My wife spotted this shorthair crossing Georgia street, as we walked on Dec. 14, 2025. Normally, I would have nabbed a full body shot. But instead of Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, I carried Pixel 10 Pro XL, for which I am less familiar. Yeah, I bungled getting the camera ready fast enough, and the cat settled behind shrubs.
Something else: I couldn’t see the screen so well in the blinding sunlight while wearing sunglasses. That’s strange, since the Google screen has greater peak brightness but lacks reflective coating that makes the Samsung smartphone shine outside.
Nevertheless, I pointed blindly where the cat might be and let the Pixel find and focus on the cat—and it did. Vitals: f/2.8, ISO 46, 1/1100 sec, 10x synthetic and optical zoom; 12:44 p.m. PST. The Featured Image is meant to showcase how well the telephoto capabilities performed from a far with a subject practically hidden in the surroundings. Good going Google! For hideaway location, this fine feline earns nickname Brier.
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