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Google’s Pixel 11 Pro XL is here – unboxed, and open for your questions

We’re testing the new Pixel 11 Pro XL. Watch the unboxing, then tell us what questions you have.

Close-up of a green smartphone's rear camera, showing its lens detail; the branded box is visible in the background on a wooden surface.DPReview Staff

We recently got our hands on the new Google Pixel 11 Pro XL smartphone, and it’s time to do some testing.

In addition to shooting a sample gallery to test the new cameras, we’re also planning to test two new features Google rolled out alongside the Pixel 11 series: Camera Looks, which let you customize how your photos look at the moment of capture, including presets Google claims will look “less processed,” and Magic Capture, a mode that captures photo and video simultaneously and uses AI to automatically select the best shots and a highlight clip once you’re done.

But before we dive in too far, we wanted to know what questions you have about Google’s newest Pixel Pro smartphones. Let us know in the comments, and if there’s something you’d like to see us test, let us know that too.

About the Author: Dale Baskin is a professional photographer, writer, and filmmaker based in the Pacific Northwest. He is the Managing Editor of DPReview.com.

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Polaroid’s silhouette tease tells us who its next product is for, but gives away little else

The company has been hard at work on advertising its products to people nostalgic for offline summers (and perhaps ones spent playing Pokémon).

A silhouette of a camera with a Pikachu tail, on a classic Pokemon-styled background.Polaroid

Polaroid is teasing something new coming tomorrow, posting a graphic on its social media page inspired by the hugely successful video game franchise Pokémon, implying that it could be some sort of collaboration. The post’s caption says “Something’s almost ready to show itself… revealed on August 18th.”

It’s always possible the company is riffing on a meme format to tease a completely new product, but if we had to guess, it seems more likely that it’ll be an existing product with a Pokémon theme. The silhouette in the image looks a lot like the existing Polaroid Go with a Pikachu tail, and we’ve seen instant cameras made to reference the franchise’s most recognizable character before. It’s also not out of the question that the announcement is about a co-branded film, rather than a camera; the company has done both, releasing cameras with Thrasher and MoMA liveries, and films with Pantone-colored frames.

Whatever it is, it’s more than likely it’ll be something camera-related. There was a time when the Polaroid name and logo appeared on a wide array of products that had very little to do with taking photos, from TVs to AA batteries, thanks to other companies licensing the brand. While this practice is still alive and well in the industry, it seems to be less common with Polaroid after it was purchased by the same person who owned the Impossible Project, leading to film and cameras once again being sold under the company’s name.

Recently, the company has been going after an audience tired of screens and phones, with its “the best summer is analog” campaign. The target audience clearly skews younger, the kind of people who would’ve grown up playing Pokémon games on their Nintendo DS or smartphone. So a collaboration between the two makes sense, tugging at people’s nostalgia for a time when the devices in their pocket were for having fun, rather than doomscrolling. Whatever it is, we won’t have to wait very long to see it fully unveiled.

About the Author: Mitchell started taking pictures at 10 and hasn’t stopped since. It’s been a wide-ranging adventure, spanning a wide variety of genres and locales, and occasionally dipping into fascinations with video and filmmaking. They honed their technical knowledge doing documentation, programing and QA, writing for The Verge, and just generally messing around on the computer to see what breaks.

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ON1’s rebuilt noise reduction targets wildlife and astrophotography shooters who don’t want a subscription

ON1 says its 2027 release rebuilds the AI from the ground up, adding subject-aware model selection and deblurring, and keeps the one-time purchase model that separates it from subscription-based rivals.

Brown bear in lush greenery shown in two side-by-side images; the left, labeled Original, has a softer appearance, while the right, labeled V 2027, is sharper and more detailed.ON1

Photo editing software company ON1 has announced a new version of its standalone, AI-powered noise reduction software, NoNoise AI 2027. The company also says it’s updated the TackSharp AI deblurring models in NoNoise AI for sharper images with less noise. 

One of the standout features of ON1 NoNoise AI 2027 is the addition of a model selector that matches a particular AI model to the subject of the photographs. ON1 says that it built the models for the situations when photographers are most frequently dealing with noise. That includes astrophotography, portraits and wildlife, though there’s also a general model and one made for ISOs greater than 128,000. Additionally, it offers a film scan-specific model, which presumably will maintain some natural film grain. 

Night landscape featuring rocky cliffs under a star-filled sky; photo editing software interface is open with the Astro option for stars and Milky Way noise reduction highlighted.
NoNoise AI 2027 adds a model selector that matches a specific AI model to the subject, including astrophotography, portraits, wildlife, film, especially high ISOs and a general option.
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ON1 says that the models will remove noise while retaining texture and details such as feathers, fur and starlight, resulting in a cleaner, more natural image that doesn’t look smoothed over. While you can select the model manually, it will also automatically match the right option to your subject. 

The 2027 release also brings an updated TackSharp AI, its deblurring engine that promises to make images that were slightly soft look in focus without adding noise or artifacts. As with the noise reduction, TackSharp AI provides access to the model selector. It also provides access to automatic subject and background masking to sharpen or reduce noise in specific areas, and native support for Windows PCs that use Arm-based processors. ON1 has also added expanded Raw file support for more than 30 camera models, though it didn’t specify which ones. 

Three side-by-side images of a hawk perched on wood, labeled Original, V. 2024, and V. 2027. Each version displays progressively enhanced sharpness and detail, highlighting improvements in the hawk’s feathers and talons.
TackSharp AI, ON1’s deblurring tool, is updated in the 2027 release to make slightly soft images look in focus while avoiding noise or artifacts.
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ON1 NoNoise AI 2027 is available for pre-order today for $70 ($50 for ON1 owners) and will be available in late September 2026. As with previous versions, it is available for Mac and Windows and can be used as a standalone app or as a plugin for Lightroom Classic, Photoshop, Capture One and more. The 2027 version is also included in the ON1 Photo Studio Subscription.

About the Author: Abby Ferguson holds an MFA in photography and blends a fine-art background with extensive editorial and commercial experience. She built and led an in-house imaging program for a large vacation rental company and has served as an associate editor at Popular Photography. She also teaches at a local community college and serves on its Photographic Technology Program Advisory Board, sharing her knowledge and enthusiasm for the medium.

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