diff --git a/examples/jspsych-html-video-response.html b/examples/jspsych-html-video-response.html
index 77bc2849..6575843d 100644
--- a/examples/jspsych-html-video-response.html
+++ b/examples/jspsych-html-video-response.html
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
   const init_camera = {
     type: jsPsychInitializeCamera,
     width: 320,
+    include_audio: true
   }
 
   const record = {
diff --git a/packages/jspsych/src/modules/plugin-api/MediaAPI.ts b/packages/jspsych/src/modules/plugin-api/MediaAPI.ts
index ad085524..15b6deb4 100644
--- a/packages/jspsych/src/modules/plugin-api/MediaAPI.ts
+++ b/packages/jspsych/src/modules/plugin-api/MediaAPI.ts
@@ -338,9 +338,9 @@ export class MediaAPI {
   private camera_stream: MediaStream = null;
   private camera_recorder: MediaRecorder = null;
 
-  initializeCameraRecorder(stream: MediaStream) {
+  initializeCameraRecorder(stream: MediaStream, opts?: MediaRecorderOptions) {
     this.camera_stream = stream;
-    const recorder = new MediaRecorder(stream, { mimeType: 'video/webm;codecs="vp9"' });
+    const recorder = new MediaRecorder(stream, opts);
     this.camera_recorder = recorder;
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/plugin-initialize-camera/src/index.ts b/packages/plugin-initialize-camera/src/index.ts
index 099c8c1e..08c39a26 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-initialize-camera/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-initialize-camera/src/index.ts
@@ -3,16 +3,19 @@ import { JsPsych, JsPsychPlugin, ParameterType, TrialType } from "jspsych";
 const info = <const>{
   name: "initialize-camera",
   parameters: {
-    /** Function to call */
     device_select_message: {
       type: ParameterType.HTML_STRING,
       default: `<p>Please select the camera you would like to use.</p>`,
     },
-    /** Is the function call asynchronous? */
+    /**  */
     button_label: {
       type: ParameterType.STRING,
       default: "Use this camera",
     },
+    include_audio: {
+      type: ParameterType.BOOL,
+      default: false,
+    },
     width: {
       type: ParameterType.INT,
       default: null,
@@ -21,6 +24,10 @@ const info = <const>{
       type: ParameterType.INT,
       default: null,
     },
+    mime_type: {
+      type: ParameterType.STRING,
+      default: null,
+    },
   },
 };
 
@@ -49,7 +56,7 @@ class InitializeCameraPlugin implements JsPsychPlugin<Info> {
   }
 
   private async run_trial(display_element: HTMLElement, trial: TrialType<Info>) {
-    await this.askForPermission();
+    await this.askForPermission(trial);
 
     this.showCameraSelection(display_element, trial);
 
@@ -69,16 +76,27 @@ class InitializeCameraPlugin implements JsPsychPlugin<Info> {
     if (trial.height) {
       constraints.video.height = trial.height;
     }
+    if (trial.include_audio) {
+      constraints.audio = true;
+    }
 
     const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia(constraints);
 
-    this.jsPsych.pluginAPI.initializeCameraRecorder(stream);
+    const recorder_options: MediaRecorderOptions = {};
+    if (trial.mime_type) {
+      recorder_options.mimeType = trial.mime_type;
+    }
+
+    this.jsPsych.pluginAPI.initializeCameraRecorder(stream, recorder_options);
 
     return camera_id;
   }
 
-  private async askForPermission() {
-    const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({ audio: false, video: true });
+  private async askForPermission(trial: TrialType<Info>) {
+    const stream = await navigator.mediaDevices.getUserMedia({
+      audio: trial.include_audio,
+      video: true,
+    });
     return stream;
   }
 
@@ -102,14 +120,14 @@ class InitializeCameraPlugin implements JsPsychPlugin<Info> {
 
   private updateDeviceList(display_element) {
     navigator.mediaDevices.enumerateDevices().then((devices) => {
-      const mics = devices.filter(
+      const cams = devices.filter(
         (d) =>
           d.kind === "videoinput" && d.deviceId !== "default" && d.deviceId !== "communications"
       );
 
       // remove entries with duplicate groupID
-      const unique_cameras = mics.filter(
-        (mic, index, arr) => arr.findIndex((v) => v.groupId == mic.groupId) == index
+      const unique_cameras = cams.filter(
+        (cam, index, arr) => arr.findIndex((v) => v.groupId == cam.groupId) == index
       );
 
       // reset the list by clearing all current options