Left and right sensors capture left and right photos, which is how Google achieves
its bokeh effects on both the rear and front cameras.
Not my pictures, perhaps, since I still often make the rookie mistake of getting pictures that end at people's necks, but I've seen some fantastic captures occur around me, including clear low - light or waning light shots and crisp, differentiated
bokeh effects on close - ups.
The dedicated chip can help with live
bokeh effects on video and other heavy tasks, leaving the rest of the system free for other processes.
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.
In a new post over on the Google Research Blog, they have shared some details about how they're able to emulate
the bokeh effect on their new phones without using two cameras.
The bokeh effect on portraits was mostly fine, but edges were soft and often required a bit of fine - tuning after the fact.
That said, you don't have to ditch depth entirely to fix a blurry selfie: Apps like Focos can help you adjust
the bokeh effect on your image's depth map.
It allows you to change
the bokeh effect on the photo even when zooming in to take the shot.
Unused code hidden in the Instagram APK points to some sort of portrait mode integration, which would let you put
a bokeh effect on your selfies.
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.
It's natural to assume they will produce
a bokeh effect on portrait shots, but a teaser image suggests one will be a wide - angle lens for group selfies.
Not exact matches
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.
Secondly, the developers cloud far off detail in a depth of field
effect - it's a nice
bokeh - like
effect on PS4 and Xbox One, and this gets downgraded to more of a subtle blur
on Switch.
The large - aperture lens,
on the other hand, results in some perfect
bokeh effect and enhances low - light shots.
On the other hand, companies such as Samsung and Apple have chosen to include telephoto lenses that allow for
bokeh effects.
The blur is not as aggressive as we've seen
on some other devices however, and the classic circular highlights that you'd expect to see with an optical
bokeh effect are not rendered.
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.
Working together, the rear cameras
on the NUU Mobile G3 can create images with
bokeh - style, softened, out - of - focus, background
effects.
In my hands -
on time shooting a portrait of my colleague Adam, the XZ2's
bokeh effect had uneven results, even in a sunlit room with plenty of contrast.
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.
Instead of relying
on image data from two camera sensors, software depth of field filters and adjustment sliders use machine learning, computational photography, and algorithms to approximate
bokeh effects.
Apple's iPhone X also allows for
bokeh effect and other camera tricks
on the device's front camera through its portrait lighting feature, but the software is still in beta and is not exactly to DSLR quality at this point.
Both the front as well as the rear cameras
on the Vivo V9 are capable of producing a
bokeh effect in your pictures.
On the front, there are dual 5MP cameras with HDR, screen flash,
Bokeh Mode, BSI sensor, real - time bokeh effect and f / 2.2 aper
Bokeh Mode, BSI sensor, real - time
bokeh effect and f / 2.2 aper
bokeh effect and f / 2.2 aperture.
Though there's no dual camera system
on the front, Oppo F5 relies
on the software enhancement to produce the
bokeh effect in pictures.
It's equipped with a dual - camera setup
on the back, allowing you to add the
bokeh effect to images.
On the front is the 13MP + 2MP setup for capturing selfies with
bokeh effect.
On the right: Apple's
bokeh effect blurs the entire background.
It sports a dual - camera setup
on the front (16 MP + 8 MP), allowing you to add the popular
bokeh effect to your selfies.
The
bokeh effect looks much more natural
on the iPhone 8, while it appears more uneven with Google's camera.
It can look very artificial if you get too carried away with the blur
effect, and it can only fully refocus
on a different part of an image if it hasn't already been blurred out by the camera's natural
bokeh.
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.
Unfortunately, the depth sensor isn't great, and the simulated
bokeh effect only works properly
on occasion.
The aperture simulation feature has been improved from the implementation
on the Huawei P9, offering better edge detection and more pleasing
bokeh effects.
Google is not relying
on dual rear cameras for the
bokeh effect, and is promising a stunning camera experience overall, both
on video and stills.
The camera software works with the lenses to attempt to provide
bokeh effects you may be used to
on a DSLR.
The Galaxy S9 + can pull off portraits with a
bokeh effect using its dual rear cameras, but neither the S9 or S9 + can do portraits with their front shooters despite the many impressive changes Samsung introduced to the cameras
on its new phones.
The Huawei ATU - TL10 and ATU - TL20 will offer dual camera setup
on the rear of 13 MP + 2 MP for features like
Bokeh effect.
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.
The camera arrangement
on the back includes a 12MP +2 MP setup that can be used to produce more natural
bokeh effects, PDAF, a single LED flash, and
on the front, it sports an 8MP shooter.
Or that the single lens
on the new phone can easily achieve amazing portrait shots with neat faux -
bokeh effects that don't require a second lens.
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.
With the Note8's portrait mode, you can simulate a DSLR
bokeh effect like
on other dual - camera phones, but there's a twist: Samsung lets you tweak the blur intensity in real time before you snap the photo and adjust it after it's been snapped.
The
bokeh effect obviously isn't quite as accurate as optical results shot with a DSLR camera, but the difference is negligible when sharing photos
on the internet or
on social media.
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.
Both cameras can produce a
bokeh effect like that seen
on the Pixel 2 XL.
When Apple introduced the iPhone 7 Plus, the major difference between the big phone's camera and the camera
on the iPhone 7 was the extra lens and the
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.