If you’re a fan of shooting 4K videos, you’ll love the Google Pixel 10’s new camera setting. Why? Well, because it will save your phone’s storage. We all know that 4K video take up a ton of storage, so this is a welcome addition, that’s for sure.
A new setting for the Pixel 10 camera can cut down video file sizes considerably
What exactly is going on? Well, Google confirmed that the Google Pixel 10 series can record videos using VP9 and AV1 codecs. That sheer fact will save previous storage space on the device. Some of the Pixel 10 models actually start at 128GB of storage, so you don’t have a lot to work with.
While supporting both of these formats is worth noting, the AV1 format is especially interesting. Why? Well, because it can reduce video file sizes by up to 30% compared to the default H.265 format. Google says you’ll lose no video quality in the process.
A codec is essentially an algorithm for compressing and decompressing digital media. The AV1 codec is a rather advanced one, as it can compress file sizes quite a bit without causing their quality to go down the drain.
H.264 codec is still the most widely used codec
The H.264 codec is the most widely used codec, even though it was released back in 2003. There’s a reason for that, it’s not all in compression. Even more modern media players don’t have the CPUs powerful enough to decode complex codecs in real time, which is why a standard one has been used for a long, long time.
The H.265 codec, which succeeded H.264, offers roughly 50% better compression without quality loss. That codec was released back in 2013. The VP9 codec also arrived in 2013, as an alternative to H.265. It’s a royalty-free option, unlike the H.265.
With that being said, the AV1 is also a royalty-free option, and it has even better efficiency than H.265 and VP9. The videos encoded with this codec are 25-30% smaller than the ones that use either of the two other codecs.
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