iOS 10.1 Is Here with New Photo Superpowers for the iPhone 7 Plus
Apple's iPhone 7
Plus is getting a new camera capability — the blurring of backgrounds to
focus attention on people or other objects in the foreground.
Apple
first announced the "portrait mode" feature in September but it wasn't
available until the company released its iOS 10.1 software update
Monday. It replicates an effect typically limited to larger cameras
known as SLRs. While SLRs accomplishes this by controlling how wide the
lens opens, the iPhone uses software adjustments.
Portrait
mode requires an iPhone 7 Plus because it uses the phone's two lenses
to sense depth. Other iPhones have only one camera lens. The software
update will still be available for other iPhones because it also comes
with bug fixes and other improvements.
To use the feature, slide the mode at the bottom of the camera app to "portrait." It's between "photo" and "square."
Then
take a few steps back, as the feature taps the zoom on the iPhone 7
Plus's second lens, meaning images are enlarged two-fold. The screen
will guide you to move closer or farther from the subject, or in some
cases, find a setting with more light. When shooting multiple people,
make sure everyone's the same distance from the camera to keep them all
sharp.
Apple is calling
this depth-effect feature a beta, which means it's a work in progress.
The iPhone will also save the unadjusted shots by default.
Huawei's dual-lens P9 phone also has a similar feature.
The
update comes three days before Apple holds a product event in
Cupertino, California, during which the company is expected to unveil
new Mac computers.
Separately,
Apple announced Monday that a Nike edition of Apple Watch will come out
Friday, starting at $369. The runner-focused watch was announced in
September, but no specific date had been given
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