diff --git a/commonLibs/lcameraDev/cameraIdentity.cpp b/commonLibs/lcameraDev/cameraIdentity.cpp
index 1bf489b..a7c17aa 100644
--- a/commonLibs/lcameraDev/cameraIdentity.cpp
+++ b/commonLibs/lcameraDev/cameraIdentity.cpp
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <cctype>
 #include <optional>
+#include <string_view>
 
 namespace lcamera_dev {
 
@@ -31,10 +32,10 @@ CameraIdentityRecord buildIdentityRecord(
 
 	const libcamera::ControlList& props = camera->properties();
 
-	const std::optional<std::string> model =
+	const std::optional<std::string_view> model =
 		props.get(libcamera::properties::Model);
 	if (model) {
-		record.model = *model;
+		record.model.assign(model->begin(), model->end());
 	}
 
 	const std::optional<int> location =