Google Pixel 11 series first look: Camera Looks, a built-in teleprompter and AI that earns its place
Google’s Pixel 11 series lets you choose how your photos look at the moment of capture and puts a teleprompter inside the camera app, with the return of the notification light reserved for the Pro models, from ₹89,999
The Google Pixel 11 series, launched in India this week, introduces several noteworthy camera features and AI enhancements. Its most intriguing feature, Camera Looks, relinquishes control during the capture process to provide unique image results. With base looks like Natural, Shadows, and Vanilla, plus creative presets such as Editorial, Velvet, Classic, Digi, and Black Tie, users can adjust the camera's behavior to capture imperfect textures reminiscent of vintage point-and-shoot cameras.
The Digi mode captures fewer frames, allowing highlights to blow out and shadows to fall away, reminiscent of cheap digital cameras from the early 2000s.
Another notable addition is Magic Capture, which records a short video burst, analyzes 400 frames in real-time using on-device processing and Gemini models, and then extracts high-quality 12-megapixel stills with cropping and de-blurring. This feature is particularly useful for capturing fast-moving subjects like toddlers or recitals.
Creator Suite, available on Pro models, offers additional creative tools such as social-media grid lines, an audio visualizer, automatic clip organization, and a teleprompter that scrolls a script at the pace of your speech during selfie recordings. This eliminates the need for a second phone, paid teleprompter app, or brute memorization.
Other modest yet useful additions include a Gemini-powered voice-input tool called Rambler, which strips out filler words and returns clean text, and HiLight, which brings back the blinking LED notification light that indicated incoming messages or calls on BlackBerry devices. The Pixel Watch 5, introduced alongside the Pixel 11 series, adds blood pressure and insulin resistance trend summaries based on passive data, presenting them as early warnings rather than diagnoses.
The Pixel 11 Pro Fold features a thinner, lighter, and more durable design compared to its predecessor, with a composite back designed to be crack-resistant. Pre-orders for the Pixel 11, Pro, and Pro XL began on August 12, with retail starting on August 20, accompanied by various cashback, EMI, and upgrade offers.
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