That means you get
the background blurring bokeh effect on both the front - facing and rear - facing camera on the Pixel 2 phones, without needing the price bump inherent in adding a new component.
A 1/2.3 ″ main RGB sensor is paired with a 1/2.78 ″ monochrome chip, and image data from both cameras is computationally merged to create
a background blurring bokeh effect, reduce noise, and increase image detail and dynamic range.
Not exact matches
This is where the subject is in focus and the
background is
blurred with a «
bokeh» effect that's typically reserved for digital single - lens reflex cameras and nicer lenses.
Both phones handled portrait mode very well, where the
background is artificially
blurred to create that professional - looking «
bokeh» effect.
It was also Apple's first phone capable of taking Portrait mode photos, which produces striking images with a
blurred background and sharp foreground — approximating an effect that professional photographers call «
bokeh.»
Also, there is a new default camera app that has features such as Live
Bokeh and
Background Blur Shape.
Also, there is the new camera app with Live
Bokeh and
Background Blur Shape features.
The selfie camera on each has a dual lens to create the popular
blurred background (
bokeh) effect using a Samsung feature called Live Focus, but neither camera has optical image stabilization.
It's great to be able to use «
bokeh» to
blur the
background and lessen the visibility of leashes and enclosures or fences.
The lens also creates some awesome looking
background bokeh (
blur).
On the other hand, the
bokeh mode offers more control over how much
background blur is added.
The other feature made possible with the two camera lenses is Portrait mode, which adds a
bokeh effect to images taken with the iPhone 7 Plus, giving the
background a pleasing and pro-looking
blur.
Used together it captures
bokeh - style
blurred background shots (like the iPhone's Portrait Mode), while the monochrome lens on its own takes great looking black and white photos without a filter.
That makes it easier to separate your subject by
blurring out the
background, creating a
bokeh effect.
It
blurs the
background of a subject for a cool «
bokeh» effect.
In the indoor portrait image comparison below, you can see that the Pixel 2 improves significantly over the Pixel, but that the
background blur and
bokeh are not as natural as that provided by the iPhone 8 Plus's dual - camera system.
Thanks to the secondary monochrome sensor used for depth sensing (among other tasks), the Huawei P20 is capable of producing natural - looking results in its
background -
blurring bokeh mode.
The V30 achieves the default score of 25 points for
bokeh, as it doesn't feature a portrait mode to artificially
blur the
background in portraits.
At 70 points, the P20 Pro features the best - performing
background -
blurring bokeh mode in our rankings (we tested «Aperture» mode at 55 mm eq.
On the Galaxy S9 and S9 +, the 8MP front camera can optionally
blur the
background of images while keeping the foreground in focus in Selfie focus mode, much like the
bokeh effect on the Google Pixel 2 and Pixel 2XL.
However, the
background in the Essential Phone's photo looks pixelated, and the Galaxy S8 offers better
bokeh — where the subject is in focus against a
blurred - out
background.
The
bokeh effect, which
blurs image
backgrounds and sharpens the foreground subject, is one the most popular portrait - mode effects.
On the right: Apple's
bokeh effect
blurs the entire
background.
Later this year Apple will release an update to iOS 10 that will make it possible for the iPhone 7 Plus to see Live Previews with
bokeh, or
blurred backgrounds, while taking portrait photos, Schiller said.
Using this mode you will be able to get
bokeh style effects where the subject is more in focus and the
background more
blurred.
Thanks to their dual lenses, both the iPhone 8 Plus and the Galaxy Note 8 let you artfully
blur out the
background when snapping portraits, using a
bokeh - like effect.
There is also a powerful
bokeh effect, to
blur backgrounds, and 2x optical zoom.
It allows you to take pictures with a professional - looking «
bokeh» effect, which
blurs the
background behind the photo's subject.
For anyone who loves to be able to zoom in on their subject, or achieve a
blurred background bokeh effect that emulates a DSLR, dual cameras have delivered in 2017.
The AI features also extend to portrait mode, giving you the ability to set the intensity of the
background blur and even animate the
background bokeh.
The «
Bokeh» mode allows users to take pictures with the object in sharp focus while the
background is
blurred.
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.
Like most top - end phones these days, the Sony Xperia XZ2 also offers a
Bokeh mode, allowing you to capture images with a pleasantly
blurred background.
Both the front and rear camera setups comprise a 13MP primary sensor with phase detection autofocus (PDAF) and a 2MP depth - sensing secondary sensor, and they're capable of producing a
bokeh effect that
blurs the
background while sharpening the foreground.
The system relies heavily on AI to
blur the
background for a
bokeh effect.
Zoom and
bokeh controls are becoming must - have features, especially for smartphone portrait photographers, and they're implemented well on the Xiaomi Mi MIX 2S, with excellent results using the 46mm - equivalent telephoto second lens at close range, creating a strong
background blur effect, as well as good depth estimation and subject masking applied to
bokeh mode portraits.
We've seen plenty of other leaks over the last few months, and most are pointing to squeezable sides as an alternative input option (just like the HTC U11), an upgraded camera, and some special photo effects for good measure, like that
bokeh effect or
blurred background that seems to be everywhere at the moment.
This is useful for group shots, close - ups and landscapes, but Asus also uses the secondary camera for its own take on Portrait mode, which is supposed to provide that
blurred background effect, or
bokeh, everyone likes.
The always impressive low - depth - of - field mode allows you to artistically
blur the
background of shots for an impressive
bokeh effect — and unlike the equivalent mode on many rival phones, it actually works.
Early, software - driven attempts to add
background bokeh, or
blur, to single - camera devices had generally lackluster results.
Other highlights include OnePlus's proprietary Intelligent Pixel Technology, which merges four pixels into one to reduce noise and enhance clarity, and Portrait Mode, which creates a depth - of - field
bokeh effect by
blurring the
background while keeping the foreground in focus.
It has also changed the software so that you can adjust the
bokeh effect (
blurred background) before and after you snap the photo.
This second lens also enables
bokeh - rich «Live Focus» portrait photos that never seem to be flawless, but are on par with the
background blurring effects the Google Pixel 2 and iPhone X are capable of.
There's a
bokeh mode as well, which essentially
blurs the
background while keeping the subject in sharp focus.
A
bokeh effect
blurs out the
background and offers a bit more flexibility than rival systems once the shot is taken.
The Vivo X20 Plus's
bokeh mode produces a strong, but fairly natural - looking
background blur, and subject masking is reasonably good.
The firm noted the phone's excellent autofocus features, along with its ability to achieve the «
bokeh effect» (
blurred background and focused subject) shots.
For portraits, the improved telephoto lens delivers sharp results even indoors, and the
bokeh simulation produces a natural and pleasing
background blur.
But where Apple calls this Portrait Mode, Samsung has dubbed these
background -
blurring bokeh tricks Live Focus.
Eschewing the trend for dual lenses, Google pulls off the same tricks using software expertise to achieve a
bokeh effect,
blurring out the
background for great portrait shots.