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Force maximum Resolution Image with AddMediaButton

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Hello there, 

 

I am building powerapp solutions which take images for site inspections, I am using the AddMediaButton approach to achieve this. However I found that it is not possible to control the resulting resolution of the image. Sometimes it returns 1200~ pixel wide images, sometimes less at ~750.

We would like to maximise the resolution of these images, ideally 2000-3000 pixels wide. Technically, there should be no reason why the app cannot handle these if our app is implemented correctly, with the right memory management approach. We appreciate Microsoft has defaulted to lock images to a low resolution as a guiderail for non-developers, but it would be appreciated if there was a way to disable this for experienced devs. 

Alternatively, We will explore using the custom components to create a camera function that will take full res images in powerapps. However we want to avoid this if possible.

Any ideas from the community?

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    BCBuizer Profile Picture
    22,505 Super User 2025 Season 2 on at

    Hi @power-apps-user ,

     

    Does the described behaviour happen all the time or only for mobile users? In case of the latter, this topic may bring a solution: https://powerusers.microsoft.com/t5/Building-Power-Apps/Add-image-control-native-camera-resolution/m-p/310345/highlight/true#M89258

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    power-apps-user Profile Picture
    29 on at

    Following this links, I actually found out you can turn off "Optimise images when uploading" in the powerapps mobile app settings. This gives you the full 3000x4000 res images using the AddMediaButton function.

    With these large images, the next challenge is managing its live memory so the app doesnt crash!

    Cheers

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