http://developer.android.com/reference/android/hardware/Camera.html#setDisplayOrientation(int)
Sample code:
public void surfaceCreated(SurfaceHolder holder) { mCamera = Camera.open(); setCameraDisplayOrientation(); } private void setCameraDisplayOrientation(){ int rotation = mWindowManager.getDefaultDisplay().getRotation(); Camera.CameraInfo info = new Camera.CameraInfo(); // camera id is ... Camera.getCameraInfo(0, info); int degrees = 0; switch (rotation) { case Surface.ROTATION_0: degrees = 0; break; case Surface.ROTATION_90: degrees = 90; break; case Surface.ROTATION_180: degrees = 180; break; case Surface.ROTATION_270: degrees = 270; break; } int result; if (info.facing == Camera.CameraInfo.CAMERA_FACING_FRONT) { result = (info.orientation + degrees) % 360; result = (360 - result) % 360; // compensate the mirror } else { // back-facing result = (info.orientation - degrees + 360) % 360; } mCamera.setDisplayOrientation(result); }