Google debuts new Pixels, updates Google Photo editor

GaryPageau , ,
Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5

Google introduced the Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5 smartphones. These phones improve Pixel’s leading photography features to the next level.

  • The cameras come with an ultrawide lens alongside the standard rear camera.
  • Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5 come with Cinematic Pan, which gives videos a professional look with ultrasmooth panning that’s inspired by the equipment Hollywood directors use.
  • Night Sight into Portrait Mode captures blurred backgrounds in Portraits even in extremely low light.
  • Portrait Mode on the Pixel 4a (5G) and Pixel 5 captures beautiful portraits that focus on your subject as the background fades into a blur.

New photo editor

Google also introduced a new Photo Editor for Google Photo apps. The update adds two new AI-powered photo-editing tools: a one-tap editing feature tailoring suggestions to a specific photo and an intelligent ‘Portrait Light’ feature allowing for lighting adjustments post-capture.

The one-tap edits are an extension of Google’s two-year-old suggestions feature. For now, the suggestions only includes three options—Color Pop, Black-and-White, and Enhance—but more suggestions are coming for other common photo situations.

Portrait Light is only available on the new Pixel 5 and Pixel 4a for now, with compatibility rolling out to more Pixel devices “soon.” The feature allows you to change the direction and intensity of a light source post-capture.

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Gary Pageau is principal of InfoCircle LLC, continuing his marketing communications career. InfoCircle LLC is a marketing and communications consulting firm, specializing in business-to-business markets. For nearly 25 years, he was with PMA International, serving most recently as Publisher, Content Development and Strategic Initiatives. His primary responsibilities included overseeing the Association’s editorial department, marketing research unit, education and corporate relations department.