{
 "id": "gc0308-camera-init-time-is-283-ms-fixed",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "GC0308 camera init time is ~283 ms fixed, independent of tunable parameters",
 "symptom": "esp_camera_init() timing is 283.2 ms in every configuration tested; neither XCLK frequency, resolution, nor framebuffer memory location affected the timing measurably.",
 "hw": [
  "esp32-s3"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "esp32-camera",
  "arduino-esp32"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Minimize esp_camera_init() time by tweaking XCLK frequency or framebuffer settings",
 "date": "2026-08-25",
 "status": "provisional",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}