Pixel 4 seeks to restore the crown of light photography to Google
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Pixel 4 seeks to restore the crown of light photography to Google
Google is displaying its Pixel 4 phones as being able to capture astronomical images that require several specialized cameras in the past.
It is also the first phone to use a motion sensor radar chip that turns off some functions when the phone is left unattended, saving battery life.
Pixel is only the ninth best-selling brand in the UK, despite positive reviews of the latest generation model.
One of the reasons why Pixel 3 is more successful in the US than anywhere else is that Huawei has been effectively excluded from the US market.
With China's latest models unable to pre-install Google Apps due to the trade embargo, a market observer said Pixel had a chance to make big gains this time.
“Operators and retailers in Europe are worried about a return to only dominant players, Samsung and Apple,” said Ben Wood of CCS Insight.
"With Huawei effectively leaving the market, there is clearly a chance for Google if it is ready to put significant marketing support behind its devices."
The larger Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are seeking to take advantage of the widely-known Night Sight facility, after reviews indicated it was finally overtaken by the iPhone 11 and Huawei Mate 30's low-light capabilities.
First, Google says, machine learning algorithms have been optimized to provide better “color balance” to ensure that the atmosphere and other parts of the scene are more natural.
This should address the fact that some critics felt that the old program sometimes bleached warm light sources.
Second, the new Astrophotography mode allows Pixel 4 to capture "stars, planets and even galaxies" by automatically creating a set of 15 long-exposure images, each lasting 15 seconds. The whole process can take more than four minutes.
Daylight shots also benefit from introducing 'dual exposure'. This allows owners to set a different exposure setting for brightness and shadows via sliders on the screen, and preview results in real time.
Google says this provides benefits to the previous HDR (High Dynamic Range) mode, where the effect was applied automatically and users were only able to see results after taking a photo. This means, for example, that the user can set one exposure to the sky and the other to the topics in the foreground to create the desired stylistic effect.
For the first time, Pixel 4 also has two cameras at the back. The added telephoto lens of the phone should help you capture great widescreen images and a better zoom effect. But it risks undermining Google's earlier claim that its machine learning software has overruled the need for additional hardware.
"People will see the value in numbers," said Jonathan Bray of the Expert Reviews website, referring to the three rear cameras of the iPhone 11 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10.
Google is displaying its Pixel 4 phones as being able to capture astronomical images that require several specialized cameras in the past.
It is also the first phone to use a motion sensor radar chip that turns off some functions when the phone is left unattended, saving battery life.
Pixel is only the ninth best-selling brand in the UK, despite positive reviews of the latest generation model.
One of the reasons why Pixel 3 is more successful in the US than anywhere else is that Huawei has been effectively excluded from the US market.
With China's latest models unable to pre-install Google Apps due to the trade embargo, a market observer said Pixel had a chance to make big gains this time.
“Operators and retailers in Europe are worried about a return to only dominant players, Samsung and Apple,” said Ben Wood of CCS Insight.
"With Huawei effectively leaving the market, there is clearly a chance for Google if it is ready to put significant marketing support behind its devices."
The larger Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL are seeking to take advantage of the widely-known Night Sight facility, after reviews indicated it was finally overtaken by the iPhone 11 and Huawei Mate 30's low-light capabilities.
First, Google says, machine learning algorithms have been optimized to provide better “color balance” to ensure that the atmosphere and other parts of the scene are more natural.
This should address the fact that some critics felt that the old program sometimes bleached warm light sources.
Second, the new Astrophotography mode allows Pixel 4 to capture "stars, planets and even galaxies" by automatically creating a set of 15 long-exposure images, each lasting 15 seconds. The whole process can take more than four minutes.
Daylight shots also benefit from introducing 'dual exposure'. This allows owners to set a different exposure setting for brightness and shadows via sliders on the screen, and preview results in real time.
Google says this provides benefits to the previous HDR (High Dynamic Range) mode, where the effect was applied automatically and users were only able to see results after taking a photo. This means, for example, that the user can set one exposure to the sky and the other to the topics in the foreground to create the desired stylistic effect.
For the first time, Pixel 4 also has two cameras at the back. The added telephoto lens of the phone should help you capture great widescreen images and a better zoom effect. But it risks undermining Google's earlier claim that its machine learning software has overruled the need for additional hardware.
"People will see the value in numbers," said Jonathan Bray of the Expert Reviews website, referring to the three rear cameras of the iPhone 11 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10.
