Enable Palm Timer
The Pixel 8’s 10.5MP front camera can capture great selfies.
it’s possible for you to show your palm to start a timer and automatically take a selfie.
After this, show your palm to the front camera when taking a selfie.
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You must hold your hand for a few seconds to ensure the camera app detects it.
Once it does, it will start a three-second timer before capturing a picture.
you could even record macro videos with great detail.
A flower icon will appear on the viewfinder to denote this.
This works in both photo and video mode.
it’s possible for you to also tap the icon to quickly turn it off.
Note that macro videos will come out noisy unless you record the video with plenty of light.
Record HDR Videos
Google’s Pixel 8 and Pixel 8 Pro can record notably better videos than their predecessors.
HDR videos can appear with washed-out colors when shared in an unsupported app or incompatible platform.
They’re recorded using the H.265 codec and might not play back on older devices.
Think of this feature as Night Sight for videos.
It will boost the brightness and sharpness of your recorded videos to make them stand out.
Given Video Boost’s various limitations, you should use this mode to record videos only in specific scenarios.
Night Sight in Time Lapse
Do you frequently record time-lapse videos using your Pixel 8?
you’re free to enable Night Sight for time-lapse videos to capture even better footage in low-light conditions.
Your Pixel 8 will now record time-lapse videos with Night Sight enabled with more details and better brightness.
The ability to record time-lapse videos in Night Sight is anunderrated Pixel 8 featureyou must try.
Note that time-lapse videos with Night Sight enabled will take up more storage space than regular time-lapse clips.
You might be prompted toset up a Locked Folder in Google Photosif you haven’t already.
Any picture or video you move to this folder won’t appear in your Google Photos library.
Changing the above options on your Pixel 8 will further elevate the experience of taking pictures and videos.
