diff --git a/camera/ndk/include/camera/NdkCameraMetadataTags.h b/camera/ndk/include/camera/NdkCameraMetadataTags.h
index 6d9f90a..7d78571 100644
--- a/camera/ndk/include/camera/NdkCameraMetadataTags.h
+++ b/camera/ndk/include/camera/NdkCameraMetadataTags.h
@@ -6054,10 +6054,11 @@
      * </ul></p>
      *
      * <p>The accuracy of the frame timestamp synchronization determines the physical cameras'
-     * ability to start exposure at the same time. If the sensorSyncType is CALIBRATED,
-     * the physical camera sensors usually run in master-slave mode so that their shutter
-     * time is synchronized. For APPROXIMATE sensorSyncType, the camera sensors usually run in
-     * master-master mode, and there could be offset between their start of exposure.</p>
+     * ability to start exposure at the same time. If the sensorSyncType is CALIBRATED, the
+     * physical camera sensors usually run in leader/follower mode where one sensor generates a
+     * timing signal for the other, so that their shutter time is synchronized. For APPROXIMATE
+     * sensorSyncType, the camera sensors usually run in leader/leader mode, where both sensors
+     * use their own timing generator, and there could be offset between their start of exposure.</p>
      * <p>In both cases, all images generated for a particular capture request still carry the same
      * timestamps, so that they can be used to look up the matching frame number and
      * onCaptureStarted callback.</p>
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
index 2d03b56..b5de1b7 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/CameraService.cpp
@@ -1640,7 +1640,7 @@
                     cameraId.string(), clientName8.string(), clientPid);
         }
 
-        // Enforce client permissions and do basic sanity checks
+        // Enforce client permissions and do basic validity checks
         if(!(ret = validateConnectLocked(cameraId, clientName8,
                 /*inout*/clientUid, /*inout*/clientPid, /*out*/originalClientPid)).isOk()) {
             return ret;
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/api1/client2/Parameters.cpp b/services/camera/libcameraservice/api1/client2/Parameters.cpp
index 20333d1..dbc863b 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/api1/client2/Parameters.cpp
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/api1/client2/Parameters.cpp
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@
     previewFpsRange[1] = fastInfo.bestStillCaptureFpsRange[1];
 
     // PREVIEW_FRAME_RATE / SUPPORTED_PREVIEW_FRAME_RATES are deprecated, but
-    // still have to do something sane for them
+    // still have to do something reasonable for them
 
     // NOTE: Not scaled like FPS range values are.
     int previewFps = fpsFromRange(previewFpsRange[0], previewFpsRange[1]);
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/api2/CameraDeviceClient.h b/services/camera/libcameraservice/api2/CameraDeviceClient.h
index e7e26da..5cd16ee 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/api2/CameraDeviceClient.h
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/api2/CameraDeviceClient.h
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@
     virtual void notifyRepeatingRequestError(long lastFrameNumber);
 
     // utility function to convert AIDL SessionConfiguration to HIDL
-    // streamConfiguration. Also checks for sanity of SessionConfiguration and
+    // streamConfiguration. Also checks for validity of SessionConfiguration and
     // returns a non-ok binder::Status if the passed in session configuration
     // isn't valid.
     static binder::Status
diff --git a/services/camera/libcameraservice/utils/SessionConfigurationUtils.h b/services/camera/libcameraservice/utils/SessionConfigurationUtils.h
index fb519d9..cfb9f17 100644
--- a/services/camera/libcameraservice/utils/SessionConfigurationUtils.h
+++ b/services/camera/libcameraservice/utils/SessionConfigurationUtils.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 class SessionConfigurationUtils {
 public:
     // utility function to convert AIDL SessionConfiguration to HIDL
-    // streamConfiguration. Also checks for sanity of SessionConfiguration and
+    // streamConfiguration. Also checks for validity of SessionConfiguration and
     // returns a non-ok binder::Status if the passed in session configuration
     // isn't valid.
     static binder::Status