Google Pixel 7 Pro - Photographer's Review (POV + LR pixel peeping)

The Google Pixel 7 Pro is the latest flagship in Google's lineup. This year, there is an upgraded ultrawide and telephoto camera. But just how good are they?
In this video, I show some POV footage of real world shooting conditions and then we dive into Lightroom for some pixel peeping at 100% zoom.
Big thanks to google for sending this device out for me to test. But they did not sponsor or pay for this video. #giftfromgoogle.
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[@azvisuals]

Let me know if you have any questions about the Pixel 7 Pro! It is my daily driver as I work on my long term review.

[@goldboy07]

Why does your channel dying?

[@user-yn5ws9xr5w]

Astronomy photography.😂and I want observe the photos in this viedo,where could I see and download?

[@teekskumar2820]

First of all wow amazing review video and thank you for this video. I am also searching new phone for photo and videography purpose with gaming feature. so my question is can we get manual controls on camera options using third party applications??

[@teekskumar2820]

and which phone i should go Samsung S22+, Oneplus10 pro or google pixel 7 or 7 pro?

[@ladyashk]

Will you do a comparison between Google Pixel 7/pro with Samsung S22/22+ ?

[@ronniejaye1]

That picture with the guy walking the dog across the street was extremely artistic looking. Very surprising perspective from a phone for sure . Impressed !

[@azvisuals]

Yeah! I was like wow not a perspective you normally see every day

[@mithu2cool]

Timestamp please.

[@michaelndungu5386]

💯 amazing

[@itsanki]

5:49

[@b130610]

Love these real world tests of cameras. Incredible how well smartphone cameras perform these days if you know what you are doing, and are willing to work around their limitations.

[@azvisuals]

Very well said! Every phone still has limitations but if you understand and try to work around it, the experience will be much better

[@vercoda9997]

I'm a newspaper editor, and for almost 20 years I've had to work with freelance and sometimes in-house photographers who often have camera gear costing tens of thousands, have usually qualified in some course or other - and take appalling, rubbish photos with no flair or skill, and often with the focus off etc. Just appalling, basic shots. The camera is important, sure - but The Eye is all-important; you either know what a good shot is, or how to frame and fake one, or you don't. No amount of training will give you what you don't already have - you could give me a thousand singing lessons, but I'll still not be top of the charts anywhere. As such, most of these cameras on phones are great - I'm trading up from Pixel 6 Pro to 7 Pro, tonight - and are more than usable for print and other projects IF you have any skill with a camera anyway, especially The Eye.

[@user-hk9sp4te8p]

Been waiting for your review. Thorough photography overview as always. Thanks very much, Alex!

[@chryz910]

One of the reviews i always look forward too the most! Awesome content as always ❤️

[@kahlohendrix5097]

This is the review I’ve been waiting for 🙏🏽

[@gian3514]

Great review! One of the better ones I watch! Love the explanation and in-depth review of the pictures. Excited about the s22ultra comparison both of these phones are 900 dollars in my country and can't decide what to buy

[@Magnetar83]

Wow. This is the best Pixel 7 Pro camera review out there. You have a new subscriber!

[@creese6129]

This was a very informative and wonderful review. Thank you so much. I have the pixel 7 pro and can't be happier with it

[@carlinschneider6831]

I am VERY impressed with the quality, time, and effort going into these videos. Keep it up sir 💪🏼

[@KimSevern]

Thanks, great review. I'm loving mine. Mainly doing photospheres so far, but yes the 5x is awesomeness in you pocket!

[@giesskannenbauer]

Great video, thanks for this detailed review! I'm finally upgrading to the P7P from my OnePlus 5, and this made me even more excited :D

[@natycies4784]

Vaše recenze je konečně ta správná, jak má být. Sleduji recenze od více lidí, ale ta vaše je opravdu, taková, jak má být.

[@_parthpatel]

This detailed review earned you a subscribe. I'm really curious about your honest thoughts on Pixel 7 Pro vs iPhone 14 Pro Max... primarily based on camera performance..cannot wait for that video to come out. Great work 👍🏻

[@ZotmundSzele]

OMG Alex, this is the most in-depth look at this from an all-day everyday photography perspective. I am a totally non-professional hobby photographer having a Sony ZV-1 point-and-shoot camera, too. I just wanna "get rid of it" as I prefer doing everything on a phone which I have on me all the time anyway. I tend not to take the camera out of my pocket and if one phone can convience me, I'll probably sell it.

[@Mmarks9156]

Hey Alex great video. I just picked up the 7 Pro and traded in the 6 Pro. Im very excited to use the new lenses and updates.

[@trevorcampbell3856]

Thank you so much of your effort and time. And your realistic shots and down to earth , personally informative, useful and we'll presented . I decided to follow you from the UK . Great review 👍

[@azvisuals]

Appreciate you watching!

[@MukeshShah247]

Unbelievable results.. Great review 👍

[@TimoOnline]

Nailed it. Very good review!

[@JohnMFlores]

LIC represent! Thanks for doing this video. I'm a photographer too and am wondering if I should upgrade from my Pixel 6 Pro. This helped a lot. Subscribed.

[@derikdang8829]

Thank so much Alex, best review 👍👍, especially when compare to DSL camera.

[@michael.2601]

Great Review. Nice work. Thank you.

[@hxhky]

Thanks for yet another great phone camera review from a photographer's perspective! The 2X performance is something I'm really interested in and I eagerly await your follow-up review!

[@azvisuals]

Thanks for watching! I can say that the 2x is pretty great although I would still personally loved to see a dedicated sensor/lens for it

[@DjelaliAbdelkader]

The video i was waiting for , you're one of the few peoplet hat really did an amazing test last year of the social media quality on the 6P, i'm following you in on insta since last year too , thank you again for the great review 🙏!

[@zaidmustafa2785]

Thank you so much I was waiting for someone to do a Snapchat review and you did

[@gordonk1809]

Thanks for all the hard work Alex. The only thing that makes me want to get 7 Pro over 7 is that amazing 5x lens.

[@shubhamsutar488]

one of the best review ever..

[@MrHatch530]

Nice review sir!

[@Little__Finger]

Great job. I have pixel 5 and 4a and u was thinking of going to pixel 7pro. Now i think i made up my mind

[@JolynBowler]

Looking forward to my Pixel 7 Pro. I also teach Android two local Computer Club and this is a wonderful addition to the photographic side of these new devices. Thank you. 🌻

[@cozalenko7-341]

Absolutely love my pixel 7 pro 🔥. Cheers from Australia 😎🇦🇺🪃🍻

[@kenshinhimura8133]

Loved your video and how you put time in those tests. I was especially surprised with some of the neat shots. Some direct shots look so artsy which gives the Pixel a unique flavor to their cameras. Pixel 7 pro looks great and I've heard about the improvements especially over the buggy Pixel 6 pro but I will still wait for the 8 pro. Fortunately, I'm one of the rear few who has never experienced any bug in my 6 Pro. The cameras are great for my usage and I don't really care about the slightly "slower" Fingerprint reader. From what I can see the cameras in the 7 Pro are a little more refined than the 6 Pro but not by so much especially for how I use it. I guess phone cameras are generally so good these days that one doesn't really need to upgrade their phones every year. I would really like it if they give a fully Manual mode though. Imagine manual mode like the xperia phones with the neat Pixel features and computational photography. That would be a dream phone camera.

[@ellenz43]

I like your video and also the phone. Thank you for your hard work.

[@MarkSweeting_]

Thanks for the vid. New subscriber. I'm learning street photography using Sony RX 10iii and going to put my Pixel 7 Pro to use. Best regs from the UK

[@tarunrawat8389]

Love the content

[@hkdom]

Great review!

[@falk3nn]

great video 🔥

[@48Bikersclub]

U deserve more & more ❤️

[@azvisuals]

Appreciate it!

[@jonas2998ify]

Hey Alex, great video and review! I hoped for some astro shots aswell i would Love to see some in the long term review :)

[@azvisuals]

Yes I will def be testing that out!

[@martinwunsche3545]

really good work, especially the pov-handling and the details. I own a Huawei p20 pro and p40 pro, used them both cause of some functions doesnt work on p40 pro (lack of google..) P40 pro has an awesome camera for this amount of money, especially the 1x & 5x zoom, also at low light and the video stabilisation. Not that good is everything in between 1X and 5x zoom, so i miss some really nice shots... and thats what your video shows very well. Thank you very much!

[@edmundbawihtlung3836]

A silver voice🤩 but not golden voice.. Your explanation never boring I support you, This is my dream phone👏

[@PixTechnology]

Watching this on the same phone just feels good

[@badkissvlog]

Support you here 😊

[@azvisuals]

Appreciate you!

[@neelfilm5396]

man that car photo ..sick man,, good review, I got the normal 7 , and not into the tele photo , so basically pro and the normal both have the same main camera and sensor,

[@stennordenmalm1735]

Great reviuw! One detail, you mentioned the 30x digital zoom as eq to 230 mm, must be the 10x zoom?

[@MarkoKoskenoja]

That was an excellent review 👏 I upgraded from a S20plus to a P6P and found the jpegs SOOC are just as good as the RAW files edited in Lightroom. I prefer the 25mm to the 50mm/2x zoom

[@govarthenanrajadurai9817]

I wish that you had uploaded all the uncompressed photos/videos taken using the Pixel 7 Pro to an online storage and provided a downloaded link. For those who really care about the camera, those samples would be priceless...

[@CROW_CREEK_SIOUX]

I love the video. 👍🏽

[@WilliamMichaelChris]

Just to note, the 2x on the pixel 7 is a crop of the 1x sensor. It's not a digital zoom but a crop of the sensor capturing the full image in the 2x frame. I think it's equivalent to 9.x mps. That would explain the higher quality of the images from this 2x option. When you go beyond 2x but below 5x, the 5x telephoto lens is used to add detail to the portion of the image that the 5x FOV covers.

[@artusduszek]

digital zoom is exactly crop

[@lorenzocampolucci4464]

I may be wrong here, but I think the 5x lens starts to kick in at 1.5x zoom

[@neils0911]

This is the review I was waiting for, great work as always 😎 I'm currently torn between the Pixel 6 Pro, Pixel 7 Pro or jumping ship to Iphone. The rational part of my brain is telling me to go Pixel 6 Pro as no phone that has come out this year feels like giant leap from 2021 (apart from maybe 14 Pro Max ProRaw). I've always majorly been in the android camp but I did read about the Pixel 6 Pro having a lot of hardware and software issues so I'm really confused. Thanks for the informative video though 😊

[@azvisuals]

Thanks for watching! I would probably stick with 7 pro if you want pixel. The 6 pro has been buggy for some and also has a weak modem for poor signal. But iPhone is surely tempting it's just iOS is so different from Android it's hard to say

[@davidgtr]

@@azvisuals I have the same question and in the same boat. I want the best consistent camera for family and kids. IPhone 14 pro or 7 pro? Thanks!

[@HRM.H]

Pixel 6 pro is MUCH better value. Literally the same sensors. The hardware/software issues are mostly all fixed , and the ones that aren't , are still found on the pixel 7 pro. The P7P barely is a upgrade

[@rddubbwright6283]

Pixel 7

[@giampaolo9576]

iphone 14 pro è inferiore come foto al pixel 7 pro

[@davadh]

The JPGs are good enough to share, but I still love the RAW for calibrating the colors, and it's much sharper. Love the Pixel 7 Pro!

[@azvisuals]

Yes RAW post processing is still better than the JPG where the colors are mostly baked in already. But I found pretty good flexibility in the JPG edits too

[@Btstaz]

great video thank you

[@benleonheart]

Super good video!!!! Could you compare the lenses vs. the 6 Pro?

[@victormj1002]

Pre-order p7 pro love it 😍

[@shonen84]

Great video! Got one on order, will look to compare to my iPhone 13 mini. Last good Android phones I had were HTCs (U12plus) so I’ll be happy to switch back and see what Google have to offer.

[@cito7145]

Hello i also have a iphone 13 mini looking to upgrade to the 7 pro. What do you think about the phone?

[@howxqx2]

I am happy to report that it's a good video 😄

[@StefanTonnon]

Great video - I wonder how printing a photo taken in RAW on the pixel 7 pro is possible

[@josephdunson5396]

I got this phone at lunch. It's been with me to New York three times. I do not regret my memories capture with the pixel 7 pro

[@Lbrownzn7]

Good video and I just got this phone thinking it might be able to take a good picture of the moon.Can it be done?

[@mohammedbenlemlih8057]

The only thing thats missing is portrait. I was so wanting to see portraits with x2 and x5 and see how Google is dealing with this

[@endlichfreitag6882]

A very good and useful review. Appreciate 👍 Worth to subscribe your cannel 😉

[@IsisofDurnham]

You should switch to astrophotography mode for good image of moon I think ( or set exposure to max in nighttime quick settings ) .From what I understand the Pixel takes multiple exposures over 4 minutes and autostacks those pictures into the "end result " .Makes me wonder if you can still edit the raw files (used for the autostack) in LR or in a dedicated stacking program . I agree though : would be better if they opened up the camera app completely so you can manually set ISO and shutterspeed

[@vpan1982]

i simply love your lock screen buddy... would love to know about it. I have not been very happy with my 7 Pro's lock screen setup as we wll as the look of my desktop

[@goblin812]

Loving seeing Corgis having the best time of their life every time they are with their master.

[@amermeleitor]

I would love Google making a full frame camera with the same processor of the phones

[@diskeed]

Thx for your review. As the 50MP main is equivalent to a 25mm lens, the 5X tele is roughly equal to a 125mm lens, not a 230mm lens as you said (at about 4:39 in your video). That would require more like a 9X tele.

[@azvisuals]

Thanks for the correction! Yes I got the numbers confused, 230mm is roughly 10x tele option

[@edtcempr245]

Great video ! Im looking more info about this phone, i need something for tourism photography, but more concern in "astrophotography" and night shots. I want to create a composition between a structure and the full moon, playing with the shadows in the dark. Pixel 7 pro or Pixel 7?? the third lent help enough for the extra money??

[@TimoOnline]

You should try the Astro Photography function. Really next level

[@ellenz43]

Thanks!

[@a.m.2368]

Great video as always. Looking forward to trading in my S22 Ultra for the P7P.

[@erick-gd7wo]

We don't get Pixel to be sold here, but there are many Gcam modders who port the Gcam to various brands, including my Samsung. The colour looks pleasing with slight exaggerated sky colour. Gcam has the colour looks so pleasing.

[@Ilona999999]

Hi Alex, just watched and liked 3 of your video's about the Pixel 7Pro and subscribed to your channel. It's fantastic what you're doing! I would like to see how the portrait video is doing the job, just to see if it's possible to shoot professional looking video when interviewing someone. Do you happen to plan om making this?

[@alexgiak1019]

Hi. Nice review. Can you please tell me what launcher you are using at @0:33? Thank you

[@pablovargas1694]

Yes please we need it!!

[@deetechgadgets]

do u experience any overheat issue? like while recording 4K video?

[@azvisuals]

Not yet, but the weather is getting chilly where I am. I'll keep an eye out for thermals and will put it in the full review video

[@ramchek]

There is Speech Enhancement feature in video mode you should try it becuase it used to be useful in such conditions as your selfie camera video test with a lot of background noises

[@_dot_]

yessss thank you i hate that flagships are getting bigger and bigger, i just want a compact and capable phone

[@azvisuals]

yeah I agree, but it seems like the tech just isn't there yet :(

[@samanthaplett1816]

Is the lens switching jerky in the phone camera (not insta or snap)? My biggest grievance with the 6pro is how terrible the lens switch is when recording and zooming in.

[@daprinceomar]

great video. do you have a video that's like simple pro 7 trips to take great photos on vacation? I'm going to Bali, Singapore, seoul and tokyo in a month with my wife and baby and I just bought this 7Pro phone new to take good photos and videos of our trip, I was going to get an s23ultra but I had the 21 ultra and never used all those advanced features.

[@gabrielerossini4158]

Thank you for the review. I've just one question: so a pro mode isn't available on the 7 pro? It sounds crazy, I need to change the settings.. I'm going to change a very well done Huawei P20 pro and I was considering the pixel over the iPhone 14 pro mainly for money reasons.. What do you think is really the best smartphone for photographers? Could be a fully automatic one? Which one do you suggest me, maybe s22 ultra or the iPhone 14 pro or maybe the pixel 7 pro itself? Thank you so much, I'll really appreciate your answer, I know I'm asking for the million dollar question..

[@azvisuals]

Unfortunately the pixel doesn't have a pro mode so if manual controls are important maybe the s22u is more fitting. Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to test the iphone 14 so can't speak to that, but all of the reviews seem to really favor the image and video qualities. Ultimately I think it's more of an android vs iphone question since the rest of the phone experience is also very important to consider

[@gabrielerossini4158]

@@azvisuals thank you! I'll go with the s22u probably

[@bingbong4848]

@@gabrielerossini4158 Maybe consider sony Xperia Pro I if you want full camera experience. I don't have one, but on paper seems very appealing for photography

[@ShortWhiskersBJD]

Very informative! I just recently bought 7 pro so I can easily photograph my figures and I'm gutted because its camera hates pink color and it's always washed out :( I played with options but nothing helps

[@maritube123]

Nice job on Review. Why pixel 7 pro Portrait mode photography is not as good as pixel 3a XL?

[@azvisuals]

Not sure honestly, I really wished the portrait mode would have produced better results

[@deepakchhangani7295]

Great review.. though, pls try moon shot again Sir! I have successfully got much beautiful moon pics from pixel 7 pro using the native app. I wish I could share them here..

[@pjamesleonardo]

Hi sir, for social media apps, does it still use the "screenshot" or the camera itself already?

[@somnia3423]

doesnt use the screenshot anymore! :D

[@Phantom_Lit]

Could you use the unblur feature to see the results of the blurry pictures taken

[@sundardisilva]

Waiting for my pixel 7 pro ❤️‍🩹😇

[@pjamesleonardo]

Hi Sir, how is the camera on social media, are those fixed already or still shitty quality? Torn between Pixel 7 pro and iphone 14 pro

[@tonytiger1]

how did you do that with the google pixel 7 pro home screen or lock screen 0:34

[@LSerge-de5xj]

merci pour ta vidéo, comment fais tu pour avoir des photos en 50 Mpx, actuellement je ne dépasse pas les 12 Mpx même en utilisant la haute définition... merci

[@kevinaraneda6236]

busqué en tu cana algún video similar a este pero con algún dispositivo iPhone y no encontré ningún video xD... seria divertido ver un iPhone 14pro en acción.

[@37rmstrong]

This *this* is how a mobile phone camera should be assessed. I think the 2x zoom is okay but it should have been the default focal length. I really don't find the wider angle of the main lens as attractive or as useful

[@Flornmonk]

An overcast day actually provides great lighting. 7:23

[@Solider134]

Do you think the camera will improve with a few software updates? Because the phone is new

[@TheTuscaloosa]

Switching from IOS to the Pixel 7. do you have an alternative camera app with manual adjustments?

[@christianheld9720]

Try the open camera app

[@leeh9420]

I feel like an algorithm was run that determined enough people who want an optical 2X will bite the bullet and go with a P7P over a P7, thus improving profitability. It worked on me, but I'm easy. I'm trying to figure out whether I should move my wife from her 4XL (which does have a 2X optical) to a P7 or a P7 Pro. She's not as pure a candidate, and hates to spend money, but she does love a good camera... (BTW - thanks for a thorough and thoroughly outstanding review)

[@ondrazposukie]

I think an amazing AI feature for Pixels would be to analyze the scene and recommend a composition or even an angle. While quality of mobile photos is already amazing in most conditions, I feel like some assistance about the photo content itself would be a next step.

[@elk3407]

If you want soulless sterile composition, you can already do that for free with 0 AI by putting up a rule of thirds grid. Hope this helps!

[@savayemerson4338]

If your using phone mic use the P50..best front cam too

[@peanuts2846]

Great video, The phone preformed well but I wonder how much better it'd do on a sunny day?

[@azvisuals]

Thanks for watching! It does much better on sunny days. Colors are really nice and vibrant and the white balance seems more accurate as well

[@manuwood2230]

What in your opinion is a better camera, Pixel 7 PRO or S22 ?

[@editsbydaan6048]

So you advice to just use jpeg instead of shooting raw with the pixel? I am a photographer myself and never shoot jpeg

[@azvisuals]

with the toggle you can easily save both jpg and raw files automatically so best of both worlds!

[@skrupnik]

greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina!! This brand "Google mobiles" unfortunately doesn´t exist here !! Can you believe that?? I own a S22 ULTRA since February 2022 and I definitely will change to this PRO 7 (I will get one next year when I travel to Florida). Really impressive the cameras and process results also I use LUMIX G7 with a variety of cool lenses, seems these mobiles are most the same level for daily photos, for Night photos dude !! Mirroless cameras are guiding the race I think !