Why does my iPhone 4s camera take smaller resolution photos?

Randomly my iPhone 4s camera will take pictures of a resolution less than the maximum 8MP, and I can't seem to understand why that is.  Is this an automatic setting that Apple has put in place that adjusts due to lighting?  I've noticed outdoor shots or those inside with a lot of lighting are more likely to have the full 8MP pixels, but when used in lower lighting settings, my pictures come through at say - 1280 x 960.  What might I do to correct this (if anything)?

I have noticed this when zooming - are you doing that?
When I am not zoomed in, I get the correct resolution of 2592x1936 (5MP, i4)

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