diff --git a/selfdrive/loggerd/loggerd.cc b/selfdrive/loggerd/loggerd.cc
index 10415cc424..d4d1704789 100644
--- a/selfdrive/loggerd/loggerd.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/loggerd/loggerd.cc
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ LogCameraInfo cameras_logged[LOG_CAMERA_ID_MAX] = {
   [LOG_CAMERA_ID_QCAMERA] = {
     .filename = "qcamera.ts",
     .fps = MAIN_FPS,
-    .bitrate = 128000,
+    .bitrate = 256000,
     .is_h265 = false,
     .downscale = true,
 #ifndef QCOM2
diff --git a/selfdrive/loggerd/omx_encoder.cc b/selfdrive/loggerd/omx_encoder.cc
index ee0da11c98..1496e82d26 100644
--- a/selfdrive/loggerd/omx_encoder.cc
+++ b/selfdrive/loggerd/omx_encoder.cc
@@ -259,12 +259,18 @@ OmxEncoder::OmxEncoder(const char* filename, int width, int height, int fps, int
     avc.nBFrames = 0;
     avc.nPFrames = 15;
 
-    avc.eProfile = OMX_VIDEO_AVCProfileBaseline;
+    avc.eProfile = OMX_VIDEO_AVCProfileHigh;
     avc.eLevel = OMX_VIDEO_AVCLevel31;
 
     avc.nAllowedPictureTypes |= OMX_VIDEO_PictureTypeB;
     avc.eLoopFilterMode = OMX_VIDEO_AVCLoopFilterEnable;
 
+    avc.nRefFrames = 1;
+    avc.bUseHadamard = OMX_TRUE;
+    avc.bEntropyCodingCABAC = OMX_TRUE;
+    avc.bWeightedPPrediction = OMX_TRUE;
+    avc.bconstIpred = OMX_TRUE;
+
     OMX_CHECK(OMX_SetParameter(this->handle, OMX_IndexParamVideoAvc, &avc));
   }
 
diff --git a/selfdrive/loggerd/tests/test_encoder.py b/selfdrive/loggerd/tests/test_encoder.py
index 51e489a021..159cb98d56 100755
--- a/selfdrive/loggerd/tests/test_encoder.py
+++ b/selfdrive/loggerd/tests/test_encoder.py
@@ -23,14 +23,14 @@ if EON:
   CAMERAS = [
     ("fcamera.hevc", 20, FULL_SIZE),
     ("dcamera.hevc", 10, 770920),
-    ("qcamera.ts", 20, 38533),
+    ("qcamera.ts", 20, 77066),
   ]
 else:
   CAMERAS = [
     ("fcamera.hevc", 20, FULL_SIZE),
     ("dcamera.hevc", 20, FULL_SIZE),
     ("ecamera.hevc", 20, FULL_SIZE),
-    ("qcamera.ts", 20, 38533),
+    ("qcamera.ts", 20, 77066),
   ]
 
 # we check frame count, so we don't have to be too strict on size