Is the Pixel 3 the 2018 Phone of the year?

[I Can Be Your Hero]

I think a lot of the technology that's in the Pixels gets overlooked because some of it is so new. As an example, Google took the AI technology that was behind the Clips camera and put that into the Pixel 3 with the Photobooth feature in the camera. That's on device recognition AI that most overlook. People seem to only focus on Top Shot and Night Sight, but photobooth is impressive as well.

Photobooth detects people smiling then takes a photo when the subjects smile. It's a cool, handy feature (if you're one to take selfies) but it's not some amazing feature imo. The phone knowing when people smiling isn't that impressive to me. Plus it only works on the selfie cam, so too bad if you want to snap a photo from the rear camera with multiple subjects, wanting to get an image when everyone has their eyes open and smiling, it won't do that for you.

Top Shot I don't think is very good. Only the photo you pressed the shutter on is high resolution. All the other images, including the recommended ones are of such poor quality, they're unusable imo. They're equivalent to 0.8MP, 150kb photos. The concept is brilliant, but the execution is extremely disappointing. I'm guessing it's a processor limitation issue, where it can't render 14 or so images in full 12MP HDR without severely lagging the phone.

 

[TraderGary]

Photobooth detects people smiling then takes a photo when the subjects smile. It's a cool, handy feature (if you're one to take selfies) but it's not some amazing feature imo. The phone knowing when people smiling isn't that impressive to me. Plus it only works on the selfie cam, so too bad if you want to snap a photo from the rear camera with multiple subjects, wanting to get an image when everyone has their eyes open and smiling, it won't do that for you.

Top Shot I don't think is very good. Only the photo you pressed the shutter on is high resolution. All the other images, including the recommended ones are of such poor quality, they're unusable imo. They're equivalent to 0.8MP, 150kb photos. The concept is brilliant, but the execution is extremely disappointing. I'm guessing it's a processor limitation issue, where it can't render 14 or so images in full 12MP HDR without severely lagging the phone.

I have to agree with you. I don't use these features for the same reasons. It certainly makes for captivating TV ads though.

 

[ht19011994]

I like the Note more

 

[anon(10092459)]

Photobooth detects people smiling then takes a photo when the subjects smile. It's a cool, handy feature (if you're one to take selfies) but it's not some amazing feature imo. The phone knowing when people smiling isn't that impressive to me. Plus it only works on the selfie cam, so too bad if you want to snap a photo from the rear camera with multiple subjects, wanting to get an image when everyone has their eyes open and smiling, it won't do that for you.

Top Shot I don't think is very good. Only the photo you pressed the shutter on is high resolution. All the other images, including the recommended ones are of such poor quality, they're unusable imo. They're equivalent to 0.8MP, 150kb photos. The concept is brilliant, but the execution is extremely disappointing. I'm guessing it's a processor limitation issue, where it can't render 14 or so images in full 12MP HDR without severely lagging the phone.

Maybe they don't have actual photobooths down under, but taking pictures of yourself is the actual point of them. So it makes sense to me that the feature is for the front facing camera. I mean, they named it that for a reason. Anytime a device can recognize smiles and other expressions, then take action on what's a "good" picture it's own is a step forward in mobile device technology. That's impressive on it's own. I mean, who else has introduced something like that?

I think Top Shot is best as a backup measure more than anything else. I mean if you're taking pictures of a small child or a family pet or even in a place where there's a crowd of people, anything can happen. Naturally you want the picture when you snapped the shutter to be spot on, but on those rare times when something goes awry it's better to have it available.

Google continues to lead computational photography for the industry.

 

[Mike Dee]

Maybe they don't have actual photobooths down under, but taking pictures of yourself is the actual point of them. So it makes sense to me that the feature is for the front facing camera. I mean, they named it that for a reason. Anytime a device can recognize smiles and other expressions, then take action on what's a "good" picture it's own is a step forward in mobile device technology. That's impressive on it's own. I mean, who else has introduced something like that?

I think Top Shot is best as a backup measure more than anything else. I mean if you're taking pictures of a small child or a family pet or even in a place where there's a crowd of people, anything can happen. Naturally you want the picture when you snapped the shutter to be spot on, but on those rare times when something goes awry it's better to have it available.

Google continues to lead computational photography for the industry.

If Top Shot doesn't provide the results that someone wants they can use burst mode for higher resolution shots.

 

[mustang7757]

If Top Shot doesn't provide the results that someone wants they can use burst mode for higher resolution shots.

I'll take your word on it , I'm not a camera guy.

 

[anon(10092459)]

If Top Shot doesn't provide the results that someone wants they can use burst mode for higher resolution shots.

Well that's how I usually handle it if it's something that I really want to make sure I get the best pic.

 

[Mike Dee]

I'll take your word on it , I'm not a camera guy.

You don't have to be to use burst mode if you aren't happy with top shot. Im not clear on the time difference between frames using either mode.

 

[mustang7757]

You don't have to be to use burst mode if you aren't happy with top shot. Im not clear on the time difference between frames using either mode.

Got it , good to know

 

[Mike Dee]

Got it , good to know

Sorry...I'm assuming you know burst mode: just hold down the shutter button

 

[mustang7757]

Sorry...I'm assuming you know burst mode: just hold down the shutter button

No I know burst shot but didn't know better results burst mode then topshots

 

[Itsa_Me_Mario]

Test

 

[Mike Dee]

No I know burst shot but didn't know better results burst mode then topshots

I don't know about better end results but each photo is higher resolution

 

[mustang7757]

Test
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That looks so good

 

[mustang7757]

I don't know about better end results but each photo is higher resolution

Higher resolution should be good enough

 

[Mike Dee]

Higher resolution should be good enough

I would hope so but I'm thinking Topshot takes faster shots so you might catch the best reaction. Not sure, just guessing because the shots are lower resolution.

 

[mustang7757]

I would hope so but I'm thinking Topshot takes faster shots so you might catch the best reaction. Not sure, just guessing because the shots are lower resolution.

Guess we have to play around with it

 

[Davrocks90]

I am so looking forward to the google pixel 3 and its cool display!

 

[I Can Be Your Hero]

Maybe they don't have actual photobooths down under, but taking pictures of yourself is the actual point of them. So it makes sense to me that the feature is for the front facing camera. I mean, they named it that for a reason. Anytime a device can recognize smiles and other expressions, then take action on what's a "good" picture it's own is a step forward in mobile device technology. That's impressive on it's own. I mean, who else has introduced something like that?

I think Top Shot is best as a backup measure more than anything else. I mean if you're taking pictures of a small child or a family pet or even in a place where there's a crowd of people, anything can happen. Naturally you want the picture when you snapped the shutter to be spot on, but on those rare times when something goes awry it's better to have it available.

Google continues to lead computational photography for the industry.

What they call the feature is irrelevant. Just because it's called 'photobooth' doesn't mean it has to function exactly like a photobooth does - which it doesn't anyway as a photobooth takes a timed shot, whereas the Pixel looks for eyes and smiles to take a photo.

The point is that it only works on the front facing camera and not the rear facing camera. Are open eyes and smiles not important for the rear camera? For me, they're more important as I don't use the selfie cameras at all. It's something they should have implemented into the rear camera.

And Top Shot would be great if the image quality wasn't so poor. I agree, shots of kids/pets etc, anything can go wrong, so having multiple photos is great, but what good is it when one of the 14 images taken is a crisp, clear 12MP 6mb photo and the other 13 are blurry, 0.8MP 150kb photo that looks like it was sent via MMS? IMO it's an unusable feature. You're better off just holding down the shutter button and take bust shots, then selecting one that looks good.

 

[J Dubbs]

Please quote me in english

That sounded like he quoted you in your native redneck to me lol ;-)