The Google Pixel 4 features a dual-camera system, a significant advancement over previous single-lens models, and heavily relies on Artificial Intelligence (AI) for computational photography. This AI integration is key to its camera performance, improving everything from low-light photos to zooming.
Back camera specifications
- Main camera: 12.2 MP sensor with an ƒ/1.7 aperture lens and optical image stabilization (OIS). This main lens is used for most standard shots and forms the foundation for many of the AI features.
- Telephoto lens: 16 MP sensor with an ƒ/2.4 aperture lens and OIS, offering a 2x optical zoom. This second lens allows for improved zoomed-in photos, which is further enhanced by AI software. AI-powered camera features
The Pixel 4’s camera uses AI to produce high-quality images and offer unique shooting modes, primarily powered by Google’s proprietary Pixel Neural Core.
- Night Sight with Astrophotography: This mode uses AI to capture bright, detailed photos in extremely low light. It can even be used to photograph the night sky, including stars and the Milky Way.
- Super Res Zoom: This feature uses machine learning and AI to enhance image resolution and improve quality when zooming digitally. It combines data from multiple frames to create sharper images with an 8x zoom at near-optical quality.
- Live HDR+ with dual exposure controls: AI powers the live viewfinder, showing an accurate preview of the final HDR+ image before you take the shot. This feature also gives you separate sliders for highlights and shadows, providing more control over your exposure.
- Improved Portrait Mode: By using the telephoto lens alongside AI depth-sensing, the Pixel 4 produces more realistic background blur (bokeh). This allows for better edge detection and more natural-looking portraits.
- Learning-based white balancing: The camera’s AI is trained on countless images to intelligently correct for color casts, ensuring more realistic and accurate colors in various lighting conditions.
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