diff --git a/camera/ICameraService.cpp b/camera/ICameraService.cpp
index 7c9720f..b359f57 100644
--- a/camera/ICameraService.cpp
+++ b/camera/ICameraService.cpp
@@ -94,11 +94,18 @@
     {
     }
 
-    // get number of cameras available
+    // get number of cameras available that support standard camera operations
     virtual int32_t getNumberOfCameras()
     {
+        return getNumberOfCameras(CAMERA_TYPE_BACKWARD_COMPATIBLE);
+    }
+
+    // get number of cameras available of a given type
+    virtual int32_t getNumberOfCameras(int type)
+    {
         Parcel data, reply;
         data.writeInterfaceToken(ICameraService::getInterfaceDescriptor());
+        data.writeInt32(type);
         remote()->transact(BnCameraService::GET_NUMBER_OF_CAMERAS, data, &reply);
 
         if (readExceptionCode(reply)) return 0;
@@ -337,7 +344,7 @@
         case GET_NUMBER_OF_CAMERAS: {
             CHECK_INTERFACE(ICameraService, data, reply);
             reply->writeNoException();
-            reply->writeInt32(getNumberOfCameras());
+            reply->writeInt32(getNumberOfCameras(data.readInt32()));
             return NO_ERROR;
         } break;
         case GET_CAMERA_INFO: {