private void showCamera() {

    try {

      releaseResources();
      player = Manager.createPlayer("capture://video");
      player.addPlayerListener(this);
      player.realize();

      videoControl = (VideoControl) player.getControl("VideoControl");
      aVideoCanvas = new VideoCanvas();
      aVideoCanvas.initControls(videoControl, player);

      aVideoCanvas.addCommand(CMD_RECORD);
      aVideoCanvas.addCommand(CMD_EXIT);
      aVideoCanvas.setCommandListener(this);
      parentMidlet.getDisplay().setCurrent(aVideoCanvas);

      player.start();
      contentType = player.getContentType();

    } catch (Exception e) {
      e.printStackTrace();
    }
  }