Is there portrait mode in iPhone 8? Which iPhones have Portrait mode? Best color reproduction in the smartphone industry


The new models are a little heavier, but if you don’t specifically weigh them, you won’t understand. Cases from previous models They fit like a glove on the new ones.

But there were no complaints about performance and viewing angles before. These are all nice features and nothing more. The main thing that's really worth buying an iPhone 8 or 8 Plus for is the camera. This is the miracle, magic and triumph of machine learning.

Apple made the dream of idiots come true and created the “make it beautiful” button. More precisely, a camera and photo processing algorithms that make beautiful things out of almost anything. Moreover, the technical data is the same as in the iPhone 7: a 12-megapixel matrix with a wide-angle six-lens lens. But the sensors are different. And in general, it’s not a matter of megapixels, it’s even Chinese manufacturers understood, the question is in image processing algorithms. Apple changed them.

Firstly, all photos are now taken in HDR, a high-color range, by default. That is, the phone takes two pictures: one “overexposed” - dark areas are clearly visible in it, the other “underexposed” - to preserve light objects, such as the sky - and then connects them. All this happens instantly, the iPhone doesn’t think for a second.

HDR mode was available in iPhone 7, but HDR is different from HDR. The new one is much better; it actually retains both shadows and clouds. Apple has always been committed to making photographs realistic and showing the world as it is. Unlike the same Samsung, in whose photographs the world was brighter, more ideal - the way we would like to see it.

So, the cameras are on new iPhones still filming the real world. But the photographs became a little more saturated, a little more vibrant, a little more smoothed out. It would never even occur to anyone to suspect that reality is not nearly as good as in the photo, as is often the case with photos from Samsung phones. Everyone will just think: “Damn, this is so beautiful.” A fine line. Professional photographers in Photoshop or colorists in cinema do the same thing for a lot of money.

The iPhone has become better at shooting in the dark. Without a flash, it still loses to the same Note 8, and decent people don’t take pictures with a flash. Well, we haven't filmed it before. Up to iPhone 8. Flash with four LEDs different temperatures now works using Slow Sync technology: a short flash after a long shutter speed. As a result, no flat faces or overexposed noses, only uniform illumination. The results lead to a state of “Oh my god, how is this even possible?” This photo was taken in the dark.

Plus to this delight, the iPhone 8 Plus has a Portrait mode. We have one question for Apple: why do they continue to discriminate based on palm size and not allow amateurs compact phones the same capabilities, they do not build a second camera into the iPhone 8. It’s a pity that this is a rhetorical question and they cannot be called to answer.

The iPhone 8 Plus has a built-in dual camera system, in which 12-megapixel sensors are combined with different optics. One lens takes wide-angle shots, the second takes a telephoto lens, through which all objects look closer. When shooting in Portrait mode, the iPhone 8 Plus compares images from both cameras and builds a depth map, so to speak, so it can separate the foreground from the background. At the same time, algorithms search for the person’s face. Then everything that is not human is blurred by the algorithm. The result is a photograph with a bokeh effect, when everything except the most important thing - the person - is blurred.

This mode was available in the iPhone 7 Plus, but the iPhone thought for a very long time before taking a photo, and periodically it lacked something: either light, or it was necessary to move away. Now everything happens quickly (thanks to six cores), the maximum distance from the object is two and a half meters, photos are clearer, and blur is more natural. And in this mode you can now use the flash.

All kinds of pimples, redness, dark circles disappear somewhere by themselves, with the effect of a blurred face, as in korean smartphones with auto-enhancement function, no. A beautiful person just stands there - as if after a delicate, hand-made Photoshop.

Long exposure

In addition to the Portrait mode, the ultimate wow tool is Portrait Lighting. Do you remember the joke about the photographer and the beautiful bride? Here is “Portrait Lighting” - it’s as if the light was put on you by a professional and in the studio.

The function analyzes the face to “adjust” the light after the photo has been taken. There are five variations. " Daylight" is the default: the face is evenly highlighted, the background is blurred. "Studio light" makes the face brighter. “Contour light” is a kind of “add drama”: dark areas become darker, light areas become lighter. And the next two are obvious future Instagram hits: “Stage Lights” - the face is illuminated, the entire background turns to black; “Stage light - mono” - everything is the same, but in black and white. That is, it doesn’t matter what was in the background during the photograph - repairs, deposits of alcohol or a carpet with a sleeping grandmother - none of this will be visible, just pure beauty.

Yes, sometimes the algorithms fail and can blur a piece of glasses, imperfectly separate hair from the background, or bite off a piece of a cheek and take it to black. But first of all, this is a beta version. Secondly, algorithms learn. And thirdly, what do these failures matter if, sitting in the kitchen under a single light bulb, not knowing how to take photographs, not knowing anything about the focal length and how to set the light, you can get a photo that looks like it was taken in a studio by a good photographer on the Mark III? Ok, this is an exaggeration, but a very small one. Good photographer will take a great photo with anything - but how much time and effort will it take and how many of us who post photos on social networks are good photographers?

By the way, you may also know nothing about color correction. For the first time ever, Apple has built some mind-blowing filters into its Photos app. They don't scream with twisted colors and aggressive blur, but simply make the pictures better. They work best with portraits. However, they are also quite capable of making a decent photo from an ordinary selfie; you don’t even want to twist anything with your hands.

Here we also add new effects for Live Photo. Firstly, you can finally select the main frame of a live photo directly in Photos, without third party applications. No more choosing: beautiful story for three seconds or a decent static photo - everything can be combined perfectly. If you drag a Live Photo from the bottom up, effects for Live Photos will appear, seemingly made specifically to annoy Instagram and their Boomerang:

“Loop” - makes a looped video from a Live Photo;
“Pendulum” plays the video forward and then backward (your cat can forever jump on the cabinet and back);
“Long exposure” creates the effect of shooting at a long exposure - useful for photographs of something in motion.

Actually, that's all you need to know about the new iPhones. The rest of the innovations are simple nice bonuses and in many ways a foundation for the future. Wireless charging made easy logical step towards a wireless future. It’s nice that for once Apple didn’t do something that only works with their devices, but built a Qi module into the new iPhones, which all existing wireless devices work with. charging device. You will appreciate this in about six months, when all cafes and coworking spaces will acquire tables with built-in bases.

4K video can now be shot at up to 60 frames per second, and 1080p video at up to 240 frames per second. This is all cool, of course, but it’s not very clear why. Not every laptop can reproduce this quality, let alone installation.

Technology True Tone went to the new generation of iPhones from iPad Pro. The sensor analyzes the lighting and adjusts the color temperature of the display. That is, the image will behave as it would behave on paper: if the light is cold, then the image will become a little bluer; If the light is yellow, the display will become warmer. A nice thing: the eyes get tired less, the colors are more natural. But it would be hard to call it a decisive argument for a purchase.

Night photography

There is still nothing to really evaluate the full power of the new processor: there is still very little in the AppStore interesting applications with augmented reality. You can study the stars or see how the human heart works, but you don't need the power of the iPhone 8 for that. By the way, Yandex was among the first among Russian developers; their maps now have an AR mode. It always shows where the object you are going to is located. So far this is all just cool and interesting, but not a new era of applications. Come on, IKEA, release an application on the Russian market for trying on new furniture in a room without any measurements and 3D models, it will at least be useful.

Now, with a clear conscience, let's move on to answering main question: Is it worth buying an iPhone 8 or iPhone 8 Plus?. Possible answers:

If you want to buy an iPhone X and are willing to wait another six months (Apple is having production difficulties and it’s unlikely that you’ll be able to buy it in November), then, of course, you shouldn’t.

if you have a lot of money, then buy it, you won’t be disappointed;

if the most important thing for you in a phone is the camera, then yes, buy it, and an iPhone 8 Plus;

if you have an iPhone younger than the 7th generation and are ready to upgrade, then this is also a great option;

If you have an iPhone 7 or iPhone 7 Plus and you don’t take portraits every day, then you can skip this generation with a clear soul, you won’t lose anything much.

The new generation of iPhone came in three colors: gold, silver and gray space. There is no longer a model with 32 gigabytes of memory; the minimum configuration is 64 gigabytes. iPhone 8 costs 57,000 rubles for 64 gigabytes and 69,000 for 256 gigabytes. iPhone 8 Plus - 65,000 and 77,000 rubles, respectively.

I love the iPhone for the camera, because with every new generation of the phone it gets better. Apple has never chased megapixels or useless bells and whistles in cameras, it simply releases phones with the most convenient cameras. Simple interface, a reasonable minimum of functions, and if you want an expanded set manual settings, then you can buy a set of programs at App Store and work miracles.

Apple iPhone The 7 Plus wasn't the first phone with a dual camera, but Apple released a device with a great portrait mode. It takes pictures of people or objects with a beautifully blurred background better than competitors. Appeared not long ago Samsung Galaxy Note 8, the Koreans did some magic on the software and created a worthy competitor. My colleague Ivan Luchkov conducted a detailed study, you can evaluate the results of his work in this article.

I took the iPhone 7 Plus and iPhone 8 Plus to find out what the difference between them is in terms of photos. Apple praised the camera of the new iPhone so much at the presentation that it would be an unforgivable mistake to miss the last warm days of the Moscow autumn.

New modes

The iPhone 8 Plus has new shooting modes, but if you have an iPhone 7 Plus, you won't get them. It’s a shame, to be honest, Apple grabs you by the scruff of the neck and drags you to the store to buy new phone, if you want new chips with lighting modes. You take your phone and take pictures, simulating several modes: studio light, natural light, stage, black and white. It turns out something like portrait mode, but with an emphasis on shooting faces.

conclusions

Below are examples of shooting in different conditions, but for now – impressions. Huge difference between iPhone cameras There are no 8 Plus and 7 Plus, I’ll tell you right away. But, when compared, they got out obvious advantages new iPhone.

  • The phone conveys details better, this is clearly visible in the texture of foliage and surfaces when you look at the background, especially objects located in the distance.
  • Color rendition has improved, it feels as if the phone has received a ready-made setting “ bright colors" On the iPhone 7 Plus, all photos do not look so rich and contrasty, while on the iPhone 8 Plus everything is very colorful.
  • The new phone reproduces shades more accurately, and the white balance has definitely improved.
  • When shooting indoors, there is less noise on the iPhone 8 Plus, but I can’t say that the difference is dramatic. We also need to improve something in iPhone 9!

At the same time, there are no changes in the launch speed of the camera; portrait mode is still the same slow and requires some skill.

On the left is the iPhone 7 Plus, on the right is the iPhone 8 Plus, let's go.

Portrait mode

The cartoon heroine clearly looks better in the photo on the right, with a more natural skin color.

Using this plant as an example, you won’t even immediately understand what the difference in quality is. But until HDR is enabled, the differences are not so easy to detect.

Photo indoors with good lighting

Photo indoors with poor lighting

Please note that the car is better designed on the iPhone 8 Plus, especially the left side.

Photo outdoors in daylight

Conclusion

I liked how the Apple iPhone 8 Plus takes photographs, the camera has become better, a year ago it seemed that the iPhone 7 Plus was perfection, now a replacement has appeared. Moreover, the iPhone X is coming out soon, I think the camera there will be even more interesting, after all, there will be a system of two lenses with optical stabilization, which is what current devices lack.

There is no point in changing iPhone 7 Plus to 8 Plus, only if money is really burning your pocket. Yes, the pictures turn out a little better, but they can be easily improved in a photo editor, even using the “enhancer” built into iOS, and you won’t have to spend extra money. But if you are using an iPhone 6 Plus or older devices, you will already feel the difference. At the same time, not everyone wants to delve into editors, getting beautiful picture, and on iPhone screen 8 Plus images look richer and more beautiful than on the same iPhone 7 Plus. This is especially noticeable when using HDR during the day, the colors play, even if you post it on Instagram right away.

Portrait mode is a functional continuation of the iPhone 7 Plus, which has received a new impetus for the development of blurry photos background V iPhone generation X and 8 Plus. The manufacturer managed to add portrait lighting. Both instruments use detailed data obtained from dual cameras. It's about about cutting out objects from the general background or about giving images new lighting. In this article we will talk about how all this is done and whether there is a portrait mode on iPhone 8.

Portrait studio lighting will make a movie star out of anyone!

iPhone 8 – is there portrait photography or not?

Buyers and future iPhone owners Before choosing a device to purchase, always check its characteristics. But, in the case of the iPhone 8, most photographers, stylists or just Instagram lovers were left confused because they could not find the portrait mode in the camera settings on the iPhone 8.

That's right, if we look at the official information on the Apple website, we will find following devices that support the Portrait function among the new iPhones with dual cameras:

iPhone 7 Plus (previous generation of portrait photography);

But don’t rush to get upset. Despite the lack of portrait mode on the iPhone 8, you can always download a proven application that can complement your colorful photos with the “Bokeh” effect or optical blur.

Using Portrait Mode on iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X

There's nothing complicated. You take a photo, and your iPhone X or 8 Plus takes care of it thanks to the dual camera on the back of the device. The portrait mode function lives in the application along with other modes (slow-mo, burst shooting, panorama).

If you want to rear camera iPhone X worked in portrait mode by default, dig into the settings. “Settings>Camera>Preserve Settings” (Settings>Camera>Save settings). Drag the slider to the desired position and enjoy your work.

The photos will remain in an automatically created folder in the Photos app. Such an album will be created even if your iPhone does not have portrait mode (the most important thing is that portrait photos are in the library). For example, you can use your iPad with the same cloud photo library that you have on your iPhone 8 Plus. One of your friends can also send you a portrait photo via iMessage.

The described album will be in your library along with other automatically created albums (panoramas, live photos, etc.).

Portrait selfies

Now humanity can relax! New feature in Apple's 2017 flagships.

You can take portrait selfies with a blur effect on iPhone X. This was achieved thanks to the presence of 7MP front camera(both cameras) with a portrait mode that performs 3D models of faces. You just take a regular selfie, which will be much better quality. In the photo you will stand out from the general background. Photo processing occurs quite quickly, thanks to Apple processor A11.

Use portrait lighting

Portrait lighting and studio photo effects are very important characteristic, which the iPhone X and iPhone 8 plus have. IN in this case it's about using detailed information, obtained from two lenses at once. The smartphone creates a 3D model of the things you photograph. Moreover, you will definitely enjoy the fun work artificial intelligence. The iPhone will work with all objects that are in the frame.

Portrait mode can be compared to the early beta versions of portrait mode that were used on the iPhone 7 plus: it behaves in a very “capricious” way. If you managed to take the photo correctly, it will look great. Unfortunately, this does not always happen. For example, the Stage Light Filter illuminates your face with dramatic focus, plunging the background into darkness. This may all look very good, but if the natural light of the photo illuminates the edges of your hairstyle, it will create a weird-looking halo around your head.

To access portrait lighting, you need to go to the editing section of the camera and photo app. Click on "Edit" and then select the effect you want. IN currently mode does not imply the presence fine tuning, however, you can always use effects and traditional filters and editing techniques (on top of the portrait lighting effect). Overall, these tools are very powerful.

How to remove portrait effects

The photo that is taken is ready for subsequent changes. You can remove both Portrait Lighting and Portrait Mode at any time in the future. If you are familiar with disabling the animated element of a Live Photo, then everything will be intuitively clear to you. Just open the photo and then click Edit. On the familiar editing screen, you will see a yellow “Portrait” panel. Click on the panel to turn it on or off.

The future of portrait mode

Portrait mode and portrait lighting show what happens when you combine hardware capabilities (dual cameras, crazy Face camera ID), computer power and imagination. Portrait mode solved the camera problem cell phones. Their size is not sufficient to create a blurred background in the photo (regular cameras do not have this drawback). The same technology has begun to be used to perform an effect that no other camera can achieve. We are talking about new lighting for a photo that has already been taken.

There is a suspicion that these are not the last smart lighting effects that Apple engineers have prepared. It is possible that in the future portrait lighting will also be useful for videos. This will make our home videos truly amazing. It is possible that iPhone owners will even start shooting Hollywood-level films.

Details Benks Created: February 16, 2018 Updated: February 16, 2018

Chances are you already know about Apple's Portrait Mode, a feature that adds artistic blur (a bokeh effect) to photos taken with the camera. It was introduced with the iPhone 7 Plus, using its dual camera system to create the effect. On today's Apple event announced a new addition to portrait mode called Portrait Lighting. As the name suggests, it allows you to manage visual effects lighting in photographs to obtain a particular composition effect.

Possibilities new feature sounds attractive, but what do Lighting portrait photos look like? Well, the gallery below features a few examples shared by Apple company. As you can see, Portrait Lighting provides several styles, depending on the effect you're looking for. "Studio lighting," for example, illuminates the subject's face, while "contour lighting" manipulates highlights and shadows to highlight the details of a person's face in a portrait.

For brighter results, the Staged Light mode places the face against a flat black background. The effect can be removed or changed even after the photo has been taken.

Keep in mind that these are not just filters. These effects are applied using real-time image processing and manipulation supported by the dual camera system and Apple's hardware latest iPhone. This may be why there is no indication that the iPhone 7 Plus will get portrait lighting once iOS 11 is released to everyone. Although I would like to hope that this is not the case.

While portrait lighting is still in beta, the results in the examples below seem promising. It is expected that Apple will be able to implement new features at a decent level.









As you may remember, Portrait mode, or otherwise “Bokeh effect,” appeared in the iPhone 7 Plus in the fall of 2016.

For those who don’t know, using this function, you can take very interesting pictures with a blurred background. It was Apple that gave birth to the fashion for such photos that were taken on a mobile phone.

Today I want to discuss a question that is sometimes asked by users of devices such as the iPhone 6S, iPhone 7 and iPhone 8. Do they have the ability to take such wonderful photographs?

Is there Portrait mode on iPhone 7 or iPhone 8?

If you are holding yours in your hands right now favorite iPhone 7 or iPhone 8, and try to find the camera mode "Portrait", then of course you won’t see him there.

Every year, Apple likes to highlight specific device, installing one or more unique functions into it.. I don’t think you should explain the reason for this policy. After all, this process is usually done with the most expensive devices and this can bring more profit to the campaign.

In 2016, the iPhone 7 Plus became such a device. It was in it that we first saw a smartphone that was equipped with a dual camera and the main explanation for this action was two functions: 2x optical zoom and portrait mode.

Now it’s 2018 and this time, two devices have already received the same benefits, only now it’s the iPhone 8 Plus and iPhone X.

If you read carefully, you most likely have already guessed that there are no hints at all about the presence of portrait mode in the iPhone 7, iPhone 8, and especially the iPhone 6S. In these smartphones this technology unfortunately not implemented, since it requires a dual camera.

Of course, this can be done using different applications and blur the background manually. But as practice shows, this is a long process and good result will be very difficult to obtain (examples: Depth Effects, Patch: Smart Portrait Editor and others).

Why is there no portrait mode on iPhone 7 and 8?

By and large, I have already voiced the main reasons and a little later I will list them. For now, I want to discuss a little why this feature was not implemented in the iPhone 7 and 8.

As practice has shown, implementing such a function in regular camera Maybe. This is exactly what we were shown in a smartphone like the Pixel 2, which by the way tops various ratings for shooting quality among all smartphones.

This once again confirms the theory that Apple likes to highlight devices and make them special. In order to buy more of them, they make more expensive devices desirable, so to speak, and force buyers to overpay.

On the other hand, while Apple uses a second camera for blur, Google's phone simply uses good software. Just different ways the same function is implemented.

Well, the main reasons that you will hear everywhere are the following:

If you have anything to add about this, just write about it in the comments. I'd be interested to hear your thoughts on Apple's approach.


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