Pixel 8 Pro Video Boost Night Sight Test // 4K HDR

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   @VIRTUALJAPAN 2 years ago

   Tested the Google Pixel 8 Pro's newly released feature, Night Sight with Video Boost on the streets of Kabukicho, Tokyo. Overall, it did a really great job, but needed some additional color correction for my taste. I'd be interested if they opened up this feature to use the ultra-wide angle camera with 4K 60fps HDR recording in the future. Maybe the Video Boost can make up for the lower quality of the ultra-wide camera sensor 🤔

   Compare this to other videos taking in the same area:
   Sony FX3/A7Siii – https://youtu.be/oSvAF0FRkq8
   DJI Pocket 3 – https://youtu.be/96FLF4dAjfc
   Pixel 8 Pro (no video boost) – https://youtu.be/gH18j42XXec

   00:00 Video Boost Locked Focus/Exposure – w/color grading & external audio
   11:28 Low Light – Video Boost – w/color grading & external audio
   12:38 Video Boost Auto Camera Settings – w/color grading & external audio
   18:21 Video Boost Locked Focus/Exposure
   29:48 Low Light – Night Sight Video Boost
   30:57 Video Boost Auto Camera Settings
   36:38 Raw video before processing Locked Focus/Exposure
   48:00 Low Light – Raw video
   49:10 Raw video Auto Camera Settings

   When recording with this feature enabled, users are limited to 30fps, and there is a 10-minute recording cap. Despite setting the recording quality to 4K, the saved file is initially 1080p. This file undergoes processing that takes a few hours after being uploaded to the Google cloud, and the processed video is returned as a 4K file, likely through AI upscaling. The file size of the processed video is 2-3 times larger than the original. In terms of technical specifications, the file format is AV1, which is more challenging to edit due to its computational intensity compared to h.265/h.264. For example, playback of an AV1 file on a M1 Max MacBook Pro in Davinci Resolve is around 20 fps, not full speed, and Quicktime does not support these files, necessitating the use of VLC. Furthermore, transcoding proxies operate at 20fps, a significant decrease from the usual 280fps, and the file uploaded to the cloud is in h.265 format.

   Regarding the feature's automatic mode, it tends to have frequent exposure jumps and often overexposes highlights, like bright signs. However, manually locking focus and exposure, and slightly underexposing, seems to mitigate these issues. While the processing result is acceptable, manually color grading of footage from devices like the DJI Pocket 3, which doesn't have smartphone flares like the iPhone or Pixel, can yield similar or better results.

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   @BradUchiwa 2 years ago

   Japan 🇯🇵 is my culture

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   @csl6500 2 years ago

   Great quality as always. Thank you!

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   @Mcflirts 2 years ago

   This is a Google pixel phone recording?? So crisp

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   @renehenriquez666 2 years ago

   So limited to 10min in 4k 30p?🤔 Didn't know that

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   @TheHawaiianc 2 years ago

   Eeeeshhhh there’s a lot…. The color looks like the tint is off more on green side as sharpness it muddled like iPhone unlike DJI pocket maybe because it not 60fps. Night mode is ok boost works ok but it’s still blurry but better with it I notice also you was having some shutter issue… as raw umm that’s dark I wonder that’s issue when color grading the blacks looks forced like it was set low but you boost brightness just make it light decent. I don’t know I can tell the issue off the bat google need ask Nikon or Fuji to help them… yah I saw lot issues and that’s not just an opinion… and from what I read in description it looks like you had issues too..

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   @RolandElliottFirstG 2 years ago

   I have been using the Pixel 8 pro for over 3 months now, the latest AI updates have made it an exceptional phone

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   @donovansoupart3989 2 years ago

   ❤️🇯🇵❤️

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   @cyberxspeed 2 years ago

   Wide angle sensor comes out noisy/grainy. Standard lens is the cleanest.

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    @TeddyLeppard 2 years ago

    The night sight boost really affects the frame rate. Seems like there's more strobing?

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    @nari627 2 years ago

    Gimbal used??

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    @logiclee1 2 years ago

    On my 65" OLED it looks a little over saturated but still quite good. Really miss the 60fps though, that's really noticable on a big screen. On my Xperia 1 V @4k the lack of 60fps is not as bad but still looks a little oversaturated.

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    @gplgr 2 years ago

    Is it a no car district there? Or at night you don't use cars? It looks and feels nice without car noice and just people talking in the background! Quality looks nice on xiaomi pad 6 and on s20+ 4khdr

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    @andriy_san 2 years ago

    In my opinion, it is too rich and too sharp. If you want to shoot a video that you will eventually edit, it is better to buy a Sony Xperia 1 V, this smartphone has great cameras, but you need to have skills to process the video, and then it will be many times better than on the iphone.

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    @filipe972 2 years ago

    As a Yakuza video-game fan I immediately recognized this was Kabukicho at first sight, such a lovely place that I wish to visit one day. Nice video!

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    @steliosvoudouris7736 2 years ago

    Does the pixel 8 have video boost?

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    @TheChameleon2008 2 years ago

    Looks nice but hope they can do this on the device itself in the future.

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    @user-vg4gp6wm4m 2 years ago

    😍😍😍

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    @ssaini5028 2 years ago

    Very impressive by Google, years ahead of the competition who can only dream of doing this

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    @StubbyPhillips 2 years ago

    I like the non boost version in your link better. It's sharper, especially when panning and doesn't have the weird little flickers. Of course the "real" camera beats them all. There's a limit to what you can do with a lens the size of a juicy pimple…

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    @yanni2737 2 years ago

    Oh wow😮😮

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    @tuapuikia 2 years ago

    This is good! I'm not a fan of HDR tech. The color grading and lighting is perfect 😊

23. 

    @AleksandarGjorgjiev 2 years ago

    Is 4k + HDR video boost suported on instagram or tik tok or you must turn off HDR??

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    @iO-Sci 2 years ago

    Wow ! I use iPhone despite that, that newest Google Pixel night camera is vast and kind of serene viewing from Seoul
    우와 ! 그럼에도 불구하고 나는 아이폰을 사용한다. 그날 밤 구글 픽셀 카메라는 방대하고 서울에서 바라보는 잔잔한 풍경이었다.

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    @mskq4409 2 years ago

    Looks good to us, arrigato gozaimasu VJ! Stay warm!

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    @Alexramos 2 years ago

    Looks great. I can only imagine how long it took this to get back to you. 3-4 hours 😂

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    @dennisvanhelden9253 2 years ago

    Which version of these comes close to what you were seeing outside? To me the Raw video before processing seems to be the most life-like, although a little bit too dark in low light and the darker sections!

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    @orbital16 2 years ago

    Is there anyone here who uses a Pixel 8 pro in an unsupported country? Does the video boost available in your country? Thank you.

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    @KrisCortez 2 years ago

    2:28 Wow I just came from a trending youtube video talking about "Toyoko Kids" and how they live right there next to the Toho Cinema. These are kids that are homeless, do drugs and underage girls doing prostitution. Goes to show that Japan also has these issues but is also underrepresented.

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    @kidfromashiaargj1955 2 years ago

    only the paid iphone vlogger says, video quality on the iphone is the best. on the other hand the result of video boost is way more better than other any smartphone. pixel 🤘

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    @kidfromashiaargj1955 2 years ago

    iphone user so amazed with the result, just cnt admit the video boost result is way more better that the phone they are using. come on, be natural guys. pixel 🤘

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    @shotbymarlozan 2 years ago

    Did you make multiple 10 minute videos and then merge them? Or how did you do it? Nice video by the way!

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    @Lansky1213 2 years ago

    Looks amazing😮 Google did a great job

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    @AleksandarGjorgjiev 2 years ago

    Great video and great comparison with graded colors and ungraded colors can you make a tutorial how we can color grade our Google pixel 8 Pro videos

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    @Vlican 2 years ago

    thanks for the comparison!!

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    @Scramalope 2 years ago

    I love the pixel 8 pro. It takes such good video and photos

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    @randomname9758 2 years ago

    Looks very crisp and vivid. 👍

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    @hyewon9524 2 years ago

    Well for the sake of it I can just keep both footage and choose later what to do with it

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    @rlimagon 2 years ago

    Amazing! I love my P7P and thought it wasn't worth the upgrade but Noemi think I was wrong!

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    @znate6730 2 years ago

    I love Japan!!!!!!!! And P8P 😊