Take motion photos to capture something in motion and then pick a favorite shot from your motion photo or video using Top Shot.
Take photos with your camera | Pixel
Use Motion Mode to take an Action Pan or Long Exposure photo
Important: This feature is only available on:
- Pixel 6 and later
- Pixel 6 Pro and later
- Open your Google Camera app.
- Scroll to Motion.
- Choose which blur effect to use:
- Action Pan: Add a creative blur to the background. Hold your camera still or follow a moving subject to add a creative blur to the background. Tap Capture
when you have the photo just right.
- Long Exposure: Add a creative blur to a moving subject. Hold your camera still or follow a moving subject to add a creative blur to the subject. Tap Capture
when you have the photo just right.
- Action Pan: Add a creative blur to the background. Hold your camera still or follow a moving subject to add a creative blur to the background. Tap Capture
Action Pan works best when:
- The subject is a person with a visible face.
- The subject is moving. Photos of still or very slow-moving subjects may show no or little effect.
- There’s one obvious main subject. Try to keep the main subject in the foreground and in front of any other people in the photo.
- The subject is a large part of the photo and has been in the viewfinder for more than a second before you tap capture.
Long Exposure works best when you hold your phone still. Long Exposure photos start when you tap Capture.
The length of exposure adapts to motion in the scene depending on size and speed of the item in focus.
Use Top Shot to save individual shots from a motion photo or video
When you take a photo or quick video, you might get recommendations for a better-quality Top Shot from your photo or video.
Important: These features are only available on Pixel 3 & later.
Turn on Top Shot
- Open your Google Camera app.
- At the top left, tap the Down arrow
.
- Set Top Shot to Auto
or On
.
Pick a Top Shot
Turn Frequent Faces on or off
You can help the camera on your Pixel 4 or later identify and recommend better shots of the faces you photograph or record the most.
When your camera finds and recommends other shots within your photos or quick videos, your camera recognizes which shots include the faces you capture often. Then, your camera recommends better photos of those faces.
If you turn on Frequent Faces, your camera saves data about the faces you photograph or record. All face data is saved on your phone, not sent to Google. If you turn off Frequent Faces, your data is deleted.
To turn on Frequent Faces:
- Open your Google Camera app
. Learn how.
- At the top, tap the Down arrow
More settings.
- Tap Frequent Faces.
- Turn on Frequent Faces.
Tip: On Pixel 6 and later and Pixel 6 Pro and later, Frequent Faces can also help the camera show skin tones more accurately.