«Lens Blur», where
you get the Bokeh effect, is one of my favorite features.
I would love to learn how to
get the Bokeh effect.
Not exact matches
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.
Using this mode you will be able to
get bokeh style
effects where the subject is more in focus and the background more blurred.
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.
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.
Getting down to the specifics, that translates to a 20 - megapixel sensor that's coupled with another 8 - megapixel sensor for improved depth of field,
bokeh effect, and more.
You don't
get OIS (optical image stabilization) on either camera, nor does the pair offer any sort of dual - camera selective focus or artificial
bokeh effects — though they're apparently on the way.
Huawei has added the Portrait Model feature to create a
bokeh effect that's similar to what you would
get from a professional DSLR.
We've
got used to the dual cameras on iPhones allowing for a computed «faux
bokeh»
effect on subjects a metre or two away — and this works quite superbly if you follow the guidelines — but the new mode goes further, working on the exact same portrait shots, even after the fact.
The below daffodil photo
got it nearly right, with fairly good seperation of subject and background and a nice creamy
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.
However, Google has included a software - driven version of Portrait mode on the Pixel 2's camera so the «
bokeh»
effect, where the background
gets blurred can be achieved on these phones.
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.
You can
get bokeh style
effects from both front as well as back.
Instead, it's handier for Xiaomi's Depth
Effect, which lets you
get some nice
bokeh and depth of field in your shots.
With dual cameras you can
get Bokeh type
effects but if you look at the samples it does a weird
Bokeh effect that looks quite odd and feels like as if deliberately done.
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.
What you don't
get is true optical zoom or
bokeh effect, which the iPhone 7 Plus offers via its dual cameras
The much larger field of view makes this perfect for capturing landscape and group shots, but the lack of difference in focal length means you don't
get the depth of field
bokeh effects that other dual - camera devices offer.
But, if you cover the upper camera and take portrait mode pictures, you won't
get bokeh / blur
effect in your pictures.
You
get a main 16MP snapper, and that's accompanied by a depth sensing 2MP snapper, allowing you to take
Bokeh effect shots where the background around your subject is blurred.
The iPhone X's front TrueDepth camera lets you achieve the same compelling
bokeh (blur)
effect on backgrounds when shooting portraits as you
get with the dual rear cameras.
So when using Video mode in Honor 8 Pro you
get the Wide Aperture Mode option, enable that to
get same
bokeh effects in videos too — same rule applies i.e. the subject should be within 1 to 6 feet distance.
Also
get one good shooter in the back instead of 2 crappy cameras and bogus
bokeh effect.
Put that together and you
get a very high level of detail, powerful optical zoom, a solid
bokeh effect for blurred backgrounds, and great low - light performance.
Still, it was much easier to
get the right portrait with Samsung's Live Focus mode (whose
bokeh effect you can adjust on the fly) and the zoom offered by the Note 8's telephoto lens.
You'll still
get the same
bokeh effects, but perhaps not as great, which you'll see in the gallery below.