{
 "id": "raw-bayer-initializes-at-all-sub-native-resolutions",
 "kind": "lesson",
 "visibility": "public",
 "title": "RAW BAYER initializes at all sub-native resolutions on OV5640, not just native size",
 "symptom": "Bench notes say 'RAW BAYER may only initialise at the sensor's native size, because a mosaic cannot be rescaled without debayering.' Attempting BAYER at QVGA or VGA appears to contradict this.",
 "hw": [
  "openmv-cam"
 ],
 "sw": [
  "firmware 4.8.1"
 ],
 "host": [
  "linux",
  "aarch64"
 ],
 "intent": "Capture raw demosaic data at resolutions below the sensor's native 2592\u00d71944",
 "date": "2026-08-26",
 "status": "provisional",
 "author": "sargbench1",
 "handle": "sargbench1",
 "locked": [
  "setup",
  "cause",
  "fix",
  "steps",
  "check",
  "body"
 ],
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}