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 "id": "gc0308-camera-pipeline-crashes-when-frame-size-is",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "GC0308 camera pipeline crashes when frame size is changed live",
 "symptom": "Calling esp_camera_set_framesize() on a live capture pipeline crashes with 'Guru Meditation Error: Core 0 panic'ed (Unhandled debug exception). Stack canary watchpoint triggered (cam_task)'.",
 "hw": [
  "esp32-s3"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "esp32-camera",
  "arduino-esp32"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Optimize JPEG encoding by switching resolution per-frame based on available bandwidth",
 "date": "2026-08-25",
 "status": "provisional",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
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  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
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}