diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bd73165..b43dbc8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -414,7 +414,9 @@ Options:
   separate base camera mode for the hardcore output. `from_camera_config` is
   neutral with no connected camera config, and uses `SxCP Camera Control` or
   `SxCP Camera Orbit Control` when one is connected.
-- `camera_detail`: `off`, `compact`, or `full` for the pair prompt camera text.
+- `camera_detail`: `from_camera_config`, `off`, `compact`, or `full` for the
+  pair prompt camera text. Use `from_camera_config` with `SxCP Qwen Camera
+  Translator` so the translator's own detail setting is preserved.
 - `hardcore_detail_density`: `compact` keeps the Krea hardcore rewrite mostly
   to the position/action sentence, `balanced` keeps one useful non-duplicated
   motion or aftermath detail, and `dense` keeps more detail after dedupe. This
diff --git a/__init__.py b/__init__.py
index f9d5bde..82ef5f7 100644
--- a/__init__.py
+++ b/__init__.py
@@ -1215,7 +1215,7 @@ class SxCPInstaOFOptions:
                 "hardcore_clothing_continuity": (["none", "same_outfit", "partially_removed", "implied_nude", "explicit_nude"], {"default": "partially_removed"}),
                 "softcore_camera_mode": (["from_camera_config"] + camera_mode_choices(), {"default": "handheld_selfie"}),
                 "hardcore_camera_mode": (["from_camera_config", "same_as_softcore"] + camera_mode_choices(), {"default": "from_camera_config"}),
-                "camera_detail": (camera_detail_choices(), {"default": "compact"}),
+                "camera_detail": (["from_camera_config"] + camera_detail_choices(), {"default": "from_camera_config"}),
                 "hardcore_detail_density": (hardcore_detail_density_choices(), {"default": "balanced"}),
             }
         }
diff --git a/prompt_builder.py b/prompt_builder.py
index 250c5f9..2b6d341 100644
--- a/prompt_builder.py
+++ b/prompt_builder.py
@@ -4365,7 +4365,7 @@ def build_insta_of_options_json(
     hardcore_clothing_continuity: str = "partially_removed",
     softcore_camera_mode: str = "handheld_selfie",
     hardcore_camera_mode: str = "from_camera_config",
-    camera_detail: str = "compact",
+    camera_detail: str = "from_camera_config",
     softcore_expression_intensity: float = 0.45,
     hardcore_expression_intensity: float = 0.85,
     softcore_expression_enabled: bool = True,
@@ -4413,7 +4413,7 @@ def _parse_insta_of_options(options_json: str | dict[str, Any] | None) -> dict[s
         "hardcore_clothing_continuity": "partially_removed",
         "softcore_camera_mode": "handheld_selfie",
         "hardcore_camera_mode": "from_camera_config",
-        "camera_detail": "compact",
+        "camera_detail": "from_camera_config",
         "softcore_expression_enabled": True,
         "hardcore_expression_enabled": True,
         "softcore_expression_intensity": 0.45,
@@ -4453,7 +4453,11 @@ def _parse_insta_of_options(options_json: str | dict[str, Any] | None) -> dict[s
         and parsed["hardcore_camera_mode"] not in ("from_camera_config", "same_as_softcore")
     ):
         parsed["hardcore_camera_mode"] = defaults["hardcore_camera_mode"]
-    parsed["camera_detail"] = parsed["camera_detail"] if parsed["camera_detail"] in CAMERA_DETAIL_CHOICES else defaults["camera_detail"]
+    parsed["camera_detail"] = (
+        parsed["camera_detail"]
+        if parsed["camera_detail"] in CAMERA_DETAIL_CHOICES or parsed["camera_detail"] == "from_camera_config"
+        else defaults["camera_detail"]
+    )
     parsed["softcore_expression_enabled"] = not _is_false(parsed.get("softcore_expression_enabled", True))
     parsed["hardcore_expression_enabled"] = not _is_false(parsed.get("hardcore_expression_enabled", True))
     parsed["softcore_expression_intensity"] = _clamped_float(
@@ -4477,6 +4481,12 @@ def _parse_insta_of_options(options_json: str | dict[str, Any] | None) -> dict[s
     return parsed
 
 
+def _insta_camera_config_with_detail(camera_config: dict[str, Any], camera_detail: str) -> dict[str, Any]:
+    if camera_detail in CAMERA_DETAIL_CHOICES:
+        camera_config["camera_detail"] = camera_detail
+    return camera_config
+
+
 def _insta_of_hardcore_counts(options: dict[str, Any]) -> tuple[int, int]:
     policy = str(options.get("hardcore_cast", "use_counts"))
     if policy == "couple":
@@ -4838,8 +4848,8 @@ def build_insta_of_pair(
         hard_camera_mode = options["softcore_camera_mode"]
     soft_camera_config = _camera_config_with_mode(camera_config, options["softcore_camera_mode"])
     hard_camera_config = _camera_config_with_mode(camera_config, hard_camera_mode)
-    soft_camera_config["camera_detail"] = options["camera_detail"]
-    hard_camera_config["camera_detail"] = options["camera_detail"]
+    soft_camera_config = _insta_camera_config_with_detail(soft_camera_config, options["camera_detail"])
+    hard_camera_config = _insta_camera_config_with_detail(hard_camera_config, options["camera_detail"])
     soft_camera_directive, soft_camera_config = _camera_directive(soft_camera_config)
     hard_camera_directive, hard_camera_config = _camera_directive(hard_camera_config)
     soft_camera_sentence = f"Camera control: {soft_camera_directive} " if soft_camera_directive else ""