I am quite satisfied with the video camera. Yes, the Samsung and the iPhone are still doing it better, that's true. This video camera is more than sufficient to make a video of a birthday or film at Tomorrowland, etc. Although I still have to test the video camera at a concert, for example, with very loud music, so that the sound does not crackle, etc....
The stabilization is also good, If you walk and then use the video camera, you will see how good the stabilization is and it is better than I expected, more than satisfied with it. Of course, if you are going to film something somewhere, in most cases you just stand still and move a lot less, which also gives you the best video ;).
What could be improved with the video camera is zooming in and out, you can see in the video.
What strikes me is that the zoom is good, the zoom with the S23 and the OnePlus 11 is not that good, so the Pixel Pro 8 does really well in terms of zoom and that is a bonus.
The Pixel 8 Pro does not yet have all functions available, they will only be available in December, such as the video boost, imagine if that would work well, that video boost and make your videos even more beautiful?
Unfortunately, the audio eraser is only up to 2 minutes, which is a shame. It works quite well.
Overall, the Pixel 8 Pro is a very solid device, taking into account that it is cheaper than an iPhone Max and Samsung Ultra.
I only use a selfie stick for video recording, no gimbal hassle, no software editing and if that is the case I would include it.
Pixel 8 pro blue color is wow.
I still recommend people to buy the 8 pro if interested because it will have a few things that the regular 8 will not have, I think the video boost is only for the pixel 8 pro.
The 50MP camera is also clear and sharp for photos. But you have to test it yourself, taking a good photo sometimes also depends on you.
Opening apps and sites is about as fast as, for example, the iPhone pro max. Only games open faster on the iPhone, but that doesn't matter to me.
My biggest annoyance is that the image stutters when I go left and right in the evening/in the dark. I have the same problem with the Oneplus 11. I don't immediately have that problem with the iPhone 15 pro max. If the video camera is important to you, I recommend the S24 ultra that will be released soon or the iPhone 15 pro max. They are the best video cameras.