Pixel 6a Ultrawide Photos
The Google Pixel 6a has a 12 megapixel ultra wide rear camera. It has an aperture of f2.2 and has a 114° field of view. The ultrawide camera has rich and true to life colours. The example photos I am sharing below are all unedited JPGs from the Pixel 6a. I really like the dynamic range of the ultrawide camera, there is plenty of detail and colour throughout the entire photo.
I did notice in some of the portrait ultrawide photos of Oliwia, it looks sharper on the background. In my personal opinion, the ultrawide camera really shines when taking photos of landscapes. Watch my behind the scenes and review video to see more examples! And please subscribe to my YouTube channel, I upload new photography videos every single week.
Pixel 6a Wide Photos
The Google Pixel 6a uses a 12.2 megapixel dual pixel wide camera as the main rear camera of the phone. This lens has an aperture of f1.7 and a 77° field of view. Like the ultrawide lens, the colours of the wide camera are vibrant and true to life. For this Pixel 6a camera test, I wanted to create a real-world review where I mimic real world usage of a phone camera. I did a portrait session so we can see how this camera focuses and performs with portraits. I also took the Pixel 6a on the street of Gdansk, Poland to capture cityscapes and landscape photos.
I took photos of lots of different subjects and lighting scenarios. I found the results of the Pixel 6a were consistent regardless of what I was taking a photo of in terms of colours and dynamic range.
When taking portraits, I noticed the AI processing of the JPG files can vary here and there. Sometimes I had very clear and sharp portraits of Oliwia and sometimes a photo will be lacking detail or look sharper on the background. In general I had more good results. If you are taking photos that you plan to print, I would recommend to shoot in raw + jpg. The raw files were consistently sharp and clear.
The rear wide camera makes use of optical and electronic image stabilisation. Watch my Pixel 6a camera review video to see examples of up to 7x zoom. The stabilisation works well in this scenario. When zoomed in it does a great job of keeping the image steady so I can frame my shot.
Pixel 6a Portrait mode
Here are some example images of the Google Pixel 6a Portrait Mode in 1x and 2x zoom. Watch my review video above to see more examples of this!
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Pixel 6a 1x vs 2x zoom
GOOGLE Pixel 6a Raw vs Edited Photos
These Google Pixel 6a photos were taken in raw + jpg. I opened the raw DNG files in Lightroom and edited them with my Amalfi Lightroom Preset Pack. The before is on the left and the edited photos with Amalfi on the right.
GOOGLE Pixel 6a Night Sight + Astrophotography
These first few photos were taken with night sight and the Pixel 6a handheld. I also tested out astrophotography which produces beautiful photos! While the Pixel 6a does a great job at creating an astro JPG file, I decided to edit the raws. So the before photo is the unedited raw and the after photo I edited with my Earthy Lightroom Preset Pack in Lightroom. You also can’t see the milky way like my usual Pixel night photos since I am currently in Poland instead of Sydney. During this time of year, it doesn’t get dark enough to see many stars!
If you enjoyed this camera review of the Google Pixel 6a, you should check out my review of the Google Pixel 6 Pro here! And to download a sample gallery of the photos I took on the Pixel 6a, click here. I have included a variety of photos for you to be able to take a closer look at from ultrawide, wide, 2x, portrait mode, astrophotography and more. Each lens used has been labelled in the file name of the photos in the sample gallery. Let me know what you think of the Google Pixel 6a sample gallery in the comments!
