But in 2016, the iPhone 7's image quality improvements were negligible and the big innovation from the iSight team was the addition of the second telephoto camera on the 7 Plus and its associated portrait mode that automatically blurs out the background for
a simulated bokeh effect.
This portrait mode allows you to create nice close - up photos with a software -
simulated bokeh effect which mimics the effect produced if you've used an expensive DSLR camera.
Its detail and accuracy is particularly impressive, as is the steadily - improving
simulated bokeh effect.
Unfortunately, the depth sensor isn't great, and
the simulated bokeh effect only works properly on occasion.
As with previous high - end Huawei smartphones, the monochrome camera serves several purposes: it helps with depth estimation for
the simulated bokeh effect, and the fine detail and low noise levels of the monochrome sensor improve image quality when zooming and in low light.
Not exact matches
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.
And yes, the 5 also has a portrait mode that
simulates bokeh around the subject of the picture, re-creating the shallow depth - of - field
effect of large - sensor DSLR cameras.
And I've already covered the P10's portrait mode, which uses the two lenses to
simulate a
bokeh - style blurred background to sometimes - impressive
effect.