{
 "id": "first-frame-after-mode-switch-has-old-resolution",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "First frame after mode-switch has old resolution despite new fb->width, decodes as wrong size",
 "symptom": "After switching resolution (e.g., QVGA\u2192UXGA), esp_camera_fb_get() returns a frame where fb->width and fb->height report the new size (1600\u00d71200) but the decoded image is the old resolution (320\u00d7240, at full file size). Trusting fb->width yields a mislabeled still.",
 "hw": [
  "esp32-cam"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "esp32-camera"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Avoiding silent corruption when shipping the first frame after a resolution change as a full-resolution still",
 "date": "2026-08-26",
 "status": "provisional",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}