diff --git a/camera/CameraParameters.cpp b/camera/CameraParameters.cpp
index af091f4..161f842 100644
--- a/camera/CameraParameters.cpp
+++ b/camera/CameraParameters.cpp
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <camera/CameraParameters.h>
+#include <system/graphics.h>
 
 namespace android {
 // Parameter keys to communicate between camera application and driver.
@@ -483,4 +484,45 @@
     return NO_ERROR;
 }
 
+void CameraParameters::getSupportedPreviewFormats(Vector<int>& formats) const {
+    const char* supportedPreviewFormats =
+          get(CameraParameters::KEY_SUPPORTED_PREVIEW_FORMATS);
+
+    String8 fmtStr(supportedPreviewFormats);
+    char* prevFmts = fmtStr.lockBuffer(fmtStr.size());
+
+    char* savePtr;
+    char* fmt = strtok_r(prevFmts, ",", &savePtr);
+    while (fmt) {
+        int actual = previewFormatToEnum(fmt);
+        if (actual != -1) {
+            formats.add(actual);
+        }
+        fmt = strtok_r(NULL, ",", &savePtr);
+    }
+    fmtStr.unlockBuffer(fmtStr.size());
+}
+
+
+int CameraParameters::previewFormatToEnum(const char* format) {
+    return
+        !format ?
+            HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCrCb_420_SP :
+        !strcmp(format, PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV422SP) ?
+            HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCbCr_422_SP : // NV16
+        !strcmp(format, PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV420SP) ?
+            HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCrCb_420_SP : // NV21
+        !strcmp(format, PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV422I) ?
+            HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YCbCr_422_I :  // YUY2
+        !strcmp(format, PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV420P) ?
+            HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_YV12 :         // YV12
+        !strcmp(format, PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB565) ?
+            HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGB_565 :      // RGB565
+        !strcmp(format, PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA8888) ?
+            HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RGBA_8888 :    // RGB8888
+        !strcmp(format, PIXEL_FORMAT_BAYER_RGGB) ?
+            HAL_PIXEL_FORMAT_RAW_SENSOR :   // Raw sensor data
+        -1;
+}
+
 }; // namespace android