diff --git a/camera/ndk/include/camera/NdkCameraMetadataTags.h b/camera/ndk/include/camera/NdkCameraMetadataTags.h
index 49783dbbde..6fefa4114a 100644
--- a/camera/ndk/include/camera/NdkCameraMetadataTags.h
+++ b/camera/ndk/include/camera/NdkCameraMetadataTags.h
@@ -8380,12 +8380,16 @@ typedef enum acamera_metadata_enum_acamera_sensor_info_color_filter_arrangement
 // ACAMERA_SENSOR_INFO_TIMESTAMP_SOURCE
 typedef enum acamera_metadata_enum_acamera_sensor_info_timestamp_source {
     /**
-     * <p>Timestamps from ACAMERA_SENSOR_TIMESTAMP are in nanoseconds and monotonic,
-     * but can not be compared to timestamps from other subsystems
-     * (e.g. accelerometer, gyro etc.), or other instances of the same or different
-     * camera devices in the same system. Timestamps between streams and results for
-     * a single camera instance are comparable, and the timestamps for all buffers
-     * and the result metadata generated by a single capture are identical.</p>
+     * <p>Timestamps from ACAMERA_SENSOR_TIMESTAMP are in nanoseconds and monotonic, but can
+     * not be compared to timestamps from other subsystems (e.g. accelerometer, gyro etc.),
+     * or other instances of the same or different camera devices in the same system with
+     * accuracy. However, the timestamps are roughly in the same timebase as
+     * <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/SystemClock.html#uptimeMillis">SystemClock#uptimeMillis</a>.  The accuracy is sufficient for tasks
+     * like A/V synchronization for video recording, at least, and the timestamps can be
+     * directly used together with timestamps from the audio subsystem for that task.</p>
+     * <p>Timestamps between streams and results for a single camera instance are comparable,
+     * and the timestamps for all buffers and the result metadata generated by a single
+     * capture are identical.</p>
      *
      * @see ACAMERA_SENSOR_TIMESTAMP
      */
@@ -8395,6 +8399,14 @@ typedef enum acamera_metadata_enum_acamera_sensor_info_timestamp_source {
      * <p>Timestamps from ACAMERA_SENSOR_TIMESTAMP are in the same timebase as
      * <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/SystemClock.html#elapsedRealtimeNanos">SystemClock#elapsedRealtimeNanos</a>,
      * and they can be compared to other timestamps using that base.</p>
+     * <p>When buffers from a REALTIME device are passed directly to a video encoder from the
+     * camera, automatic compensation is done to account for differing timebases of the
+     * audio and camera subsystems.  If the application is receiving buffers and then later
+     * sending them to a video encoder or other application where they are compared with
+     * audio subsystem timestamps or similar, this compensation is not present.  In those
+     * cases, applications need to adjust the timestamps themselves.  Since <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/SystemClock.html#elapsedRealtimeNanos">SystemClock#elapsedRealtimeNanos</a> and <a href="https://developer.android.com/reference/android/os/SystemClock.html#uptimeMillis">SystemClock#uptimeMillis</a> only diverge while the device is asleep, an
+     * offset between the two sources can be measured once per active session and applied
+     * to timestamps for sufficient accuracy for A/V sync.</p>
      *
      * @see ACAMERA_SENSOR_TIMESTAMP
      */