Watch: Here’s how Google tests Pixel cameras at its secret lab

Google's approach to camera testing is surprisingly practical.

Watch: Here’s how Google tests Pixel cameras at its secret lab
  • Google has shown off its camera testing facility in a CNET video.
  • The video shows a more practical approach to testing smartphone cameras.

Many smartphone brands have their own camera testing setups, allowing them to fine-tune their photo and video experience. We seldom get a close look at these facilities, though, but Google has now peeled the curtain back on its lab setup.

CNET was allowed to tour Google’s camera testing facility for its Pixel phones, and the tech giant opted for a more practical approach to its camera sets. The company showed off cafe and living room sets which were used to test the Night Sight Video/Video Boost features on the Pixel 8 Pro versus the Pixel 7 Pro.