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Photographer – a person who takes photographs, either as a hobby or a profession.
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Smartphones. I know I’m jumping ahead of the entire camera revolution, which involves things we can’t even imagine, as well as dry plates, film, and, of course, the modern-day digital cameras, but it’s smartphones that managed to put a camera in everyone’s pocket.
Camera phones have changed:
- What makes an event an event worth being photographed
- What makes a photographer a photographer
- What makes a photo a “professional photo”
- How many photos we take
- How we preserve photos
- How we share photos
- Why we take photos
That’s both incredible and challenging, considering that taking hundreds of photos can detach you from your environment, distract you from your actual holiday, etc. But! Today we’re here to talk about the good traits of phone cameras!
Pixel 6 Pro – the most praised (phone) camera I’ve ever seen…
4x periscope zoom lens. I’ve never seen a more realistic photo come out of a phone camera.
Before I show you a bunch of photos I’ve taken with the Pixel 6 Pro, I must say that the inspiration behind this story was the sheer amount of praise and compliments the Pixel 6 Pro received from friends and family during my last trip to Spain. But also, during my other trip to Spain… and my trip to Berlin…
“Look how it shoots!”… “Eeeh, that’s it!”… “What phone is that?”… “How many megapixels?”… “Google?! “, “Aham… How much?”… “$1,000?!
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So, why were my friends and relatives so mind-blown? The resolution? The megapixels? The colors of the photos?
Not really! It’s because… the photos looked like they didn’t come out of a phone. And, no, they weren’t able to express that with words, but I noticed the fascination in their eyes, particularly when it came to photos taken with the 4x periscope camera of the Pixel.
Sure, part of it was the sheer zooming capabilities of this camera, which punches way above its weight, but what really made them want “that phone” was the bokeh in the photos.
What’s bokeh and why it makes the Pixel 6 Pro’s tele lens the best in the business
For those who don’t know (including my uncle), bokeh is “the aesthetic quality of the blur produced in out-of-focus parts of an image”. In practical terms, bokeh is what makes the subject of your photo stand out from the environment that surrounds it. Bokeh is hardly present in scenes where there isn’t a clear subject (scenery, landscape photos), which is why the ultra-wide cameras on your phone don’t deliver any of it.
The properties of the Pixel 6 Pro’s periscope lens are as follows:
48 MP, f/3.5, 104mm (periscope telephoto), 1/2″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 4x optical zoom.
Needless to say, all of this plays a role in helping this camera take pictures that are often indistinguishable from a DSLR photo, but what really matters here is the size of the sensor and the detail it’s able to gather. The Pixel 6 Pro has the largest telephoto sensor on any phone (shared with the Xiaomi Mi 11 Ultra and Huawei P50 Pro).
Take a look at this set of photos, where I’ve simply tapped the screen to focus on different parts of the photo. I chose the scene because of the sense of depth. No, this isn’t Portrait Mode, because the Pixel 6 Pro’s 4x camera doesn’t really need artificial background blur.
My tips for taking “DSLR-like” photos with the Pixel 6 Pro are:
- Use the 4x periscope camera whenever the conditions allow it
- Find a subject that stands between you and your main subject – it’ll give your photos depth
In the end: Does one of the best camera phones on the planet make you a “real photographer”?
8x zoom (Action Pan).
Yes… and no.
The Pixel 6 Pro’s camera system can be so good to the point that it’s annoying. I took pretty much all the photos during my last holiday, and there were another 11 people there who just… wanted me to take photos of them with my phone.
With the risk of teasing Samsung’s proudest fans, one of us had a Galaxy S21 Ultra, but this one… didn’t get much use.
And yes, the Pixel 6 Pro can absolutely replace a “real camera” if you know how to use it. Again, especially the 4x periscope lens. For the record, it also depends on what your definition of a “real camera” is.
The Pixel can replace virtually any point-and-shoot camera because it delivers excellent dynamic range, true-to-life colors, great detail, incredible versatility, some of the best video quality on any phone, and some of the best microphones out there – if you’re into that.
Can it replace a cinema camera? Of course, it can’t. But I’ve heard there’s another phone for that – the iPhone with its Cinematic Mode, which I got a chance to test in detail, and boy do I have some thoughts on it!
Until then… let’s wish for a better ultra-wide-angle lens and perhaps a Cinematic Mode on Pixel 7 and Pixel 7 Pro. OK, Google?
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