The Google Pixel 4a Camera Review From A PHOTOGRAPHER

[@beetlejes]

In the future, please spend some time indoors, in poor lighting. Everyone always reviews phones, outdoors, and every phone nowadays can grab a nice shot of a flower, tree, sunset, etc. but can it take photos of my cats, indoors, with a lamp on, or in the dark? That's what I care about, lol. I care about how a camera works in poor lighting. Would love to see how a photographer would handle that.

[@striderberserk]

I would highly recommend you look into the Huawei p30 pro if you want an excellent low light camera with just one click 👍🏼

[@nishitagarwal8614]

Pixel 4a works good indoor conditions

[@vamsivamc2001]

Pixel phones are well known for low lighting photography

[@tunhafiz6052]

Yes..it can.. there's one youtuber already compare pixel 4a with iphone se..

[@sagarbudhathoki9291]

It's great in low light conditions due to it's software

[@ilianto]

I just love how most youtubers think they are not average people... 😄

[@alexanderwindh4830]

What do you mean? 😂...

[@koyakone]

still better than those youtubers who think of themselves as average people😎

[@Demon-th5di]

Lol

[@CricSmasher]

Lol

[@kaushikbose6333]

It's experience

[@mohdasyraafsyahmi3250]

13:59 You can shoot astro on the 4a

[@colin300]

You can do that on any camera just manually

[@mohdasyraafsyahmi3250]

@@colin300 we're talking about smartphones

[@lieutenantkettch]

I was just about to point that out.

[@aleczisaries9789]

Yes I was shocked when I saw one of the youtuber who shot a milkyway timelipase using the 4a!😳

[@danieljensen2626]

@@colin300 A lot of standalone cameras in the price range of this phone actually don't allow long enough exposure times.

[@ch.sainithin6089]

Please make Astrophotography with this pixel 4a your photography is just awesome 👌

[@MrRaychard123]

There are a hundred video about Pixel. 4a, but none of them even try to have it printed. It would be nice to see how it look.

[@tobyteng7522]

I was looking around for Google Pixel 4a review and found your channel. Thanks for the review on camera. I can't afford a mirrorless camera. I will gladly settle with a good camera on a budget phone. I really appreciate that your review not only showed what the camera on the phone can do but also you shared your experience when using the it. Subscribed and hope to see more awesome videos on your channel.

[@TheProjectPhotography]

I'm glad to hear you enjoyed the video and I really appreciate the sub.

[@Watcheswhileeating]

Great video! Really refreshing to see a different kind of review of a phone from the typical ‘tech review’s’ type. I’ve subscribed and look forward to watching whatever you cover next.

[@mackmccord3743]

Great review. And you can set the volume buttons to act as physical shutter button and you can also adjust the temperature and or shadows with the on screen sliders before you take the photo

[@TheProjectPhotography]

I saw you can change shadows and exposure and used it a bit, but most of the time I just let the camera use auto exposure and it generally did a good job. I don't think can adjust the temperature before hand, I didn't see anything on that. But I can edit the temp in the google photos app and it works pretty well.

[@mackmccord3743]

@@TheProjectPhotography Eye realized that Eye said temperatures and really didn't mean that all. And yes. What it comes out with automatically is great. But the volume helps because your not moving the device when you press the software button

[@Benobi-]

Great video very detailed! The 4a does however have an astrophotography mode like the 4 etc. It's available under night sight mode and you need to use a tripod to keep it still enough, then it will active astrophotography mode.

[@TheProjectPhotography]

Huh, I knew it could shoot astro but I didn't know there was a dedicated mode for it. Thanks for letting me know. My main reservation about using it is that I can't stack the sky images and that I won't be able to blend foreground images with the sky to produce the intended result. So although you could use it for astro I most likely would stick with my cameras.

[@Benobi-]

@@TheProjectPhotography yh it's amazing, it does a 4 minute exposure and takes a bunch of photos during and stacks them together after. Get some really impressive shots. Give it a go and see. Ah yes makes sense, I've done a couple of those blends with Snapseed and lightroom using this feature. Pretty cool 😊

[@TheProjectPhotography]

I'll try it out next time I'm shooting astro photography then. I appreciate the feedback.

[@ZeroBudgetLife]

@@TheProjectPhotography where did you get the case ?

[@TheProjectPhotography]

@@ZeroBudgetLife I got it from the google store. I got the fabric case for the pixel 2 as well

[@hanswurst8986]

I am a hobby photographer and I am writing this fromm my new Pixel 4a and I am impressed! Definitly a bang dir your buck. 99 percent of smartphone Users dont need more.

[@2Bleicher]

it would be really cool if you could make a comparasion Pixel 4a vs your favourite camara (without editing) !

[@TheProjectPhotography]

I was actually thinking about making a video like that haha

[@nl___999]

I just became your 1000th sub!! Congrats!!!

[@TheProjectPhotography]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it man. You just made my day

[@apac4361]

Drink every time he says photographer

[@naveenpatil9647]

i liked your video! the style of it feels real! and we get know how you actually shoot those photos.. its like Vlog-camera review of phone ❤️ 😌😌😌😌 keep the good work!

[@gkukreti]

I prefer Snapseed more than Adobe LR. It a great piece of software.

[@tttony]

Snapseed all the way.

[@jonathanlange1339]

The best part is, its free and no adds.

[@dnghn.design]

I agree howcer one part snapseed is not as good is cos the exporting But I agree

[@apac4361]

Same, I use both on my pictures.

[@2slowpoke929]

11:40 actually the Pixel line up starting from 2 actually does have Astrophotography through the software updates. You need the phone to actually be stable for a couple of seconds in night mode for it to actually pop up though

[@mustardketchup]

I was surprised to learn that we've had cameras for "hundreds, upon hundreds of years." I was so blown away, I couldn't watch any more in fear of my head exploding ... and I think he mentioned he's a photographer

[@SethT05]

Well the camera was invented in 1816 so.........

[@mustardketchup]

@@SethT05 Still doesn't meet the bar of "hundreds upon hundreds"

[@jingwang3524]

Good review! Love the camera of pixel.

[@photographynerd5639]

I found your channel pretty late. Just found it today and I am glad you made a video on the 4a from a photography enthusiast perspective. I do have a few questions if you wouldn't mind? I am a Canon EOS user so I am very much interested in your answers. a) Is the aperture fixed or is it adjustable like a DSLR/Mirrorless lens? b) is the focal length mention adjusted to be a 35mm camera body equivalent, and if not, what would the crop factor be for the lens inside the Pixel 4a? c) Are raw images 12 or 14 bit color depth? I would appreciate your answers. I don't know much about the tech used in smartphones and I get the feeling many mainstream KZbinrs that cover cellphones don't seem to understand photography from a pro perspective since they never mention 35mm equivalent focal lengths or the range of adjustability in the apertures.

[@TheProjectPhotography]

Hey thanks for watching. To answer your questions: a.) Aperture is fixed b.) Focal length is adjusted to a 35mm equiv (28mm) c.) I'm not sure about the color depth, I want to say its 12 bit? But I'm honestly not sure. There's no sort of metric that allows me to know.

[@photographynerd5639]

@@TheProjectPhotography Thank you.

[@marcusfenix1069]

Good review and pretty awesome photos. I liked the one of the random bushes as well. Regarding the panorama, I think there should be a Photo Sphere mode in the "more" section that you can use instead. It should be similar to what you described on the Pixel 2, but with added features. If it's not there then maybe they didn't include it anymore in Pixel 4a (Pixel 3 user here).

[@TheProjectPhotography]

You're actually right about that, I've never used the photosphere mode on the pixel 2 (if there even was one) so I didn't check on this phone. Thanks for bringing it to my attention tho.

[@vikasgouda9417]

@@TheProjectPhotography photosphere is such a good replacement for wide angle .. it might not be the same but it really does the job

[@rainbikorea]

Great reviews but you had missed the stars shot with astronomy mode from pixel 4a which will blow your mind.

[@BlackopsUSN]

Pixel photos don’t need editing it’s already good after taken out editing JPEG photos is waste of time unless it’s raw photos

[@kriskerry4449]

Badass Flamingo! I get that, but you edit even jpegs to get the pic that matches your preference. Like i editmy photos to be rather dark and gritty, but thats just me. So defo edit your jpegs! Make them unique!

[@sergiolandz6056]

well if you want raw pics get adobe app, its free and lets you shoot raw pics.

[@danieljensen2626]

All of his edits do look a bit better though 🤷‍♂️

[@Killafiend]

You can actually do astrophotography with the Pixel 4a. At night, put the Pixel 4a on a tripod and go to night sight. Wait for a little bit and you'll see a message saying Astrophotography mode is on.

[@TepidBat]

This is a great point of view. Thank you for taking time to put this together. I would love to see what you can do with an LG phone, as they have more options, but the processing isn't as good. I'm curious to if you feel that their toggles and settings are actual real tools, or minor tweaks that don't make a difference. I would also love to see if you could counter the oversharpened look they have

[@LifeCapturesOnce]

Good review on a photographer background, already got my plans to get one once it lands in the UK and i will be comparing the photos indoors and outside.

[@georgebirchenough3867]

Is it just me, or does the panorama mode simply not work on the 4a. The resolution is so much lower. I expect the same resolution from each stitched image, as I get from a normal capture. My normal capture files are 12mp and even a very wide pano seems to result in only a 6mp image! I always hold camera vertical for a pano to maximise vertical fov. But, each of my pano images has a max height of like 1600 pixels ! Should be well over double that... Please can you review this, or maybe suggest a setting I've missed?

[@jonasgrill1155]

I'm an amateur photographer, and while I know this won't be able to beat any of my other cameras, I'd rather have this in some cases for the convenience, cause if I find a cool photo spot but don't have a camera with me, I can just pull out my phone and still take a great photo.

[@SpurgeonFleischer]

Dials and manual tuning should be in Pro mode... Unless pixels don't have a 'pro' mode...

[@tahirahmed33]

THE CASE LOOKS COOL!!!!

[@romi9485]

It's the official google case ($30 if i remember)

[@uncletoma]

What's the differences between camera and portrait mode? And why you use portrait mode in some non portrait situations? TYVM

[@roxannemcconn4204]

So you would recommend this pixel for photo’s

[@davidmartrano1549]

The 4a, the absolute best point & shoot 📷? The 🌃 night sight actually competes with the top 🐕 ies? Ya know what at this price it's a no-brainer. Average consumers rejoice, this phone has your name on it! 349.oo buck-a-roos? Very good review.....

[@jamesw2831]

Your descriptions are detailed, thorough and honest. I know you cover cameras and pro grade photography, but I wonder what you think of phones with cameras with manual modes like the Sony Xperia 1 Mk 2 and the LG V60. Those are more expensive but have that functionality to dial in the shot.

[@TheProjectPhotography]

I don't have much experience with either device, but to me the more manual control the better. It's all about the experience and if you can greatly increase the joy of user experience through such ventures then I'm all for it, but with that being said they're still smartphones and have their given limitations. It's still nice to see manufactures making strides to make the photography experience as nice as possible.

[@notmedude]

I think you should turn down the vignette by 30%. It is pretty noticable to me, to the point it draws my attention to the edges first.

[@coldfiresamurai6333]

Damn, the shot at 4:19 really looks like it was shot in a dslm

[@MatthewNash92]

In case you missed it , he's a photographer.

[@TheProjectPhotography]

Hmm, where did he say that? I think I missed it

[@melgallardo2012]

Thanks. I think this phone is just right for me. I travel light and I like taking photos of places I go to. So, this phone would be perfect, the quality is good and price is very reasonable

[@TheLoststar_]

Nice vedio man I looking forward to more photography info from now on

[@presiv2104]

It was painful looking at the edited version of the pictures. The original photos were looking better.

[@johnny_lash3398]

nah, I disagree

[@colin300]

Yeah I disagree

[@anshulsharma1692]

Agree

[@schlaubischlumpf3729]

thanks for the great video! but why are you talking to the camera with masks on? 🙈 There is an effekt on every photo that you made in the video. Does the pixel 4a make this effekt automaticly oder did you adjust this effect after the shoot by yourself?

[@szopad7832]

I am waiting for the pixel 5, can you make another review of that one next ? Anyway, thanks a lot for the review, definitely a sub and a like.

[@TheProjectPhotography]

Most likely not, the main reason I bought this phone and was able to do a review on the camera is because I my pixel 2 broke so I was forced to buy a new phone haha. I would love to do a review on the pixel 5 if I had the chance tho.

[@szopad7832]

@@TheProjectPhotography my Nexus 6p broke like 3 months ago and I stil can't find any phone that I would like ;) I hopefully considered the v60, Note, iphone, moto, but unfortunately all of them include some dealbreakers like bloatware, ridiculous camera bump, bad camera, etc. so most likely I'm going to preorder the pixel 5 regardless of any reviews, but I learned a few things from your review (like about that raw file format for editing)

[@Brani1974]

Nice review. I wish you did take macro photos too as that is pretty incredible on pixel 2. I'm still amazed how good the photos are on my 2 after all those years. Looking to replace it with Pixel 5 but I have a feeling it won't be dramatically different in the quality and options (like still missing Pro mode)

[@aleczisaries9789]

Pro cam would be your bestfriend when you want to adjust camera settings

[@ronvillamayor7231]

I just got my Pixel 4a and tried to turn on my HDR in the Camera mode. It was not there under the Flash Off, Adaptive, On drop-down. Also HDR + Control settings is not in the Gear --> Advanced settings. My new Pixel came with Android 11 already installed. Does your version from 2 months ago have that feature? Thanks.

[@jaythemotovlogger4570]

hi please help me, this one consist of pro mode for picture and videos? like manual mode can we adjust shutter speed, aperature, and ISO, WB?

[@blade8800]

Wow America looks nice im guessing this is LA. Btw great video!

[@TheProjectPhotography]

It's actually Claremont in California. Thank you!

[@frankricci3309]

Off topic, how do you like the fabric case?? Great vid btw!

[@TheProjectPhotography]

I love the case, with my google pixel 2 I had two cases for it. First one got pretty worn down, I beat my stuff up, so I had to get another one. But the case is awesome.

[@hanswurst8986]

@@TheProjectPhotography are you using some kind of screen protector? Cause I notice that my 4a got scratched a bit and I want to protect it nur I can not find a good one. Great review!

[@volf8586]

@@hanswurst8986 From the looks of it, he's using a glass screen protector

[@lutzy2009]

Would love to see a video of you using the pixel with moment lenses

[@TheProjectPhotography]

Hmm, I definitely could. I'll keep it in mind

[@Eivissaa]

Very informative. You said that you instantly can see the difference between a photo made with a DSLR or one out of a phone. I believe that, but since this kind of discussion is all around us, it would be great if you showed that in your video. Or is it that your HD video could not show these differences? Maybe even not in a 4K video, cause of the KZbin compression?

[@TheProjectPhotography]

I'm definitely considering making a side by side comparison with a digital camera and the pixel 4a, I think that'd be a very interesting video to make. With that being said some of the differences that I can see deal with color depth, tonality, sharpness, overall resolution, and micro contrast. They become quite apparent once you've been around cameras for a while. To the average person it's most likely not as apparent though.

[@Eivissaa]

@@TheProjectPhotography Thanks for your swift reaction. Looking forward to your side by side comparison!

[@pavithraravi2842]

Valid review from the valid person.

[@daniyalmalik2011]

looking forward for pixel 5 vid like this

[@oliviatrue2907]

At 3:42, does that spot on the left not bother you? I've returned 2 pixel 4a s, because of the spots that appear when there's a strong light source in scene. Even Christmas tree lights cause blue spots through out the image. My samsung cell cameras never did this. So sad :(. Perplexed why reviewers aren't mentioning it.

[@TheProjectPhotography]

It honestly doesn't, it's just a bit of flare and majority of lenses suffer from this anyways. I don't see it as that big of a deal, but everyone's opinion varies.

[@oliviatrue2907]

Thanks for your opinion. I appreciate that u addressed it....It's been hard to get knowledgeable people to respond.....as if they are avoiding the issue.

[@anitadevi-wd1lg]

Can u comparing with oneplus nord camera..

[@CJ-se7jv]

Thanks a lot for this review 👍

[@OrganNLou]

GREAT JOB!!!

[@mohsenteymouri5426]

Thanks for review.

[@alenimmanual9805]

Bro how can I turn on hdr in pixel 4a

[@kusumgupta4026]

I m really confused which one shld I buy pixel 4a or iphone xr ...which 1 is best for photos!!!!

[@omsingh4478]

hey that mode of panorama is still on the pixel, its in more, its called photo sphere or something

[@shivamghimire400]

Try ported Gcam for your phone..you will be impressed with it in comparison with your old camera...GCAM is all about software optimization...

[@notmedude]

Panorama - spheric photo now I think

[@Quickrex]

Average people and what not I’m impressed really really impressed

[@suryas3105]

Please reply . My pixel 4a phone has slight yellowish tint on screen . My night mode is off and i also checked the colour settings to enhance blue light . I saw other phones screen and they are bright and bluish. Does your phone also have the same screen as of my or it is normal? And also can you tell me how to fix this🙂

[@TheProjectPhotography]

Hmm, yeah my phone doesn't have that issue. I'm not sure why that's like that. You might just have to contact google to solve that issue.

[@mananraghunath]

Hello.... You showed most of the pics one is regular & other is edited... Is that done by you or by the phone automatically???

[@TheProjectPhotography]

That's me actually editing the photos through the google photos app

[@joyclark1731]

Do you find that there's a lag in processing the photo after you take it? I hear some folks complain about that.

[@TheProjectPhotography]

There is a bit of a lag, but it's just because the photo is being processed. I don't think its that big of a deal

[@joyclark1731]

@@TheProjectPhotography Hey thanks for the reply!

[@MrTonyman79]

What about zoomed in photos from a distance?

[@TheProjectPhotography]

Never zoom in on the pixel 4a. It would be a digital zoom and you would lose a lot of quality in your photos.

[@trendingkerala3024]

In this phone the portrait/depth will works only in humans or it will work in all objects??

[@TheProjectPhotography]

It can work on all objects, I use it quite a bit on flowers and other thing in this review

[@shivamaggarwal9891]

Hey man. Which app u have used to edit these photos.

[@TheProjectPhotography]

I just used the google photos app that comes with the phone

[@jamieperez9002]

Ahhh we’re Claremont neighbors 😂

[@TheProjectPhotography]

Ayeeee, I knew someone would notice haha.

[@sarojapatil4498]

@@TheProjectPhotography Girl next door 😁😂

[@souravgoswami5897]

the back cover you used in this phone is great, do anyone has the link to buy the same cover?

[@TheProjectPhotography]

store.google.com/us/product/pixel_4a_fabric_case

[@souravgoswami5897]

@@TheProjectPhotography thank you so much.

[@AIejandroide]

You didn't try the Astrophotography or the shadow and exposure controls.

[@TheProjectPhotography]

No I didn't try astro photography, I only tried the night mode on the camera and have very positive things to say about it. My main reservation about astro on the Pixel 4a is simply that I can't stack images or blend them so the ending result wouldn't be any good, to me atleast. I did use the shadow and exposure controls before taking photographs and I mean they work like they're supposed to, but generally I don't mess with them as I shoot RAW and could edit them after if I really needed to. Also the auto exposure works very well so no need to mess with shadow or exposure.

[@elishajoel1481]

Please review the pixel 5? loved this video btw! got yourself a new sub! :D

[@TheProjectPhotography]

If someone can send me a pixel 5 I'd be more than happy to do so haha. The reason why I did a review on this phone is because my pixel 2 stopped working and I needed a new phone.

[@rahoofkk9054]

Best review.Best route ahead..

[@callumwyper]

Photo sphere !!! No one is taking about it!

[@LeandroM1tchel]

8:35 front and the back camera 😂and shows the opposite Nice video btw

[@TheProjectPhotography]

Honestly it gets all mixed up in my head haha, I don't normally use phones for photography so it messes with me

[@LeandroM1tchel]

The Project Photography no worries bro We all makes mistakes,was just funny The video was great👌🏾

[@sa2yyy]

Very good.......🤯

[@SilvioBritto]

Good video, honest. Obviously the photography is not at professional level, you can't have both worlds, bur for 90% os the regular people, it's great, a lot easier to use and cheaper to buy than buying a semi-professional camera, with very satisfying results and amazing convenience. Even at night. Let the pro equipment for people who can use it's capacities properly.

[@johnong2655]

I don't have money to upgrade my lens, I'm considering to get a good phone camera instead

[@krishtrinity]

get a 50mm or 35...phone camera is no replacement for dslr atleast at the moment

[@johnong2655]

@L. J. Black I know, but I'm in South East Asia. New and 2nd hand pricing for DSLR is really tough here. I don't even earn more than 900 USD

[@aymarhtar]

The question is not whether the pixel 4a can replace professional cameras. Nobody actually expects it to be comparable to them. No one is going to buy this phone to replace their professional cameras.

[@apac4361]

And there is a astrophotography mode

[@soldostrich8641]

wasn't the pixel two like 1,000 dollars vs this at 350

[@mirashcamaj3846]

Yes but the Pixel 2 XL was more of a flagship phone, this phone is an outlier as far as price and specs which will cannabalize other Pixel products

[@soldostrich8641]

@@mirashcamaj3846 I know, it was a flag ship, but this has better specs

[@mirashcamaj3846]

@@soldostrich8641 well the pixel 2 had a better processor brighter screen better materials etc for it's time.

[@soldostrich8641]

@@mirashcamaj3846 yeah for it's time, but if you had to choose between the two and the 4a, you would choose the 4a

[@mirashcamaj3846]

@@soldostrich8641 well, yes because of software updates mainly honestly. This 2XL still rocks although the one I'm using is in mint condition with a decent battery and white.

[@harshadkondalkar1502]

How about ultrawide ?

[@albertcanares733]

What presents do you use?

[@TheProjectPhotography]

I'm assuming you mean presets. I don't use any, I edit everything from scratch

[@VGTIMEDBS]

For you the xperia 1ii is the perfect device

[@fathahpkm]

Great camera phone

[@johnhazel9986]

Thanks for this video. Good job. (BTW Please take off the mask while shooting "talking head" parts.)

[@ArunSharma-rq2rk]

Good review

[@kkeshavakamath2556]

what about macro??!

[@dieulensvictor]

It has the dot when you taking 366 degree

[@sultanabran1]

there is no way on earth a phone camera can replace a proper camera. if you ever look at the photos out of the camera, on a monitor or a bigger screen, photos are flat, not sharp. colours are off. grainy. not even close to a proper camera

[@scotchwhisky6094]

Yeah, but the fact is this is a budget phone. That considered this is a very good camera.

[@abhishekmahapure]

Great!!!🔥

[@aleeshairam8066]

Im trying to grow my insta page which is why i need a good camera. It looks amazing!

[@devidas90]

Is it going to be launched in India ??

[@akhilsharma5235]

DEVI yes 17 oct flipkart

[@devidas90]

@@akhilsharma5235 yes I know, btw thanks for the response 👍

[@randolphchester7344]

Do one with pixel 5

[@TheProjectPhotography]

If someone sent me a pixel 5 i'd be more than happy to haha.

[@sajislamus]

Now do the same video with iPhone se 2020

[@artur4945]

I don't understand why Google makes phones so expensive. The pixel5 is very expensive, more than € 600. Google should sell the cheapest mobiles since they obtain from us all the information that we give them without charging anything. the Pixel 4a is missing a wide angle lens

[@ronaldsanpedro1976]

Are you a filipino? Your wearing a Maui and sons shirt which is a filipino brand.

[@employemement]

He said photographer 43 times in the video.

[@kxngdrizziii2102]

Where did you buy your phone?

[@TheProjectPhotography]

from the google store, I also bought the case from their as well

[@Dinoeee597]

"What not"