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My new phone's camera totally ruined a trip to the Grand Canyon
I got the new Pixel 8 Pro last month and the reviews were all about the amazing camera. Last week I was at the Grand Canyon at sunset, the perfect shot, and the phone just kept over-processing the colors. The whole sky looked like a fake orange painting, not the real view. Has anyone else had a flagship phone camera mess up a real moment like that?
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miles_young596mo ago
Honestly I saw a tech reviewer talk about this exact thing. They said a lot of these new phone cameras are so focused on making every shot look "perfect" for social media that they ruin real scenes. Like they'll turn a deep red sunset into a neon pink mess, or make green trees look way too bright and fake. Tbh it makes me want to just use an older phone camera sometimes, one that doesn't try so hard.
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faith_king6mo ago
Actually prefer the newer processing most of the time. That "perfect" look is what I want for sharing pictures. My old phone shots looked muddy and dark, especially indoors. The bright greens and vivid sunsets pop on screen, which is where everyone sees them anyway. It's not meant to be a perfect copy of real life, it's meant to look good online.
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pat_fisher246mo ago
Ugh, that's the worst! I get what @faith_king is saying about photos looking good online, but there's a line. When a camera makes a peaceful gray dusk sky look like a crazy electric purple, it's not an upgrade. It totally kills the memory of actually being there. My friend's phone did that to our lake photos last summer, turned the calm water into weird, bright blue slime. Sometimes you just want the real moment, not a cartoon.
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