Apple Highlights Photos Shot With Portrait Mode and Depth Control on iPhone XS

[MacRumors]

Apple today highlighted a series of photographs that were captured using the Portrait Mode and Depth Control features of the iPhone XS, sharing the images in an Apple Newsroom article.

Apple focused on images that were shared from users around the world on social networks that include Twitter and Instagram. To find the images, Apple used the #ShotoniPhone hashtag.

Spaziergang bei dem schönen Wetter #Herbst #shotoniphone #ShotOniPhoneXSMax #iPhoneXS #portraitphotography #family #kids pic.twitter.com/WBT1YZRVyU - heisenberg0512 (@heisenberg05122) October 6, 2018

All of the photos used Portrait Mode and the new Depth Control feature, which is exclusive to the iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Felicia Fang 🌸 (@feliciafang11) on Oct 15, 2018 at 7:32pm PDT​

Portrait Mode is designed to blur the background when capturing a subject in the foreground, while Depth Control allows you to adjust the amount of blur in the photograph for a customized look.

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Ashish Parmar (@ashishjparmar) on Oct 4, 2018 at 1:39am PDT​

On the iPhone XS, Portrait Mode images with Depth Control can feature any subject, including pets, flowers, food, and more because there are two cameras to pull depth information from.

On the iPhone XR, however, it's worth noting that Portrait Mode images must include a human subject because the feature does not work unless a face can be detected.

The full range of photos Apple thought were worthy of sharing can be found in the Apple Newsroom article.

Article Link: Apple Highlights Photos Shot With Portrait Mode and Depth Control on iPhone XS

 

[Baymowe335]

Why does that kid look so sad?

I no longer carry my DSLR unless I’m doing a formalized photo shoot.

Not saying the iPhone has completely replaced cameras, but they are darn close for 95% of scenarios.

 

[Aluminum213]

And still not better than LAST YEARS Pixel 2, let’s not even bring up the Pixel 3 camera, wouldn’t even be fair

 

[BruceEBonus]

Ah So dual camera post editing focus is a new thing? And expensive too? I will disable it from my 2 year old mid level Huawei as soon as I find out how. And then I'll jolly well go out and buy an iPhone XTRA£ and appreciate this article much better then Thanks!

 

[keysofanxiety]

And still not better than LAST YEARS Pixel 2, let’s not even bring up the Pixel 3 camera, wouldn’t even be fair

That’s about all the Pixel’s got going for it.

 

[The Game 161]

And still not better than LAST YEARS Pixel 2, let’s not even bring up the Pixel 3 camera, wouldn’t even be fair

Actually a lot are saying quality wise the difference between the pixel 3 and xs is very much Small. I’ve seen very little difference between the two cameras

 

[picaman]

What the heck is a Shotoni Phone?

That lower case i makes hashtags difficult.

 

[OldSchoolMacGuy]

Never works well when I try to photograph a beer glass, beer bottle, or beer can. Always makes the edges blurry or cuts them off completely no matter what I try.

 

[kklaus]

Why does that kid look so sad?

Because the weather isn’t as nice as the post says. That’s a pretty typical German expression for kids.

 

[SaxPlayer]

I was interested in the XR to replace my 6s Plus but may very well have to fork out the extra money for an XS just so that I can take pictures of my dogs with full depth of field control. There's no doubt that pets cost you money (bigger car, front porch extension, vets bills, more expensive iPhones ...)

 

[MauiPa]

And still not better than LAST YEARS Pixel 2, let’s not even bring up the Pixel 3 camera, wouldn’t even be fair

don't forget the #crappydisplaygate. Thats why Pixel2 users have to upgrade. But why is the Pixel 3 slower than last years iPhone X?

 

[DrJohnnyN]

Nicely done.

 

[keysofanxiety]

Never works well when I try to photograph a beer glass, beer bottle, or beer can. Always makes the edges blurry or cuts them off completely no matter what I try.

I also experience the same problem after chugging beer and then photographing the empties. Mind you, most of my photos seem to come out blurry after drinking...

 

[D.T.]

Why does that kid look so sad?

He's having an existential moment as he realizes life is meaningless ...

 

[Return Zero]

And still not better than LAST YEARS Pixel 2, let’s not even bring up the Pixel 3 camera, wouldn’t even be fair

Photos are only one camera application (and both phones have their strengths here; Pixel doesn't win in every scenario).

Now, video (and audio) on either Pixel is absolutely sh*tty compared to the iPhone.

 

[The Oak]

Never works well when I try to photograph a beer glass, beer bottle, or beer can. Always makes the edges blurry or cuts them off completely no matter what I try.

Maybe don't drink the contents BEFORE you take the picture??? You pictures will guaranteed not be as blurry

 

[Greenmeenie]

These look great. Although it’s hard to reproduce the naturally creamy smooth bokeh of real glass, Computational photography is getting better and better. And it will continue to improve. It truly is amazing how far iphoneography has come.

 

[TL24]

I really wish Apple would let us take portrait shot with the wide angle lens like the iPhone XR, you can tell a huge difference it field of view and sharpness in low lights as shown here: http://austinmann.com/trek/iphone-xr-camera-review-grand-canyon

 

[69Mustang]

Never works well when I try to photograph a beer glass, beer bottle, or beer can. Always makes the edges blurry or cuts them off completely no matter what I try.

Are you sure it's the iPhone that makes the edges blurry? Might it be consumption quantity?

 

[AngerDanger]

Why does that kid look so sad?

…

He's having an existential moment as he realizes life is meaningless ...

Nothing a subtle tweak in Photoshop can't fix…

Perfect!

 

[cppguy]

Computational photography is completely hit and miss. If you're lucky, it comes out OK, if not, it cuts half your hair or arm. Professionals cannot depend on it. I certainly wouldn't hold my breath, when a proper camera always gets the bokeh 100% of the time, because it's analog, following simple laws of physics.

 

[harrisondavies]

Ah So dual camera post editing focus is a new thing? And expensive too? I will disable it from my 2 year old mid level Huawei as soon as I find out how. And then I'll jolly well go out and buy an iPhone XTRA£ and appreciate this article much better then Thanks!

Obviously this article is aimed at all those already invested in the Apple ecoSystem. They may be slow to the party, but, I for one, appreciate the effort to make my images better since I am heavily invested already.

 

[Cosmosent]

Re: "On the iPhone XR, however, it's worth noting that Portrait Mode images must include a human subject because the feature does not work unless a face can be detected."


Both AAPL & third party camera app developers will soon push WAY PAST THAT on the XR !

Starting Friday, (Back) Dual Camera smartphones will begin to fizzle out !

Google has shown the way ... Front Dual Camera smartphones are the future !

 

[alpi123]

When it works, the Portrait Mode looks stunning on the new displays of Xs.
But when it fails to detect edges, it's not that of pleasant looking.

But also, the tele lens definitely needs an upgrade, it's not that good in even slightly low light situations.

 

[wigby]

I was interested in the XR to replace my 6s Plus but may very well have to fork out the extra money for an XS just so that I can take pictures of my dogs with full depth of field control. There's no doubt that pets cost you money (bigger car, front porch extension, vets bills, more expensive iPhones ...)

Since the portrait mode's face detection uses Apple's neural AI, there's a chance that it will learn to detect non faces too just like the 2 camera system does before Apple releases their 2019 iPhones. I guess it's up to Apple to release those new learned features but that is one of the promises of AI.