Here’s the crux of the matter: there’s a new Google Pixel 7 camera bug that’s jeopardizing the Pixel 7 users’ experience by giving them difficulty in saving low-light photos.
New Google Pixel 7 camera bug: further details
Certain smartphones appear to be unable to shoot close-up or macro photographs in low-light circumstances when the flash is engaged, according to a developing post on the /r/GooglePixel subreddit (h/t Android Police). At this point, it’s unclear what’s causing the issue, but an individual from 9to5google hasn’t been able to reproduce the supposed new Google Pixel 7 camera bug using the newest Google Camera 8.7.250.494820638.44 upgrade on Android 14 DP2 or Android 13 respectively.
Redditor /u/MintySkyhawk posted a brief video(via the link at the end of the article) showing how they were attempting to photograph the innards of their Computer with their Pixel 7 Pro. When the flash was turned on, the Pixel 7 Pro had an unexpected camera problem that prevented a picture from being recorded to the device’s internal memory after the shutter was hit.
Another user in the original topic had a similar problem and opted to run a logcat while attempting to take a shot with their Pixel 7. The data appears to imply that the Pixel 7 and 7 Pro camera problem is caused by the Google Camera app. According to one early assumption, HDR is at blame, and the image-capture system is malfunctioning as a result.
It’s unclear how prevalent this new Google Pixel 7 camera bug camera problem is on Pixel 7 and 7 Pro smartphones. If you are impacted and use the flash on your Pixel 7 or 7 Pro, it may be worth turning it off and utilizing Night Sight until Google can remedy this issue with an update.
