Pixel 7 Pro and its smaller sibling brought serious camera improvements with themselves, so much so that they are called one of the best Android camera phones out there. The most notable camera feature that Google introduced with its latest flagships was improved night mode with more manual control. Luckily, the brand has now started rolling out the latest camera feature set to its older Pixel 6 series with a new update. Here are the details.
As reported by 9to5Google, faster Night Sight for the Pixel 6 and 6 Pro is rolling out with version 8.8 of Google Camera. Users will now notice a 50% shorter exposure time when using the feature. In addition, the Night Sight photos will have less blur and be noticeably sharper. Google has also worked on HDR+ with Bracketing to reduce noise in the pictures.
After updating to Google Camera 8.8, Pixel 7 series users will notice a circle in the bottom-right corner when switching to the Night Sight tab. Upon tapping on the button, they will be able to select two seconds or Max (which goes up to six seconds). However, the time increment is likely to vary between two to six seconds depending on the shooting conditions. It’s worth noting that the new zoom bar seen on the Pixel 7 phones didn’t make it to the Pixel 6.
Google announced this new feature with last month’s Feature Drop. The new Google Camera version 8.8 is being rolled out widely and you may get it through Play Store or wait for the automatic update. Separately, Google Pixel 6, 6 Pro, 7, and 7 Pro smartphones received general improvements in camera stability and performance in certain conditions with the March security patch.
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