Final night time, an intense storm gave the world fairly a present because it ignited the sky with an array of colours that many south of the Arctic hardly ever get an opportunity to see. Many set their sights on the sky, which was ablaze with beautiful views of the northern lights (or aurora borealis), now vividly emblazoned into all our minds and on our telephones.
I used to be a bit late to the occasion, however as quickly as I might, I made my manner as much as my rooftop to try to seize the occasion. I dwell in Seattle, so that is undoubtedly not a standard incidence. Luckily, the skies have been a lot clearer than they have been for the latest photo voltaic eclipse (save for some gentle air pollution), which was blocked off by the gloomy Seattle climate. So, I grabbed my Pixel 8 Professional and Galaxy S24 Plus and pointed up, curious to see how each telephones would seize the occasion.
Pixel vs. Galaxy
I attempted to shoot the precise scene with each telephones every time I snapped a photograph, alternating one after the opposite. Since they have been each in night time mode, I attempted to remain as nonetheless as doable, and holding each on the identical time would not actually work. The Pixel 8 Professional made it straightforward to see the place I used to be capturing, however the viewfinder on the Galaxy S24 Plus wasn’t actually doing me any favors, and far of the time, it was simply guesswork.
I additionally had each telephones alternate between auto night time mode and max night time mode to see if there could be any visible distinction (there wasn’t) with the additional few seconds. Ultimately I simply saved them each on auto to see how they’d fare (the Galaxy would normally take one additional second to seize the scene than the Pixel), and I used to be a bit stunned on the variations between the outcomes.
I selected to not edit the photographs to check the uncooked output from each telephones.
The pictures from the Pixel 8 Professional have been far more true to life than what the Galaxy S24 Plus captured. The colours have been a bit extra muted, and the picture was general a lot softer, though there was a variety of gentle air pollution the place I used to be, so the auroras weren’t as vibrant. In the meantime, the Galaxy S24 Plus appeared fairly aggressive with its colours, punching up the saturation greater than I personally favor.
I admit it the punched up saturation might generally make for a cooler picture, however general, I most popular the images from the Pixel for being a lot brighter, even when I want they’d extra distinction.
The Pixel 8 additionally appeared to do a greater job of capturing the celebrities within the sky regardless of the auroras and light-weight air pollution from town.
Astrophotography mode on the Pixel 8 Professional got here in clutch
Earlier than I grabbed my Galaxy S24 Plus, I took a couple of photographs of the sky utilizing Astrophotography mode on my Pixel to see if that would offer higher outcomes than the default night time mode. Sadly, they weren’t significantly better than what night time mode captured, however the cool factor about this mode is that it additionally captures a brief timelapse along with a picture, which made all of the ready round extra worthwhile.
I admittedly tried utilizing the Astrophoto mode on the Galaxy S24 Plus, however it doesn’t matter what seize time I chosen, the ensuing photographs simply weren’t usable.
Many individuals captured superb photographs of the northern lights, which will be discovered on X (previously Twitter), Instagram, and different websites. You can too try extra superb images and be taught extra concerning the occasion at Area.com.
Did you seize any good images of final night time’s gentle present? What telephones or tools did you employ to take them?
Simply level and shoot
The Pixel 8 Professional is well the most effective digital camera telephones you should buy, because it makes taking images extremely easy whereas utilizing difficult algorithms to get you the most effective picture doable. And with options like Astrophotography mode, you’ll be able to even get some nice pictures of the celebrities.
Extra Extremely than ever
The Galaxy S24 Plus brings the most effective of the S24 and S24 Extremely into one cellphone, with a bigger show, nice battery life, good cameras, and all the most effective Google and Samsung AI options. It additionally is available in some nice colours and even has an Astrophoto mode for night time pictures.
