Portrait Mode in the iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 8 Plus and (soon) the iPhone X uses the camera's two lenses to record depth data and a DSLR - like
wide aperture effect.
The cameras also offer a wide variety of extra features, including
a wide aperture effect mode, a neat light painting feature, and the ability to refocus images after you've captured them to change the bokeh effect.
One is monochrome (slightly higher resolution this year, at 20 - megapixels, as per the Honor 8), the other colour (the same 12 - megapixels, as per the previous generation), or both can be used in tandem for depth - mapping to create a pseudo
wide aperture effect (that soft, melty background, known as bokeh - user - defined between software - based f / 0.95 and f / 16).
Not exact matches
I've just been learning all about «bokeh» it's the word for the
effect of a shallow depth of field (from using
wide aperture and especially noticeable in macro photography)-- It comes from a Japanese word.
The VLBA, a series of 10 individual telescopes located at sites across North America, can create, in
effect, an enormous single telescope with an
aperture thousands of kilometers
wide, thus providing the resolution necessary to probe the relatively small region at the core of our galaxy.
set your
aperture setting
wide open and it will give you that blurred background
effect you see in all those gorgeous streetstyle photos.
Here, our super talented New York photographer Audra has created a great
effect by throwing the twinkle lights out of focus, making the backdrop attractive (she's using a
wide aperture for you photography nerds).
With its
Wide Aperture mode enabled, the Huawei Mate 10 Pro is capable of creating a bokeh
effect with accurate depth estimation and good subject isolation that is even a touch better than the iPhone 8 Plus's Portrait mode.
A
wider aperture helps enhance that soft - background
effect in your images and take better shots in low light, without resorting to cheesy filters or heavy processing.
A second
wide - angle lens with an f / 1.7
aperture replaces it, and OnePlus says it provides much better low - light performance and better portrait mode
effects.
This combination enables a
wide aperture range between f / 0.95 and f / 16 to offer an enhanced bokeh
effect.
The 12 - megapixel primary sensor and 2 - megapixel
wide aperture lens together clubs for an impressive team as they set out to offer DSLR - like bokeh
effects and many more features.
Portrait mode and
wide aperture mode pretty much produce the same
effect, but are meant for different purposes.
There's a portrait mode for creating artificial bokeh behind a person, and there's a
wide aperture mode that produces pretty much the same
effect but on objects.
When in
wide aperture mode or portrait mode you'll find a quick floating 1x / 2x zoom button that appears on side of the middle of the viewfinder, which helps to crop the frame to someone's head for better portrait shots, or just more dramatic «bokeh style»
effect on objects.
Huawei also offers a «
Wide Aperture» mode that allows you to virtually select between a 0.95 and a 16 aperture, but these effects look fake in every way and don't provide the natural drop off that a proper len
Aperture» mode that allows you to virtually select between a 0.95 and a 16
aperture, but these effects look fake in every way and don't provide the natural drop off that a proper len
aperture, but these
effects look fake in every way and don't provide the natural drop off that a proper lens would.
DSLR photographers have been shooting bokeh for years and in the last couple of years we have seen companies like Huawei, Google, Samsung, and Apple add functionality for the same, commonly labeled
wide aperture, portrait, and depth
effects.
Fast autofocus,
wide maximum
aperture, improved interface and
effects - the Samsung Galaxy S6 and S6 edge make a good case on the camera front.
And it has a
wide -
aperture mode that allows you create bokeh and depth of field
effects.
It also comes with Huawei's take on the popular portrait mode blur
effect, termed
Wide Aperture mode here.
Honor's signature
wide aperture mode is certainly one of the most useful features as it allows for adjustment of the bokeh
effect after the fact so you're never stuck with the initial results.
Such cameras tend to have shorter zoom lenses in order to retain best sharpness and clarity throughout, while offering more advanced optical features such as
wider maximum
apertures for better low - light shooting or creating that pro-looking, soft - focus background
effect.
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.
The front snapper has a
wide aperture mode, allowing users to take photos of themselves with the «bokeh»
effect.