TL;DRSamsung says Galaxy cameras can fall back to 12MP under certain conditions, even when set to 24MP in the Camera Assistant app.These conditions include zoom, low light, Motion Photo, flash, continuous shooting, and heat.Some Galaxy Z Fold 8 and S26 Ultra users have reported seeing this downgrade behavior.Samsung has explained why some Galaxy phones can switch from 24MP to 12MP shooting even when users have enabled the option to keep 24MP active in the Camera Assistant app.The explanation comes after a Galaxy Z Fold 8 user reported the behavior on Samsung’s Korean community forum. A Samsung moderator initially said the feedback had been forwarded to the relevant team before returning with findings based on the affected users’ logs and original photos.