diff --git a/imutils/video/videostream.py b/imutils/video/videostream.py
index 4f9de0b..d7d1f13 100644
--- a/imutils/video/videostream.py
+++ b/imutils/video/videostream.py
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ def __init__(self, src=0, usePiCamera=False, resolution=(320, 240),
 		# otherwise, we are using OpenCV so initialize the webcam
 		# stream
 		else:
-			self.stream = WebcamVideoStream(src=src)
+			self.stream = WebcamVideoStream(src=src, resolution=resolution)
 
 	def start(self):
 		# start the threaded video stream
diff --git a/imutils/video/webcamvideostream.py b/imutils/video/webcamvideostream.py
index dbe8751..de7481d 100644
--- a/imutils/video/webcamvideostream.py
+++ b/imutils/video/webcamvideostream.py
@@ -3,10 +3,16 @@
 import cv2
 
 class WebcamVideoStream:
-	def __init__(self, src=0, name="WebcamVideoStream"):
-		# initialize the video camera stream and read the first frame
-		# from the stream
-		self.stream = cv2.VideoCapture(src)
+	def __init__(self, src=0, resolution=(320, 240), name="WebcamVideoStream"):
+		# initialize the video camera stream
+		if isinstance(src, int):
+			self.stream = cv2.VideoCapture(src)
+			self.stream.set(3, int(resolution[0]))  # cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_WIDTH
+			self.stream.set(4, int(resolution[1]))  # cv2.CAP_PROP_FRAME_HEIGHT
+		else:
+			self.stream = src
+
+		# read the first frame from the stream
 		(self.grabbed, self.frame) = self.stream.read()
 
 		# initialize the thread name
@@ -38,5 +44,6 @@ def read(self):
 		return self.frame
 
 	def stop(self):
+		self.stream.release()
 		# indicate that the thread should be stopped
 		self.stopped = True