Google Pixel 4a Camera Review Showcases the Phone’s Capability
May. 4, 2020Days before the expected unveiling of thePixel 4a, Cuban tech blog,TecnoLike Plus, has shared an early camera review of the phone, containing severalcamera samples from the device, giving us an extensive look at its imaging credentials. The report also confirmed the exact specifications of the phone’s camera hardware, which include a single 12.2MP Sony IMX363 sensor at the back with an f/1.73 lens and 1.4µm pixel size, alongside an 8MP Sony IMX355 sensor at the front with an f/2.0 lens and 1.14µm pixel size.
The device supports HDR+, which makes for clear photographs with decent details in the shadows without washing-out or overexposing the brightly-lit areas, as can be seen from the outdoor shots below. The published camera samples also include portrait mode samples from both the front and rear cameras, and the software seems to be doing a decent job of detecting edges and unruly hair without looking too artificial.
Overall, the colors look vibrant without being over-saturated, there are no visible chromatic aberrations and noise levels are at a minimum even in dimly-lit indoor scenes. The zoomed-in macro shots also seem to capture a striking amount of details for what is, after all, digital zoom on mid-range imaging hardware. The most impressive shots, however, are the ones that capture the starry night skies using theAstrophotography modethat was originally introduced with the Pixel 4 last year. The images seem to have a great deal of details with nary a hint of noise.
Featured image courtesy: Julio Lusson
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