The people we design for come from different places, ethnicities, socioeconomic positions and identities, including disability. “At Google, we build products for the world. Likewise, Carino told me the phone’s AI Zoom stabilization steadies a person’s hand while using the live viewfinder.įor Google, accessible photography means a more accessible world. Carino said “learned firsthand about the scenarios where having a magnifier is most important, and what would make the app most helpful.” He added Pixel Magnifier takes advantage of what he called the Pixel’s “advanced camera technology that was developed to take beautiful images and applies it to help users see the world around them with more clarity.” The Super Res Zoom feature, for instance, enables users to zoom tightly into an object without compromising image quality the Pixel 8 Pro in particular has a 30× zoom. As Carino’s worked hand-in-hand with disability organizations such as the Royal National Institute of Blind People in the United Kingdom, as well as the National Federation of the Blind in the United States, Google learned a lot.
Carino said an overarching goal of his and the team was to build “the world’s most inclusive camera.” It’s a goal, he said, that requires a ton of collaboration and listening to feedback from members of the disability community. Of course, Pixel Magnifier makes use of the phone’s camera system.
