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For a while, I contemplated moving away from the Pixel series of phones. But every time I think about buying something like the Nothing Phone 2, I’m reminded of how incredible it is pixel 7 pro Have the camera. It takes amazing pictures and videos straight out of the box. Even someone without much experience in photography can take stunning photos. The same is true for the video side of the camera. But with the help of one option, you can increase the quality of your video significantly.
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This is possible because of the availability of 10-bit color. Now, with the Pixel 7 Pro, you can only get 10-bit color on the video side of things (since the camera side is locked to 8-bit color).
What is 10-bit color?
Bit depth refers to the number of unique colors a camera can render. Most phone cameras (and many DSLR cameras) can only render 8-bit color, which means that for each primary color (red, green, and blue) in the spectrum, the camera can only render 256 shades of each. The end result is 16.7 million colors.
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With 10-bit color, the camera is capable of capturing 1024 shades of red, 1024 shades of blue, and 1024 shades of green per primary color. The end result is 1.07 billion colors of color.
16.7 million versus 1.07 billion is a huge difference and the result is much clearer, cleaner video with a far more natural looking color spectrum.
what about the camera?
Strangely, Google left out 10-bit color for the Pixel 7 Pro camera. It’s equally strange that some Android phones get 10-bit color for the camera but not for video. such a phone OnePlus 10T, On that device, you can enable 10-bit color for pictures but not for video. And with the Pixel line, only the 7 Pro gets the treatment.
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However, one thing to keep in mind is that 10-bit color videos will be significantly larger in file size than 10-bit. Because of this, I’d recommend that you use 8-bit as the default and switch to 10-bit when shooting something special. I switched to 10-bit color for a few videos and the results are quite impressive. 10-bit video has greater depth and clarity, and looks far richer than 8-bit. In other words, it’s an option you’ll want to enable.
speaking of which…
How to enable 10-bit color for videos on Pixel 7 Pro
what you’ll need: All you need for this is a Pixel 7 Pro phone. You’ll want to make sure it’s up to date as well.
First you need to log in to your Pixel 7 Pro and open the Camera app.
When the Camera app opens, it will be in Camera mode. Tap on the video at the bottom to switch.
Sadly, you can’t enable 10-bit video for photos on the Pixel 7 Pro. Jack Wallen/ZDNET
Tap the drop-down in the upper left corner and, in the resulting popup, tap HDR in the 10-bit HDR entry to enable 10-bit color. Once you’ve done that, tap outside the Settings popup to dismiss it.
You can also change the frame rate in the same popup. Jack Wallen/ZDNET
Now you can start filming videos with highly improved color shade rendering. Just remember, these files will be larger than files filmed with 8-bit color. Because of that, you’ll want to either switch back and forth (using 10-bit color for specific videos) or delete older videos to make room on your device.
Either way, you’ll be impressed with the results you get using 10-bit color in videos on your Pixel 7 Pro.
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