Method and apparatus for reducing the effect of EMI on receiver sensitivity in a camera phone

A method of controlling operation of a camera system in a mobile communication device, comprising:

• initiating a camera mode on the mobile communication device;
• capturing images at a camera module of the mobile communication device at a capture rate thereby producing a camera module output stream;
• transferring the images from the camera module to a display of the mobile communication device at a display rate, thereby providing periods of inactivity in the camera module output stream;
• and
• receiving information at a receiver of the mobile communication device during a receive time slot of a time division multiple access air interface, and wherein the time slot occurs during a period of inactivity of the camera module output.