Take photos in low light or at night on your Pixel phone or tablet

1. Open your Camera app .
2. In the Photo mode carousel, tap Night Sight.
3. Tap Capture .
4. Hold still for a few seconds while your device captures the photo.

Tip: To capture time lapse videos in the dark with Night Sight, learn how to record a video with Night Sight.

To turn off Automatic Night Sight in Photo mode:

1. On the right, tap Night Sight .
2. To adjust, drag the slider from Max to Off.
3. Tap Settings .
4. Set More light to None.

Tips:

• When you take a photo in low-light conditions and the Photo mode or Portrait mode is on, Night Sight automatically turns on.
• When the camera flash is on, the Automatic Night Sight doesn’t work.

On your Pixel device, you can take photos of the night sky. To do so, travel away from city lights. For photos of the stars, take photos at least 45 - 90 minutes after sunset.

Important: On Pixel 4a (5G) and later, astrophotography only works on zoom settings equal to or greater than 1x.

To take an Astrophotography photo with a stand or tripod:

1. Go to a dark area.
2. Open your Camera app .
3. Tap Night Sight.
4. Point your phone at the sky and set it down in a steady place, like a stand or tripod. Do not use your hands.
5. When your device is still and ready, the shutter automatically changes to Astrophotography mode .
6. Tap Shutter.
   • Your phone shows a countdown timer. Keep the phone still until the photo is complete.
   • To stop taking a photo, tap Stop .

To take an Astrophotography photo manually without a tripod:

1. Open your Camera app .
2. Tap Night Sight.
3. Tap the controls icon in the bottom right corner.
4. Swipe the Night Sight control slider to Astro. The shutter will change to Astrophotography mode.
5. Tap Shutter.
   • Your phone will start a 5 second timer, which allows you to place your phone down on a steady surface facing the sky.
   • An audio cue will let you know when the capture is complete.

To turn off auto time lapse:

1. Open the Camera app .
2. At the bottom left, tap Settings More Settings Advanced .
3. Turn off Enable timelapse for astrophotography.