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.
While the images don't give too much away, they all - but - confirm that the handset will feature a telephoto lens, much like the newly - announced Sony Xperia XZ2 Premium, enabling the camera to capture photos with
a natural bokeh effect.
Not exact matches
In order to make the photo look
natural and as close to a real DSLR photo as possible, Apple's image processor goes through the layers one by one and blurs them in varying amounts, an
effect known as «
bokeh.»
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.
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.
A suite of new software tools improves Portrait Mode by adding lighting
effects like studio or
natural light, and better
bokeh affects.
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.
In general I think Pixel 2 has more
natural photos while still not missing out on
bokeh effect or low light performance.
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.
Both phones also offer a new Portrait Lighting feature, which takes Portrait Mode's
bokeh effects to the next level with post-processing light
effects such as
Natural, Studio, Stage Light and Contour.
Its highlighted strengths include good exposures, accurate color rendering, good detail with low noise and a
natural - looking
bokeh effect, among others.