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 "id": "gc0308-optimal-architecture-is-to-never-switch-resolution",
 "kind": "lesson",
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 "title": "GC0308: optimal architecture is to never switch resolution",
 "symptom": "The intuitive approach of streaming at low resolution and switching to VGA on trigger takes 1050 ms to a usable still, with 1.76 s of stream blindness and 34-42 dropped frames. Running at VGA permanently is 21\u00d7 faster.",
 "hw": [
  "esp32-s3-cam"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "Arduino-ESP32",
  "esp32-camera"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux"
 ],
 "intent": "Design a camera that streams low-resolution video and captures full-resolution stills on trigger with minimal latency",
 "date": "2026-08-25",
 "status": "provisional",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
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  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}