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The Pixel 7 Pro impresses once again
Rita El Khoury / Android Authority
The Script
If youâre a regular concertgoer and due for a smartphone upgrade, you might want to consider Googleâs latest flagship. AAâs Rita El Khoury took her Pixel 7 Pro along for several performances and found itâs the ultimate smartphone for concerts. Hereâs why.
- Thereâs something great about fellow concertgoers commenting on how great your shots and video recordings are.
- Thatâs something Rita has experienced more often with the Pixel 7 Pro.
- While any modern camera phone can shoot great low-light or zoomed snaps, the Pixel 7 Pro melds these two qualities together.
The context
- Rita notes that she canât always grab front row tickets, so placement a fair distance from performers is where she usually finds herself.
- âIn these situations, not every phone can be a winner.â
- Concerts are particularly harsh places for smartphone cameras.
- A lack of natural light, plenty of contrast, smoke and haze, and moving objects make it tough to focus.
- With additional challenges of limited viewing angles and blocking by other people or rails and columns, you need a camera phone that can both reach and capably capture the action.
- âSome do a decent job while others barely manage to capture some lights and the artistâs face as a half-discernable dot. None, though, have ever come close to what I could grab on my Pixel 7 Pro.â
Why the Pixel 7 Pro works
- âIt can freeze the action even in the middle of rapid, strobing lights. It can balance between dark spots and well-lit ones in regular shots.â
- Rita also highlights Googleâs Night Sight feature, allowing better exposure.
- âAnd the 5x telescopic lens allows for excellent zoomed shots all the way to 15x or even 20x in some situations.â
- But the Pixel 7 Pro isnât just adept at capturing stills.
- You can grab video using that zoom lens too, and the results are impressive as well.
- Rita does note that you should disable the Speech enhancement setting if youâre recording more instrument-driven performances.
- 10-bit HDR should also be switched off in dark environments.
Ultimately, Rita leaves us with this parting comment: âWhen I pay a handsome sum of money to see my favorite artists and bands live, I want to keep a few photos and videos for the memories, but I donât want to spend the entire concert trying to get a decent shot. This is why I value the reliability of the Pixel 7 Proâs camera.â
Monday meme
Now, for this truly beautiful scene. Isnât nature lovely?
Weâre struggling with power generation in my country, with scheduled power cuts now a normal part of life. Known as âloadshedding,â this problem has forced everyone in South Africa â at least those who can afford it â to consider a switch to green energy. More importantly, itâs now more important than ever to own a reliable portable charger for your phone, and a much larger backup power system for larger appliances.
See you on Thursday,
Andy Walker, Editor