Google Lens is getting a major update and will now support video recording. Users can use this feature to record videos of objects and places that they would like to run a quick web search for. The feature was first introduced at Google I/O earlier this year, and leverages the capabilities of the company’s own Gemini artificial intelligence model. The feature is also integrated with AI previews, so it may not be available in regions where the AI-powered search experience is not available.
Google Lens gets the ability to record video
Gadgets 360 staff members spotted the feature within the Google Lens interface. Previously, Google Lens only allowed users to capture an image and offered tools such as translation, image search, and homework that can look up a math problem and find its solution online.
While the feature was useful for quickly translating street signs in a foreign language and looking up the name of a flower, it also had limitations. Users could not search for a moving object or run a detailed query about something. For example, you couldn’t take a picture of a table and ask about the type of wood used for it. However, at Google I/O, the Mountain View-based tech giant unveiled a solution to this in the form of the ability to record short videos.
Google Lens with Video now allows users to record a video of approximately 20 seconds and add a verbal prompt to the video. Once the recording is over, Google Lens uses AI previews powered by Gemini to trigger a search using a query spoken in the video.
AI Overviews then processes the data using computer vision and provides an answer. In our testing, the feature was able to accurately identify moving objects, describe their color and shape, as well as the material used for them.
This feature is currently available to all users who have access to Google Lens and live in a region where AI Preview is available. Using the feature is easy. Just open the Google Lens iu interface Search mode, long press the recording icon. The interface automatically starts recording video.
At this point, the user can say what they want to know about the video. Once it’s done, Google Lens automatically opens Search within the Google app and AI Overviews starts generating a response. The response usually appears within two to three seconds.
