{"id":186297,"date":"2025-10-08T20:18:09","date_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:18:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/186297\/"},"modified":"2025-10-08T20:18:09","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T20:18:09","slug":"the-pixel-10-pro-fold-has-the-best-camera-ive-seen-on-a-folding-phone-but-i-still-prefer-the-galaxy-z-fold-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/186297\/","title":{"rendered":"The Pixel 10 Pro Fold Has the Best Camera I’ve Seen on a Folding Phone\u2014But I Still Prefer the Galaxy Z Fold 7"},"content":{"rendered":"

It appears that Google did not change the camera hardware at all when you compare the 10 Pro Fold with the 9 Pro Fold. As it does each year, Google updates the image signal processor in its Tensor chip and rewrites its photography algorithms.<\/p>\n

The phone features three rear-mounted cameras: a 48MP main camera with an f\/1.7 aperture and an 82-degree field of view (FoV); a 10.5MP ultra-wide camera with an f\/2.2 aperture and a 121-degree FoV; and a 10.8MP telephoto camera with an f\/3.1 aperture and a 23-degree FoV, offering 5x optical zoom and 20x Super Res Zoom. The two selfie cameras are also the same, with 10MP sensors at f\/2.2 and an 87-degree FoV.<\/p>\n

Before getting to Google’s special, AI-assisted camera features, I’m going to tell you straight up that the Pixel 10 Pro Fold produces the best photos I’ve seen from a folding phone, including the Z Fold 7, and better than most other phones in general. <\/p>\n

All you need to see is the series of photos below of the Empire State Building, one taken in the early evening and the other taken at night. These shots showcase the range of photos available with 0.5x, 1x, 2x, 5x, and 20x zoom, both in regular lighting and in darkness. The clarity and lack of noise, particularly in the 20x Super-Resolution Zoom photos, are outstanding. <\/p>\n

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\n Ultra-wide camera at 0.5x zoom (Credit: Eric Zeman)\n<\/p>\n

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\n Main camera at 1x zoom (Credit: Eric Zeman)\n<\/p>\n

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\n Main camera at 2x zoom (Credit: Eric Zeman)\n<\/p>\n

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\n Telephoto camera at 5x zoom (Credit: Eric Zeman)\n<\/p>\n

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\n Telephoto camera at 20x Super Res Zoom (Credit: Eric Zeman)\n<\/p>\n

In terms of color and other aspects, such as sharpness, exposure, and more, the camera is spot on. <\/p>\n

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\n Ultra-wide camera (Credit: Eric Zeman)\n<\/p>\n

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\n Main camera (Credit: Eric Zeman)\n<\/p>\n

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\n Main camera (Credit: Eric Zeman)\n<\/p>\n

There are three ways to take selfies, though most people will likely default to the two selfie cameras on the outer and inner screens. They have the same specs and produce images of approximately the same quality. <\/p>\n

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\n Inner selfie camera (Credit: Eric Zeman)\n<\/p>\n

The Pixel 10 Pro supports 4K video capture at 24, 30, or 60fps with any of the three rear cameras. You can get 8K30 if you use Google’s Video Boost tool, which upgrades your video once it is uploaded to Google Photos, but the front shooters record 4K at only 30 or 60fps. Video results were mostly fine in my tests. I noticed a bit more grain than I wanted, and the dark spots visible in photos are also reproduced by the video camera. <\/p>\n

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\n Outer selfie camera (Credit: Eric Zeman)\n<\/p>\n

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\n Inner selfie camera (Credit: Eric Zeman)\n<\/p>\n

The phone carries over older Pixel photo tools, such as Made You Look (an attention-capturing tool for babies) and Dual Screen Preview, but adds more to the list. First, it includes all the features from the rest of the Pixel 10 series, which include Add Me (put youself in photos), Ask Photos (use voice suggestions to edit your pix), Auto Best Take (blends multiple group photos with the best facial expressions), Camera Coach (teaches you how to frame photos), and Guided Frame (uses audio feedback to guide your framing). This last tool is meant for visually impaired users. These all work as well as they do on every other Pixel we’ve tested this year. <\/p>\n

The most important addition for the Pixel Fold is called Instant View. It’s a variation on Dual Screen Preview. Rather than letting you see a photo before taking it, Instant View shows you the photo you just shot before you take the next one. It requires using the main camera with the phone in the unfolded, open position. Furthermore, you must enable this feature to view it. It’s best put to use when you’re after a specific type of shot and want to make sure you get it before moving on to take another. <\/p>\n

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\n Instant View shows you the photo you just shot before you take the next one (Credit: Google\/PCMag)\n<\/p>\n

As always, the folding nature of the Pixel Fold allows you to take advantage of its unique form factor, such as using it as a makeshift tripod or utilizing it as a compact laptop, enabling you to take posed selfies without needing an assistant. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It appears that Google did not change the camera hardware at all when you compare the 10 Pro…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":186298,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[2306,86,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-186297","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-mobile","8":"tag-mobile","9":"tag-technology","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186297","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=186297"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/186297\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/186298"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=186297"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=186297"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=186297"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}