MediaRecorder.stop() hanging with Android 4.0 (ICS)

Question

When calling stop() within my Video Capture activity, on occasion, the software will hang and will not come back to life. Only triggering an ANR by hitting \"Back\

Answer 1

This also happened to me because I was releasing the camera before performing stop() on the recorder. It also explains the error message "Timed out waiting for incoming camera video frames". It's waiting for a camera that is already released. Make sure to stop the recorder - and only then release the camera:

mMediaRecorder.stop();
mMediaRecorder.release();

camera.stopPreview();
camera.release();