Index: opencv/android/android-opencv/src/com/opencv/camera/NativePreviewer.java
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--- opencv/android/android-opencv/src/com/opencv/camera/NativePreviewer.java	(revision 5173)
+++ opencv/android/android-opencv/src/com/opencv/camera/NativePreviewer.java	(working copy)
@@ -156,34 +156,37 @@
 		
 		// this is available in 8+
 		// parameters.setExposureCompensation(0);
-		if (parameters.getSupportedWhiteBalance().contains(whitebalance_mode)) {
-			parameters.setWhiteBalance(whitebalance_mode);
-		}
-//		if (parameters.getSupportedAntibanding().contains(
-//				Camera.Parameters.ANTIBANDING_OFF)) {
-//			parameters.setAntibanding(Camera.Parameters.ANTIBANDING_OFF);
-//		}
+		if (parameters.getSupportedWhiteBalance() != null  
+			&& parameters.getSupportedWhiteBalance().contains(whitebalance_mode)) { 
+			   parameters.setWhiteBalance(whitebalance_mode); 
+		} 
 
+		//if (parameters.getSupportedAntibanding() != null  
+		//	&& parameters.getSupportedAntibanding().contains(Camera.Parameters.ANTIBANDING_OFF)) { 
+		//	   parameters.setAntibanding(Camera.Parameters.ANTIBANDING_OFF); 
+		//} 
+
 		List<String> fmodes = mCamera.getParameters().getSupportedFocusModes();
 		// for(String x: fmodes){
 
 		// }
 		
 	
-
 		if (parameters.get("meter-mode") != null)
 			parameters.set("meter-mode", "meter-average");
-		int idx = fmodes.indexOf(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_INFINITY);
-		if (idx != -1) {
-			parameters.setFocusMode(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_INFINITY);
-		} else if (fmodes.indexOf(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_FIXED) != -1) {
-			parameters.setFocusMode(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_FIXED);
-		}
+		
+		if(fmodes != null){
+			int idx = fmodes.indexOf(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_INFINITY);
+			if (idx != -1) {
+				parameters.setFocusMode(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_INFINITY);
+			} else if (fmodes.indexOf(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_FIXED) != -1) {
+				parameters.setFocusMode(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_FIXED);
+			}
 
-		if (fmodes.indexOf(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_AUTO) != -1) {
-			hasAutoFocus = true;
+			if (fmodes.indexOf(Camera.Parameters.FOCUS_MODE_AUTO) != -1) {
+				hasAutoFocus = true;
+			}
 		}
-
 		List<String> scenemodes = mCamera.getParameters()
 				.getSupportedSceneModes();
 		if (scenemodes != null)