diff --git a/camera/CameraParameters.cpp b/camera/CameraParameters.cpp
index 362d9ee..887b12c 100644
--- a/camera/CameraParameters.cpp
+++ b/camera/CameraParameters.cpp
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@
 const char CameraParameters::SCENE_MODE_CANDLELIGHT[] = "candlelight";
 const char CameraParameters::SCENE_MODE_BARCODE[] = "barcode";
 
-// Formats for setPreviewFormat and setPictureFormat.
+const char CameraParameters::PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV420P[]  = "yuv420p";
 const char CameraParameters::PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV422SP[] = "yuv422sp";
 const char CameraParameters::PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV420SP[] = "yuv420sp";
 const char CameraParameters::PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV422I[] = "yuv422i-yuyv";
diff --git a/include/camera/CameraParameters.h b/include/camera/CameraParameters.h
index 7c5371a..72d5756 100644
--- a/include/camera/CameraParameters.h
+++ b/include/camera/CameraParameters.h
@@ -354,7 +354,10 @@
     // for barcode reading.
     static const char SCENE_MODE_BARCODE[];
 
-    // Formats for setPreviewFormat and setPictureFormat.
+    // Pixel color formats for KEY_PREVIEW_FORMAT, KEY_PICTURE_FORMAT,
+    // and KEY_VIDEO_FRAME_FORMAT
+    // Planar variant of the YUV420 color format
+    static const char PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV420P[];
     static const char PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV422SP[];
     static const char PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV420SP[]; // NV21
     static const char PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV422I[]; // YUY2
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/CameraSource.cpp b/media/libstagefright/CameraSource.cpp
index dc55ddf..12ac168 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/CameraSource.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/CameraSource.cpp
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@
 }
 
 static int32_t getColorFormat(const char* colorFormat) {
+    if (!strcmp(colorFormat, CameraParameters::PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV420P)) {
+       return OMX_COLOR_FormatYUV420Planar;
+    }
+
     if (!strcmp(colorFormat, CameraParameters::PIXEL_FORMAT_YUV422SP)) {
        return OMX_COLOR_FormatYUV422SemiPlanar;
     }