{
 "id": "frame-buffer-allocation-is-fixed-at-esp-camera",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "Frame buffer allocation is fixed at esp_camera_init(), cannot scale up at runtime",
 "symptom": "After esp_camera_init(FRAMESIZE_QVGA, ...), calling set_framesize(FRAMESIZE_SVGA) or larger returns success but esp_camera_fb_get() returns NULL forever",
 "hw": [
  "esp32-cam"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "esp32-camera driver"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux"
 ],
 "intent": "Initialize camera in small mode to save RAM, then scale up resolution on demand",
 "date": "2026-08-25",
 "status": "provisional",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}