# Poor quality of camera preview in scanning app

**URL:** <https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/poor-quality-of-camera-preview-in-scanning-app/3552>\
**Category:** I'm Stuck\
**Created:** [May 20, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/poor-quality-of-camera-preview-in-scanning-app/3552 "2023-05-20T10:26:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![omlet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/user_avatar/community.nianticspatial.com/omlet/32/1677_2.png) [@omlet](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/omlet)\
**Post date:** [May 20, 2023, 10:26am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/poor-quality-of-camera-preview-in-scanning-app/3552/1 "2023-05-20T10:26:24Z")

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I followed the tutorial below to create the scanning application.

[https://lightship.dev/docs/ardk/scanning/getting\_started.html](https://lightship.dev/docs/ardk/scanning/getting_started.html)

When I run it on iPhone 14 / iOS 16.4.1, the quality of camera preview is poor.

It looks blurry.

See attached file.

How can I get high quality preview ?

- **Issue Environment** : On Device
- **Host machine & OS version** : Mac Ventura
- **Xcode version** : 14.3
- **ARDK version** : 2.5.2
- **Unity version** : 2022.2.19f1  
 ![cap.PNG](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/original/2X/f/f5349fcf3cc31d744ba3c0f49c981e0f57e24e6b.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![Stacy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e95f7d/32.png) [@Stacy](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/Stacy)\
**Post date:** [May 22, 2023, 9:42pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/poor-quality-of-camera-preview-in-scanning-app/3552/2 "2023-05-22T21:42:21Z")

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Hello Omlet,

Could you please verify a few settings in your project for me?  
Do you have Auto-focus enabled in your AR Session Manager component?  
 ![](https://nianticlightship.zendesk.com/attachments/token/LGJMkQscAZ269TfVSleEInguF/?name=inlineImage.png)

Could you also please check your AR Scan Manager component? You’re able to adjust the quality settings for the mesh and texture, as well as change the processing mode from Area to Detail.  
 ![](https://nianticlightship.zendesk.com/attachments/token/2q1xfokcMQEWHoRVhDkF2qlw4/?name=inlineImage.png)

Please let me know if changing any of the above settings yielded better results. Thank you!

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**Author:** ![omlet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/user_avatar/community.nianticspatial.com/omlet/32/1677_2.png) [@omlet](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/omlet)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 11:49am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/poor-quality-of-camera-preview-in-scanning-app/3552/3 "2023-05-25T11:49:15Z")

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Hello

Thank you for your response.

I am attaching a screenshot of the setup for my project.

 ![scan](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/original/2X/9/9626d3fbd68127baa7ae704de431ab166e8c0576.png)

I will try different settings.

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**Author:** ![omlet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/user_avatar/community.nianticspatial.com/omlet/32/1677_2.png) [@omlet](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/omlet)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 11:50am UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/poor-quality-of-camera-preview-in-scanning-app/3552/4 "2023-05-25T11:50:00Z")

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![scene](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/original/2X/9/9c5de6a0d1b525996dd2a1bd392b662e85343273.png)

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**Author:** ![omlet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/user_avatar/community.nianticspatial.com/omlet/32/1677_2.png) [@omlet](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/omlet)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 12:07pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/poor-quality-of-camera-preview-in-scanning-app/3552/5 "2023-05-25T12:07:44Z")

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Image quality improved when Auto-focus was enabled.

Thank you !!!

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**Author:** ![system](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/niantic/user_avatar/community.nianticspatial.com/system/32/13_2.png) [@system](https://community.nianticspatial.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 25, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://community.nianticspatial.com/t/poor-quality-of-camera-preview-in-scanning-app/3552/6 "2023-05-25T14:08:43Z")

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