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What is the Bokeh Effect?
Depth of Field on iPhone 7
Plus uses (actually simulates) the bokeh effect for photos by identifying the
object in the photo and blurring the background. Nikon, the camera company, describes bokeh as, “the effect
of a soft out-of-focus background that you get when shooting a subject, using a
fast lens, at the widest aperture, such as f/2.8 or wider.” Of course, the
iPhone 7 Plus doesn’t have the ability to change its lens like a DSLR camera,
which is why Apple has managed to create the effect using software for Depth of
Field on iPhone 7 Plus.
How to Use Depth of Field with iPhone 7 Plus
Using Depth of Field on
iPhone is as simple as taking any other photograph.
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Open
the Camera app.
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Where
you see Photo, Video, Slo-Mo, etc, slide the menu until you’ve selected
Portrait.
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Above
Portrait, you’ll also see the words Depth Effect to indicate that is the
feature you’re about to use.
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Now
take your picture as you normally would: tap the white shutter button.
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When
you open your Photos app to view the photo, you’ll see the iPhone has saved
both the photo with and without the bokeh (Depth of Field) effect.
That allows you to see the
difference and choose which one you like best. I am personally in love with
this feature, every photo I take looks better with bokeh. It’s good to note
that Depth of Field on iPhone 7 Plus won’t work for every image you take. We’ll
know its limitations better once it’s released to the public, but generally
speaking, photos with people and objects should have no problem with the bokeh
effect (Depth of Field) on iPhone 7 Plus.
What If I Don’t Have an iPhone 7 Plus?
Well, step into my office of
apps. Plenty of apps have been mimicking bokeh effect on iPhone for awhile now.
Here’s the top three apps to try out if you have an older iPhone but you’re
interested in the Depth of Field (bokeh) effect.
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Tadaa SLR ($3.99)
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Big Lens ($0.99)
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Bokeh Lens ($0.99)
*Note: Depth of Field on
iPhone 7 Plus is currently only available through the iOS 10 beta program. It
will be available to public iOS users this winter, so look out for new updates!
