Pixel Camera

Google LLC

About this app

Never miss a moment with the fully redesigned Pixel Camera, and take fantastic photos and videos using features like Portrait, Night Sight, Time Lapse, and Cinematic Blur.

Take stunning photos
• HDR+ with Exposure and White Balance Controls - Take incredible photos using HDR+, especially in low-light or backlit scenes.
• Night Sight - You’ll never want to use your flash again. Night Sight brings out all the details and colors that get lost in the dark. You can even take photos of the Milky Way with Astrophotography!
• Super Res Zoom - Get way close from far away. Super Res Zoom makes your pictures sharper when you zoom in.
• Long Exposure - Add a creative blur to moving subjects in the scene
• Action Pan - Add a creative blur to the background while keeping your subject in focus
• Macro Focus - Vivid color and striking contrast in even the smallest subjects

Incredible videos on every take
• Record smooth videos with stunning resolution and clear audio, even in crowded, dimly lit places
• Cinematic Blur - Create a cinematic effect by blurring the background behind your subject
• Cinematic Pan - Slow down your phone’s panning movements
• Long Shot - Take casual, quick videos by simply long-pressing the shutter key while in the default photo mode

Pixel 8 Pro Exclusive Features
• 50MP High Res - Take high resolution photos with richer detail
• Pro Controls - Take even more creative control with the ability to adjust things like focus, shutter speed, and more

Requirements - The latest version of Pixel Camera only works on Pixel devices running Android 14 and above. The latest version of Pixel Camera for Wear OS only works on Wear OS 3 (and above) devices connected to Pixel phones. Some features are not available on all devices.

Ratings and reviews

Updated to a Pixel 8 and photo sphere was removed. There's not enough expletives left to express myself. Google sincerely screwed up pinch and zoom in the last update. I don't know if it's specific to the OS upgrade, but definitely you can't pinch and zoom with the same ease as you did before and you have to put that one finger in the corner to start to move and then zoom with a separate finger. Really is a step back in terms of user joy and usability is worse.

What the heck are y'all doing? Why is my camera suddenly refusing to focus? I have to point it at something far away before it'll realize it's completely unfocused and zoot right back to being focused again. This wasn't a problem at launch. I'm also seeing the issue with delayed or nonresposive "quick" videos by holding the shutter button. That used to work fine! Also, if I try to zoom while holding the shutter button it changes zoom levels way too quickly. Please make the zoom speed lower.

This app just keeps getting worse and worse. Over stabilization compensation. Terrible video quality even with decent hardware. Controls keep getting tucked away or moved. No infinite focus. The camera color profile has changed for Pixel 3 when using night sight. All my night sight pics come out more bluish. This never happened back in 2018. The tap to zoom + or - keys need to be brought back. The ability to choose what frame rate and resolution to shoot in needs to be brought back as well.