Google Pixel 2 Camera Shots! Show Us Your Pictures

[Ten Four]

Owls Head Maine.

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

Delicious.

 

[jsarino]

Took a couple of night pics with my car as the subject. In retrospect, I should've taken them as portrait shots...

 

[ryancell]

Night time scenes never fail to impress me

Portrait mode with morning frost

 

[Orion78]

Night time scenes never fail to impress me
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Portrait mode with morning frost
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Wow those pics are awesome! Especially the first one. It's such a pleasure to use this camera.

 

[A Myers]

Think these are becoming my favourite shots - taken directly into the sun. No filters, this is the shot! Love it

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

Took a pic of the moon..

And a few of my cousin on our hike today.

And a selfie for good measure.

 

[Scienceguy Labs]

^great shots. Really impressive camera.

 

[worldspy99]

Some more pictures.

 

[Jeremiah Bonds]

^great shots. Really impressive camera.

Thanks, it's seriously amazing.

 

[B. Diddy]

Some pics of my kitten Lucy.

 

[RaRa85]

This is a great comparison but I just need every to slow down a bit here. The Pixel does win but it's only because of the processing. This can not be overlooked. The Sony image has no processing(or at least the bare minimum to produce the JPG) done to it while the Pixel 2 image does(a lot goes into making an HDR+ shot). If you want to do a more fair comparison just turn HDR+ off and then compare the results. Google's software processing is what really shines not so much the camera or the lens on the Pixel. But the fact that the processing is so good and believe I know it is cause it has done wonders even on my LG V20 can't be dismissed. That's what makes taking pictures on the Pixels such a delight.

Heck I dare any of you Pixel owners to do an HDR+ off vs on and compare the results side by side.

 

[B. Diddy]

Sure, but that's the direction mobile photography is going -- computational photography. It allows for pretty awesome images with off-the-shelf camera modules, which in turn can help reduce the parts cost of a phone. As long as the processing isn't causing distorted or false images, one could argue that there is no difference. Of course, I understand that camera purists would much prefer to see excellent images on the strength of the lens and sensor themselves.

 

[jephanie]

This is a great comparison but I just need every to slow down a bit here. The Pixel does win but it's only because of the processing. This can not be overlooked. The Sony image has no processing(or at least the bare minimum to produce the JPG) done to it while the Pixel 2 image does(a lot goes into making an HDR+ shot). If you want to do a more fair comparison just turn HDR+ off and then compare the results. Google's software processing is what really shines not so much the camera or the lens on the Pixel. But the fact that the processing is so good and believe I know it is cause it has done wonders even on my LG V20 can't be dismissed. That's what makes taking pictures on the Pixels such a delight.

Heck I dare any of you Pixel owners to do an HDR+ off vs on and compare the results side by side.

And???

The whole point of this, along with every other smartphone camera, it is all about the final results/user experience. Whether one has better processing vs. the other has better optics/sensors, the end result is all that matters. And this is where Google is winning. Sure, they are using processing to do some of it but all that means is that, when they improve the optics/sensors, it will simply get better (not to mention how they will improve the processing).

The end result is everything. The journey to get there is irrelevant.

 

[RaRa85]

And???

The whole point of this, along with every other smartphone camera, it is all about the final results/user experience. Whether one has better processing vs. the other has better optics/sensors, the end result is all that matters. And this is where Google is winning. Sure, they are using processing to do some of it but all that means is that, when they improve the optics/sensors, it will simply get better (not to mention how they will improve the processing).

The end result is everything. The journey to get there is irrelevant.

So my point is that the software processing matters. You can't just blindly say something is better than the other when so much work is being done in the background. That's all I'm saying. Like I said it is really good but I'm just trying to make a point as to the "why" before people get carried away. Don't be so defensive about it.

 

[anon(10092459)]

Couple of shots from this weekend

 

[anon(10092459)]

Couple more...

 

[B. Diddy]

So my point is that the software processing matters. You can't just blindly say something is better than the other when so much work is being done in the background. That's all I'm saying. Like I said it is really good but I'm just trying to make a point as to the "why" before people get carried away. Don't be so defensive about it.

Processing has become part and parcel of digital photography, so you really have to include that when comparing camera experiences. The lens and camera module itself are still important, of course, but in the end, it's the whole package that matters.

Your point is well taken -- if the Pixel didn't have its great processing, then images would probably be much more mediocre. But then it wouldn't be a Pixel!

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

This is a great comparison but I just need every to slow down a bit here. The Pixel does win but it's only because of the processing. This can not be overlooked. The Sony image has no processing(or at least the bare minimum to produce the JPG) done to it while the Pixel 2 image does(a lot goes into making an HDR+ shot). If you want to do a more fair comparison just turn HDR+ off and then compare the results. Google's software processing is what really shines not so much the camera or the lens on the Pixel. But the fact that the processing is so good and believe I know it is cause it has done wonders even on my LG V20 can't be dismissed. That's what makes taking pictures on the Pixels such a delight.

Heck I dare any of you Pixel owners to do an HDR+ off vs on and compare the results side by side.

1) Why would I intentionally make my pictures worse? I already know that HDR+ is like photo magic.

2) The point of photography is the end result, the picture you take. I'm not going to hinder the Pixel 2 so that it's on the "same level" as the Sony. I'm going to ding Sony for not being able to match the software prowess of Google when it comes to photo processing.

The why does not matter. Trying to discredit the Pixel 2 because it has superior image quality due to superior software isn't going to work with me.

 

[RaRa85]

1) Why would I intentionally make my pictures worse? I already know that HDR+ is like photo magic.

2) The point of photography is the end result, the picture you take. I'm not going to hinder the Pixel 2 so that it's on the "same level" as the Sony. I'm going to ding Sony for not being able to match the software prowess of Google when it comes to photo processing.

The why does not matter. Trying to discredit the Pixel 2 because it has superior image quality due to superior software isn't going to work with me.

Fair enough.