diff --git a/feature/external-credential/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/ExternalCredentialScanOcrFragment.kt b/feature/external-credential/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/ExternalCredentialScanOcrFragment.kt
index 33957a011c..78cdb8efb6 100644
--- a/feature/external-credential/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/ExternalCredentialScanOcrFragment.kt
+++ b/feature/external-credential/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/ExternalCredentialScanOcrFragment.kt
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ import android.view.View
 import android.view.ViewPropertyAnimator
 import androidx.activity.result.contract.ActivityResultContracts
 import androidx.camera.core.ImageAnalysis
+import androidx.camera.core.ImageCapture
+import androidx.camera.core.ImageCaptureException
+import androidx.camera.core.ImageProxy
 import androidx.camera.lifecycle.ProcessCameraProvider
 import androidx.core.content.ContextCompat
 import androidx.core.net.toUri
@@ -77,6 +80,7 @@ internal class ExternalCredentialScanOcrFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_ex
     private var previousPermissionStatus: PermissionStatus? = null
     private lateinit var cameraExecutor: ExecutorService
     private lateinit var imageAnalysis: ImageAnalysis
+    private lateinit var imageCapture: ImageCapture
     private var progressAnimator: ViewPropertyAnimator? = null
     private var checkAnimator: ViewPropertyAnimator? = null
     private var isAnimatingCompletion: Boolean = false
@@ -186,10 +190,13 @@ internal class ExternalCredentialScanOcrFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_ex
             cameraProviderFuture = cameraProviderFuture,
             surfaceProvider = binding.preview.surfaceProvider,
             viewLifecycleOwner = viewLifecycleOwner,
-            onImageAnalysisReady = {
-                imageAnalysis = it
+            onImageAnalysisReady = { analysis ->
+                imageAnalysis = analysis
                 onComplete()
             },
+            onImageCaptureReady = { capture ->
+                imageCapture = capture
+            },
         )
         cameraProviderFuture.addListener(cameraListener, ContextCompat.getMainExecutor(requireContext()))
     }
@@ -278,22 +285,39 @@ internal class ExternalCredentialScanOcrFragment : Fragment(R.layout.fragment_ex
                 return@setAnalyzer
             }
             viewModel.ocrOnFrameStarted()
-            lifecycleScope.launch(bgDispatcher) {
-                try {
-                    val (bitmap, imageInfo) = imageProxy.toBitmap() to imageProxy.imageInfo
-                    val cropConfig: OcrCropConfig = buildOcrCropConfigUseCase(
-                        rotationDegrees = imageInfo.rotationDegrees,
-                        cameraPreview = binding.preview,
-                        documentScannerArea = binding.documentScannerArea,
-                    )
-                    viewModel.runOcrOnFrame(frame = bitmap, cropConfig)
-                } finally {
-                    imageProxy.close()
-                }
-            }
+            // Running OCR as often as we can while camera feedback is displayed to the user
+            captureFullResImageForOcr()
+            imageProxy.close()
         }
     }
 
+    private fun captureFullResImageForOcr() {
+        imageCapture.takePicture(
+            cameraExecutor,
+            object : ImageCapture.OnImageCapturedCallback() {
+                override fun onCaptureSuccess(imageProxy: ImageProxy) {
+                    lifecycleScope.launch(bgDispatcher) {
+                        try {
+                            val (bitmap, imageInfo) = imageProxy.toBitmap() to imageProxy.imageInfo
+                            val cropConfig: OcrCropConfig = buildOcrCropConfigUseCase(
+                                rotationDegrees = imageInfo.rotationDegrees,
+                                cameraPreview = binding.preview,
+                                documentScannerArea = binding.documentScannerArea,
+                            )
+                            viewModel.runOcrOnFrame(frame = bitmap, cropConfig)
+                        } finally {
+                            imageProxy.close()
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                override fun onError(e: ImageCaptureException) {
+                    Simber.e("Photo capture failed in OCR", e, MULTI_FACTOR_ID)
+                }
+            },
+        )
+    }
+
     private fun stopCamera() {
         if (::cameraExecutor.isInitialized) {
             cameraExecutor.shutdown()
diff --git a/feature/external-credential/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/ExternalCredentialScanOcrViewModel.kt b/feature/external-credential/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/ExternalCredentialScanOcrViewModel.kt
index 72e4f155b1..eca7949b36 100644
--- a/feature/external-credential/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/ExternalCredentialScanOcrViewModel.kt
+++ b/feature/external-credential/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/ExternalCredentialScanOcrViewModel.kt
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ internal class ExternalCredentialScanOcrViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(
     @DispatcherBG private val bgDispatcher: CoroutineDispatcher,
 ) : ViewModel() {
     @AssistedFactory
-    interface Factory {
+    fun interface Factory {
         fun create(ocrDocumentType: OcrDocumentType): ExternalCredentialScanOcrViewModel
     }
 
@@ -168,6 +168,6 @@ internal class ExternalCredentialScanOcrViewModel @AssistedInject constructor(
     }
 
     companion object {
-        private const val SUCCESSFUL_SCANS_REQUIRED = 5
+        private const val SUCCESSFUL_SCANS_REQUIRED = 3
     }
 }
diff --git a/feature/external-credential/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/usecase/ProvideCameraListenerUseCase.kt b/feature/external-credential/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/usecase/ProvideCameraListenerUseCase.kt
index 6a0e4a9269..8e0f1c09aa 100644
--- a/feature/external-credential/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/usecase/ProvideCameraListenerUseCase.kt
+++ b/feature/external-credential/src/main/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/usecase/ProvideCameraListenerUseCase.kt
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ internal class ProvideCameraListenerUseCase @Inject constructor() {
         surfaceProvider: Preview.SurfaceProvider,
         viewLifecycleOwner: LifecycleOwner,
         onImageAnalysisReady: (ImageAnalysis) -> Unit,
+        onImageCaptureReady: (ImageCapture) -> Unit,
     ) = Runnable {
         val cameraProvider = cameraProviderFuture.get()
         val aspectRatio = AspectRatio.RATIO_16_9
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ internal class ProvideCameraListenerUseCase @Inject constructor() {
             cameraProvider.unbindAll()
             cameraProvider.bindToLifecycle(viewLifecycleOwner, cameraSelector, preview, imageCapture, imageAnalysis)
             onImageAnalysisReady(imageAnalysis)
+            onImageCaptureReady(imageCapture)
         } catch (e: Exception) {
             Simber.e("Camera binding failed in OCR", e, MULTI_FACTOR_ID)
         }
diff --git a/feature/external-credential/src/test/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/ExternalCredentialScanOcrViewModelTest.kt b/feature/external-credential/src/test/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/ExternalCredentialScanOcrViewModelTest.kt
index bf70d7fc5c..74624f2de2 100644
--- a/feature/external-credential/src/test/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/ExternalCredentialScanOcrViewModelTest.kt
+++ b/feature/external-credential/src/test/java/com/simprints/feature/externalcredential/screens/scanocr/ExternalCredentialScanOcrViewModelTest.kt
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ internal class ExternalCredentialScanOcrViewModelTest {
         val state = observer.value() as ScanOcrState.ScanningInProgress
         assertThat(state.ocrDocumentType).isEqualTo(documentType)
         assertThat(state.successfulCaptures).isEqualTo(0)
-        assertThat(state.scansRequired).isEqualTo(5)
+        assertThat(state.scansRequired).isEqualTo(3)
     }
 
     @Test