diff --git a/include/log/logprint.h b/include/log/logprint.h
index 1e42b47..96249e9 100644
--- a/include/log/logprint.h
+++ b/include/log/logprint.h
@@ -36,7 +36,9 @@
     FORMAT_TIME,
     FORMAT_THREADTIME,
     FORMAT_LONG,
-    FORMAT_COLOR,
+    /* The following two are modifiers to above formats */
+    FORMAT_MODIFIER_COLOR,     /* converts priority to color */
+    FORMAT_MODIFIER_TIME_USEC, /* switches from msec to usec time precision */
 } AndroidLogPrintFormat;
 
 typedef struct AndroidLogFormat_t AndroidLogFormat;
@@ -56,7 +58,8 @@
 
 void android_log_format_free(AndroidLogFormat *p_format);
 
-void android_log_setPrintFormat(AndroidLogFormat *p_format, 
+/* currently returns 0 if format is a modifier, 1 if not */
+int android_log_setPrintFormat(AndroidLogFormat *p_format,
         AndroidLogPrintFormat format);
 
 /**
@@ -64,7 +67,7 @@
  */
 AndroidLogPrintFormat android_log_formatFromString(const char *s);
 
-/** 
+/**
  * filterExpression: a single filter expression
  * eg "AT:d"
  *
@@ -74,12 +77,12 @@
  *
  */
 
-int android_log_addFilterRule(AndroidLogFormat *p_format, 
+int android_log_addFilterRule(AndroidLogFormat *p_format,
         const char *filterExpression);
 
 
-/** 
- * filterString: a whitespace-separated set of filter expressions 
+/**
+ * filterString: a whitespace-separated set of filter expressions
  * eg "AT:d *:i"
  *
  * returns 0 on success and -1 on invalid expression
@@ -92,7 +95,7 @@
         const char *filterString);
 
 
-/** 
+/**
  * returns 1 if this log line should be printed based on its priority
  * and tag, and 0 if it should not
  */
@@ -129,7 +132,7 @@
  * Returns NULL on malloc error
  */
 
-char *android_log_formatLogLine (    
+char *android_log_formatLogLine (
     AndroidLogFormat *p_format,
     char *defaultBuffer,
     size_t defaultBufferSize,
diff --git a/liblog/logprint.c b/liblog/logprint.c
index 0f01542..a3f1d7e 100644
--- a/liblog/logprint.c
+++ b/liblog/logprint.c
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
     FilterInfo *filters;
     AndroidLogPrintFormat format;
     bool colored_output;
+    bool usec_time_output;
 };
 
 /*
@@ -185,6 +186,7 @@
     p_ret->global_pri = ANDROID_LOG_VERBOSE;
     p_ret->format = FORMAT_BRIEF;
     p_ret->colored_output = false;
+    p_ret->usec_time_output = false;
 
     return p_ret;
 }
@@ -207,13 +209,19 @@
 
 
 
-void android_log_setPrintFormat(AndroidLogFormat *p_format,
+int android_log_setPrintFormat(AndroidLogFormat *p_format,
         AndroidLogPrintFormat format)
 {
-    if (format == FORMAT_COLOR)
+    if (format == FORMAT_MODIFIER_COLOR) {
         p_format->colored_output = true;
-    else
-        p_format->format = format;
+        return 0;
+    }
+    if (format == FORMAT_MODIFIER_TIME_USEC) {
+        p_format->usec_time_output = true;
+        return 0;
+    }
+    p_format->format = format;
+    return 1;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -231,7 +239,8 @@
     else if (strcmp(formatString, "time") == 0) format = FORMAT_TIME;
     else if (strcmp(formatString, "threadtime") == 0) format = FORMAT_THREADTIME;
     else if (strcmp(formatString, "long") == 0) format = FORMAT_LONG;
-    else if (strcmp(formatString, "color") == 0) format = FORMAT_COLOR;
+    else if (strcmp(formatString, "color") == 0) format = FORMAT_MODIFIER_COLOR;
+    else if (strcmp(formatString, "usec") == 0) format = FORMAT_MODIFIER_TIME_USEC;
     else format = FORMAT_OFF;
 
     return format;
@@ -745,7 +754,7 @@
     struct tm tmBuf;
 #endif
     struct tm* ptm;
-    char timeBuf[32];
+    char timeBuf[32]; /* good margin, 23+nul for msec, 26+nul for usec */
     char prefixBuf[128], suffixBuf[128];
     char priChar;
     int prefixSuffixIsHeaderFooter = 0;
@@ -771,6 +780,14 @@
 #endif
     //strftime(timeBuf, sizeof(timeBuf), "%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S", ptm);
     strftime(timeBuf, sizeof(timeBuf), "%m-%d %H:%M:%S", ptm);
+    len = strlen(timeBuf);
+    if (p_format->usec_time_output) {
+        snprintf(timeBuf + len, sizeof(timeBuf) - len,
+                 ".%06ld", entry->tv_nsec / 1000);
+    } else {
+        snprintf(timeBuf + len, sizeof(timeBuf) - len,
+                 ".%03ld", entry->tv_nsec / 1000000);
+    }
 
     /*
      * Construct a buffer containing the log header and log message.
@@ -811,23 +828,21 @@
             break;
         case FORMAT_TIME:
             len = snprintf(prefixBuf + prefixLen, sizeof(prefixBuf) - prefixLen,
-                "%s.%03ld %c/%-8s(%5d): ", timeBuf, entry->tv_nsec / 1000000,
-                priChar, entry->tag, entry->pid);
+                "%s %c/%-8s(%5d): ", timeBuf, priChar, entry->tag, entry->pid);
             strcpy(suffixBuf + suffixLen, "\n");
             ++suffixLen;
             break;
         case FORMAT_THREADTIME:
             len = snprintf(prefixBuf + prefixLen, sizeof(prefixBuf) - prefixLen,
-                "%s.%03ld %5d %5d %c %-8s: ", timeBuf, entry->tv_nsec / 1000000,
+                "%s %5d %5d %c %-8s: ", timeBuf,
                 entry->pid, entry->tid, priChar, entry->tag);
             strcpy(suffixBuf + suffixLen, "\n");
             ++suffixLen;
             break;
         case FORMAT_LONG:
             len = snprintf(prefixBuf + prefixLen, sizeof(prefixBuf) - prefixLen,
-                "[ %s.%03ld %5d:%5d %c/%-8s ]\n",
-                timeBuf, entry->tv_nsec / 1000000, entry->pid,
-                entry->tid, priChar, entry->tag);
+                "[ %s %5d:%5d %c/%-8s ]\n",
+                timeBuf, entry->pid, entry->tid, priChar, entry->tag);
             strcpy(suffixBuf + suffixLen, "\n\n");
             suffixLen += 2;
             prefixSuffixIsHeaderFooter = 1;
diff --git a/logcat/logcat.cpp b/logcat/logcat.cpp
index 2b19b93..2c2d785 100644
--- a/logcat/logcat.cpp
+++ b/logcat/logcat.cpp
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@
                     "  -r <kbytes>     Rotate log every kbytes. Requires -f\n"
                     "  -n <count>      Sets max number of rotated logs to <count>, default 4\n"
                     "  -v <format>     Sets the log print format, where <format> is:\n\n"
-                    "                  brief color long process raw tag thread threadtime time\n\n"
+                    "                  brief color long process raw tag thread threadtime time usec\n\n"
                     "  -D              print dividers between each log buffer\n"
                     "  -c              clear (flush) the entire log and exit\n"
                     "  -d              dump the log and then exit (don't block)\n"
@@ -291,9 +291,7 @@
         return -1;
     }
 
-    android_log_setPrintFormat(g_logformat, format);
-
-    return 0;
+    return android_log_setPrintFormat(g_logformat, format);
 }
 
 static const char multipliers[][2] = {
@@ -569,10 +567,7 @@
                 if (err < 0) {
                     logcat_panic(true, "Invalid parameter %s to -v\n", optarg);
                 }
-
-                if (strcmp("color", optarg)) { // exception for modifiers
-                    hasSetLogFormat = 1;
-                }
+                hasSetLogFormat |= err;
             break;
 
             case 'Q':