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Google spent years selling the Pixel on the premise of its camera but nowadays, it just doesn\u2019t stand out to the same degree. Earlier this week, I was looking back at some old Pixel photos and couldn\u2019t help but miss the days when the Pixel camera really shone at its brightest.<\/p>\n
The camera on a Pixel phone, to be clear, is still excellent. It\u2019s reliable and consistent, but as I discussed in a previous post, it\u2019s also kind of \u201cboring\u201d now<\/a>. <\/p>\n Looking back to 2021\u2019s Pixel 6 Pro, though, I remember just how vivid and alive the images from that camera felt. That\u2019s why reminded me of \u201cthe good ol\u2019 days.\u201d I was referencing back to my Pixel 6 Pro review<\/a> and was reminded how good that camera was and how many stunning images I captured from it. In the years since, I just haven\u2019t felt the same about my Pixel\u2019s output. <\/p>\n Just take a look at some of these samples, compressed as they may be:<\/p>\n \tAdvertisement – scroll for more content<\/p>\n Nostalgia and the time of year those shots were taken certainly play a role in looking back with rose-colored glasses, but I just miss the time where I felt like every shot coming out of my Pixel was so stunning. I miss the contrast, the color, and the vibrancy of years past. The Pixel camera is still solid \u2013 as mentioned, there\u2019s nothing I\u2019d rather carry \u2013 but I can\u2019t help but wish we could go back to its best years.<\/p>\n That\u2019s even more true this week following the reveal of Adobe\u2019s \u201cProject Indigo,\u201d a new iPhone camera app (coming to Android eventually) that was built by the brains behind the original computational photography push that made the Pixel camera so great. <\/p>\n That team was responsible for making the Pixel camera stellar for the first four generations, and I think the main reason that I look back so fondly on the Pixel 6 camera is because it contains the last remnants of that era. It still had the influence of that prior team, just with new hardware to supercharge it. <\/p>\n In the time since, Google has continued to tweak the formula with the Pixel camera, and I\u2019m not convinced that\u2019s been for the best. Newer generations just don\u2019t have that same punch, that same look. <\/p>\n But that\u2019s where I\u2019ll open the door to you. When did you like the Google Pixel camera the most? Was it back at the beginning? Are you still happy with it? Let\u2019s discuss!<\/p>\n More on Google Pixel:<\/p>\n Follow Ben:<\/strong>\u00a0Twitter\/X<\/a>,\u00a0Threads<\/a>, Bluesky<\/a>, and\u00a0Instagram<\/a><\/p>\n FTC: We use income earning auto affiliate links. More.<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/PXL_20211019_140203800.jpg\")
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