diff --git a/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index b0c3c57ac8..fca48c16f1 100644
--- a/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/damus.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
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+		BA3759972ABCCF360018D73B /* CameraPreview.swift in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = BA3759962ABCCF360018D73B /* CameraPreview.swift */; };
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@@ -1629,6 +1631,7 @@
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 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
+				BA3759952ABCCF360018D73B /* Camera */,
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@@ -2277,6 +2280,14 @@
 			path = Camera;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
+		BA3759952ABCCF360018D73B /* Camera */ = {
+			isa = PBXGroup;
+			children = (
+				BA3759962ABCCF360018D73B /* CameraPreview.swift */,
+			);
+			path = Camera;
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
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 			isa = PBXGroup;
 			children = (
@@ -2620,6 +2631,7 @@
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 				4CA2EFA0280E37AC0044ACD8 /* TimelineView.swift in Sources */,
 				4C30AC7629A5770900E2BD5A /* NotificationItemView.swift in Sources */,
+				BA3759972ABCCF360018D73B /* CameraPreview.swift in Sources */,
 				4C86F7C42A76C44C00EC0817 /* ZappingNotify.swift in Sources */,
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diff --git a/damus/Views/Camera/CameraPreview.swift b/damus/Views/Camera/CameraPreview.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ab1ff63ec3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/damus/Views/Camera/CameraPreview.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+//
+//  CameraPreview.swift
+//  damus
+//
+//  Created by Suhail Saqan on 8/5/23.
+//
+
+import UIKit
+import AVFoundation
+import SwiftUI
+
+public struct CameraPreview: UIViewRepresentable {
+    public class VideoPreviewView: UIView {
+        public override class var layerClass: AnyClass {
+            AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer.self
+        }
+
+        var videoPreviewLayer: AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer {
+            return layer as! AVCaptureVideoPreviewLayer
+        }
+
+        let focusView: UIView = {
+            let focusView = UIView(frame: CGRect(x: 0, y: 0, width: 30, height: 30))
+            focusView.layer.borderColor = UIColor.white.cgColor
+            focusView.layer.borderWidth = 1.5
+            focusView.layer.cornerRadius = 15
+            focusView.layer.opacity = 0
+            focusView.backgroundColor = .clear
+            return focusView
+        }()
+
+        @objc func focusAndExposeTap(gestureRecognizer: UITapGestureRecognizer) {
+            let layerPoint = gestureRecognizer.location(in: gestureRecognizer.view)
+
+            guard layerPoint.x >= 0 && layerPoint.x <= bounds.width &&
+                    layerPoint.y >= 0 && layerPoint.y <= bounds.height else {
+                return
+            }
+
+            let devicePoint = videoPreviewLayer.captureDevicePointConverted(fromLayerPoint: layerPoint)
+
+            self.focusView.layer.frame = CGRect(origin: layerPoint, size: CGSize(width: 30, height: 30))
+
+            NotificationCenter.default.post(.init(name: .init("UserDidRequestNewFocusPoint"), object: nil, userInfo: ["devicePoint": devicePoint] as [AnyHashable: Any]))
+
+            UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.3, animations: {
+                self.focusView.layer.opacity = 1
+            }) { (completed) in
+                if completed {
+                    UIView.animate(withDuration: 0.3) {
+                        self.focusView.layer.opacity = 0
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+        }
+
+        public override func layoutSubviews() {
+            super.layoutSubviews()
+
+            videoPreviewLayer.videoGravity = .resizeAspectFill
+
+            self.layer.addSublayer(focusView.layer)
+
+            let gRecognizer = UITapGestureRecognizer(target: self, action: #selector(VideoPreviewView.focusAndExposeTap(gestureRecognizer:)))
+            self.addGestureRecognizer(gRecognizer)
+        }
+    }
+
+    public let session: AVCaptureSession
+
+    public init(session: AVCaptureSession) {
+        self.session = session
+    }
+
+    public func makeUIView(context: Context) -> VideoPreviewView {
+        let viewFinder = VideoPreviewView()
+        viewFinder.backgroundColor = .black
+        viewFinder.videoPreviewLayer.cornerRadius = 20
+        viewFinder.videoPreviewLayer.session = session
+        viewFinder.videoPreviewLayer.connection?.videoOrientation = .portrait
+
+        return viewFinder
+    }
+
+    public func updateUIView(_ uiView: VideoPreviewView, context: Context) {
+
+    }
+}
+
+struct CameraPreview_Previews: PreviewProvider {
+    static var previews: some View {
+        CameraPreview(session: AVCaptureSession())
+            .frame(height: 300)
+    }
+}