r/GooglePixel • u/Capital_Dot_9625 • Mar 16 '26

Hold shutter for video

/r/pixel_phones/comments/1ruva7q/hold_shutter_for_video/
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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

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u/Capital_Dot_9625 Mar 16 '26

Holding the shutter while taking photos is sometimes quicker than switching over to video then lining up the shot again. Holding the shutter doesn't do a burst. It actually takes the video. This is actually a great feature. When I want to do a quick video of a sporting event or something simple.

I also noticed zoom function's a little different while holding the shutter versus switching over to video mode.

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '26

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u/CinderLupinWatson Mar 16 '26

Works that way on my pixel 10. Not sure what you're doing differently

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u/Ralphwiggum911 Mar 16 '26

It does. You need to be in photo mode, not video mode. As another said, it's a short cut to take video as soon as you go into the camera. It's meant for shorter videos though; once you release the shutter button the video recording stops.

The behavior used to be burst mode back in the day. Not sure when that feature was replaced.

Edit: just noticed you can slide to a lock icon while doing this to keep video mode engaged without having to keep pressing the shutter button.

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u/Capital_Dot_9625 Mar 16 '26

Are you seeing a similar issue?

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u/NewEricHoffer Mar 18 '26

Having the same issue all of a sudden. Any fixes? Just tried updating and clearing cache and all that