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This past weekend, I visited Cheyenne Mountain Zoo with my two daughters, and Sony Alpha 7 IV 28-75mm lens and . with google pixel 7 pro in hand. I had no plans to tell about my experiences at the zoo, but after discovering hidden wildlife with the Pixel 7 Pro, I was left to wonder just how far smartphone cameras have come.
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In my colleague Jason Cipriani’s full overview of the Pixel 7 Pro, he said, “I can’t print the first thing that came out of my mouth after taking a 30x picture…” And that’s my real feeling at times while on the go. It was across the zoo.
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While my youngest daughter was dissatisfied that she could catch a glimpse of a snow leopard from afar behind a stiff link fence, the Pixel 7 Pro was able to seize the noticeable comfort with the new 30x Super Res Zoom . cat .
The snow leopard is behind a hard fence and can hardly be seen with the naked eye.
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The tiger was also behind a hard fence and more than 50 yards away from us, but I was able to get its whole body soaked in the sun. The advantage of getting a smartphone on occasion is how fast and simple it is to open the camera app and just take a shot. With my Sony Alpha 7 IV, I should load up the camera, seize focus (both set to autofocus or manually dialing the lens), after which hopefully the tiger won’t go away.
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Sure, burst mode proves useful for these situations, though I’d rather not go through dozens of frames at once to get a transparent shot.
Pixel 7 Pro captured what we couldn’t see with our own eyes.
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The giant bear and mountain lion (seen below) were both behind thick glass and more than 100 feet away, but the Pixel 7 Pro kept them close and private.
With these big claws, I didn’t want to get any closer to the bear than this.
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Lynx was barely seen, hiding in a dark barrel down a hill as well as about 50 yards away, but the Pixel stared right back at me. I was really enjoying seeing the people around me, what I was taking pictures of.
Others at the zoo couldn’t even see what pictures I was taking down the hill and behind the trees.
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The wolf was actively moving back and forth up the hill in an enclosure and I caught him as he paused to show the rounds due to lively focusing and zooming on the Pixel 7 Pro. I captured over 150 photos of wildlife at the zoo with the Pixel 7 Pro, and its output made me question why I even offered my Sony.
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Active in focus focused on saving this lone wolf.
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While most zoomed-in photos couldn’t print effectively, they captured enough of the element to indicate animal character and gave me a straight look that sometimes goes unnoticed.
My Sony Alpha 7 IV may have captured printable photos, although this may have required a larger and more expensive zoom lens. It is difficult to use a smartphone without a tripod to capture subjects on the go, especially if you are not a knowledgeable photographer. Photos taken by the Pixel 7 Pro were great for sharing the experience with family and friends on social media or in shared online photo albums.
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A wonderful end to a day at the zoo. Notice how effectively the Pixel’s Penetration camera blurs the background.
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The selfie camera on the Pixel 7 Pro also jogs my memory of the better front-facing camera that Google provided on the Pixel 3 XL, with options for wide-angle photos and stable results. I’m not a selfie man by any means, but having a wider lens inspired me to take extra pictures with my surroundings.
The baby giraffe spent some time in the sun with the zoo attendees.
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It was a perfect day at the zoo and we also had the opportunity to seize pictures and movies here 10 day old baby giraffe (seen above). I used to be able to actually see practically every animal in the zoo that day, which is kind of a feat considering they roam outside and in their areas or sometimes in enclosures or in bushes and rocks. are hidden behind. Traveling required having a reliable and versatile camera on hand, and on that day, it wasn’t my supposed darling of two.
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