limit UIImagePicker Camera View to a small part of screen - ios

I am developing an app which uses UIImagePicker to capture and save screen.
Following is the code to launch camera.
UIImagePickerController *imgPickController = [[UIImagePickerController alloc] init];
imgPickController.sourceType = UIImagePickerControllerSourceTypeCamera;
imgPickController.delegate =self;
imgPickController.allowsEditing=YES;
[self presentModalViewController:imgPickController animated:YES];
This launches the camera in the whole screen.
Is there any way to just show the camera-view inside another small subview on the app-screen?? Hope I am clear. Thanks.

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Image here:
http://i.imgur.com/1IAeMU0.png
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Credits: https://stackoverflow.com/a/21484101/736384

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