diff --git a/packages/camera/src/RoomCameraWidgetManager.ts b/packages/camera/src/RoomCameraWidgetManager.ts
index 98572d7..1d28a4c 100644
--- a/packages/camera/src/RoomCameraWidgetManager.ts
+++ b/packages/camera/src/RoomCameraWidgetManager.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { GetAssetManager } from '@nitrots/assets';
 import { GetConfiguration } from '@nitrots/configuration';
 import { GetEventDispatcher, RoomCameraWidgetManagerEvent } from '@nitrots/events';
 import { TextureUtils } from '@nitrots/utils';
-import { BLEND_MODES, ColorMatrix, ColorMatrixFilter, Container, Filter, Sprite, Texture } from 'pixi.js';
+import { BLEND_MODES, ColorMatrix, ColorMatrixFilter, Container, Filter, RenderTexture, Sprite, Texture } from 'pixi.js';
 import { RoomCameraWidgetEffect } from './RoomCameraWidgetEffect';
 
 const COLOR_MATRIX_OFFSET_INDICES = [4, 9, 14, 19] as const;
@@ -112,7 +112,12 @@ export class RoomCameraWidgetManager implements IRoomCameraWidgetManager
 
         container.filters = filters;
 
-        return await TextureUtils.generateImage(container);
+        const resolution = texture.source.resolution || 1;
+        const renderTexture = RenderTexture.create({ width: texture.width, height: texture.height, resolution });
+
+        TextureUtils.writeToTexture(container, renderTexture);
+
+        return await TextureUtils.generateImage(renderTexture);
     }
 
     public get effects(): Map<string, IRoomCameraWidgetEffect>
diff --git a/packages/communication/src/messages/outgoing/camera/RenderRoomMessageComposer.ts b/packages/communication/src/messages/outgoing/camera/RenderRoomMessageComposer.ts
index cf4c3ac..2089f69 100644
--- a/packages/communication/src/messages/outgoing/camera/RenderRoomMessageComposer.ts
+++ b/packages/communication/src/messages/outgoing/camera/RenderRoomMessageComposer.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 import { IMessageComposer } from '@nitrots/api';
-import { TextureUtils } from '@nitrots/utils';
+import { NitroLogger, TextureUtils } from '@nitrots/utils';
 import { RenderTexture } from 'pixi.js';
 
+const MAX_IMAGE_BYTES = 2 * 1024 * 1024;
+const PNG_MAGIC_BYTES = [0x89, 0x50, 0x4E, 0x47];
+
 export class RenderRoomMessageComposer implements IMessageComposer<ConstructorParameters<typeof RenderRoomMessageComposer>>
 {
     private _data: any;
@@ -27,16 +30,63 @@ export class RenderRoomMessageComposer implements IMessageComposer<ConstructorPa
 
         if(!url) return;
 
-        const base64Data = url.split(',')[1];
-        const binaryData = Uint8Array.from(atob(base64Data), c => c.charCodeAt(0));
-
-        this._data.push(binaryData.byteLength, binaryData.buffer);
+        this.processBase64(url);
     }
 
     public assignBase64(base64: string): void
     {
+        this.processBase64(base64);
+    }
+
+    private processBase64(base64: string): void
+    {
+        if(!base64 || !base64.includes(','))
+        {
+            NitroLogger.error('Camera: invalid base64 data URL');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(!base64.startsWith('data:image/png'))
+        {
+            NitroLogger.error('Camera: rejected non-PNG image data');
+            return;
+        }
+
         const base64Data = base64.split(',')[1];
-        const binaryData = Uint8Array.from(atob(base64Data), c => c.charCodeAt(0));
+
+        if(!base64Data || !base64Data.length)
+        {
+            NitroLogger.error('Camera: empty base64 payload');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let binaryData: Uint8Array;
+
+        try
+        {
+            binaryData = Uint8Array.from(atob(base64Data), c => c.charCodeAt(0));
+        }
+        catch(e)
+        {
+            NitroLogger.error('Camera: failed to decode base64 data');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(binaryData.byteLength > MAX_IMAGE_BYTES)
+        {
+            NitroLogger.error(`Camera: image too large (${binaryData.byteLength} bytes, max ${MAX_IMAGE_BYTES})`);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(binaryData.length < 4
+            || binaryData[0] !== PNG_MAGIC_BYTES[0]
+            || binaryData[1] !== PNG_MAGIC_BYTES[1]
+            || binaryData[2] !== PNG_MAGIC_BYTES[2]
+            || binaryData[3] !== PNG_MAGIC_BYTES[3])
+        {
+            NitroLogger.error('Camera: binary data does not have valid PNG header');
+            return;
+        }
 
         this._data.push(binaryData.byteLength, binaryData.buffer);
     }
diff --git a/packages/room/src/object/visualization/avatar/AvatarVisualization.ts b/packages/room/src/object/visualization/avatar/AvatarVisualization.ts
index 59b2f6a..ff2323e 100644
--- a/packages/room/src/object/visualization/avatar/AvatarVisualization.ts
+++ b/packages/room/src/object/visualization/avatar/AvatarVisualization.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ export class AvatarVisualization extends RoomObjectSpriteVisualization implement
     private static BASE_Y_SCALE: number = 1000;
     private static AVATAR_SPRITE_DEFAULT_DEPTH: number = -0.01;
     private static AVATAR_OWN_DEPTH_ADJUST: number = 0.001;
-    private static AVATAR_SPRITE_LAYING_DEPTH: number = 0.2;
+    private static AVATAR_SPRITE_LAYING_DEPTH: number = 0.002;
 
     protected _data: AvatarVisualizationData;