diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/helpers/Constants.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/helpers/Constants.kt
index 34d0a07e..f8fc0600 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/helpers/Constants.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/helpers/Constants.kt
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ const val STATE_PICTURE_TAKEN = 2
 const val STATE_WAITING_LOCK = 3
 const val STATE_WAITING_PRECAPTURE = 4
 const val STATE_WAITING_NON_PRECAPTURE = 5
+const val STATE_RECORDING = 6
 
 fun compensateDeviceRotation(orientation: Int, isUsingFrontCamera: Boolean) = when {
     orientation == ORIENT_LANDSCAPE_LEFT -> 270
diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/views/PreviewCameraTwo.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/views/PreviewCameraTwo.kt
index e101e19e..b1b34ea9 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/views/PreviewCameraTwo.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/camera/views/PreviewCameraTwo.kt
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ class PreviewCameraTwo : ViewGroup, TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener, MyPrevie
                             mPreviewRequest = build()
                         }
                         mCaptureSession!!.setRepeatingRequest(mPreviewRequest, mCaptureCallback, mBackgroundHandler)
-                        mCameraState = STATE_PREVIEW
                     }
+                    mCameraState = STATE_PREVIEW
                 } catch (e: Exception) {
                 }
             }
@@ -734,6 +734,7 @@ class PreviewCameraTwo : ViewGroup, TextureView.SurfaceTextureListener, MyPrevie
                     mMediaRecorder?.start()
                 }
                 mActivity.setRecordingState(true)
+                mCameraState = STATE_RECORDING
             }
 
             override fun onConfigureFailed(session: CameraCaptureSession?) {}