== 'unknown';
+    ctx.strokeStyle = isKnown ? '#06b6d4' : '#f59e0b';
+    ctx.lineWidth   = 2;
+    ctx.shadowBlur  = 6;
+    ctx.shadowColor = ctx.strokeStyle;
+    ctx.strokeRect(x, y, w, h);
+    ctx.shadowBlur  = 0;
+
+    // Corner accent marks
+    const cLen = 8;
+    ctx.lineWidth = 3;
+    [[x,y,1,1],[x+w,y,-1,1],[x,y+h,1,-1],[x+w,y+h,-1,-1]].forEach(([cx,cy,dx,dy]) => {
+      ctx.beginPath();
+      ctx.moveTo(cx, cy + dy * cLen);
+      ctx.lineTo(cx, cy);
+      ctx.lineTo(cx + dx * cLen, cy);
+      ctx.stroke();
+    });
+
+    // Label
+    const label = isKnown
+      ? `${face.person_name} ${(face.recognition_score * 100).toFixed(0)}%`
+      : `face #${face.face_id}`;
+    ctx.font      = 'bold 11px monospace';
+    const tw      = ctx.measureText(label).width;
+    ctx.fillStyle = isKnown ? 'rgba(6,182,212,0.8)' : 'rgba(245,158,11,0.8)';
+    ctx.fillRect(x, y - 16, tw + 6, 16);
+    ctx.fillStyle = '#000';
+    ctx.fillText(label, x + 3, y - 4);
+  }
+}
+
+function drawGestureIcons(ctx, gestures, activeCamId, scaleX, scaleY) {
+  for (const g of gestures) {
+    // Only show gestures from the currently viewed camera
+    const cam = CAMERA_BY_ROS_ID[g.camera_id];
+    if (!cam || cam.cameraId !== activeCamId) continue;
+
+    const x = g.hand_x * ctx.canvas.width;
+    const y = g.hand_y * ctx.canvas.height;
+    const icon = GESTURE_ICONS[g.gesture_type] ?? '?';
+
+    ctx.font      = '24px serif';
+    ctx.shadowBlur  = 8;
+    ctx.shadowColor = '#f97316';
+    ctx.fillText(icon, x - 12, y + 8);
+    ctx.shadowBlur = 0;
+
+    ctx.font      = 'bold 10px monospace';
+    ctx.fillStyle = '#f97316';
+    const label   = g.gesture_type;
+    ctx.fillText(label, x - ctx.measureText(label).width / 2, y + 22);
+  }
+}
+
+function drawSceneObjects(ctx, objects, scaleX, scaleY) {
+  for (const obj of objects) {
+    // vision_msgs/BoundingBox2D: center_x, center_y, size_x, size_y
+    const bb  = obj.bbox;
+    const cx  = bb?.center?.x ?? bb?.center_x;
+    const cy  = bb?.center?.y ?? bb?.center_y;
+    const sw  = bb?.size_x ?? 0;
+    const sh  = bb?.size_y ?? 0;
+    if (cx == null) continue;
+
+    const x = (cx - sw / 2) * scaleX;
+    const y = (cy - sh / 2) * scaleY;
+    const w = sw * scaleX;
+    const h = sh * scaleY;
+
+    const color = HAZARD_COLORS[obj.hazard_type] ?? '#22c55e';
+    ctx.strokeStyle = color;
+    ctx.lineWidth   = 1.5;
+    ctx.setLineDash([4, 3]);
+    ctx.strokeRect(x, y, w, h);
+    ctx.setLineDash([]);
+
+    const dist  = obj.distance_m > 0 ? ` ${obj.distance_m.toFixed(1)}m` : '';
+    const label = `${obj.class_name}${dist}`;
+    ctx.font      = '10px monospace';
+    const tw      = ctx.measureText(label).width;
+    ctx.fillStyle = `${color}cc`;
+    ctx.fillRect(x, y + h, tw + 4, 14);
+    ctx.fillStyle = '#000';
+    ctx.fillText(label, x + 2, y + h + 11);
+  }
+}
+
+// ── Overlay canvas ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function OverlayCanvas({ faces, gestures, sceneObjects, activeCam, containerW, containerH }) {
+  const canvasRef = useRef(null);
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const canvas = canvasRef.current;
+    if (!canvas) return;
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    ctx.clearRect(0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+
+    if (!activeCam) return;
+
+    const scaleX = canvas.width  / (activeCam.width  || 640);
+    const scaleY = canvas.height / (activeCam.height || 480);
+
+    // Draw overlays: only for front camera (face + gesture source)
+    if (activeCam.id === 'front') {
+      drawFaceBoxes(ctx, faces, scaleX, scaleY);
+    }
+    if (!activeCam.isPanoramic) {
+      drawGestureIcons(ctx, gestures, activeCam.cameraId, scaleX, scaleY);
+    }
+    if (activeCam.id === 'color') {
+      drawSceneObjects(ctx, sceneObjects, scaleX, scaleY);
+    }
+  }, [faces, gestures, sceneObjects, activeCam]);
+
+  return (
+    <canvas
+      ref={canvasRef}
+      width={containerW || 640}
+      height={containerH || 480}
+      className="absolute inset-0 w-full h-full pointer-events-none"
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Panoramic equirect viewer ──────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function PanoViewer({ frameUrl }) {
+  const canvasRef = useRef(null);
+  const azRef     = useRef(0);    // 0–1920px offset
+  const dragRef   = useRef(null);
+  const imgRef    = useRef(null);
+
+  const draw = useCallback(() => {
+    const canvas = canvasRef.current;
+    const img    = imgRef.current;
+    if (!canvas || !img || !img.complete) return;
+
+    const ctx  = canvas.getContext('2d');
+    const W    = canvas.width;
+    const H    = canvas.height;
+    const iW   = img.naturalWidth;   // 1920
+    const iH   = img.naturalHeight;  // 960
+    const vW   = iW / 2;             // viewport = 50% of equirect width
+    const vH   = Math.round((H / W) * vW);
+    const vY   = Math.round((iH - vH) / 2);
+    const off  = Math.round(azRef.current) % iW;
+
+    ctx.clearRect(0, 0, W, H);
+
+    // Draw left segment
+    const srcX1 = off;
+    const srcW1 = Math.min(vW, iW - off);
+    const dstW1 = Math.round((srcW1 / vW) * W);
+    if (dstW1 > 0) {
+      ctx.drawImage(img, srcX1, vY, srcW1, vH, 0, 0, dstW1, H);
+    }
+
+    // Draw wrapped right segment (if viewport crosses 0°)
+    if (srcW1 < vW) {
+      const srcX2 = 0;
+      const srcW2 = vW - srcW1;
+      const dstX2 = dstW1;
+      const dstW2 = W - dstW1;
+      ctx.drawImage(img, srcX2, vY, srcW2, vH, dstX2, 0, dstW2, H);
+    }
+
+    // Compass badge
+    const azDeg = Math.round((azRef.current / iW) * 360);
+    ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(0,0,0,0.5)';
+    ctx.fillRect(W - 58, 6, 52, 18);
+    ctx.fillStyle = '#06b6d4';
+    ctx.font      = 'bold 11px monospace';
+    ctx.fillText(`${azDeg}°`, W - 52, 19);
+  }, []);
+
+  // Load image when URL changes
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!frameUrl) return;
+    const img = new Image();
+    img.onload = draw;
+    img.src    = frameUrl;
+    imgRef.current = img;
+  }, [frameUrl, draw]);
+
+  // Re-draw when azimuth changes
+  const onMouseDown = e => { dragRef.current = e.clientX; };
+  const onMouseMove = e => {
+    if (dragRef.current == null) return;
+    const dx = e.clientX - dragRef.current;
+    dragRef.current = e.clientX;
+    azRef.current = ((azRef.current - dx * 2) % 1920 + 1920) % 1920;
+    draw();
+  };
+  const onMouseUp = () => { dragRef.current = null; };
+
+  const onTouchStart = e => { dragRef.current = e.touches[0].clientX; };
+  const onTouchMove  = e => {
+    if (dragRef.current == null) return;
+    const dx = e.touches[0].clientX - dragRef.current;
+    dragRef.current = e.touches[0].clientX;
+    azRef.current = ((azRef.current - dx * 2) % 1920 + 1920) % 1920;
+    draw();
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <canvas
+      ref={canvasRef}
+      width={960}
+      height={240}
+      className="w-full object-contain bg-black cursor-ew-resize rounded"
+      onMouseDown={onMouseDown}
+      onMouseMove={onMouseMove}
+      onMouseUp={onMouseUp}
+      onMouseLeave={onMouseUp}
+      onTouchStart={onTouchStart}
+      onTouchMove={onTouchMove}
+      onTouchEnd={() => { dragRef.current = null; }}
+    />
+  );
+}
+
+// ── PiP mini window ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function PiPWindow({ cam, frameUrl, fps, onClose, index }) {
+  const positions = [
+    'bottom-2 left-2',
+    'bottom-2 left-40',
+    'bottom-2 left-[18rem]',
+  ];
+  return (
+    <div className={`absolute ${positions[index] ?? 'bottom-2 left-2'} w-36 rounded border border-cyan-900 overflow-hidden bg-black shadow-lg shadow-black z-10`}>
+      <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-1.5 py-0.5 bg-gray-950 text-xs">
+        <span className="text-cyan-700 font-bold">{cam.label}</span>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+          <span className="text-gray-700">{fps}fps</span>
+          <button onClick={onClose} className="text-gray-600 hover:text-red-400">✕</button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      {frameUrl ? (
+        <img src={frameUrl} alt={cam.label} className="w-full aspect-video object-cover block" />
+      ) : (
+        <div className="w-full aspect-video flex items-center justify-center text-gray-800 text-xs">
+          no signal
+        </div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Camera selector strip ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function CameraStrip({ cameras, activeId, pipList, frames, fps, onSelect, onTogglePip }) {
+  return (
+    <div className="flex gap-1.5 flex-wrap">
+      {cameras.map(cam => {
+        const hasFrame = !!frames[cam.id];
+        const camFps   = fps[cam.id] ?? 0;
+        const isActive = activeId === cam.id;
+        const isPip    = pipList.includes(cam.id);
+
+        return (
+          <div key={cam.id} className="relative">
+            <button
+              onClick={() => onSelect(cam.id)}
+              className={`flex flex-col items-start rounded border px-2.5 py-1.5 text-xs font-bold transition-colors ${
+                isActive
+                  ? 'border-cyan-500 bg-cyan-950 bg-opacity-50 text-cyan-300'
+                  : hasFrame
+                  ? 'border-gray-700 bg-gray-900 text-gray-400 hover:border-cyan-800 hover:text-gray-200'
+                  : 'border-gray-800 bg-gray-950 text-gray-700 hover:border-gray-700'
+              }`}
+            >
+              <span>{cam.label.toUpperCase()}</span>
+              <span className={`text-xs font-normal mt-0.5 ${
+                camFps >= 12 ? 'text-green-600' :
+                camFps > 0   ? 'text-amber-600' :
+                               'text-gray-700'
+              }`}>
+                {camFps > 0 ? `${camFps}fps` : 'no signal'}
+              </span>
+            </button>
+
+            {/* PiP pin button — only when NOT the active camera */}
+            {!isActive && (
+              <button
+                onClick={() => onTogglePip(cam.id)}
+                title={isPip ? 'Unpin PiP' : 'Pin PiP'}
+                className={`absolute -top-1.5 -right-1.5 w-4 h-4 rounded-full text-[9px] flex items-center justify-center border transition-colors ${
+                  isPip
+                    ? 'bg-cyan-600 border-cyan-400 text-white'
+                    : 'bg-gray-800 border-gray-700 text-gray-600 hover:border-cyan-700 hover:text-cyan-500'
+                }`}
+              >
+                {isPip ? '×' : '⊕'}
+              </button>
+            )}
+          </div>
+        );
+      })}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Recording bar ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+function RecordingBar({ recording, recSeconds, onStart, onStop, onSnapshot, overlayRef }) {
+  const fmtTime = s => `${String(Math.floor(s / 60)).padStart(2, '0')}:${String(s % 60).padStart(2, '0')}`;
+
+  return (
+    <div className="flex items-center gap-2 flex-wrap">
+      {!recording ? (
+        <button
+          onClick={onStart}
+          className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded border border-red-900 bg-red-950 text-red-400 hover:bg-red-900 text-xs font-bold transition-colors"
+        >
+          <span className="w-2 h-2 rounded-full bg-red-500" />
+          REC
+        </button>
+      ) : (
+        <button
+          onClick={onStop}
+          className="flex items-center gap-1.5 px-3 py-1.5 rounded border border-red-600 bg-red-900 text-red-300 hover:bg-red-800 text-xs font-bold animate-pulse"
+        >
+          <span className="w-2 h-2 rounded bg-red-400" />
+          STOP  {fmtTime(recSeconds)}
+        </button>
+      )}
+
+      <button
+        onClick={() => onSnapshot(overlayRef?.current)}
+        className="flex items-center gap-1 px-3 py-1.5 rounded border border-gray-700 bg-gray-900 text-gray-400 hover:border-cyan-700 hover:text-cyan-400 text-xs font-bold transition-colors"
+      >
+        📷 SNAP
+      </button>
+
+      {recording && (
+        <span className="text-xs text-red-500 animate-pulse font-mono">
+          ● RECORDING {fmtTime(recSeconds)}
+        </span>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  );
+}
+
+// ── Main component ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function CameraViewer({ subscribe }) {
+  const {
+    cameras, frames, fps,
+    activeId, setActiveId,
+    pipList, togglePip,
+    recording, recSeconds,
+    startRecording, stopRecording,
+    takeSnapshot,
+  } = useCamera({ subscribe });
+
+  // ── Detection state ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const [faces,        setFaces]        = useState([]);
+  const [gestures,     setGestures]     = useState([]);
+  const [sceneObjects, setSceneObjects] = useState([]);
+
+  const [showOverlay, setShowOverlay] = useState(true);
+  const [overlayMode, setOverlayMode] = useState('all'); // 'all' | 'faces' | 'gestures' | 'objects' | 'off'
+
+  const overlayCanvasRef = useRef(null);
+
+  // Subscribe to detection topics
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!subscribe) return;
+    const u1 = subscribe('/social/faces/detections', 'saltybot_social_msgs/FaceDetectionArray', msg => {
+      setFaces(msg.faces ?? []);
+    });
+    const u2 = subscribe('/social/gestures', 'saltybot_social_msgs/GestureArray', msg => {
+      setGestures(msg.gestures ?? []);
+    });
+    const u3 = subscribe('/social/scene/objects', 'saltybot_scene_msgs/SceneObjectArray', msg => {
+      setSceneObjects(msg.objects ?? []);
+    });
+    return () => { u1?.(); u2?.(); u3?.(); };
+  }, [subscribe]);
+
+  const activeCam  = CAMERA_BY_ID[activeId];
+  const activeFrame = frames[activeId];
+
+  // Filter overlay data based on mode
+  const visibleFaces   = (overlayMode === 'all' || overlayMode === 'faces')   ? faces        : [];
+  const visibleGestures = (overlayMode === 'all' || overlayMode === 'gestures') ? gestures    : [];
+  const visibleObjects  = (overlayMode === 'all' || overlayMode === 'objects')  ? sceneObjects : [];
+
+  // ── Container size tracking (for overlay canvas sizing) ────────────────────
+  const containerRef = useRef(null);
+  const [containerSize, setContainerSize] = useState({ w: 640, h: 480 });
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!containerRef.current) return;
+    const ro = new ResizeObserver(entries => {
+      const e = entries[0];
+      setContainerSize({ w: Math.round(e.contentRect.width), h: Math.round(e.contentRect.height) });
+    });
+    ro.observe(containerRef.current);
+    return () => ro.disconnect();
+  }, []);
+
+  // ── Quality badge ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  const camFps    = fps[activeId] ?? 0;
+  const quality   = camFps >= 13 ? 'FULL' : camFps >= 8 ? 'GOOD' : camFps > 0 ? 'LOW' : 'NO SIGNAL';
+  const qualColor = camFps >= 13 ? 'text-green-500' : camFps >= 8 ? 'text-amber-500' : camFps > 0 ? 'text-red-500' : 'text-gray-700';
+
+  return (
+    <div className="space-y-3">
+
+      {/* ── Camera strip ── */}
+      <div className="bg-gray-950 rounded-lg border border-cyan-950 p-3 space-y-2">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+          <div className="text-cyan-700 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest">CAMERA SELECT</div>
+          <span className={`text-xs font-bold ${qualColor}`}>{quality}  {camFps > 0 ? `${camFps}fps` : ''}</span>
+        </div>
+        <CameraStrip
+          cameras={cameras}
+          activeId={activeId}
+          pipList={pipList}
+          frames={frames}
+          fps={fps}
+          onSelect={setActiveId}
+          onTogglePip={togglePip}
+        />
+      </div>
+
+      {/* ── Main viewer ── */}
+      <div className="bg-gray-950 rounded-lg border border-cyan-950 overflow-hidden">
+
+        {/* Viewer toolbar */}
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between px-3 py-2 border-b border-cyan-950">
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+            <span className="text-cyan-400 text-xs font-bold">{activeCam?.label ?? '—'}</span>
+            {activeCam?.isDepth && (
+              <span className="text-xs text-gray-600 border border-gray-800 rounded px-1">DEPTH · greyscale</span>
+            )}
+            {activeCam?.isPanoramic && (
+              <span className="text-xs text-gray-600 border border-gray-800 rounded px-1">360° · drag to pan</span>
+            )}
+          </div>
+
+          {/* Overlay mode selector */}
+          <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+            {['off','faces','gestures','objects','all'].map(mode => (
+              <button
+                key={mode}
+                onClick={() => setOverlayMode(mode)}
+                className={`px-2 py-0.5 rounded text-xs border transition-colors ${
+                  overlayMode === mode
+                    ? 'border-cyan-600 bg-cyan-950 text-cyan-400'
+                    : 'border-gray-800 text-gray-600 hover:border-gray-700 hover:text-gray-400'
+                }`}
+              >
+                {mode === 'all' ? 'ALL' : mode === 'off' ? 'OFF' : mode.slice(0,3).toUpperCase()}
+              </button>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Image + overlay */}
+        <div className="relative" ref={containerRef}>
+          {activeCam?.isPanoramic ? (
+            <PanoViewer frameUrl={activeFrame} />
+          ) : activeFrame ? (
+            <img
+              src={activeFrame}
+              alt={activeCam?.label ?? 'camera'}
+              className="w-full object-contain block bg-black"
+              style={{ maxHeight: '480px' }}
+            />
+          ) : (
+            <div className="w-full bg-black flex items-center justify-center text-gray-800 text-sm font-mono"
+                 style={{ height: '360px' }}>
+              <div className="text-center space-y-2">
+                <div className="text-2xl">📷</div>
+                <div>Waiting for {activeCam?.label ?? '—'}…</div>
+                <div className="text-xs text-gray-700">{activeCam?.topic}</div>
+              </div>
+            </div>
+          )}
+
+          {/* Detection overlay canvas */}
+          {overlayMode !== 'off' && !activeCam?.isPanoramic && (
+            <OverlayCanvas
+              ref={overlayCanvasRef}
+              faces={visibleFaces}
+              gestures={visibleGestures}
+              sceneObjects={visibleObjects}
+              activeCam={activeCam}
+              containerW={containerSize.w}
+              containerH={containerSize.h}
+            />
+          )}
+
+          {/* PiP windows */}
+          {pipList.map((id, idx) => {
+            const cam = CAMERA_BY_ID[id];
+            if (!cam) return null;
+            return (
+              <PiPWindow
+                key={id}
+                cam={cam}
+                frameUrl={frames[id]}
+                fps={fps[id] ?? 0}
+                index={idx}
+                onClose={() => togglePip(id)}
+              />
+            );
+          })}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* ── Recording controls ── */}
+      <div className="bg-gray-950 rounded-lg border border-cyan-950 p-3">
+        <div className="flex items-center justify-between mb-2">
+          <div className="text-cyan-700 text-xs font-bold tracking-widest">CAPTURE</div>
+        </div>
+        <RecordingBar
+          recording={recording}
+          recSeconds={recSeconds}
+          onStart={startRecording}
+          onStop={stopRecording}
+          onSnapshot={takeSnapshot}
+          overlayRef={overlayCanvasRef}
+        />
+        <div className="mt-2 text-xs text-gray-700">
+          Recording saves as MP4/WebM to your Downloads.
+          Snapshot includes detection overlay + timestamp.
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* ── Detection status ── */}
+      <div className="grid grid-cols-3 gap-2 text-xs">
+        <div className="bg-gray-950 rounded border border-gray-800 p-2">
+          <div className="text-gray-600 mb-1">FACES</div>
+          <div className={`font-bold ${faces.length > 0 ? 'text-cyan-400' : 'text-gray-700'}`}>
+            {faces.length > 0 ? `${faces.length} detected` : 'none'}
+          </div>
+          {faces.slice(0, 2).map((f, i) => (
+            <div key={i} className="text-gray-600 truncate">
+              {f.person_name && f.person_name !== 'unknown'
+                ? `↳ ${f.person_name}`
+                : `↳ unknown #${f.face_id}`}
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="bg-gray-950 rounded border border-gray-800 p-2">
+          <div className="text-gray-600 mb-1">GESTURES</div>
+          <div className={`font-bold ${gestures.length > 0 ? 'text-amber-400' : 'text-gray-700'}`}>
+            {gestures.length > 0 ? `${gestures.length} active` : 'none'}
+          </div>
+          {gestures.slice(0, 2).map((g, i) => {
+            const icon = GESTURE_ICONS[g.gesture_type] ?? '?';
+            return (
+              <div key={i} className="text-gray-600 truncate">
+                {icon} {g.gesture_type} cam{g.camera_id}
+              </div>
+            );
+          })}
+        </div>
+
+        <div className="bg-gray-950 rounded border border-gray-800 p-2">
+          <div className="text-gray-600 mb-1">OBJECTS</div>
+          <div className={`font-bold ${sceneObjects.length > 0 ? 'text-green-400' : 'text-gray-700'}`}>
+            {sceneObjects.length > 0 ? `${sceneObjects.length} objects` : 'none'}
+          </div>
+          {sceneObjects
+            .filter(o => o.hazard_type > 0)
+            .slice(0, 2)
+            .map((o, i) => (
+              <div key={i} className="text-amber-700 truncate">⚠ {o.class_name}</div>
+            ))
+          }
+          {sceneObjects.filter(o => o.hazard_type === 0).slice(0, 2).map((o, i) => (
+            <div key={`ok${i}`} className="text-gray-600 truncate">
+              {o.class_name} {o.distance_m > 0 ? `${o.distance_m.toFixed(1)}m` : ''}
+            </div>
+          ))}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+
+      {/* ── Legend ── */}
+      <div className="flex gap-4 text-xs text-gray-700 flex-wrap">
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+          <div className="w-3 h-3 rounded-sm border border-cyan-600" />
+          Known face
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+          <div className="w-3 h-3 rounded-sm border border-amber-600" />
+          Unknown face
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+          <span>👆</span> Gesture
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+          <div className="w-3 h-3 rounded-sm border border-green-700 border-dashed" />
+          Object
+        </div>
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-1">
+          <div className="w-3 h-3 rounded-sm border border-amber-600 border-dashed" />
+          Hazard
+        </div>
+        <div className="ml-auto text-gray-800 italic">
+          ⊕ pin = PiP  ·  overlay: {overlayMode}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/ui/social-bot/src/hooks/useCamera.js b/ui/social-bot/src/hooks/useCamera.js
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+/**
+ * useCamera.js — Multi-camera stream manager (Issue #177).
+ *
+ * Subscribes to sensor_msgs/CompressedImage topics via rosbridge.
+ * Decodes base64 JPEG/PNG → data URL for <img>/<canvas> display.
+ * Tracks per-camera FPS. Manages MediaRecorder for recording + snapshots.
+ *
+ * Camera sources:
+ *   front / left / rear / right  — 4× CSI IMX219, 640×480
+ *                                  topic: /camera/<name>/image_raw/compressed
+ *   color                        — D435i RGB, 640×480
+ *                                  topic: /camera/color/image_raw/compressed
+ *   depth                        — D435i depth, 640×480 greyscale (PNG16)
+ *                                  topic: /camera/depth/image_rect_raw/compressed
+ *   panoramic                    — equirect stitch 1920×960
+ *                                  topic: /camera/panoramic/compressed
+ */
+
+import { useState, useEffect, useRef, useCallback } from 'react';
+
+// ── Camera catalogue ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export const CAMERAS = [
+  {
+    id: 'front',
+    label: 'Front',
+    shortLabel: 'F',
+    topic: '/camera/front/image_raw/compressed',
+    msgType: 'sensor_msgs/CompressedImage',
+    cameraId: 0,           // matches gesture_node camera_id
+    width: 640, height: 480,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'left',
+    label: 'Left',
+    shortLabel: 'L',
+    topic: '/camera/left/image_raw/compressed',
+    msgType: 'sensor_msgs/CompressedImage',
+    cameraId: 1,
+    width: 640, height: 480,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'rear',
+    label: 'Rear',
+    shortLabel: 'R',
+    topic: '/camera/rear/image_raw/compressed',
+    msgType: 'sensor_msgs/CompressedImage',
+    cameraId: 2,
+    width: 640, height: 480,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'right',
+    label: 'Right',
+    shortLabel: 'Rt',
+    topic: '/camera/right/image_raw/compressed',
+    msgType: 'sensor_msgs/CompressedImage',
+    cameraId: 3,
+    width: 640, height: 480,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'color',
+    label: 'D435i RGB',
+    shortLabel: 'D',
+    topic: '/camera/color/image_raw/compressed',
+    msgType: 'sensor_msgs/CompressedImage',
+    cameraId: 4,
+    width: 640, height: 480,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'depth',
+    label: 'Depth',
+    shortLabel: '≋',
+    topic: '/camera/depth/image_rect_raw/compressed',
+    msgType: 'sensor_msgs/CompressedImage',
+    cameraId: 5,
+    width: 640, height: 480,
+    isDepth: true,
+  },
+  {
+    id: 'panoramic',
+    label: 'Panoramic',
+    shortLabel: '360',
+    topic: '/camera/panoramic/compressed',
+    msgType: 'sensor_msgs/CompressedImage',
+    cameraId: -1,
+    width: 1920, height: 960,
+    isPanoramic: true,
+  },
+];
+
+export const CAMERA_BY_ID = Object.fromEntries(CAMERAS.map(c => [c.id, c]));
+export const CAMERA_BY_ROS_ID = Object.fromEntries(
+  CAMERAS.filter(c => c.cameraId >= 0).map(c => [c.cameraId, c])
+);
+
+const TARGET_FPS     = 15;
+const FPS_INTERVAL   = 1000; // ms between FPS counter resets
+
+// ── Hook ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+export function useCamera({ subscribe } = {}) {
+  const [frames, setFrames]         = useState(() =>
+    Object.fromEntries(CAMERAS.map(c => [c.id, null]))
+  );
+  const [fps, setFps]               = useState(() =>
+    Object.fromEntries(CAMERAS.map(c => [c.id, 0]))
+  );
+  const [activeId, setActiveId]     = useState('front');
+  const [pipList, setPipList]       = useState([]);   // up to 3 extra camera ids
+  const [recording, setRecording]   = useState(false);
+  const [recSeconds, setRecSeconds] = useState(0);
+
+  // ── Refs (not state — no re-render needed) ─────────────────────────────────
+  const countRef      = useRef(Object.fromEntries(CAMERAS.map(c => [c.id, 0])));
+  const mediaRecRef   = useRef(null);
+  const chunksRef     = useRef([]);
+  const recTimerRef   = useRef(null);
+  const recordCanvas  = useRef(null); // hidden canvas used for recording
+  const recAnimRef    = useRef(null); // rAF handle for record-canvas loop
+  const latestFrameRef = useRef(Object.fromEntries(CAMERAS.map(c => [c.id, null])));
+  const latestTsRef   = useRef(Object.fromEntries(CAMERAS.map(c => [c.id, 0])));
+
+  // ── FPS counter ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const timer = setInterval(() => {
+      setFps({ ...countRef.current });
+      const reset = Object.fromEntries(CAMERAS.map(c => [c.id, 0]));
+      countRef.current = reset;
+    }, FPS_INTERVAL);
+    return () => clearInterval(timer);
+  }, []);
+
+  // ── Subscribe all camera topics ────────────────────────────────────────────
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (!subscribe) return;
+
+    const unsubs = CAMERAS.map(cam => {
+      let lastTs = 0;
+      const interval = Math.floor(1000 / TARGET_FPS); // client-side 15fps gate
+
+      return subscribe(cam.topic, cam.msgType, (msg) => {
+        const now = Date.now();
+        if (now - lastTs < interval) return; // drop frames > 15fps
+        lastTs = now;
+
+        const fmt    = msg.format || 'jpeg';
+        const mime   = fmt.includes('png') || fmt.includes('16UC') ? 'image/png' : 'image/jpeg';
+        const dataUrl = `data:${mime};base64,${msg.data}`;
+
+        latestFrameRef.current[cam.id] = dataUrl;
+        latestTsRef.current[cam.id]    = now;
+        countRef.current[cam.id]       = (countRef.current[cam.id] ?? 0) + 1;
+
+        setFrames(prev => ({ ...prev, [cam.id]: dataUrl }));
+      });
+    });
+
+    return () => unsubs.forEach(fn => fn?.());
+  }, [subscribe]);
+
+  // ── Create hidden record canvas ────────────────────────────────────────────
+  useEffect(() => {
+    const c = document.createElement('canvas');
+    c.width  = 640;
+    c.height = 480;
+    c.style.display = 'none';
+    document.body.appendChild(c);
+    recordCanvas.current = c;
+    return () => { c.remove(); };
+  }, []);
+
+  // ── Draw loop for record canvas ────────────────────────────────────────────
+  // Runs at TARGET_FPS when recording — draws active frame to hidden canvas
+  const startRecordLoop = useCallback(() => {
+    const canvas = recordCanvas.current;
+    if (!canvas) return;
+
+    const step = () => {
+      const cam    = CAMERA_BY_ID[activeId];
+      const src    = latestFrameRef.current[activeId];
+      const ctx    = canvas.getContext('2d');
+
+      if (!cam || !src) {
+        recAnimRef.current = requestAnimationFrame(step);
+        return;
+      }
+
+      // Resize canvas to match source
+      if (canvas.width !== cam.width || canvas.height !== cam.height) {
+        canvas.width  = cam.width;
+        canvas.height = cam.height;
+      }
+
+      const img = new Image();
+      img.onload = () => {
+        ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+      };
+      img.src = src;
+
+      recAnimRef.current = setTimeout(step, Math.floor(1000 / TARGET_FPS));
+    };
+
+    recAnimRef.current = setTimeout(step, 0);
+  }, [activeId]);
+
+  const stopRecordLoop = useCallback(() => {
+    if (recAnimRef.current) {
+      clearTimeout(recAnimRef.current);
+      cancelAnimationFrame(recAnimRef.current);
+      recAnimRef.current = null;
+    }
+  }, []);
+
+  // ── Recording ──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const startRecording = useCallback(() => {
+    const canvas = recordCanvas.current;
+    if (!canvas || recording) return;
+
+    startRecordLoop();
+
+    const stream   = canvas.captureStream(TARGET_FPS);
+    const mimeType =
+      MediaRecorder.isTypeSupported('video/mp4')                ? 'video/mp4'            :
+      MediaRecorder.isTypeSupported('video/webm;codecs=vp9')    ? 'video/webm;codecs=vp9' :
+      MediaRecorder.isTypeSupported('video/webm;codecs=vp8')    ? 'video/webm;codecs=vp8' :
+                                                                   'video/webm';
+
+    chunksRef.current = [];
+    const mr = new MediaRecorder(stream, { mimeType, videoBitsPerSecond: 2_500_000 });
+    mr.ondataavailable = e => { if (e.data?.size > 0) chunksRef.current.push(e.data); };
+    mr.start(200);
+    mediaRecRef.current = mr;
+    setRecording(true);
+    setRecSeconds(0);
+    recTimerRef.current = setInterval(() => setRecSeconds(s => s + 1), 1000);
+  }, [recording, startRecordLoop]);
+
+  const stopRecording = useCallback(() => {
+    const mr = mediaRecRef.current;
+    if (!mr || mr.state === 'inactive') return;
+
+    mr.onstop = () => {
+      const ext  = mr.mimeType.includes('mp4') ? 'mp4' : 'webm';
+      const blob = new Blob(chunksRef.current, { type: mr.mimeType });
+      const url  = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+      const a    = document.createElement('a');
+      a.href     = url;
+      a.download = `saltybot-${activeId}-${Date.now()}.${ext}`;
+      a.click();
+      URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+    };
+
+    mr.stop();
+    stopRecordLoop();
+    clearInterval(recTimerRef.current);
+    setRecording(false);
+  }, [activeId, stopRecordLoop]);
+
+  // ── Snapshot ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const takeSnapshot = useCallback((overlayCanvasEl) => {
+    const src = latestFrameRef.current[activeId];
+    if (!src) return;
+
+    const cam    = CAMERA_BY_ID[activeId];
+    const canvas = document.createElement('canvas');
+    canvas.width  = cam.width;
+    canvas.height = cam.height;
+    const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d');
+
+    const img = new Image();
+    img.onload = () => {
+      ctx.drawImage(img, 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+
+      // Composite detection overlay if provided
+      if (overlayCanvasEl) {
+        ctx.drawImage(overlayCanvasEl, 0, 0, canvas.width, canvas.height);
+      }
+
+      // Timestamp watermark
+      ctx.fillStyle = 'rgba(0,0,0,0.5)';
+      ctx.fillRect(0, canvas.height - 20, canvas.width, 20);
+      ctx.fillStyle = '#06b6d4';
+      ctx.font = '11px monospace';
+      ctx.fillText(`SALTYBOT  ${cam.label}  ${new Date().toISOString()}`, 8, canvas.height - 6);
+
+      canvas.toBlob(blob => {
+        const url = URL.createObjectURL(blob);
+        const a   = document.createElement('a');
+        a.href    = url;
+        a.download = `saltybot-snap-${activeId}-${Date.now()}.png`;
+        a.click();
+        URL.revokeObjectURL(url);
+      }, 'image/png');
+    };
+    img.src = src;
+  }, [activeId]);
+
+  // ── PiP management ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
+
+  const togglePip = useCallback(id => {
+    setPipList(prev => {
+      if (prev.includes(id)) return prev.filter(x => x !== id);
+      const next = [...prev, id].filter(x => x !== activeId);
+      return next.slice(-3); // max 3 PIPs
+    });
+  }, [activeId]);
+
+  // Remove PiP if it becomes the active camera
+  useEffect(() => {
+    setPipList(prev => prev.filter(id => id !== activeId));
+  }, [activeId]);
+
+  return {
+    cameras:      CAMERAS,
+    frames,
+    fps,
+    activeId,     setActiveId,
+    pipList,      togglePip,
+    recording,    recSeconds,
+    startRecording, stopRecording,
+    takeSnapshot,
+  };
+}