The Camera app will automatically switch to
the wider aperture if the exposure will be less than 100 Lux.
With a dual - lens setup, users get
wider aperture if both cameras are working together, which allow more light to pass through the lenses to the sensor resulting in greater depth of field in the pictures.
Not exact matches
So,
if you want your subject to have blurred backgrounds (and sometimes foregrounds), use a
wider aperture (like f / 4).
If a lens with a 50 mm focal length is set to an f - stop of f / 2.0, the
aperture is 25 mm
wide — you divide the focal length (f) by the number underneath.
For example,
if you want to take portraits, you should buy a great,
wide aperture portrait lens.
If you want a blurry background or a fast shutter speed, the
wider the
aperture, the better.
If you've ever used a DSLR or other professional camera, you're probably familiar with how
aperture works; essentially, the
wider your
aperture, the blurrier the background behind your subject will be.
If you compare this with the Honor 7X the quality is the same, at times the edges are not sharp and merge with background (when using
wide aperture / portrait mode).
In general, though,
if you want better background blur you should use this mode, as it does a respectable job of simulating
wide -
aperture DSLR lenses.
Ultimately, it seems like a fairly iterative update which consists mostly of tweaks —
wider aperture, OIS, more advanced phase detection, smaller pixels — but
if those tweaks come together to substantially improve what was already a stellar camera experience from the previous generation, I can certainly see the device leading the industry in this respect.
The
wide aperture mode in particular delivers good results, even in indoor lighting and
if this is priced under Rs 15,000 it could make this phone stand out from the competition.
The camera includes the same f / 1.8
aperture as the rear shooter of the regular ZenFone 4, and a secondary front - facing camera also allows you to capture
wide selfies (or «wefies,»
if you insist), to fit more friends in the scene.
We're a little curious as to
if the
wide - angle lens will get a bump up in
aperture in all this — the one on the V20 was a f / 2.4.
That said, the secondary sensor is off by default — you'll be able to take an image just fine even
if you cover up the 2MP sensor — and it only kicks in when taking
wide -
aperture shots.
Part of the reason Huawei has opted for two cameras is that it can offset the data between them, creating a depth map and the ability, via software, to blur the background as
if it was taken with a much
wider - open
aperture.
So depending on the lighting conditions,
if its low - light you can switch to the wider aperture f / 1.5 and If the lighting conditions are good enough, you seek sharpness - switch to f / 2.
if its low - light you can switch to the
wider aperture f / 1.5 and
If the lighting conditions are good enough, you seek sharpness - switch to f / 2.
If the lighting conditions are good enough, you seek sharpness - switch to f / 2.4.
However,
if the user needs to capture a
wider group shot in the photo or landscape, they will use the 13MP ultra
wide - angle lens that as a fixed focus and an f / 2.4
aperture.