diff --git a/include/camera/CameraParameters.h b/include/camera/CameraParameters.h
index d521543..c6074fc 100644
--- a/include/camera/CameraParameters.h
+++ b/include/camera/CameraParameters.h
@@ -102,6 +102,12 @@
     void dump() const;
     status_t dump(int fd, const Vector<String16>& args) const;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a Vector containing the supported preview formats
+     * as enums given in graphics.h.
+     */
+    void getSupportedPreviewFormats(Vector<int>& formats) const;
+
     // Parameter keys to communicate between camera application and driver.
     // The access (read/write, read only, or write only) is viewed from the
     // perspective of applications, not driver.
@@ -674,6 +680,13 @@
     // High-dynamic range mode
     static const char LIGHTFX_HDR[];
 
+    /**
+     * Returns the the supported preview formats as an enum given in graphics.h
+     * corrsponding to the format given in the input string or -1 if no such
+     * conversion exists.
+     */
+    static int previewFormatToEnum(const char* format);
+
 private:
     DefaultKeyedVector<String8,String8>    mMap;
 };