Pixel 2 sample photos

[froyd]

I just received a Pixel 2 as a company phone and although I have never used phones for photography (dislike the handling) I was curious to see if the images from this phone were as good as the initial reviews indicated.

I was pleasantly surprised, but then again, I don't have much to compare it to other than the cellphone shots my family and friends share on FB and Instagram.

The image that impressed me the most was the last one. Not a great shot per se, but it was dead on straight into the blinding sun, with such a huge contrast range that my eyes were not able to absorb the scene, yet the image does not look HDR-fake to my eyes.

BW mode:
IMG_20180226_140124 by kafe-pic, on Flickr

Color "indoor" at night:
MVIMG_20180225_201625 by kafe-pic, on Flickr

Color outdoor at night (it was REALLY dark)
MVIMG_20180225_195920 by kafe-pic, on Flickr

Extreme contre-jour:
MVIMG_20180225_171810 by kafe-pic, on Flickr

 

[BLKRCAT]

jesus that pincushion distortion drives me nuts.

 

[jbrubaker]

Yes, the Pixel 2 has a very nice camera. It does great video also. Google has done something special with the stabilization. regards---john.

 

[froyd]

jesus that pincushion distortion drives me nuts.

Haha, thanks for ruining it for me! 😉 I had not noticed it before, but then again I use the 35 Nokton as my main lens so I guess I have a high threshold!

 

[BLKRCAT]

well the nokon distortion is spherical, so if you take the nokton distortion and the pincushion from the pixel you end up pretty straight!