Smartphone cameras are getting ridiculously good and, for the vast majority of people, they\u2019ve replaced traditional cameras. This week, a blind test to see if the Pixel 4 could beat an expensive Canon camera in low light was run and the Pixel came out on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A YouTube channel (via PetaPixel) shot several handheld stills to compare the full-frame Canon EOS RP to the Pixel 4, a device with a much smaller sensor size. Traditionally, a larger sensor would mean better low light photography, but computational photography has changed the game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In every comparison, the Pixel 4 produces brighter shots in the low-light setting with much less noise than the shots taken by Canon. That\u2019s largely thanks to Google\u2019s behind-the-scenes magic which stacks multiple images at different exposures to capture more detail and eliminate noise. A traditional DSLR just can\u2019t do that on the fly, so comparing the low-light shots side-by-side will almost always give the Pixel the advantage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, there are ways for trained photographers to close the gap. They can copy Google\u2019s HDR technique by stacking shots in post-production for better results. Taking the photos with a tripod or even using a more expensive camera could improve the shots, but that\u2019s not really the point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Google\u2019s Pixel 4, thanks to its computational photography, makes taking excellent pictures easy for everyone.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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