Difference between revisions of "Google Clips"

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Google Clips camera is a tiny smart camera that automatically captures short, seven second motion photos with the use of artificial intelligence. The Clips camera features a machine learning algorithm called Moment IQ, to recognize great expressions, lighting and framing to capture beautiful, spontaneous images. It’s slogan: Shoot, save and share like never before. The camera has the ability to recognize familiar faces and over time, remember them.

Google Clips camera (source)

The camera was released on February 27, 2018 to the market at a starting price of $249.00. What purchasers get is the Google clips camera, clip stand, USB cable, and user guide. A list of retailers include:

• Best Buy
• Verizon
• B&H
• Google Store

Google's attempt to enter the Artificial Intelligence market has received backlash from users and critics because of the ethical concerns the Clips camera raises regarding privacy and surveillance.

Philosophy

The philosophy behind the Google Clips camera is to solve the many pain areas parents of children and pets face in regards to capturing photos. Some of the problems solved are ^[1]:

• Parents of children or pets are never included in the photograph
• Babies and toddlers get distracted when a photograph is being taken
• Difficulty predicting photo-worthy moments
• Too many photographs to edit
• All photos and videos are taken from the same angle

The camera gives users a hands-free approach to taking photos, allowing them to be a part of the action instead of behind the camera.

Features

Artificial Intelligence

Face Detection

Unpredictable results

Technical Specifications ^[2]

• Operating System
  • Android 7.0 Nougat or higher
• Dimensions and Weight
  • Dimensions
    • Length: 2.0 in (50mm), Width: 2.0 in (50mm), Height: 0.8 in (20mm)
  • Weight
    • Without clip: 1.5oz (42g), With clip: 2.2oz (61g), Clip: 0.7oz (19g)
• Camera
  • Motion photos (JPEGs with embedded MP4s, MP4, GIF, JPEG. No audio), Fixed focus, 1.55 μm pixels, Low Lux/Night Mode: Auto, 130-degree field of view, 16 GB storage
• Wireless
  • Wi-Fi Direct, Bluetooth LE
• Port
  • Single USB-C
• Color
  • White
• Battery
  • Up to 3 hours of smart capture, USB-C charging type
    

    Google Clips app (source)

Google Clips app

The Google Clips camera is accompanied by the Google Clips app, which allows users to manage the camera right from the app. Some of the basic capabilities of the application include:

• Set up Google Clips camera
• Quickly transfer clips over Wi-Fi from the camera to an android or iOS compatible mobile phone
• View and edit clips to select favorite moments
• Export and share clips directly from the app to friends and family (on the iPhone, the clip is converted into a live photo)

The application also has a few unique features such as:

• Suggested moments: highlights some of the camera’s best clips for users
• Live preview: see a live preview of the camera's point of view because the Clip's camera has no screen
• Remote capture: manually trigger specific moments on the Google Clips camera directly from the phone

Ethical Concerns

Privacy

Cloud-less

Surveillance

References

1. ↑ “Google Clips Uses AI to Snap Pictures of Your Kids and Pets - Sort Of.” Yahoo! Finance, Yahoo!, 1 Mar. 2018, finance.yahoo.com/news/google-clips-uses-ai-snap-pictures-kids-pets-sort-163505456.html?_fsig=vmOaywCW0jJUwvV5JVgZyA--.
2. ↑ “Google Clips.” Google Store, Google, store.google.com/us/product/google_clips?hl=en-US.