diff --git a/native/flow-typed/npm/react-native-gesture-handler_v2.x.x.js b/native/flow-typed/npm/react-native-gesture-handler_v2.x.x.js
--- a/native/flow-typed/npm/react-native-gesture-handler_v2.x.x.js
+++ b/native/flow-typed/npm/react-native-gesture-handler_v2.x.x.js
@@ -673,6 +673,9 @@
       success: boolean,
     ) => void,
   ): this;
+  initialize(): void;
+  toGestureArray(): Array<GestureType>;
+  prepare(): void;
 }
 
 declare type TapGestureHandlerEventPayload = {
@@ -801,6 +804,10 @@
   toGestureArray(): Array<GestureType>;
 }
 
+declare class ExclusiveGesture extends ComposedGesture {
+  prepare(): void;
+}
+
 declare type UserSelect = 'none' | 'auto' | 'text';
 
 interface GestureDetectorProps {
@@ -813,6 +820,7 @@
   Tap: () => TapGesture,
   Pan: () => PanGesture,
   Pinch: () => PinchGesture,
+  Exclusive: (...gestures: Array<Gesture>) => ExclusiveGesture,
 };
 
 declare module 'react-native-gesture-handler' {
diff --git a/native/media/camera-modal.react.js b/native/media/camera-modal.react.js
--- a/native/media/camera-modal.react.js
+++ b/native/media/camera-modal.react.js
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
   State as GestureState,
   type PinchGestureEvent,
   type TapGestureEvent,
+  Gesture,
+  GestureDetector,
 } from 'react-native-gesture-handler';
 import Orientation from 'react-native-orientation-locker';
 import type { Orientations } from 'react-native-orientation-locker';
@@ -285,6 +287,7 @@
   +close: () => void,
   +sendPhoto: () => Promise<void>,
   +clearPendingImage: () => void,
+  +gesture: ExclusiveGesture,
 };
 
 class CameraModal extends React.PureComponent<Props> {
@@ -694,44 +697,30 @@
     }
 
     return (
-      <PinchGestureHandler
-        onGestureEvent={this.pinchEvent}
-        onHandlerStateChange={this.pinchEvent}
-        simultaneousHandlers={this.tapHandler}
-        ref={this.pinchHandler}
-      >
+      <GestureDetector gesture={this.props.gesture}>
         <Reanimated.View style={styles.fill}>
-          <TapGestureHandler
-            onHandlerStateChange={this.tapEvent}
-            simultaneousHandlers={this.pinchHandler}
-            waitFor={this.pinchHandler}
-            ref={this.tapHandler}
+          <Reanimated.View style={this.focusIndicatorStyle} />
+          <TouchableOpacity
+            onPress={this.props.changeFlashMode}
+            onLayout={this.onFlashButtonLayout}
+            style={styles.flashButton}
+            ref={this.flashButtonRef}
           >
-            <Reanimated.View style={styles.fill}>
-              <Reanimated.View style={this.focusIndicatorStyle} />
-              <TouchableOpacity
-                onPress={this.props.changeFlashMode}
-                onLayout={this.onFlashButtonLayout}
-                style={styles.flashButton}
-                ref={this.flashButtonRef}
-              >
-                {flashIcon}
-              </TouchableOpacity>
-              <View style={styles.bottomButtonsContainer}>
-                <TouchableOpacity
-                  onPress={this.props.takePhoto}
-                  onLayout={this.onPhotoButtonLayout}
-                  style={styles.saveButton}
-                  ref={this.photoButtonRef}
-                >
-                  <View style={styles.saveButtonInner} />
-                </TouchableOpacity>
-                {switchCameraButton}
-              </View>
-            </Reanimated.View>
-          </TapGestureHandler>
+            {flashIcon}
+          </TouchableOpacity>
+          <View style={styles.bottomButtonsContainer}>
+            <TouchableOpacity
+              onPress={this.props.takePhoto}
+              onLayout={this.onPhotoButtonLayout}
+              style={styles.saveButton}
+              ref={this.photoButtonRef}
+            >
+              <View style={styles.saveButtonInner} />
+            </TouchableOpacity>
+            {switchCameraButton}
+          </View>
         </Reanimated.View>
-      </PinchGestureHandler>
+      </GestureDetector>
     );
   }
 
@@ -1220,6 +1209,13 @@
       setPendingPhotoCapture();
     }, []);
 
+    const gesture = React.useMemo(() => {
+      // TODO: we'll use this in the next diffs
+      const pinchGesture = Gesture.Pinch().onUpdate((/* { scale } */) => {});
+      const tapGesture = Gesture.Tap().onStart((/* { x, y } */) => {});
+      return Gesture.Exclusive(pinchGesture, tapGesture);
+    }, []);
+
     return (
       <CameraModal
         {...props}
@@ -1251,6 +1247,7 @@
         close={close}
         sendPhoto={sendPhoto}
         clearPendingImage={clearPendingImage}
+        gesture={gesture}
       />
     );
   });