The dual - camera lenses also enable
the best bokeh effect (when the background blurs around the subject of the shot) we've ever seen on a smartphone.
In my testing, I did notice that the camera stumbles several times to create
the best bokeh effect.
The secondary sensor on this device is used for calculating the depth in the image for offering
better Bokeh effect.
It features the 16MP and 8MP dual camera setup on the rear to easily bring
good bokeh effect.
The dual front camera also gets the new Live Focus feature we saw on the Galaxy Note 8, promising some of
the best bokeh effects.
Which in turn helps the phone to create an even
better bokeh effect.
With near focus you will have a very
good bokeh effect.
Not exact matches
Both phones handled portrait mode very
well, where the background is artificially blurred to create that professional - looking «
bokeh»
effect.
Note, some lenses have
better bokeh than others, and usually they are the most expensive (since they have
better and more numerous lens elements which contribute to this
effect).
But if you are not into that stuff, you do need to take one long, hard look at the Honor 8 Pro that delivers some serious
bokeh effects and some mind - blowing black and white imagery and some
better hardware.
It has a very shallow focal length (which makes for some cool unintentional
bokeh effects) and a tendency toward both noise and blurriness in anything but the
best possible lighting.
Our
Bokeh sub-score measures several different aspects of image quality, including how
well the camera can portray limited depth of field (sometimes called «Depth
Effect»), its ability to do that specifically for portraits (sometimes called «Portrait Mode»), and
Bokeh itself — the shape and aesthetic quality of the out - of - focus areas.
With its Wide Aperture mode enabled, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro is capable of creating a
bokeh effect with accurate depth estimation and
good subject isolation that is even a touch
better than the iPhone 8 Plus's Portrait mode.
The
Bokeh and AR Camera
effects, for example, both live as app icons (as
well as being part of the camera interface).
The aim of using two sensors is to give you
better image quality, as
well as supply more data for depth maps for
bokeh effects and so on.
Using a slider, you have the facility to add a
bokeh effect to your photograph either while you're shooting it or in post-production; however, the tool has a long way to go before it's perfect, as it regularly blurs the edges of the subject — so if you're going to use it,
best stick to photographing people.
The upshot is the Pixel 2 should autofocus very quickly, perform
better in low light situations, and deliver impressive depth - of - field
bokeh effects — with just a single rear camera, instead of two like you'll find on the Galaxy Note 8 and iPhone 8 Plus.
Both the front as
well as the rear cameras on the Vivo V9 are capable of producing a
bokeh effect in your pictures.
The
bokeh effects are pretty
good.
And it can shoot with
bokeh effects from front as
well as from the back.
Add in its 12 - MP dual cameras with adjustable Live Focus that can produce
bokeh effects just like the iPhone X can, as
well as 11 - plus hours of battery life, and you've got a phone that holds its own against anything Apple has to offer.
The aperture simulation feature has been improved from the implementation on the Huawei P9, offering
better edge detection and more pleasing
bokeh effects.
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.
A suite of new software tools improves Portrait Mode by adding lighting
effects like studio or natural light, and
better bokeh affects.
Xiaomi is using a system similar to the one used in the Xiaomi Mi 6; pairing a 12 MP, 1.25 μm pixels, 26 mm equivalent f / 2.2, wide angle camera with a 12MP, 1μm pixels, 50 mm equivalent f / 2.2 telephoto camera to allow for seamless optical zoom as
well as allowing for depth sensing
effects like computational
bokeh.
The dual camera layout allows for 2X optical zoom, as
well as portrait mode to help you achieve that artificial
bokeh effect.
Samsung's Galaxy S9 Plus actually has a
better, dual camera setup which allows for telephoto zoom and a more pronounced
bokeh effect.
For its part, the front camera on the Galaxy A8 + is one of its
best features, and Live Focus does a great job in terms of creating a
bokeh effect for shots.
It also offers the
best 2x zoom and
bokeh effect of any phone on the market.
The DSLR - like
bokeh effect is the
best we've seen from a smartphone so far.
Images taken with the «
bokeh»
effect also turned out to be
better than expected, and it was a fun feature to play around with.
Other key strengths in still image mode include very
good exposures and HDR images, accurate color rendering,
good detail with low noise, as
well as a natural - looking
bokeh effect in Portrait mode.
The Moto X4 does
well, but the
bokeh effect shows artifacts we are not seeing in high end phones like the Google Pixel 2, Samsung Galaxy Note 8, and iPhone 8 Plus.
After the test we find that the main camera has
good performance on
bokeh effect.
The device takes its name from the dual - camera setup on the back (13 MP + 13 MP), allowing for cool features like refocusing a shot after the fact,
bokeh effects, and
better low light photography.
When in wide aperture mode or portrait mode you'll find a quick floating 1x / 2x zoom button that appears on side of the middle of the viewfinder, which helps to crop the frame to someone's head for
better portrait shots, or just more dramatic «
bokeh style»
effect on objects.
The two sensors are oriented vertically and promise even
better low - light performance and more realistic
bokeh effects than anything Samsung delivered before, including the Galaxy S9.
Compared to last year's model, the Galaxy S9 Plus now has two cameras instead of one, very much like the configuration we saw on the Note 8 allowing you to create
bokeh effect in pictures as
well as letting you switch to an optical zoom for 2x.
The Honor 9 Lite has a 13 - megapixel lens paired with a 2 - megapixel lens that provides the «
bokeh»
effect, as
well as allows for use of Portrait Mode.
The below daffodil photo got it nearly right, with fairly
good seperation of subject and background and a nice creamy
bokeh effect.
On the front side of the camera, you have a 8MP sensor that is a decent performer and InFocus claims that it uses AI to take the
best shots, allowing a range of beauty modes and also the
bokeh effect, we commend the efforts of InFocus with the Vision 3.
Portrait mode is even
better with clearer
bokeh effects, says Xiaomi.
Both the cameras work together to fetch you some awesome selfies with a
bokeh effect as
well, where the background will be completely blurred out keeping your face on focus.
The
bokeh effect also looks
good in pictures from both front and rear cameras.
The
Bokeh effect was found to be erratic as
well, while white balance casts were observed frequently in bright light and indoor conditions.
Users can adjust the
bokeh effect in preview mode, as
well as after a photo is taken.
The rear camera sensor has an f / 1.8 aperture lens on top to offer impressive
bokeh effect while taking macro shots as
well as help enhancing light under some low - light shots.
You can get
bokeh style
effects from both front as
well as back.
Software
bokeh effects sometimes result in fringing, but generally work
well with harder edges.