Google Clips, a new AI-powered camera, watches everything to determine on its own what and who you want it to film.
According to CNBC, “the $249 camera relies on artificial intelligence,” and is “constantly looking out for certain people, facial expressions like smiles, and other indications that it should record footage.”
“It looks for stable, clear shots of people you know, and you help the camera learn who’s important to you,” claimed Google Product Manager Juston Payne at a San Francisco event, Wednesday. “And finally, all the machine learning happens on the device itself, so just like any point-and-shoot, nothing leaves your device until you decide to save and share it.”
In an official Google blog post, Payne elaborated on Google Clips, claiming, “The trouble is, getting those spontaneous shots [in life] means that someone has to be the ‘designated photographer’—always waiting to snap a photo at just the right moment.”
“I would have loved more images of me holding my kids, Clark and Juliet, when they were newborns, but because my wife and I had our hands full, these moments got away from us,” he continued, adding that Google Clips will help users “capture more genuine and spontaneous moments of the people—and pets!—who matter to you.”
“You can set the camera down on the coffee table when the kids are goofing around or clip it to a chair to get a shot of your cat playing with its favorite toy. There’s also a shutter button—both on the camera and in the corresponding app—so you can capture other moments or subjects, whatever you please,” Payne proclaimed, explaining that the camera syncs to an app on your phone within seconds.
In terms of privacy and security, Google claims the camera will light up to inform those around when it’s capturing footage.
Google Clips reportedly works with Google’s Pixel phones, the Samsung S7 and S8, and on the iPhone 6 and up.
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