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TL;DR Pixel Camera 11 gets redesigned Quick access controls with sleek, dial-like sliders for settings such as focus, exposure, ISO, and shutter speed.
The new dials are hidden by default and only appear after tapping the viewfinder, making the feature easy to miss.
A new Launch mode lets Pixel 11 owners open the camera directly to Video or Magic Capture instead of the default Photo mode.
With the new Pixel 11 series, Google’s releasing its updated Pixel Camera 11 app, including redesigned Quick access sliders. Let’s take a look at what these do, and how you’ll access them.
Google has given its Quick access camera controls a major redesign in Pixel Camera 11, but there’s a catch: these controls are hidden by default. And even when you dig through menus to enable them, using the controls isn’t exactly intuitive.
The new controls were first spotted by the folks over at 9to5Google. We checked our Pixel 11 units and can confirm that the redesigned controls are indeed present.
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Previously, the same controls appeared as larger slider bars (left). Now, they appear as cleaner dial-like controls, as seen above (right). The controls include Focus, Looks, Exposure, Shadows, White balance, Shutter speed, and ISO.
In Pixel Camera 10.4, Quick access controls appear as a standalone toggle within the app’s settings. With Pixel Camera 11, Quick access gets its own submenu. This is where you can customize the aforementioned controls’ placement.
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