Google Camera 8.1 Update Takes Away Wide-Angle Astrophotography from Pixel phones
- by Joann Nelson
- in Sci-tech
- — Dec 31, 2020
Not only this, to update the Google support document in November, it has been explicitly written that astrophotography in Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5 will work exclusively on zoom settings.
Since 2019, the users of Pixel devices have been enjoying the feature of Astrophotography, and according to the census, it is one of the favorites among Pixel users.
When the Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a 5G were first released, Google's Astrophotography mode (which was introduced a year ago alongside the Pixel 4) was available for use on both of the phones' primary and ultra-wide cameras. However, it appears that one feature that wasn't so stellar was astrophotography mode when used with the ultra-wide camera, which is apparently why Google has made a decision to disable it.
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"Earlier, Google Pixel 5 and Google Pixel 4A 5G users could zoom in beforehand, and also switch to the ultrawide lens by clicking on '.6x" or by pinching out, states the report. This means you should be able to try out new features such as Cinematic Pan and Audio Zoom on your non-Pixel device.
Astrophotography mode examples via Google AI Blog. The feature let users take pictures of the sky with a 107-degree field of view. Or they can use it with the ultra wide lens, but not with the astrophotography feature There are posts illustrating how this results in a different image, with one image clearly showing the change resulting in a green and hyper-pixilated photo.
Sadly, that is now gone with the Google Camera 8.1 update.
Although there were some people that used this feature with the ultrawide angle lens, it was certainly not a popular feature, honestly. Users will have to simply uninstall the latest update and go back to version 7.6. Google has not clarified as to why the feature lost the ability to work with the ultra-wide lens, though it was presumably due to overall quality. That's the version that actually launched with the Pixel 5.
