diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/Capture.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/Capture.java
index 9809ed11..1eb0b90f 100644
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/Capture.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/Capture.java
@@ -148,9 +148,10 @@ public class Capture extends Plugin {
      * @throws JSONException
      */
     private JSONObject getImageData(String filePath, JSONObject obj) throws JSONException {
-        Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(filePath);
+        Bitmap bitmap = BitmapFactory.decodeFile(FileUtils.stripFileProtocol(filePath));
         obj.put("height", bitmap.getHeight());
         obj.put("width", bitmap.getWidth());
+        bitmap.recycle();
         return obj;
     }
 
diff --git a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java
index c7d02804..32d36784 100755
--- a/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java
+++ b/framework/src/org/apache/cordova/FileUtils.java
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ public class FileUtils extends Plugin {
      * @param filePath to be checked.
      * @return
      */
-    private String stripFileProtocol(String filePath) {
+    public static String stripFileProtocol(String filePath) {
         if (filePath.startsWith("file://")) {
             filePath = filePath.substring(7);
         }