Astrophotography with the Pixel 6 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro, and a DSLR

[@TheVerge]

What dream photo are we knocking off the list next?

[@BrendaSP13]

Inside a huge breaking wave :)

[@davidleomorley889]

Great video. Thanks. I want to take a series of night sky photographs with Egypt's ancient temples in the foreground.

[@christophermx4]

Portrait photography - particularly with phones, and not just with the portrait mode.

[@Dimaz42]

photos from the inside of EF5 tornado would be nice 👍 or the flora and sea critters at the bottom of Mariana Trench 😁

[@MrGreyLeaf]

Come to Hawaii! We got stars + Surf and an a place to put you guys up!

[@AuthenTech]

Those Pixel shots were so impressive!

[@yTcensored24]

It is part of the Pixel DNA since the Pixel 4, and it just has gotten better, I feel it is not truly using the full capacity of the new sensors yet, so I expect it to get even better with updates to the GCam.

[@Benjomane]

Can you provide us with the pixel shots?

[@GauravYadav-in5tt]

Yeah true

[@shawnfromportland]

1 more tip i didn't see you guys mention: use self timer or cable release to avoid the vibration transferred from your hand to the shutter release. if your camera is mirrored and can do mirror lock-up, this avoids mirror mechanism vibration as well

[@shawnfromportland]

if your location is windy it vibrates the tripod all around so you can use lots of rocks or sandbags to try to weigh it down

[@ThatsAllFolkss]

this is what I was gonna comment as well. I usually do a 3 sec timer

[@guiaoi]

Another thing that I usually do is to turn off the IBIS of the camera. Sometimes it can make the image blurry.

[@TrungNguyen-uf8cv]

People can figure the need to use timer to avoid vibration pretty quickly, and we can shove the tripod into the soil as well

[@ThatsAllFolkss]

@@TrungNguyen-uf8cv thanks trung

[@Aniket2712]

In my opinion, Astrophotography is as beautiful & wonderful the photography gets!!

[@ifthis_]

Congrats Verge team. Becca you totally nailed this one. My favorite Verge Video to date. I used to be super into astro photography a decade ago, this takes me back. That 3D visualization in the begging is amazing. One setting I think is important that you guys forgot to mention is; as with any lengthy night exposure on a tripod, finger triggering the shutter could add unwanted motion to the capture. A remote trigger is nice, but in the absence of one, a countdown timer is usually enough to counter the motion your finger pressing the shutter button introduces to the capture.

[@jayg339]

The Pixel 6 Pro's shots were very impressive. I love that the photographer is still using one of the older MacBook pros with all the ports. Goes to show how important those things can be when getting stuff done and being productive.

[@Hebraa.universe]

Another amazing video Becca! Shoutout to whoever did the animations

[@N0N0111]

@Audi the Kid 8:36 The end credits says it all :)

[@NoName-fo9ty]

iPhone was the best even better than DSLR

[@ben_car_8115]

I have lived in Ridgway, CO for half of my life, off the grid and was thinking about it when I heard you first talking about no light pollution. It is absolutely astounding there how much you can see being that high up in altitude with no light pollution, combined with the beautiful cimmarons and sneffels range I can’t believe that this video was done here!!! I love the Verge and this honestly made my day!

[@JindongLee]

Photos from Pixel 6 Pro are truly magnificent.

[@NoName-fo9ty]

iPhone was the best even better than DSLR

[@Juan_shot]

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[@STR1XDLB]

@@NoName-fo9ty are u high? look at how much sharper pixel looks compared to iphone....

[@arjunna2364]

@@NoName-fo9ty 😂😂

[@NoName-fo9ty]

@@arjunna2364 😂😂😂

[@lazycricket1380]

Full frame is my favorite part of the verge. I can just watch and rewatch every single episode every day

[@oliverfong418]

I just want to take a moment to appreciate how amazing and creative the title transitions are done here, just wow me while I am watching the video.

[@xiangkong3291]

The quality of this production blows me away

[@CH_eatthesand]

I will add that any time I've ever taken my iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 13 Pro Max devices out for astrophotography, I use the RAW setting to capture in ProRAW and then edit those. It's far better than what you can accomplish without on the iPhones. That said, I agree with the Pixel 6 Pro. Nothing else in the realm of smartphones can do what it does.

[@dhruvsirsaikar556]

Ngl, GCam is a wonderful tool for Android. I'm a BSG GCam user, and although there's a lot of light pollution in my area, it's just enough for the stars to be visible on a new moon night. Using astrophotography mode on GCam is just to op!! The noise reduction and the fact you can capture in RAW although my OEM locked it in system camera app just makes it worth the install. Although I own a budget phone (Realme 8 5g) it makes the images look like something out of a OnePlus phone 😍. Just love Android for the modding community

[@Hagen_Music_Sounds]

If you are going to edit your photos or use the pro mode on mobile then you can do it with almost any half and top phones. The idea of seeing who its better its by taking photos in "normal mode" with out editing so you can see which phone has better camera, sensor, etc.

[@andrewcunningham1117]

Becca's videos are always next level!

[@1990Neman]

I can't explain how much i love you guys in The Verge. I come to KZbin everyday and your channel is the first one I'm looking for. Please, Please, and Please make more videos. One video every like 15 days is not what I expect. I expect you guys to upload at least two videos every week. However, even if you upload one video in a month/year, I still gonna watch that and love that.

[@AlexRyanMusic]

Whatever you're paying Becca, double it. What an awesome storyteller!

[@theparryotter]

The production value and the editing was *chefs kiss*. Thanks for the ride!

[@bryan.w.t]

Whoever did that animation, give them a raise. That looks stellar

[@scorpseven2861]

What a presentation! Whenever I see Becca in a Verge vid, it’s a great day.

[@CallOnColin]

Storytelling on this is amazing. And I love the writing! "...had me saying 'holy s*** dude' again and again." So good.

[@MT0D12Flathead]

Becca and Dieter should be the face of The Verge. Love them both!

[@Manonnawave]

The production of this video, the editing, the quality. LEGEND...(wait for it) DARY!. LEGENDARY!

[@brendendas]

Becca has slowly turned into one of my favourite Verge hosts. Cheers Becca!

[@watskeburten]

Adventures of Becca and buds is back! This was a dope project.

[@Chris-cw7zu]

The cinematography of this video is truly amazing! One of the best videos I have ever seen here on YT

[@racoonzattack]

And here I am getting excited over the "astro" shots I'm getting from my Pixel 4a in my backyard. I definitely wanna try doing this with better gear one day.

[@gxexrxmxaxnx]

I would love to see a these photos in a gallery! They turned out so great, would be great to see them in more detail.

[@adityaprasad3ta]

I loved this video. It was quite surface level. It would be great if you gave more links to in depth guides those interested in really getting into it. Sure people can do it on their own, but it would make the video and project more complete.

[@TheVerge]

Hi Aditya! Here is a link to a more straightforward guide with links: www.theverge.com/22895478/astrophotography-iphone-13-pro-pixel-6-pro-dslr Hope it helps! -B

[@adityaprasad3ta]

@@TheVerge Thanks for the link! I just want to say that 'surface level' isn't a knock against the video. I see it as an introduction for people who don't know that we can take such incredible photos with phones and largely inexpensive DSLRs and lenses. And it serves that purpose beautifully.

[@JoshxDarnxIt]

Becca, this is your best video yet, oh my god. That video time-lapse of the stars was amazing. I kept rewinding to see it.

[@aniketroy7017]

Those shots are amazing and a big round of applause to the Verge team who made this video and shoot the video

[@Granturion]

Pixel 6 Pro is crazy good with astrophotography. Love it.

[@Granturion]

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[@CochiTravels]

Becca keeps on being the absolute best ❤️

[@pearsbears]

Ugh!!! Becca!! So dang good, loving your series!

[@sdiggly]

Ummm, WOW. I thought this was gonna be just a fun review, but it was a frickin Hollywood level documentary. Extremely impressive, great job all!

[@asaslam]

well done full frame team! I love these sort of videos

[@coldfusion167]

This video was amazing! Definitely impressed with the Pixel shots too!

[@harshraojr]

Perfectly sums the experience of Astrophotography, glad you got to do it with experts.

[@Halarue]

That video is incredible Becca great work!!!

[@alexxander3436]

Dude this video is brilliant! The animations the narration the pacing the storytelling. Great job you guys! Drop some of those shots online, would like to keep 'em as my wallpaper.

[@LewysC]

Man this was super inspiring, makes me want to go out and do some astrophotography right now! Thanks Becca 😂

[@TuFacez]

Stunned by the astrophotogrphy from the Pixel - to produce that amount of detail and clarity from a tiny camera sensor is remarkable! Did you have to edit the Pixel shots too? Lastly, was it shot in RAW (or whatever it's equivalent is)

[@bowtiepower4951]

I'd say its not, my pixel 4a shoots incredible shots and editing only really makes it worse. The software does a great job.

[@Ralphh_B]

@@bowtiepower4951 i have a 4a too. While the outcome is already good you can always enhance it if you know what you're doing

[@matthewstephens4011]

i think this is the best video on KZbin atm tbh

[@patrickcolin7073]

Fantastic video! Becca is killing it as always

[@PixelBomb]

This is such a wonderful series. So inspiring. Thank you!

[@DiarioAutomotivo]

I really love your videos, Becca! Congrats!!!!!!

[@stevesutton8704]

That time-lapse was stunning!

[@livio.fagundes]

This video is magic, thanks the verge for this beautiful content 💜

[@RalphRoyeca]

Holy smokes, this production value is next level

[@ArchitHarsh]

Man, those shots from pixel look beautiful!

[@nitishvenugopal9776]

Love the work, Becca's doing! Great stuff

[@mateus1-3-7]

Wish this video was longer! It’s so good you don’t want it to end!

[@CorsairMaverick]

Becca one of your best videos. So pleasant to watch and almost evades the "tech" world. Greetings from Italy :)

[@wielsonf]

Glad I clicked! If it weren't for Becca, I would have clicked away!

[@almatsumalmaadi8103]

You can align + stack astronomical images using your phone using Eagle Image Stacker which supports most RAW formats .

[@mysterio7807]

I like Becca's content a lot. It's usually something useful, beyond the "it's thinner!" .

[@shaheeddawayme1641]

Definitely love you, your shots and your content

[@AzmolHossain01188a]

These animations are mouth watering

[@andrewchau6334]

More camera content! More Becca!

[@anishsomani]

Awsome video Becca. Looking forward to more full frame episodes.

[@ReubenMRU]

One best tip for getting the milky way, is wait for a night without the moon... It appears behind Becca at around 08:20 ... should be part of the planning to identify a moonless night.

[@alixdiaconis8341]

INCREDIBLE i could've watched an hour of this!!!

[@kewaln8790]

The illustrations and animations are so cool..🥺💯

[@TomCochraneNL]

This is so well done. One of my favourite series. Nice work folks!

[@matthiasBdot]

Important to mention: use self timer for the shutter. Pressing the button introduces some shaking otherwise. 2s is perfect

[@yTcensored24]

Pixels and Huaweis have always been the best at mobile astrophotography, the s21 ultra in pro mode can get really nice shots too, let's see how the s22 ultra does in that department.

[@maddeningmonk9585]

Lol never heard of iPhones?

[@yTcensored24]

@@maddeningmonk9585 nothing compared to the brands i mentioned, even the LG V60 in pro mode can get better results than iphones and I've confirmed it

[@TrungNguyen-uf8cv]

@@maddeningmonk9585 you either want auto astrophotography on Pixel, or RAWs stacking manual like a dslr on another flagship Android, iPhone people only know phone can take astrophotography very recently.

[@dilipdas5777]

@@maddeningmonk9585 iphone is not better than Pixel 6 pro and pixel 6

[@momolojo]

Becca, we've never met but I really love and enjoy your videos. I just got a A7C, after watching your videos, and wanted to get into night photos so thank you for putting out this very timely article.

[@lillypadgett5226]

Omg Becca is a Remi Wolf fan!!! 🤩 5:39 you can hear Photo ID (the non feature version)

[@TheVerge]

ahhhh! was secretly hoping someone might notice that

[@KalboVello]

This video is truly amazing!!! Loved it.

[@sriram151092]

Her content is very unique among the creators in Verge. Only reason I am still subscribed to Verge.

[@terencehealy5110]

Got myself a pixel 6 and I can't wait to try astrophotography with it

[@pnwmeditations]

This is really fun stuff, thanks for putting it out there!

[@premiumbitter]

Great video, my only critique is that it's impossible to under-emphasize the importance of getting that star focus right! Too many folks set it at infinity and forget it, glad y'all took the time to explain!

[@TrungNguyen-uf8cv]

that's very tedious doing so with a lens kit

[@kennethleekaye4601]

More, more, more. From basic to advanced a multi series approach. This was awesome. I have the 6Pro and I am a DSLR fan. For me breaking down each on how to get the best from each format would be great.

[@MrAyrit]

Really enjoyed this. I’d like to see more of these “get the shot” types of things. Also, please consider adding a high resolution sample gallery. Cheers!

[@austing1066]

AWESOME video Verge team! Just took some great milky way shots on Mt. Laguna in CA using the Pixel 6 Pro and your tips! AMAZING RESULTS! I've been playing around with methods of illuminating the foreground using a short burst from a flashlight and noticed Pixel's software doesn't like this unless that additional light is CONSISTENT. For example, take an exposure of the milky way and your tent in the foreground while keeping a dim light on in your tent for the entire duration. This seems to work decently. However, if the foreground is illuminated with only a short burst of light, the result is a useless dark blury smudge. I bet Verge could make a great follow-up video of astrophotography tips and tricks with the Pixel 6 Pro.

[@thecoolfarhan1]

Becca you are doing a great job. Keep creating 👍

[@parthg199]

Wow, so much effort for a photo. That's insane!

[@gaurav_kabra]

Next level video production!

[@Ettdutubkonto]

I wish this was at least twice as long, soo good

[@jimi_michel_15]

Awesome video! It was really cool to see all the work that goes into these kinds of photos!

[@safwathim]

Absolutely great video! I recently started doing overnight star time-lapse from my Texas Backyard with my fuji mirrorless and I felt reassured when you guys punched in almost the same camera settings as I use. I should find local IDA recommended spots.

[@Dimaz42]

another great video Becca! I'm not into photography, but sure as heck enjoy the pictures that people take, especially when the context is our infinite Universe!

[@billtang79]

Ugh that’s a good video Becca! Love love this! Makes me want to go out to do more night shots of the sky!

[@simonfeilder]

That little monitor and name shot though 👌🏻🔥

[@BanglawalaNeesarg]

What a timely video! This weekend I’m heading to desert to try take my first milky way’s galactic center shots.

[@onurxecutioner]

Animations are out of this world

[@johnreypines6538]

This is what I really want to watch. Comparing photos from a dslr and from a phone. Kudos! ✨

[@joshua01]

This video has a Great Big Story feel

[@sameerabdullah6519]

I can't believe there is such a huge story behind one photo

[@alifpr]

this is a great video Becca!

[@TheDavidMaster1]

Awesomeeeeeee videoooooooo, Becca love you ❤️

[@technoidic_ash]

Loved the vlog way of camera comparison✨As always, amazing Becca & scene explaining 3D renders were insightful 🔥

[@jtmacon]

Loved this and love IDA! Great vid

[@Lasermanprint]

Wow amazing shots, there are some truly inspired people out doing this

[@mrinalism]

Brilliant work Becca!

[@krishnaSagar69]

Those were some really good shots from pixel 😳

[@Nerdhaunt]

Damn the production quality is 🔥

[@fabiomarchiotto4141]

This video is perfection

[@jeremenichelli]

Wow, I really really enjoyed this. hope more videos like this one are coming up!

[@abdhrubo]

Such a wholesome video. Maybe its hitting me because its astro but you couldn't document a story better in nine minutes