diff --git a/NotebookSaver/AppleIntelligenceEnhancer.swift b/NotebookSaver/AppleIntelligenceEnhancer.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f653337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NotebookSaver/AppleIntelligenceEnhancer.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+import Foundation
+import UIKit
+import CoreImage
+
+enum AppleIntelligenceSupport {
+    static var isAvailable: Bool {
+        if #available(iOS 26.0, *) {
+            #if canImport(FoundationModels)
+            return true
+            #else
+            return false
+            #endif
+        }
+        return false
+    }
+}
+
+struct AppleIntelligenceEnhancer {
+    static func enhance(image: UIImage) async -> UIImage {
+        if #available(iOS 26.0, *) {
+            #if canImport(FoundationModels)
+            // NOTE: Replace this block with real Foundation Models integration when SDK is available.
+            // For now, we keep behavior identical to fallback to preserve OCR fidelity.
+            return fallbackEnhance(image)
+            #else
+            return fallbackEnhance(image)
+            #endif
+        } else {
+            return fallbackEnhance(image)
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static func fallbackEnhance(_ image: UIImage) -> UIImage {
+        guard let ciImage = CIImage(image: image) else { return image }
+
+        // Mild exposure increase
+        let exposure = CIFilter(name: "CIExposureAdjust")
+        exposure?.setValue(ciImage, forKey: kCIInputImageKey)
+        exposure?.setValue(0.25, forKey: kCIInputEVKey)
+        let exposureOutput = exposure?.outputImage ?? ciImage
+
+        // Slight contrast bump, reduced saturation for text clarity
+        let controls = CIFilter(name: "CIColorControls")
+        controls?.setValue(exposureOutput, forKey: kCIInputImageKey)
+        controls?.setValue(1.05, forKey: kCIInputContrastKey)
+        controls?.setValue(0.0, forKey: kCIInputSaturationKey)
+        let finalOutput = controls?.outputImage ?? exposureOutput
+
+        let context = CIContext()
+        if let cg = context.createCGImage(finalOutput, from: finalOutput.extent) {
+            return UIImage(cgImage: cg)
+        }
+        return image
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/NotebookSaver/CameraView.swift b/NotebookSaver/CameraView.swift
index fc5e986..7cfadf1 100644
--- a/NotebookSaver/CameraView.swift
+++ b/NotebookSaver/CameraView.swift
@@ -319,9 +319,27 @@ extension CameraView {
             throw CameraManager.CameraError.processingFailed("Could not create UIImage from captured data.")
         }
 
-        // For now, return the original image without any processing
-        // This could be enhanced with resizing/optimization if needed for the UI
-        return imageToProcess
+        let modeRaw = UserDefaults.standard.string(forKey: "imageProcessingMode") ?? ImageProcessingMode.none.rawValue
+        let mode = ImageProcessingMode(rawValue: modeRaw) ?? .none
+
+        switch mode {
+        case .none:
+            return imageToProcess
+        case .optimized:
+            // Use existing Core Image based resizing for UI responsiveness
+            let processor = ImageProcessor()
+            let maxDimension: CGFloat = 1500
+            do {
+                return try processor.resizeImage(imageToProcess, maxDimension: maxDimension)
+            } catch {
+                print("Optimized resize failed, returning original image: \(error.localizedDescription)")
+                return imageToProcess
+            }
+        case .appleIntelligence:
+            // Use Apple Intelligence if available, otherwise fallback enhancement
+            let enhanced = await AppleIntelligenceEnhancer.enhance(image: imageToProcess)
+            return enhanced
+        }
     }
     
     private func extractTextFromProcessedImage(_ processedImage: UIImage) async throws -> String {
diff --git a/NotebookSaver/ImageProcessingMode.swift b/NotebookSaver/ImageProcessingMode.swift
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1481980
--- /dev/null
+++ b/NotebookSaver/ImageProcessingMode.swift
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+import Foundation
+
+enum ImageProcessingMode: String, CaseIterable, Identifiable {
+    case none = "None"
+    case optimized = "Optimized"
+    case appleIntelligence = "Apple Intelligence"
+
+    var id: String { rawValue }
+}
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diff --git a/NotebookSaver/SettingsView.swift b/NotebookSaver/SettingsView.swift
index 0ae6a99..b45b7da 100644
--- a/NotebookSaver/SettingsView.swift
+++ b/NotebookSaver/SettingsView.swift
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
         static let visionUsesLanguageCorrection = "visionUsesLanguageCorrection"
         // AI thinking toggle
         static let thinkingEnabled = "thinkingEnabled"
+        // Image processing mode
+        static let imageProcessingMode = "imageProcessingMode"
     }
 
     // === Persisted Settings ===
@@ -90,6 +92,8 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
     @AppStorage(StorageKeys.thinkingEnabled) private var thinkingEnabled: Bool = false // Default to false (thinking off)
     // Text extraction service selection
     @AppStorage("textExtractorService") private var textExtractorService: String = AppDefaults.textExtractorService
+    // Image processing mode
+    @AppStorage(StorageKeys.imageProcessingMode) private var imageProcessingMode: String = ImageProcessingMode.none.rawValue
 
     // === State for API Key (using Keychain) ===
     @State private var apiKey: String = ""
@@ -368,11 +372,36 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
                     .transition(.opacity.combined(with: .move(edge: .top)))
                 }
 
+                // Image Processing Mode - horizontal layout
+                HStack(spacing: 16) {
+                    Text("Image Processing")
+                        .font(.headline)
+                        .foregroundColor(Color.orangeTabbyText.opacity(0.7))
+                        .frame(width: 120, alignment: .leading)
+
+                    Picker("Image Processing", selection: $imageProcessingMode) {
+                        ForEach(ImageProcessingMode.allCases, id: \.rawValue) { mode in
+                            Text(mode.rawValue).tag(mode.rawValue)
+                        }
+                    }
+                    .pickerStyle(SegmentedPickerStyle())
+                }
+
                 // Save Photo Toggle - horizontal layout
                 HStack(spacing: 16) {
                     Text("Save Photo")
                         .font(.headline)
                         .foregroundColor(Color.orangeTabbyText.opacity(0.7))
+                        .overlay(
+                            Group {
+                                if ImageProcessingMode(rawValue: imageProcessingMode) == .appleIntelligence && !AppleIntelligenceSupport.isAvailable {
+                                    Text("(AI not available on this device)")
+                                        .font(.caption)
+                                        .foregroundColor(.red)
+                                        .padding(.leading, 8)
+                                }
+                            }, alignment: .trailing
+                        )
                     
                     Spacer()
                     
@@ -1032,6 +1061,8 @@ struct SettingsView: View {
         thinkingEnabled = false
         // Reset prompt to default based on thinking state
         updatePromptForThinking(enabled: thinkingEnabled)
+        // Reset image processing mode
+        imageProcessingMode = ImageProcessingMode.none.rawValue
         // Note: API key is not reset as it's sensitive information
     }