diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/camerax/CameraXModule.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/camerax/CameraXModule.java
index 07d7e37b37..e5f35b4883 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/camerax/CameraXModule.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/camerax/CameraXModule.java
@@ -229,20 +229,20 @@ final class CameraXModule {
     boolean isDisplayPortrait = getDisplayRotationDegrees() == 0
         || getDisplayRotationDegrees() == 180;
 
+    // Begin Signal Custom Code Block
     Rational targetAspectRatio;
     if (getCaptureMode() == CameraXView.CaptureMode.IMAGE) {
-      mImageCaptureConfigBuilder.setTargetAspectRatio(AspectRatio.RATIO_4_3);
+      mImageCaptureConfigBuilder.setTargetResolution(CameraXUtil.buildResolutionForRatio(1920, ASPECT_RATIO_4_3, isDisplayPortrait));
       targetAspectRatio = isDisplayPortrait ? ASPECT_RATIO_3_4 : ASPECT_RATIO_4_3;
     } else {
-      mImageCaptureConfigBuilder.setTargetAspectRatio(AspectRatio.RATIO_16_9);
+      mImageCaptureConfigBuilder.setTargetResolution(CameraXUtil.buildResolutionForRatio(1920, ASPECT_RATIO_16_9, isDisplayPortrait));
       targetAspectRatio = isDisplayPortrait ? ASPECT_RATIO_9_16 : ASPECT_RATIO_16_9;
     }
+    mImageCaptureConfigBuilder.setCaptureMode(CameraXUtil.getOptimalCaptureMode());
+    mImageCaptureConfigBuilder.setLensFacing(mCameraLensFacing);
+    // End Signal Custom Code Block
 
     mImageCaptureConfigBuilder.setTargetRotation(getDisplaySurfaceRotation());
-    mImageCaptureConfigBuilder.setLensFacing(mCameraLensFacing);
-    // Begin Signal Custom Code Block
-    mImageCaptureConfigBuilder.setCaptureMode(CameraXUtil.getOptimalCaptureMode());
-    // End Signal Custom Code Block
     mImageCapture = new ImageCapture(mImageCaptureConfigBuilder.build());
 
     // Begin Signal Custom Code Block
diff --git a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/camerax/CameraXUtil.java b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/camerax/CameraXUtil.java
index fd3454c129..ed6c2cd17a 100644
--- a/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/camerax/CameraXUtil.java
+++ b/src/org/thoughtcrime/securesms/mediasend/camerax/CameraXUtil.java
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package org.thoughtcrime.securesms.mediasend.camerax;
 
+import android.annotation.TargetApi;
 import android.graphics.Bitmap;
 import android.graphics.BitmapFactory;
 import android.graphics.BitmapRegionDecoder;
@@ -7,6 +8,7 @@ import android.graphics.Matrix;
 import android.graphics.Rect;
 import android.hardware.Camera;
 import android.os.Build;
+import android.util.Rational;
 import android.util.Size;
 
 import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
@@ -75,6 +77,17 @@ public class CameraXUtil {
                                                   : ImageCapture.CaptureMode.MIN_LATENCY;
   }
 
+  @TargetApi(21)
+  public static @NonNull Size buildResolutionForRatio(int longDimension, @NonNull Rational ratio, boolean isPortrait) {
+    int shortDimension = longDimension * ratio.getDenominator() / ratio.getNumerator();
+
+    if (isPortrait) {
+      return new Size(shortDimension, longDimension);
+    } else {
+      return new Size(longDimension, shortDimension);
+    }
+  }
+
   private static byte[] transformByteArray(@NonNull byte[] data, @Nullable Rect cropRect, int rotation, boolean flip) throws IOException {
     Stopwatch stopwatch = new Stopwatch("transform");
     Bitmap in;