Google Pixel 8A Camera- A Professional Photographer’s Review

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  • @RanftEvan
    @RanftEvan18 күн бұрын

    Thanks for watching! Leave a thumbs up on the video if you want to see me use this for street photography and test more features like zoom, and low light.

  • @therock1232100

    @therock1232100

    18 күн бұрын

    Google's approach to the bokeh element is in the edit...Google Photos: Edit>Tools>Blur

  • @JakeChambersOy
    @JakeChambersOy17 күн бұрын

    Google was one of the first, if not the very first company to bring computational photography (namely their HDR+ algorithm) to Smartphones. Apple and other Android OEMs were way behind in terms of processing once the Google Nexus 5x and 6p hit. Same goes for their computational raw files.

  • @ddraiss
    @ddraiss18 күн бұрын

    To transfer files from an Android phone you literally can plug your usb-c to c cable onto your computer and phone, change the charging option on your phone to file transfer then your computer will see your phone as an external drive. No need to delete the extra jpegs no need to transfer to Google drive.

  • @RanftEvan

    @RanftEvan

    18 күн бұрын

    Yeah that didn’t work with this phone. Not sure why. You are right tho it’s been that way with every other android device I’ve used

  • @vintage_15

    @vintage_15

    18 күн бұрын

    If you use a Mac, yes, but on windows, you can install quickshare and use it basically like airdrop.

  • @joelconolly5574

    @joelconolly5574

    16 күн бұрын

    ​@@vintage_15Guess I know what to use now.

  • @Exuberant_Mind
    @Exuberant_Mind18 күн бұрын

    Definitely do those tests, definitely curious to see what it can do, especially low light.

  • @RanftEvan

    @RanftEvan

    18 күн бұрын

    Most likely will just because doing street photography with smartphones is always fun for me haha

  • @Cactuspractice12
    @Cactuspractice122 күн бұрын

    I'm not a photographer or even someone who looks at many images, but it was pretty obvious that image A had much more detail than image B. Image B had a nice, balanced and 'realistic' tone, but there was no fine detail of material grain, etc on that image. Image A was obviously the more expensive camera.

  • @mohammedhammouch1325
    @mohammedhammouch132517 күн бұрын

    those new smartphones are incredible now for the quality that they produce, like now even if you are a pro photographer and could find it a bit hard to know if the pic from a phone or a pro camera, next phone I would like to suggest to try is Sony Xperia 1 Mark Vi, give it a try, the portrait mode in that phone is way beyond the other phones.

  • @AlmazKar
    @AlmazKar15 күн бұрын

    Please do the Pixel 8 Pro. I think youd ve blown away

  • @Room240
    @Room24018 күн бұрын

    I really like that you're unbiased and always trying out different brands, this content would be of great help to those who aspire to create but don't use a certain brand for any reason, however I would love to know your opinion on the Pixel AI editing, I think it's called "Magic Editor if I'm not mistaken, Great video as always.

  • @littleliop
    @littleliop17 күн бұрын

    I find the colors out the box from this phone are lovely, not overly digital, no crazy in camera processing, just clean shots, and they're a dream to edit compared to other phones iv had, o have a similar issue with the noise in desaturated shadows and in low light

  • @crpro5420
    @crpro542016 күн бұрын

    Watching on Pixel 8a

  • @ItachiUchiha-ci2vo

    @ItachiUchiha-ci2vo

    10 күн бұрын

    What does the back say? Where was your piece manufactured?

  • @crpro5420

    @crpro5420

    10 күн бұрын

    @@ItachiUchiha-ci2vo idk. Bought last month in Canada

  • @ItachiUchiha-ci2vo

    @ItachiUchiha-ci2vo

    9 күн бұрын

    @@crpro5420 See if you look at the bottom (back side), you will be able to see where it was made. My Pixel 6a says made in vietnam. Please check and tell..

  • @lovemearowlet
    @lovemearowlet16 күн бұрын

    you should try the pixel 8 pro and the pixel 9 pro when it releases

  • @deantalksfootball
    @deantalksfootball2 күн бұрын

    How do you connect a mic to this this phone without a mic jack? Bluetooth? I know it's not Leica standards but would this be a good handset for videos and how is the audio playback for having a clear and voice that be heard well from the internal mic of the 8a?

  • @markshirley01
    @markshirley0116 күн бұрын

    Hi - what did you edit the RAW files in.

  • @crimson-py1lq
    @crimson-py1lq16 күн бұрын

    fornmy phone its a motorola and the pictures lookclear from my phone but on iphone and when i post on my story. the pictures look so grainy. Does the picture look clear across the board on iphones and android

  • @GracieSeay
    @GracieSeay17 күн бұрын

    Awesome

  • @Democratiser
    @Democratiser18 күн бұрын

    My first ‘smartphone’ with a camera was the O2 X2. It had a 0.2mp sensor!

  • @addisawant8724
    @addisawant872416 күн бұрын

    You should try Sony Xperia VI It has actually moving optical zoom

  • @nickguzman1734
    @nickguzman173418 күн бұрын

    Curious how the pro would fare. Nice vid and these ironically help my photography too, bc you always have good compositions with these phones

  • @RanftEvan

    @RanftEvan

    17 күн бұрын

    Glad it helped you out 🙏 thanks for watching!

  • @Jo5ue1
    @Jo5ue114 күн бұрын

    iPhones sucks in photography, those phones are only super hyped by influencers. I will take any Pixel to snap pics over any phone.

  • @rohandebbarma24

    @rohandebbarma24

    5 күн бұрын

    Image - Pixel Video - Apple I'm an android user.

  • @subgivtara

    @subgivtara

    3 күн бұрын

    Agreeed. I always install gcam on my poco snapdragon phones lol

  • @Trajce_Hybrid
    @Trajce_Hybrid17 күн бұрын

    Take a normal raw photo than google photos background blur, you can control the blur and also habe the raw file

  • @AbimaelOrtiz
    @AbimaelOrtiz18 күн бұрын

    A folder with the Raw images is supposed to be automatically created and to transfer them use Quick Share. I don't know if there is a Quick Share app for Apple, but there is one for Windows.

  • @majid270
    @majid27015 күн бұрын

    Would love it if u compare it to the pixel 8

  • @Han_Moz
    @Han_Moz18 күн бұрын

    recently i've went to take space and road photos on my samsung phone, i installed the raw app, and got AMAZING resaults, i'm going to look if you have a video messing with the raw app after this vid lamo

  • @Krickut
    @Krickut2 күн бұрын

    If only Google would have had the charger in the box and at least 90w charging. I think they would have conquered the Android scene....

  • @marcelinoverazanidesouza

    @marcelinoverazanidesouza

    Күн бұрын

    These OEMs that remove the charger always do that obligating to purchase one with a slug speed

  • @ItachiUchiha-ci2vo
    @ItachiUchiha-ci2vo17 күн бұрын

    Can someone tell me what does it say behind tbe phone? Made in which country?

  • @daytonaukpc9387

    @daytonaukpc9387

    15 күн бұрын

    What does it matter? Most likely made in china like 99.9% of all other smartphones.

  • @ItachiUchiha-ci2vo

    @ItachiUchiha-ci2vo

    15 күн бұрын

    @@daytonaukpc9387 It does matter. I have a pixel 6A made in Vietnam. And if given a choice, I would prefer my next phone from Vietnam over China.

  • @KoalaBeer.

    @KoalaBeer.

    12 күн бұрын

    Made in India 😂 does it matter …

  • @ItachiUchiha-ci2vo

    @ItachiUchiha-ci2vo

    10 күн бұрын

    @@KoalaBeer. Do you own this phone? It says made in India?

  • @Altafacha69
    @Altafacha6915 күн бұрын

    I've had some problems with pixel 8a, it has too much noise and blur :/

  • @KoalaBeer.

    @KoalaBeer.

    12 күн бұрын

    Choppy scrolling

  • @JoshuaLambPhotography
    @JoshuaLambPhotography18 күн бұрын

    Yea so the pixel doesn’t pick up shadows?

  • @RanftEvan

    @RanftEvan

    18 күн бұрын

    Definitely not as well when compared to my Leica in some of the tests but I think it did a good job. Especially when you see the other examples from the second product shoot

  • @mikitoburrito

    @mikitoburrito

    18 күн бұрын

    on the blue one, it was a lot better, but yeah that is a major disadvantage

  • @mikitoburrito

    @mikitoburrito

    18 күн бұрын

    and the outdoor was decent

  • @shashwath4
    @shashwath417 күн бұрын

    Did you face any heating issues with the pixel 8a?

  • @RanftEvan

    @RanftEvan

    17 күн бұрын

    Nothing I noticed in this test but I’m not using it as my primary phone with apps running in the background/daily tasks so that may not be an accurate assessment

  • @shashwath4

    @shashwath4

    17 күн бұрын

    @@RanftEvan ohh cool, thanks for the reply bro

  • @chromegator482
    @chromegator48218 күн бұрын

    Haven’t watched. But the phone color is cool

  • @RanftEvan

    @RanftEvan

    18 күн бұрын

    Yeah it’s rad in person

  • @MrJafar
    @MrJafar15 күн бұрын

    The main key is good lighting. Pixel photos are just good enough to use on social media. For large print or crop or unique look we need pro camera.

  • @SoundsLikeMaestro
    @SoundsLikeMaestro6 күн бұрын

    3-2-1- shenanigans made me click off immediately. Try something other than deception 😮