this is the environment: Verizon DroidX, Android version 2.2, kernel version 2.6.32.9
these are the steps to reproduce the problem:
shut down phone and reboot normally
shoot a video with camcorder, verify it is working properly
start pandora player, wait for music to start playing
pause pandora player and hit home button (do not quit pandora)
open camcorder and attempt to record a video
camcorder app crashes to desktop
after this any attempt to use camcorder or camera crashes to desktop
the problem continues even if a task killer is used to kill pandora, camera app, etc
only solution is to reboot phone