Google Clips

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Google Clips camera is a tiny smart camera that automatically snapshots short, several 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

The camera was released on February 27, 2018 to the market at a starting price of $249.00. A list of retailers include:

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

The Google clips camera has immediately received backlash because of the privacy concerns it raises.

Features

What can it do?

Artificial Intelligence

Technical Specifications

  • 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

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:

  • Allowing users to set up their Google clips camera
  • Quickly transfer their clips from the camera to their phone
  • View their clips to select their favorite moments
  • Export and share clips directly from the app to friends and family
        The application also has a few unique features such as a suggested moments section, which highlights some of the camera’s best clips for users. It also allows users to start a live preview of what the camera sees to make sure the frame is correct and to remotely capture specific moments on the Google Clips camera directly from the phone.