My summer is coming to an end, which means I’m wrapping up my hiking and backpacking trips. But I’m happy to report that I got out on the trail multiple times, enough to tide me over for a couple months at least! Better yet, I took my new Pixel 9 Pro with me and captured plenty of photos of my outdoor adventures. Here are six features I used to take some of my favorite photos from this summer’s trail trips.
1. Add Me
Add Me was — without a doubt — the most useful Pixel Camera feature for all of these trips. During group adventures of the past, if no one was around to take our photo we’d struggle to position a phone against a tree or a rock, hit the timer and hope to make it into the group shot before it went off. This summer, I would simply snap a pic of my friends and then hand the phone off to a friend, join the scene myself to get an excellent photo of us all.