diff --git a/camera/camera.android.ts b/camera/camera.android.ts
index 5088c6207..72fa8da1b 100644
--- a/camera/camera.android.ts
+++ b/camera/camera.android.ts
@@ -2,16 +2,20 @@
 import appModule = require("application");
 import fileSystem = require("file-system");
 import utils = require("utils/utils");
+import definition = require("camera");
 import common = require("./camera-common");
 
 var REQUEST_IMAGE_CAPTURE = 3453;
 
-export var takePicture = function (width?, height?, keepAspectRatio?): Promise<imageSource.ImageSource> {
+export var takePicture = function (options?: definition.CameraOptions): Promise<imageSource.ImageSource> {
     return new Promise<imageSource.ImageSource>((resolve, reject) => {
         try {
             var density = utils.layout.getDisplayDensity();
-            var reqWidth = width ? width * density : 0;
-            var reqHeight = height ? height * density : reqWidth;
+            if (options) {
+                var reqWidth = options.width ? options.width * density : 0;
+                var reqHeight = options.height ? options.height * density : reqWidth;
+                var shouldKeepAspectRatio = (options.keepAspectRatio === null || options.keepAspectRatio === undefined) ? true : options.keepAspectRatio;
+            }
             var takePictureIntent = new android.content.Intent(android.provider.MediaStore.ACTION_IMAGE_CAPTURE);
             var dateStamp = createDateTimeStamp();
             var tempPicturePath = fileSystem.path.join(appModule.android.currentContext.getExternalFilesDir(null).getAbsolutePath(), "cameraPicture_" + dateStamp + ".jpg");
@@ -34,7 +38,6 @@ export var takePicture = function (width?, height?, keepAspectRatio?): Promise<i
                         var finalBitmapOptions = new android.graphics.BitmapFactory.Options();
                         finalBitmapOptions.inSampleSize = sampleSize;
                         var bitmap = android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeFile(tempPicturePath, finalBitmapOptions);
-                        var shouldKeepAspectRatio = (keepAspectRatio === null || keepAspectRatio === undefined) ? true : keepAspectRatio;
                         var scaledSizeImage = null;
                         if (reqHeight > 0 && reqWidth > 0) {
                             if (shouldKeepAspectRatio) {
diff --git a/camera/camera.d.ts b/camera/camera.d.ts
index c4dc90fd8..0d86af126 100644
--- a/camera/camera.d.ts
+++ b/camera/camera.d.ts
@@ -11,5 +11,11 @@ declare module "camera" {
      * @param height - Optional parameter which defines the required height of the taken picture.
      * @param keepAspectRatio - Optional parameter which controls if the result picture will keep the aspect ratio of the picture taken by camera.
      */
-    export function takePicture(width?: number, heigth?: number, keepAspectRatio?: boolean): Promise<imageSource.ImageSource>;
+    export function takePicture(options?: CameraOptions): Promise<imageSource.ImageSource>;
+
+    export interface CameraOptions {
+        width?: number;
+        height?: number;
+        keepAspectRatio?: boolean;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/camera/camera.ios.ts b/camera/camera.ios.ts
index 5bf3cfbb9..30b7b3376 100644
--- a/camera/camera.ios.ts
+++ b/camera/camera.ios.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import imageSource = require("image-source");
 import frame = require("ui/frame");
+import definition = require("camera");
 import common = require("./camera-common");
 
 class UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UIImagePickerControllerDelegate {
@@ -65,12 +66,18 @@ class UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl extends NSObject implements UIImagePic
     }
 }
 
-export var takePicture = function (width?, height?, keepAspectRatio?): Promise<imageSource.ImageSource> {
+export var takePicture = function (options?: definition.CameraOptions): Promise<imageSource.ImageSource> {
     return new Promise<imageSource.ImageSource>((resolve, reject) => {
         var imagePickerController = new UIImagePickerController();
         var listener = null;
-        var reqWidth = width || 0;
-        var reqHeight = height || reqWidth;
+        var reqWidth = 0;
+        var reqHeight = 0;
+        var keepAspectRatio = true;
+        if (options) {
+            reqWidth = options.width || 0;
+            reqHeight = options.height || reqWidth;
+            keepAspectRatio = (options.keepAspectRatio === null || options.keepAspectRatio === undefined) ? true : options.keepAspectRatio;
+        }
         if (reqWidth && reqHeight) {
             listener = UIImagePickerControllerDelegateImpl.new().initWithCallbackAndOptions(resolve, { width: reqWidth, height: reqHeight, keepAspectRatio: keepAspectRatio });
         }