iOS 10.1 Public Beta brings much-anticipated ‘Portrait Mode’ to iPhone 7 Plus
Apple is
making the most of its head start over Samsung due to the Galaxy Note 7 fiasco,
and already consolidating its position in the smartphone market. After
releasing iOS 10 publicly just ten days back, Apple is already adding even more
features to its OS with the iOS 10.1 public beta.
And apart
from squashing a lot of bugs and fixing a few errors, the iOS 10.1 public beta
brings the much anticipated 'portrait mode' to the iPhone 7 Plus.
The mode
allows users to take photos with the background blurred, creating a
depth-of-field effect that makes the viewer's eyes focus more on the subject of
the photo. The effect will blur out out-of-focus background all the while
keeping the subject of the photo in focus.
It is a
feature exclusive only to the iPhone 7 Plus that comes with a dual camera setup
containing one wide-angle lens and one telephoto lens.
The Portrait
mode was showcased at the iPhone launch event earlier this
month and even though it wasn't there in iOS 10, the feature finds its way
through in iOS 10.1.
However,
it should be noted that the feature is still in its beta stage and that means
its likely to have a few bugs.
Apple has
also included a set of instructions to make the best use of the portrait mode.
When the Portrait mode is turned on, the camera app will ask you to place the
subject within 8 feet, for the depth-of-field effect to come into play. Also,
Apple says the function needs to have adequate lighting to work properly. There
is still no option to record videos in Portrait mode, however.
The
depth-of-field effect is created because of the wide-aperture length of the
iPhone 7 Plus camera lenses. With an aperture size of f/1.8, the iPhone camera
can keep the shutter wide open allow you to create bokehs from out-of-focus
backgrounds while simultaneously allowing you to focus on the main subject with
greater clarity. As a result, the Portrait mode can also be used to click
insane macro photographs.
As a
result, photos of people's faces looks much more immersive and aesthetically
pleasing.
Apple's
Public Beta Program allows everyone to sign up for beta
releases of iOS for free. Participating in the program will let you experience
Apple's newly included features earlier than the general public, but with quite
a few bugs and errors included along with it.
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