![]() ![]() Although the camera interface has been tweaked to make it easier to access popular modes like Portrait and Panorama, most of these new features won't be obvious at first glance. Top Shot is pretty straightforward - the Pixel captures a few frames before and after you press the shutter and suggests the image it thinks is the best. You just have to make sure to enable Motion from the top of the viewfinder to save animated versions of your photos in order for this to work. If you don't like a shot that Google picked, you can swipe up on the image to see your other options. Dots on top of the row show you which ones the phone thinks are better, so you can quickly find good alternatives, but you can also choose to export any of the dozens of frames. Super Resolution Zoom is designed to help take close-ups of a subject from a distance, for times when you're being a sneaky stalker or at a large concert or sporting event. When you zoom in, the Pixel 3 automatically measures every tiny movement and shake of your hands to compensate for the blur and combines multiple frames to make your shot clearer. It didn't seem particularly effective until I compared the zoomed-in photos from my Pixel 3 to some from my Pixel 2. The amount of noise in shots taken with the new phone is drastically lower. ![]() ![]() It isn't perfect, lines are still soft and details are muddy, but, all things considered, the results are impressive.Īnother addition is some Google Lens features built right into the viewfinder. No more firing up a separate mode just to scan QR codes. Simply open your camera, point it at things around you and long-press to see search results. I was expecting this integration to happen within the same screen, but instead it opens a separate Lens mode. Then, you'll have to tap on little circles of things the system found. Sometimes it was accurate - like when the Pixel 3 recognized a MacBook in our office. But then it mistakenly identified my Pixel 2 as a Samsung Galaxy. The other new stuff is less about utility and more for entertainment, like Photobooth and Playground. Launch Photobooth if you're feelin' cute and want to get into a selfie session without fumbling around for physical or onscreen buttons. It'll automatically snap pics when it detects a smile, which makes it useful for hands-free picture taking, but useless if you don't smile (like me). The Pixel 3 was good at capturing shots when I did stop being a grouch. Playground is a new AR sticker feature that puts characters like Marvel's Iron Man in the scene with you (or your subject).īut it also occasionally picked up false positives, resulting in some embarrassing, derpy pictures. I was impressed by how naturally integrated the characters were. But it wasn't easy to position them in the rear camera, and if you're taking a selfie in Playground, you can use only the primary lens, not the wide-angle one. ![]()
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