diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cb1fef4..28ecd99 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # react-native-camera [![npm version](https://badge.fury.io/js/react-native-camera.svg)](http://badge.fury.io/js/react-native-camera) [![Gitter](https://badges.gitter.im/lwansbrough/react-native-camera.svg)](https://gitter.im/lwansbrough/react-native-camera)
 
-A camera module for React Native. 
+A camera module for React Native.
 ![](https://i.imgur.com/5j2JdUk.gif)
 
 ## Known Issues
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ The type of capture that will be performed by the camera - either a still image
 
 #### `captureTarget`
 
-Values: `Camera.constants.CaptureTarget.cameraRoll` (default), `Camera.constants.CaptureTarget.disk`, ~~`Camera.constants.CaptureTarget.memory`~~ (deprecated),
+Values: `Camera.constants.CaptureTarget.cameraRoll` (default), `Camera.constants.CaptureTarget.disk`, `Camera.constants.CaptureTarget.temp`, ~~`Camera.constants.CaptureTarget.memory`~~ (deprecated),
 
 This property allows you to specify the target output of the captured image data. By default the image binary is sent back as a base 64 encoded string. The disk output has been shown to improve capture response time, so that is the recommended value.
 
diff --git a/android/src/main/java/com/lwansbrough/RCTCamera/RCTCameraModule.java b/android/src/main/java/com/lwansbrough/RCTCamera/RCTCameraModule.java
index 28c1ae0..06ab65f 100644
--- a/android/src/main/java/com/lwansbrough/RCTCamera/RCTCameraModule.java
+++ b/android/src/main/java/com/lwansbrough/RCTCamera/RCTCameraModule.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ public class RCTCameraModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
     public static final int RCT_CAMERA_CAPTURE_TARGET_MEMORY = 0;
     public static final int RCT_CAMERA_CAPTURE_TARGET_DISK = 1;
     public static final int RCT_CAMERA_CAPTURE_TARGET_CAMERA_ROLL = 2;
+    public static final int RCT_CAMERA_CAPTURE_TARGET_TEMP = 3;
     public static final int RCT_CAMERA_ORIENTATION_AUTO = 0;
     public static final int RCT_CAMERA_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE_LEFT = 1;
     public static final int RCT_CAMERA_ORIENTATION_LANDSCAPE_RIGHT = 2;
@@ -109,6 +110,7 @@ public class RCTCameraModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
                         put("memory", RCT_CAMERA_CAPTURE_TARGET_MEMORY);
                         put("disk", RCT_CAMERA_CAPTURE_TARGET_DISK);
                         put("cameraRoll", RCT_CAMERA_CAPTURE_TARGET_CAMERA_ROLL);
+                        put("temp", RCT_CAMERA_CAPTURE_TARGET_TEMP);
                     }
                 });
             }
@@ -189,6 +191,25 @@ public class RCTCameraModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
                         }
                         callback.invoke(null, Uri.fromFile(pictureFile).toString());
                         break;
+                    case RCT_CAMERA_CAPTURE_TARGET_TEMP:
+                        File tempFile = getTempMediaFile(MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE);
+
+                        if (tempFile == null) {
+                            callback.invoke("Error creating media file.", null);
+                            return;
+                        }
+
+                        try {
+                            FileOutputStream fos = new FileOutputStream(tempFile);
+                            fos.write(data);
+                            fos.close();
+                        } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
+                            callback.invoke("File not found: " + e.getMessage(), null);
+                        } catch (IOException e) {
+                           callback.invoke("Error accessing file: " + e.getMessage(), null);
+                        }
+                        callback.invoke(null, Uri.fromFile(tempFile).toString());
+                        break;
                 }
             }
         });
@@ -226,4 +247,26 @@ public class RCTCameraModule extends ReactContextBaseJavaModule {
         }
         return mediaFile;
     }
+
+
+    private File getTempMediaFile(int type) {
+        try {
+            String timeStamp = new SimpleDateFormat("yyyyMMdd_HHmmss").format(new Date());
+            File outputDir = _reactContext.getCacheDir();
+            File outputFile;
+
+            if (type == MEDIA_TYPE_IMAGE) {
+                outputFile = File.createTempFile("IMG_" + timeStamp, ".jpg", outputDir);
+            } else if (type == MEDIA_TYPE_VIDEO) {
+                outputFile = File.createTempFile("VID_" + timeStamp, ".mp4", outputDir);
+            } else {
+                Log.e(TAG, "Unsupported media type:" + type);
+                return null;
+            }
+            return outputFile;
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            Log.e(TAG, e.getMessage());
+            return null;
+        }
+    }
 }