Night Sight low-light photography
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Night Sight low-light photography is a Google Pixel camera mode that uses computational photography and long exposure techniques to capture bright, detailed photos in very dark environments without a flash.
Aliases (1)
- Night Sight ×52
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
camera mode
→
computational photography feature → |
| availableOn |
Google Pixel 3
→
Google Pixel 3 XL → Google Pixel 4 → Google Pixel 4 XL → Google Pixel 5 → Google Pixel 6 → Google Pixel 7 → Google Pixel 8 → |
| avoids |
harsh flash lighting
→
overexposed faces from flash → |
| category |
mobile photography technology
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| developer |
Google
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| featureOf |
Google Camera app
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| hasMode |
handheld Night Sight
→
tripod Night Sight → |
| improves |
color accuracy in low light
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dynamic range in low light → image brightness → noise performance in low light → shadow detail → |
| introducedBy |
Google Pixel 3
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| limitation |
longer capture time than normal photo mode
→
motion blur with moving subjects → |
| optimizedFor |
static scenes
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| platform |
Android
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Google Pixel → |
| primaryFunction |
capture bright photos in very dark environments
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reduce need for camera flash → |
| relatedFeature |
Astrophotography mode
→
HDR+ with Bracketing → |
| requires |
multiple frames capture
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scene analysis → software image alignment → |
| techniqueUsed |
auto white balance
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computational photography → long exposure → motion metering → multi-frame image stacking → noise reduction → super-resolution → |
| useCase |
low-light photography
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| userControl |
automatic suggestion in low light
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manual activation in camera UI → |
| uses |
exposure bracketing
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gyroscope data to detect motion → machine learning-based auto white balance → semantic segmentation for scene understanding → |
Referenced by (4)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Pixel 7
("Night Sight")
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aiCameraFeature |
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Pixel smartphones
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feature |
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Pixel 8
("Night Sight")
→
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hasFeature |
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Google Pixel
("Night Sight")
→
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primaryCameraFeature |