I first noticed this issue in my own app (Expo SDK53, latest version of Vision Camera). To confirm it wasn't specific to my setup, I also built and ran the official example app — and was able to reproduce the exact same aliasing issue there too with the same devices.
See images below (both have a frame processor & format).
Initializing VisionCameraProxy...
2026-03-11 10:56:45.961 26770-26855 VisionCameraProxy com.mrousavy.camera.example I Creating Worklet Context...
2026-03-11 10:56:45.962 26770-26855 VisionCameraProxy com.mrousavy.camera.example I Worklet Context created!
2026-03-11 10:56:45.964 26770-26855 ReactNativeJS com.mrousavy.camera.example I Re-rendering Navigator. Camera: granted | Microphone: granted
2026-03-11 10:56:46.014 26770-26855 nativeloader com.mrousavy.camera.example D Load /data/app/~~Yj8EHcAzSMnVgvrsCtb8Og==/com.mrousavy.camera.example-ZDvHeQv6HL50Ru1wOevAhA==/base.apk!/lib/arm64-v8a/libreanimated.so using class loader ns clns-10 (caller=/data/app/~~Yj8EHcAzSMnVgvrsCtb8Og==/com.mrousavy.camera.example-ZDvHeQv6HL50Ru1wOevAhA==/base.apk!classes6.dex): ok
2026-03-11 10:56:46.014 26770-26855 .camera.example com.mrousavy.camera.example W CheckJNI: method to register "installJSIBindings" not in the given class. This is slow, consider changing your RegisterNatives calls.
2026-03-11 10:56:46.096 26770-26770 nativeloader com.mrousavy.camera.example D Load /data/app/~~Yj8EHcAzSMnVgvrsCtb8Og==/com.mrousavy.camera.example-ZDvHeQv6HL50Ru1wOevAhA==/base.apk!/lib/arm64-v8a/libreact_featureflagsjni.so using class loader ns clns-10 (caller=/data/app/~~Yj8EHcAzSMnVgvrsCtb8Og==/com.mrousavy.camera.example-ZDvHeQv6HL50Ru1wOevAhA==/base.apk!classes6.dex): ok
2026-03-11 10:56:46.097 26770-26855 nativeloader com.mrousavy.camera.example D Load /data/app/~~Yj8EHcAzSMnVgvrsCtb8Og==/com.mrousavy.camera.example-ZDvHeQv6HL50Ru1wOevAhA==/base.apk!/lib/arm64-v8a/librnscreens.so using class loader ns clns-10 (caller=/data/app/~~Yj8EHcAzSMnVgvrsCtb8Og==/com.mrousavy.camera.example-ZDvHeQv6HL50Ru1wOevAhA==/base.apk!classes2.dex): ok
2026-03-11 10:56:46.120 26770-26855 MMKV com.mrousavy.camera.example I Loading C++ library...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.120 26770-26855 nativeloader com.mrousavy.camera.example D Load /data/app/~~Yj8EHcAzSMnVgvrsCtb8Og==/com.mrousavy.camera.example-ZDvHeQv6HL50Ru1wOevAhA==/base.apk!/lib/arm64-v8a/libreactnativemmkv.so using class loader ns clns-10 (caller=/data/app/~~Yj8EHcAzSMnVgvrsCtb8Og==/com.mrousavy.camera.example-ZDvHeQv6HL50Ru1wOevAhA==/base.apk!classes2.dex): ok
2026-03-11 10:56:46.120 26770-26855 MMKV com.mrousavy.camera.example I Installing MMKV JSI Bindings for MMKV root directory: /data/user/0/com.mrousavy.camera.example/files/mmkv
2026-03-11 10:56:46.121 26770-26855 MMKV com.mrousavy.camera.example I Successfully installed MMKV JSI Bindings!
2026-03-11 10:56:46.121 26770-26855 RNMMKV com.mrousavy.camera.example I Creating MMKV instance "mmkv.default"... (Path: , Encrypted: 0)
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(48000000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 60000000
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=60000000, frameRate=30, width=3840, height=2160, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(17000000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 21250000
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=21250000, frameRate=30, width=1920, height=1080, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(12000000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 15000000
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=15000000, frameRate=30, width=1280, height=720, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(3449000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 4311250
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=4311250, frameRate=30, width=720, height=480, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=48000000, frameRate=30, width=3840, height=2160, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=40800000, frameRate=30, width=3840, height=2160, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=17000000, frameRate=30, width=1920, height=1080, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=14400000, frameRate=30, width=1920, height=1080, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=12000000, frameRate=30, width=1280, height=720, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=10000000, frameRate=30, width=1280, height=720, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=3449000, frameRate=30, width=720, height=480, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=2940000, frameRate=30, width=720, height=480, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 CameraChar...isticsUtil com.mrousavy.camera.example D isAvailableFeature(mode 202) : false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.122 26770-26855 cx/HdrExt#12 com.mrousavy.camera.example I isExtensionAvailable: cameraId = 0, false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.123 26770-26855 CameraChar...isticsUtil com.mrousavy.camera.example D isAvailableFeature(mode 201) : false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.123 26770-26855 cx/NightExt#13 com.mrousavy.camera.example I isExtensionAvailable: cameraId = 0, false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.123 26770-26855 CameraChar...isticsUtil com.mrousavy.camera.example D isAvailableFeature(mode 203) : true
2026-03-11 10:56:46.124 26770-26855 cx/SuperNightExt#14 com.mrousavy.camera.example I isExtensionAvailable: cameraId = 0, true
2026-03-11 10:56:46.149 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(48000000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 60000000
2026-03-11 10:56:46.149 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=60000000, frameRate=30, width=3840, height=2160, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.149 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(17000000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 21250000
2026-03-11 10:56:46.149 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=21250000, frameRate=30, width=1920, height=1080, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.149 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(12000000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 15000000
2026-03-11 10:56:46.149 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=15000000, frameRate=30, width=1280, height=720, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.150 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(3449000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 4311250
2026-03-11 10:56:46.150 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=4311250, frameRate=30, width=720, height=480, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.150 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=48000000, frameRate=30, width=3840, height=2160, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=40800000, frameRate=30, width=3840, height=2160, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.150 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=17000000, frameRate=30, width=1920, height=1080, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=14400000, frameRate=30, width=1920, height=1080, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.150 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=12000000, frameRate=30, width=1280, height=720, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=10000000, frameRate=30, width=1280, height=720, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.150 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=3449000, frameRate=30, width=720, height=480, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=2940000, frameRate=30, width=720, height=480, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.150 26770-26855 CameraChar...isticsUtil com.mrousavy.camera.example D isAvailableFeature(mode 202) : false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.150 26770-26855 cx/HdrExt#15 com.mrousavy.camera.example I isExtensionAvailable: cameraId = 1, false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.150 26770-26855 CameraChar...isticsUtil com.mrousavy.camera.example D isAvailableFeature(mode 201) : false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.150 26770-26855 cx/NightExt#16 com.mrousavy.camera.example I isExtensionAvailable: cameraId = 1, false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.150 26770-26855 CameraChar...isticsUtil com.mrousavy.camera.example D isAvailableFeature(mode 203) : true
2026-03-11 10:56:46.152 26770-26855 cx/SuperNightExt#17 com.mrousavy.camera.example I isExtensionAvailable: cameraId = 1, true
2026-03-11 10:56:46.171 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(17000000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 21250000
2026-03-11 10:56:46.171 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=21250000, frameRate=30, width=1920, height=1080, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.171 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(12000000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 15000000
2026-03-11 10:56:46.171 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=15000000, frameRate=30, width=1280, height=720, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.171 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(3449000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 4311250
2026-03-11 10:56:46.171 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=4311250, frameRate=30, width=720, height=480, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.171 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=17000000, frameRate=30, width=1920, height=1080, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=14400000, frameRate=30, width=1920, height=1080, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.171 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=12000000, frameRate=30, width=1280, height=720, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=10000000, frameRate=30, width=1280, height=720, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.171 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=3449000, frameRate=30, width=720, height=480, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=2940000, frameRate=30, width=720, height=480, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.171 26770-26855 CameraChar...isticsUtil com.mrousavy.camera.example D isAvailableFeature(mode 202) : false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.171 26770-26855 cx/HdrExt#18 com.mrousavy.camera.example I isExtensionAvailable: cameraId = 2, false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.172 26770-26855 CameraChar...isticsUtil com.mrousavy.camera.example D isAvailableFeature(mode 201) : false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.172 26770-26855 cx/NightExt#19 com.mrousavy.camera.example I isExtensionAvailable: cameraId = 2, false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.172 26770-26855 CameraChar...isticsUtil com.mrousavy.camera.example D isAvailableFeature(mode 203) : true
2026-03-11 10:56:46.173 26770-26855 cx/SuperNightExt#20 com.mrousavy.camera.example I isExtensionAvailable: cameraId = 2, true
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(17000000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 21250000
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=21250000, frameRate=30, width=1920, height=1080, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(12000000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 15000000
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=15000000, frameRate=30, width=1280, height=720, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 BackupHdrP...esProvider com.mrousavy.camera.example D Base Bitrate(3449000bps) * Bit Depth Ratio (10 / 8) = 4311250
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=4311250, frameRate=30, width=720, height=480, profile=2, bitDepth=10, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=1}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=17000000, frameRate=30, width=1920, height=1080, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=14400000, frameRate=30, width=1920, height=1080, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=12000000, frameRate=30, width=1280, height=720, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=10000000, frameRate=30, width=1280, height=720, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 CapabilitiesByQuality com.mrousavy.camera.example D profiles = ImmutableEncoderProfilesProxy{defaultDurationSeconds=30, recommendedFileFormat=2, audioProfiles=[AudioProfileProxy{codec=3, mediaType=audio/mp4a-latm, bitrate=256000, sampleRate=48000, channels=2, profile=1}], videoProfiles=[VideoProfileProxy{codec=2, mediaType=video/avc, bitrate=3449000, frameRate=30, width=720, height=480, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}, VideoProfileProxy{codec=5, mediaType=video/hevc, bitrate=2940000, frameRate=30, width=720, height=480, profile=-1, bitDepth=8, chromaSubsampling=0, hdrFormat=0}]}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 CameraChar...isticsUtil com.mrousavy.camera.example D isAvailableFeature(mode 202) : false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 cx/HdrExt#21 com.mrousavy.camera.example I isExtensionAvailable: cameraId = 3, false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 CameraChar...isticsUtil com.mrousavy.camera.example D isAvailableFeature(mode 201) : false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 cx/NightExt#22 com.mrousavy.camera.example I isExtensionAvailable: cameraId = 3, false
2026-03-11 10:56:46.190 26770-26855 CameraChar...isticsUtil com.mrousavy.camera.example D isAvailableFeature(mode 203) : true
2026-03-11 10:56:46.192 26770-26855 cx/SuperNightExt#23 com.mrousavy.camera.example I isExtensionAvailable: cameraId = 3, true
2026-03-11 10:56:46.295 26770-26855 FrameProce...inRegistry com.mrousavy.camera.example I Looking up Frame Processor Plugin "example_plugin"...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.295 26770-26855 FrameProce...inRegistry com.mrousavy.camera.example I Frame Processor Plugin "example_plugin" found! Initializing...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.295 26770-26855 SharedArray com.mrousavy.camera.example I Wrapping Java ByteBuffer with size 5...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.295 26770-26855 SharedArray com.mrousavy.camera.example I Allocating SharedArray with size 5...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.295 26770-26855 ExamplePlugin com.mrousavy.camera.example D Successfully allocated SharedArray! Size: 5
2026-03-11 10:56:46.295 26770-26855 SharedArray com.mrousavy.camera.example I Wrapping Java ByteBuffer with size 10...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.295 26770-26855 ExamplePlugin com.mrousavy.camera.example D Successfully wrapped SharedArray in ByteBuffer! Size: 10
2026-03-11 10:56:46.295 26770-26855 ExamplePlugin com.mrousavy.camera.example D ExampleFrameProcessorPlugin initialized with options: {}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.295 26770-26855 FrameProce...inRegistry com.mrousavy.camera.example I Looking up Frame Processor Plugin "example_kotlin_swift_plugin"...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.295 26770-26855 FrameProce...inRegistry com.mrousavy.camera.example I Frame Processor Plugin "example_kotlin_swift_plugin" found! Initializing...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.295 26770-26855 ExampleKotlinPlugin com.mrousavy.camera.example D ExampleKotlinFrameProcessorPlugin initialized with options: {foo=bar}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.296 26770-26855 ReactNativeJS com.mrousavy.camera.example I {
"formats": [],
"sensorOrientation": "landscape-left",
"hardwareLevel": "full",
"maxZoom": 10,
"minZoom": 0.6000000238418579,
"maxExposure": 20,
"supportsLowLightBoost": true,
"neutralZoom": 1,
"physicalDevices": [
"wide-angle-camera",
"ultra-wide-angle-camera",
"wide-angle-camera",
"telephoto-camera",
"telephoto-camera"
],
"supportsFocus": true,
"supportsRawCapture": false,
"isMultiCam": true,
"minFocusDistance": 10,
"minExposure": -20,
"name": "0 (BACK) androidx.camera.camera2",
"hasFlash": true,
"hasTorch": true,
"position": "back",
"id": "0"
}
2026-03-11 10:56:46.324 26770-26855 unknown:UI...antsHelper com.mrousavy.camera.example E Direct event name for 'CameraView' doesn't correspond to the naming convention, expected 'topEventName'->'onEventName', got 'topCameraStarted'->'onStarted'
2026-03-11 10:56:46.324 26770-26855 unknown:UI...antsHelper com.mrousavy.camera.example E Direct event name for 'CameraView' doesn't correspond to the naming convention, expected 'topEventName'->'onEventName', got 'topCameraViewReady'->'onViewReady'
2026-03-11 10:56:46.324 26770-26855 unknown:UI...antsHelper com.mrousavy.camera.example E Direct event name for 'CameraView' doesn't correspond to the naming convention, expected 'topEventName'->'onEventName', got 'topCameraOutputOrientationChanged'->'onOutputOrientationChanged'
2026-03-11 10:56:46.324 26770-26855 unknown:UI...antsHelper com.mrousavy.camera.example E Direct event name for 'CameraView' doesn't correspond to the naming convention, expected 'topEventName'->'onEventName', got 'topCameraPreviewOrientationChanged'->'onPreviewOrientationChanged'
2026-03-11 10:56:46.324 26770-26855 unknown:UI...antsHelper com.mrousavy.camera.example E Direct event name for 'CameraView' doesn't correspond to the naming convention, expected 'topEventName'->'onEventName', got 'topCameraPreviewStarted'->'onPreviewStarted'
2026-03-11 10:56:46.324 26770-26855 unknown:UI...antsHelper com.mrousavy.camera.example E Direct event name for 'CameraView' doesn't correspond to the naming convention, expected 'topEventName'->'onEventName', got 'topCameraError'->'onError'
2026-03-11 10:56:46.324 26770-26855 unknown:UI...antsHelper com.mrousavy.camera.example E Direct event name for 'CameraView' doesn't correspond to the naming convention, expected 'topEventName'->'onEventName', got 'topCameraAverageFpsChanged'->'onAverageFpsChanged'
2026-03-11 10:56:46.324 26770-26855 unknown:UI...antsHelper com.mrousavy.camera.example E Direct event name for 'CameraView' doesn't correspond to the naming convention, expected 'topEventName'->'onEventName', got 'topCameraShutter'->'onShutter'
2026-03-11 10:56:46.324 26770-26855 unknown:UI...antsHelper com.mrousavy.camera.example E Direct event name for 'CameraView' doesn't correspond to the naming convention, expected 'topEventName'->'onEventName', got 'topCameraInitialized'->'onInitialized'
2026-03-11 10:56:46.324 26770-26855 unknown:UI...antsHelper com.mrousavy.camera.example E Direct event name for 'CameraView' doesn't correspond to the naming convention, expected 'topEventName'->'onEventName', got 'topCameraCodeScanned'->'onCodeScanned'
2026-03-11 10:56:46.324 26770-26855 unknown:UI...antsHelper com.mrousavy.camera.example E Direct event name for 'CameraView' doesn't correspond to the naming convention, expected 'topEventName'->'onEventName', got 'topCameraStopped'->'onStopped'
2026-03-11 10:56:46.324 26770-26855 unknown:UI...antsHelper com.mrousavy.camera.example E Direct event name for 'CameraView' doesn't correspond to the naming convention, expected 'topEventName'->'onEventName', got 'topCameraPreviewStopped'->'onPreviewStopped'
2026-03-11 10:56:46.343 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Camera Lifecycle changed to CREATED!
2026-03-11 10:56:46.344 26770-26770 CameraView com.mrousavy.camera.example I Updating CameraSession...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.348 26770-26770 CameraView com.mrousavy.camera.example I Updating CameraSession...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.348 26770-26770 CameraView com.mrousavy.camera.example I Updating CameraSession...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.348 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I configure { ... }: Waiting for lock...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.348 26770-26770 CameraView com.mrousavy.camera.example I A new configure { ... } call arrived, aborting this one...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.349 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I configure { ... }: Waiting for lock...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.349 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I configure { ... }: Updating CameraSession Configuration... Difference(deviceChanged=true, outputsChanged=true, sidePropsChanged=true, isActiveChanged=true, orientationChanged=true, locationChanged=true)
2026-03-11 10:56:46.350 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Creating new Outputs for Camera #0...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.350 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Using FPS Range: [30, 30]
2026-03-11 10:56:46.350 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Creating Preview output...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.353 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Creating Photo output...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.353 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Photo size: 4000x1848
2026-03-11 10:56:46.354 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Creating Video output...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.355 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Creating new Recorder...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.356 26770-26770 Recorder com.mrousavy.camera.example D mRequiredFreeStorageBytes = 50 MB
2026-03-11 10:56:46.356 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Video size: 3840x2160
2026-03-11 10:56:46.357 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Creating YUV Frame Processor output...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.358 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Frame Processor size: 3840x2160
2026-03-11 10:56:46.359 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Successfully created new Outputs for Camera #0!
2026-03-11 10:56:46.359 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Binding Camera #0...
2026-03-11 10:56:46.359 26770-26770 CameraSession com.mrousavy.camera.example I Binding 4 use-cases...
What's happening?
When combining a custom format (via
useCameraFormat) with a Frame Processor, the camera preview becomes aliased/distorted and loses quality on android. I could reproduce it on two devices.I first noticed this issue in my own app (Expo SDK53, latest version of Vision Camera). To confirm it wasn't specific to my setup, I also built and ran the official example app — and was able to reproduce the exact same aliasing issue there too with the same devices.
See images below (both have a frame processor & format).
Reproduceable Code
Relevant log output
Camera Device
{ "formats": [], "sensorOrientation": "landscape-left", "hardwareLevel": "full", "maxZoom": 10, "minZoom": 0.6000000238418579, "maxExposure": 20, "supportsLowLightBoost": true, "neutralZoom": 1, "physicalDevices": [ "wide-angle-camera", "ultra-wide-angle-camera", "wide-angle-camera", "telephoto-camera", "telephoto-camera" ], "supportsFocus": true, "supportsRawCapture": false, "isMultiCam": true, "minFocusDistance": 10, "minExposure": -20, "name": "0 (BACK) androidx.camera.camera2", "hasFlash": true, "hasTorch": true, "position": "back", "id": "0" }Device
Samsung Galaxy S24 Ultra (Android 16), Huawei P30 Lite (EMUI12)
VisionCamera Version
4.7.3
Can you reproduce this issue in the VisionCamera Example app?
Yes, I can reproduce the same issue in the Example app here
Additional information