And while in most of the cases this is indeed true, and it lets
you adjust the background blur manually from the Gallery app, I've also noticed that unless the light conditions are just perfect, colors tend to become washed out, especially on people's faces.
The Live Focus feature allows you to capture an image and
adjust the background blur both, at the point of capture, and after you've taken the picture.
You can change which spot is in focus with the depth editor, and
adjust the background blur.
Even if you change your mind later, you can still tone down or increase the bokeh with
the Adjust Background Blur option when viewing the photo in the Gallery app.
Live Focus gives the user the ability to dynamically
adjust the background blur in the viewfinder.
In addition, you can
adjust the background blur after the fact while also even viewing the full view of the captured image when dual focus is enabled.
Luckily you can still
adjust the background blur to the Live Focus image from the slider that will appear in the gallery.
The device also the Live Focus feature to
adjust the background blur after capturing the image.
With the help of the Live Focus feature, users of the two phones will also be able to
adjust the background blur before and after taking shots.
Oh, and the slider for
adjusting background blur is accompanied by «+» and «-» icons that you can tap on to instantly switch between zero and maximum background blur.
Not exact matches
The Note 8 has the ability to
adjust the intensity of the
background blur before and after the shot, and Apple has added studio lighting effects to iPhone X.
You can take selfies and
adjust the amount of
blur in the
background, before and after taking the image — this feature is called Live Focus and we've seen it before on the rear dual camera of the Galaxy Note 8.
You can then
adjust how much you want the
background blurred - out after the fact.
The results are still great in regular photos, but I miss having a slider to
adjust the amount of
blur that's applied to a photo's
background when Live Focus is enabled.
Shooting in this mode will allow for images to be refocused after the fact, along with the level of
blur to be
adjusted, and the camera does a really great job of separating objects in the foreground from the
background.
But instead of relying on two cameras to take better portraits, Google is using AI software that
adjusts photos automatically to enhance close - ups and
blur backgrounds.
Portrait Mode stil artfully
blurs out the
background with the so - called bokeh effect — and it looks a little more natural now — while a new Portrait Lighting feature (in beta) lets you
adjust the lighting of your shots before and after you shoot with several effects.
Thanks to the fact that you have two cameras you can
blur out
backgrounds and keep yourself - and anyone else - in the foreground sharp — and as the camera packs Huawei's time - honoured Aperture mode, the
background defocus can be
adjusted after you take a shot, giving you maximum control over the degree of
blur.
It has also changed the software so that you can
adjust the bokeh effect (
blurred background) before and after you snap the photo.
The camera app includes a handy slider that allows you to
adjust — in real time — how much
background blur will be present in your final shot.
Once the subject is in the perfect spot, use the
background blur slider to
adjust the degree of bokeh in the
background; Samsung allows you to see the adjustments in real time so you can make sure it doesn't look overly processed.
As the name implies, the effect will simply
blur the
background and not
adjust any of the lighting.
Unlike the iPhone, the Note 8 lets you
adjust the level of
blur on the
background both before and after taking shot.
Blur the foreground or
background, filter shades from black and white to color, or
adjust contrast and brightness.
You can use the slider to
adjust the intensity of the
background blur, then take your photo.
And with Live Focus, you can
adjust the
blur in the
background of a photo both before you shoot and afterward a
Similar to the Live Focus feature on the Samsung Galaxy S9, the Nuu G3 allows you to
adjust the degree of
background blur and see the results instantly in the viewfinder.