Published May 4, 2026, 6:00 AM EDT Brandon has been involved in tech journalism since the year 2000 and was part of the OG team of XDA and Pocketnow. He's currently a staff writer for MakeUseOf, covering mobile and consumer tech. Brandon likes to help people take full advantage of their technology.  He lives outside of Philadelphia, PA, with his wife and three kids. When he's not writing, Brandon plays drums and enjoys listening to music.  He's a graduate of the Villanova School of Business where he got a bachelors degree in finance. Your Pixel camera is a powerful tool (that is leveraged fully by Google Photos ) that has a double life: it can both offer nearly pro-level control over your photography, but can also utilize its impressive stack of computational capabilities to dynamically adjust settings both before you take the shot, and use AI algorithms after you take the shot (in the case of Pro Res Zoom, Night Sight , etc.) to provide the best image possible (and Pixel's Camera Coach can help…