diff --git a/src/android/CameraLauncher.java b/src/android/CameraLauncher.java
index 4d15bdf..9db9911 100644
--- a/src/android/CameraLauncher.java
+++ b/src/android/CameraLauncher.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class CameraLauncher extends CordovaPlugin implements MediaScannerConnect
             this.targetWidth = 0;
             this.encodingType = JPEG;
             this.mediaType = PICTURE;
-            this.mQuality = 80;
+            this.mQuality = 50;
 
             //Take the values from the arguments if they're not already defined (this is tricky)
             this.destType = args.getInt(1);