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Emma Street

Your Pixel has an awesome long exposure mode for capturing light trails — how it works

Google Pixel 8 shown held in hand.

Long Exposure mode is a feature on your Google Pixel phone that enables you to take dramatic photos of moving objects. It gets its name from traditional photography, where photographers take long exposure shots by leaving the camera's shutter open for an extended period of time, allowing more light to interact with the photosensitive film or image sensor.

The Long Exposure mode on your phone camera works in a similar way, but it's no longer the complicated process it used to be. Now, you can take professional-looking action shots with just one tap.

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