Google Glass photo comparison
To see how well the Google Glass camera stacks up, I took it, a Nikon SLR and a Nikon point-and-shoot to several places in San Francisco. My disclaimer: I am not a trained photographer. So I asked Kathy Pyon, one of The Times’ photo editors, to evaluate the results. Here is her report card. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
Compositionally, the Nikon picture looks better because of the framing of the photo, although the way Glass captures the blues is impressive. Left: Shot with a Nikon D3100 SLR with an 18-55mm lens. Right: Shot with Google Glass. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
Both look good, but the deeply saturated colors of the point-and-shoot look almost unnatural. The color range from Glass is nice and realistic in daylight. Left: Shot with a Nikon Coolpix 7100 with 7.1x zoom. Right: Shot with Google Glass. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
The colors that Glass captures are rich and natural. The downside: To compose this photograph without less pavement means getting closer. An interchangeable lens would help Glass. Left: Shot with Nikon D3100 with 55-200 lens. Right: Shot with Google Glass, which lacks an adjustable lens. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
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The Nikon has the advantage of having a flash. The composition and lighting are cleaner. Left: shot with Nikon D3100 with 18-55mm lens with flash. Right: Shot with Google Glass using available light. (Google Glass does not have flash.) (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
These are hard to compare, but Nikon has the edge. The zoom lens helped capture the moment. The sky and rocks in Glass look great; it picked up the texture nicely. Left: Shot with Nikon D3100 with 55-200mm lens. Right: Shot with Google Glass. (Catharine Hamm / Los Angeles Times)
