Google’s new Pixel 2 phones boast the best smartphone camera ever tested by DxOMark. In this 9-minute video by Nat and Friends, learn how Google created this bar-raising camera. The video includes a number of interesting interviews with the Pixel 2 team.
Nat wanted to investigate how exactly the smartphone’s camera is so good, considering you […]. petapixel.com
Google today announced the new Pixel 4 and Pixel 4 XL smartphones, the first generation of Pixel phones to boast more than one camera. Both phones feature a 12. 2-megapixel f/1. 7 main camera and 16-megapixel f/2. petapixel.com »
2019-10-15 20:39
The Google Pixel 4 is just around the corner, expected to be announced at the Made by Google Event on October 15. We’ve already seen what the Pixel 4 will look like, thanks to both Google and third-party leakers, but today we’re getting more than a hardware leak. dpreview.com »
2019-10-03 21:05
Recently, Science Editor Rishi Sanyal had the chance to sit down with two of Google's most prominent imaging engineers and pick their brains about the software advances in the Pixel 3 and Pixel 3 XL. dpreview.com »
2018-10-11 18:28
Portrait Mode on the Google Pixel 2 Google's Pixel 2 comes with one of the best-rated smartphone cameras in the world, and is one of very few single-lens devices to offer a background-blurring, fake bokeh portrait mode. dpreview.com »
2018-01-02 18:59
Ever since the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X were announced, we've been waiting for Google's response. When the original Google Pixel came out, it quickly became one of the most raved about smartphone cameras in the world. dpreview.com »
2017-10-04 21:32
Google today unveiled its Google Pixel 2 and Google Pixel 2 XL smartphones. The Google Pixel 2 has a 5" Full HD OLED touchscreen with a resolution of 441 pixels per inch and a contrast ratio of 100,000:1, whilst the Google Pixel 2 XL comes with a 6" wide-gamut display with a resolution of 538ppi and an integrated polariser. photographyblog.com »
2017-10-04 20:30
DXOMark has published their review of the Google Pixel 2 camera and it has been awarded the highest score for a smartphone ever. The first Pixel had a score of 89, the new Pixel camera has received a score of 98. canonrumors.com »
2017-10-04 20:29
6 things we want to see in the Google Pixel 2 It was true a year ago and it's still true now: the Google Pixel and Pixel XL offer one of the best smartphone cameras on the market. But the competition hasn't been standing still for the last year – Apple has gained ground with its dual focal length dual-camera devices, and the 8/8 Plus have overtaken the Pixel in DxoMark's mobile rankings. dpreview.com »
2017-10-03 16:00
Google's now independent X research division, which calls itself 'the moonshot factory,' has been publishing a collection of stories about the group's graduated projects and where they stand today. dpreview.com »
2017-03-27 20:52
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2016-12-21 15:00
Since the Google Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones have become available for purchase, there have been several reports about the camera of the devices, despite stellar scores in the DxOMark ranking, being very prone to lens flare with the sun at a certain angle to the camera lens. dpreview.com »
2016-10-26 20:55
When the Google Pixel was unveiled a couple of weeks back, many of us were taken aback at the impressive rating its camera received from DxOMark, the best score ever assigned to a smartphone camera by the site. digitalrev.com »
2016-10-19 03:00
With Google set to release the Pixel smartphone next week, curious individuals have taken to the Google community forums to have pressing concerns answered. From all the conversation, we have gathered a few interesting nuggets not included in the press announcement. digitalrev.com »
2016-10-12 03:00
Update: The 4K sample video in this article has been removed on suspicion of it being a fake. The announcement last week of Google’s Pixel phone only served to increase the hype around the highly-anticipated device. digitalrev.com »
2016-10-11 03:00
The announcement last week of Google’s Pixel phone only served to increase the hype around the highly-anticipated device. More than anything else it was Google’s claim that the phone possessed the greatest smartphone camera currently available on the market that generated such high levels of excitement. digitalrev.com »
2016-10-11 03:00
Google’s newest phone, the Pixel, has just been announced. Although the event is still ongoing, we’ve got our first confirmation of the specs, and they’re extremely impressive. One highlight of Google’s presentation was the reveal of the Pixel’s rating by DxO Mark. digitalrev.com »
2016-10-05 03:00
Watch out iPhone: Google wants to be the smartphone camera champ. The company just announced the Pixel and Pixel XL, a pair of new smartphones that puts a huge amount of emphasis on photography. Developed in-house, the phones pack what Google boasts is the “best smartphone camera ever.” The sensor and camera reviewing lab DxOMark […] petapixel.com »
2016-10-04 21:34
The Canon EOS 5D series is arguably one of the most recognizable camera lines of the digital age and the Mark IV is designed to appeal to the same wide range of enthusiasts and professionals. dpreview.com »
2016-08-25 07:00
Software company Glass Imaging develops incredible technology that dramatically improves image quality, especially when dealing with small image sensors and lenses like those featured in smartphones.
Nikon applied for a revised patent in Japan for a hybrid image sensor design the company has worked on since at least 2016.
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At PetaPixel, we've been covering generative AI advancements pretty heavily over the last two years for two major reasons. One, the technology is becoming inextricably linked to the software we use to edit photos, and two, it simultaneously represents an existential threat to the art of photography. [Read More]
Not the first brand you think of when it comes to innovation in photography, Samyang has recently announced the first-ever optical exchange autofocus lens. The Remaster Slim lens they've launched is unique in the way it's designed, and it allows you to swap out the central optical elements as desired.
Scientific and technological ideas can sound outlandish until they suddenly aren't. Many things people take for granted today were once considered impossible. However, nearly a decade after being revealed, the $100 million Breakthrough Starshot interstellar space project still seems more like a pipe dream than anything else. [Read More]
About a week ago, I caved in and decided to spring for one of those huge, high-power USB-C power delivery hubs that have sprung up in the past couple of years. [Read More]
Stock photo and video agency Shutterstock has announced a new multi-year partnership with Reka, an AI company. Like its relationships with Meta, Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, and OpenAI, Shutterstock is licensing its data for Reka to train AI models. [Read More]