The original Pixel and Pixel XL have fantastic camera capabilities. Not only does HDR+ make most still images look great, but both phones include Electronic Image Stabilization (EIS) to reduce shaky video. Despite being done entirely in software, the result is incredibly-smooth video that looks almost unreal. Unfortunately, this feature has one major flaw - panning. During video recording, tilting your Pixel while keeping it in place resulted in sudden jumps, when the software would realize that you are purposefully changing the angle and not simply shaking the camera. You can see it in action in this MKBHD video - notice the jumps when Marques changes the angle. This was nicknamed 'the Terminator effect' by some, because it looked like The Terminator's POV video feed when he was scanning objects in the films . The Pixel 2 and Pixel 2 XL don't have this problem, as you can see in the above video, thanks to a combination of both an Optical Image Stabilization module ...