{
 "id": "fomo-face-detection-produces-zero-detections-with-grayscale",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "FOMO face detection produces zero detections with grayscale on PAG7936",
 "symptom": "After switching from RGB565 to GRAYSCALE format, 0/250 frames produce detections across all tested resolutions (QVGA 320\u00d7200, VGA 640\u00d7400, HD 1280\u00d7800) and all face sizes tested (60% down to 6% of frame height).",
 "hw": [
  "openmv-cam"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "openmv-firmware/4.8.1",
  "fomo_face_detection.tflite"
 ],
 "host": [
  "raspberry-pi-5"
 ],
 "intent": "Optimize detection throughput on OpenMV AE3 by using grayscale capture to reduce encoding overhead",
 "date": "2026-08-26",
 "status": "provisional",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}