The 8 - megapixel f / 2.0 front camera
takes bokeh shots that — in the right lighting, with the NPU's assistance and some patience — takes attractive selfies.
And yes you can actually
take a Bokeh shot with the flash and HDR modes on as well.
If you're expecting to
take bokeh shots of flowers, cats, or any other object you may be disappointed.
Through machine learning, the AI is pretty good in distinguishing backgrounds from objects when
taking bokeh shots.
Not exact matches
The Live
Bokeh mode is really quite accurate, blurring very selectively even when messy hair is involved, and you can tune the blurring effect after you
take the
shot.
Camera features aren't everything, but the monochrome mode on the View 10 is a great option, as is the Portrait mode, the editing suite, and the ease with which
bokeh shots can be manipulated after
taking them.
The Huawei P20 Pro lets you
take sublime daytime
shots, genuine monochrome pictures, stunning pictures at night without a tripod, zoom into a subject way closer than the competition can, and play with everything from super slow motion video to
bokeh - style images and portrait
shots.
Used together it captures
bokeh - style blurred background
shots (like the iPhone's Portrait Mode), while the monochrome lens on its own
takes great looking black and white photos without a filter.
The OnePlus 5T
took our favorite
shot of the day — the tree with the blue sky — and the
bokeh mode is really great, but the pictures didn't pop enough, the contrast was too low, and frequently wanted to edit the photos to improve them.
There's an ability to
take realistic
bokeh shots as well.
While the real - time portrait mode can
take close - up
shots and create
bokeh effects, there's also a manual mode that allows users to adjust camera capture settings like ISO, white balance, exposure compensation, focus and shutter speed manually.
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 front camera is impressive but when you compare it with the
shots taken with the Asus Zenfone 4 Selfie Dual, the Selfie Dual does a better job (
bokeh looks much better).
A
bokeh effect blurs out the background and offers a bit more flexibility than rival systems once the
shot is
taken.
It's quite impressive, and you can use it to help achieve a
bokeh effect, or simply
take a fantastic landscape
shot.
If you
took a
shot in Portrait mode and decide you'd rather not have that
bokeh effect or Stage Lighting gracing your image, removing either option is an easy fix.
The device
takes its name from the dual - camera setup on the back (13 MP + 13 MP), allowing for cool features like refocusing a
shot after the fact,
bokeh effects, and better low light photography.
On screen and the camera app is also well stocked, with a Live
Bokeh mode allowing you to adjust the level of background defocus before
taking your
shot, and a Pro mode allowing you to tweak a range of settings.
It allows you to change the
bokeh effect on the photo even when zooming in to
take the
shot.
An added advantage is that the same feature can be used to adjust the
bokeh even after the
shot has been
taken to provide depth.
You decided the Asus Zenfone 4 is the phone for you, a decision likely swayed by the dual - lens camera that
takes wide - angle
shots, instead of yet another implementation of the blurred background,
bokeh effect.
On the front side of the camera, you have a 8MP sensor that is a decent performer and InFocus claims that it uses AI to
take the best
shots, allowing a range of beauty modes and also the
bokeh effect, we commend the efforts of InFocus with the Vision 3.
In addition to 2x optical zoom, the Note 8
takes portrait mode photos with a
bokeh effect you can adjust on the fly, and you can
shoot wide - angle and close - up images with a single
shot.
The rear camera sensor has an f / 1.8 aperture lens on top to offer impressive
bokeh effect while
taking macro
shots as well as help enhancing light under some low - light
shots.
The dual lens allows for a wide variety of
shots to be
taken, like better portrait
shots with enhanced depth and
bokeh.
Live Focus will almost certainly receive the most attention, allowing Note 8 users to control the depth of field in order to add a
bokeh effect to a photo both before
taking the
shot and after the
shot has been
taken.
One of those features is Dual Capture mode, which allows you to
take two pictures at the same time — a standard wide angle
shot, and another Live Focus version, which zooms in on the subject while applying a
bokeh effect to the background, similar to the Portrait Mode in the
You'll be able to see the background blur applied in the viewfinder in real time before you
take the
shot, but the Note 8 also allows you to manipulate the
bokeh in the Gallery later on if you want.
One of those features is Dual Capture mode, which allows you to
take two pictures at the same time — a standard wide angle
shot, and another Live Focus version, which zooms in on the subject while applying a
bokeh effect to the background, similar to the Portrait Mode in the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X.
The dual - camera allows you to adjust
bokeh after you've
taken a
shot but the software gets confused.
The dual - lens camera allows you to adjust
bokeh before or after you
take a
shot, isolate a specific color and
take some great monochrome images.
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.
For iPhone 7 Plus users, the camera app will offer a new portrait mode that
takes advantage of the 56 mm focal length telephoto lens to create
shots with depth of field and
bokeh effects.
Doubled up they
take cool
bokeh - style
shots, and used on its own, the monochrome lens will
take stunning black and white images.