Andengine CameraChase

Rectangle ChaseBlock;
int cameradistance = 50; //max distance player can move from center of camera

//do this in onPopulateScene
ChaseBlock = new Rectangle(0,0,1,1,this.GetVertexBufferObjectManager);
ChaseBlock.setColor(Color.TRANSPARENT);
this.mCamera.setChaseEntity(ChaseBlock);

//do this in onUpdate
CameraChase();


private void CameraChase()
    //updates the position that dictates the camera center and follows Player
    {
        int x;
        int y;
        int blockX;
        int blockY;
        int playerX=Player.getX();
        int playerY=Player.getY();
        int distanceX = (int) Math.abs(playerX - blockX;
        int distanceY = (int) Math.abs(playerY - blockY;

        if(distanceX > cameradistance)
        {
            if(Player.id.state.xpos > blockX)
            {
                x = playerX-cameradistance;
            }
            else
            {
                x = playerX+cameradistance;
            }
        }

        if(distanceY > cameradistance)
        {
            if(playerY>blockY)
            {
                y = playerY - cameradistance;
            }
            else
            {
                y = playerY + cameradistance;
            }

        }
        ChaseBlock.setPosition(x,y);
    }