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

No longer has a "manual" or "advanced" option, so it's impossible to set (among other options) the right color temperature for lighting the app doesn't expect. Front-facing camera now also does some bizarre post-process warping with no option to turn it off, meaning what you see on screen may be entirely different from what gets saved.

Over-processes photos beyond recognition. I kept my OG Pixel and *still* love that camera with the old app version. The AI / auto-processing baked in to the latest versions of the app is atrocious, making my phone camera useless for most purposes. Light colored eyes turn near-black, skin tone/variation disappears, and details turn into geometric squiggles. The actual hardware is clearly fine - images look great while framing photos and for the first second of viewing. Then the app destroys it.

Ive had pixel for years and currently have pixel 6 pro for almost 2 yrs now. I take a lot of photos for work and the quality in the last few months in the app/photos is terrible. Laggy, auto face shape changes. portrait mode has been broken for months. I can no longer remove/adjust the blur for portrait mode pics at all in the settings and it absolutely ruins some photos. I use it almost daily. Pixel used to be so good what happened?