Google has long provided excellent camera capabilities, particularly with the Pixel 7 Pro and subsequent models, featuring a high-quality 48MP 5x periscope camera. With advanced technology, you’ll have the ability to capture stunning 10x zoom photographs, featuring crisp and detailed 12-megapixel images with lossless resolution.

Rita El-Khoury, a colleague, recently authored an opinion piece via the Pixel camera app. The addition of a ballot to our article sparked interest among readers, who were asked if they wanted Google to incorporate this feature. The overwhelming response was self-explanatory.

Would you prefer the Google Pixel camera app to have a dedicated 10x zoom button?

With an astonishing total of over 7,700 votes cast, this ballot proved to be an overwhelming hit among voters. Around 75% of respondents strongly advocated for the inclusion of a dedicated 10x zoom functionality within the Google Pixel Camera app. Several readers’ feedback consistently reinforced this notion.

“A dedicated 10x zoom button could be a valuable addition.” “I accidentally sank a 10-foot putt and was stunned by its precision,” said reader Raffr. “I previously settled for a mediocre zoom level of 10 because I thought it looked decent on the display.” The subsequent visual representation was exceptionally well-crafted.

As an avid user of Pixel devices since their initial release, I was unaware that the current generation offers up to 5x digital zoom. The show’s options reveal this to you, I learned from reading the choices. Google still has some room for improvement when it comes to refining its zoom interface.

As a strong advocate for incorporating a 10x zoom button directly into the Pixel Digital camera app’s viewfinder, I firmly believe that this feature would significantly enhance the overall user experience. I’ve found that using pinch-to-zoom or the single-handed zoom feature (0.6x/1x/2x/5x) on my Pixel 7 Pro can be a temperamental experience, as it’s surprisingly easy to accidentally select an option like 9.9x. That’s due to the slider not snapping to multiples of 10 on this occasion. I’ve further uncovered that the slider incorrectly labels the “10x” zoom setting as a straightforward, rounded-down approximation of its actual magnification level, typically around 10.3x.

The inherent disappointment stems from the fact that selecting 10x on a Pixel Pro smartphone results in a suboptimal, cropped shot with limited hybrid zoom capabilities relying solely on super-resolution and picture fusion, ultimately lacking lossless compression. Manufacturers such as Vivo incorporate 10x zoom capabilities directly into the viewfinder of their devices, enabling users to precisely frame their shots.

Although 16% of respondents indicated indifference towards the inclusion of multiple 10x buttons in the Pixel Digital camera app’s viewfinder. Presumably, these readers are either proudly satisfied with their current zoom options or have no interest in using their smartphone cameras due to a lack of concern about image quality in the first place. Only 8% of participants indicated no desire for a 10x zoom feature, while 4% lacked a Google Pixel device that supports this functionality.