The original functionality — automatically adding
selective background blur — has now graduated from beta, joined with some experimental new features called Portrait Lighting that promise more dramatic or flattering lighting.
Not exact matches
Also new
Selective Focus feature allows users to focus on a specific area of an object while simultaneously
blurring out the
background.
The
selective focus mode lets you change the level of
background blur.
One of the rear cameras is a color lens while the other shoots in monochrome; the dual shooters work together to capture images in true black and white without conversion, and there's
selective focus to
blur out the
background.
There's also a new Selfie focus mode, a renamed version of the
Selective focus feature seen on previous Samsung devices for selfies with bokeh /
background blur; only selfie focus saves photos instantly.
While many sites are making noise about the
Selective Focus feature — the ability to
blur out the
background or seemingly refocus the photo after the fact — the feature is simplistic and not always effective.
The camera software comes with various features named as
Selective Focus (Bokeh) which adds a
blur to
background or foreground of images while keeping the main subject in clear focus and
Selective black and white which allows changing the
background or foreground to black and white with the main subject in full colour.
The dual cameras will have what's called as «
selective focus,» which lets users
blur the
background of images using software.
The camera interface is new and comes with many options like
selective focus (focuses the subject while
blurring out the
background), audio zoom, video stabilization, effects, HDR, panorama etc..
Live Focus uses the two rear lenses on the S9 + to create portrait or close - up shots with stylishly
blurred backgrounds, while
Selective Focus takes multiple shots from the S9's lone shooter with the focus in front of the object, right on it and behind it.