The Exciting Release of Portrait Mode with iPhone 7 Plus and iOS 10.1

I'm thrilled to share with you that iOS 10.1 has just been released, and it comes packed with one of the most anticipated features: Portrait mode. This innovative feature allows you to capture stunning photos with a shallow depth of field, similar to what Apple showcased during its iPhone 7 keynote event.

As an exclusive feature of the iPhone 7 Plus, Portrait mode takes advantage of the device's dual camera module. To access this feature, simply swipe over to where it says "portrait" on your style picker and follow the guide that appears. The guide will instruct you to place the subject within 8 feet of you, and a timer will appear at the top of the screen that you can turn on or off as desired.

Let's take a closer look at how Portrait mode works its magic. When you place the subject within the recommended distance, the camera will ask you to move further away if you're too close. As soon as you do, the effect will activate, and you'll notice a subtle yellow box indicating that it's working. The depth effect doesn't just blur the background; it also applies a gentle blur to the foreground, creating a beautiful bokeh effect.

But what makes Portrait mode truly special is its ability to focus on specific subjects within the image. Contrary to our expectations, Apple didn't limit this feature to only people using face detection and body detection. Instead, Portrait mode surprisingly works well with just inanimate objects! This is quite impressive, especially when considering the complexity of capturing depth information from stationary objects.

Now that you've got your hands on Portrait mode, let's take a look at how it enhances your photos. When you view your images in the photo library, you'll notice a subtle badge in the upper left-hand corner indicating that they've been edited with Portrait mode. This makes it easy to distinguish between original and edited photos.

One of the most significant benefits of Portrait mode is its ability to make subjects stand out from the background. By focusing attention on specific areas of the image, you can create a more visually appealing composition that draws the viewer's eye to the subject. This feature is especially useful for portrait photography, where capturing the perfect shot often requires a combination of good lighting and careful composition.

If you don't want to keep both the original and edited photos, don't worry! Within the photo and camera app settings, you can find an option to disable keeping normal photos while preserving the edited ones. This way, you can choose how you want to manage your photos, ensuring that you always have access to high-quality, edited images.

In conclusion, Portrait mode with iOS 10.1 is a game-changer for photographers and casual image-takers alike. With its impressive depth information, beautiful bokeh effect, and subject-focused capabilities, this feature has the potential to elevate your photography skills to new heights. So go ahead, give it a try, and see what incredible results you can achieve with Portrait mode!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhandsone with the iPhone 7 Plus's new portrait mode so iOS 10.1 came out just a few minutes ago and I installed it immediately and guess what it comes with the much anticipated portrait mode that Apple showcased during its iPhone 7 keynote event now this is the new so-called boka mode that allows you to have that shallow depth of field when you take pictures it is in beta so keep that in mind uh and this is just a very very quick brief overview of portrait mode which is an iPhone 7 plus exclusive because it has that dual camera module so to use portrait mode you just swipe over to where it says portrait on your style picker and then you'll see a guide telling you to place the subject within 8 ft you'll also see a timer at the top that you can turn on or off all right so let's try it out here's a subject we're going to place it within 8 ft if you're too close It'll ask you to move further away and then you'll see the effect activate you can tell when it says depth effect in that little yellow box there so the depth effect doesn't just blur the background but it'll also apply a blur to the foreground as well and it uses that 56 mm lens to focus on and capture your subject it uses the wideangle lens to build a depth map that allows it to apply the blur in the right spots but as you can tell the real cool thing about the portrait mode is that it doesn't just work on people I thought this thing was going to only work with people you know using face detection and body detection because that's how it was worded during the keynote that's how it was worded in Apple's press materials on its website but this actually works really well with just inanimate objects and that's that's impressive what can I say so once you go to your photo library you're going to see all of your photos there the photos with the depth effect applied will have a little badge in the upper left hand corner you can tell the difference right there very Stark difference between those two photos uh the subject being able to focus on a particular subject makes a world of difference in just the the whole composition of the photo now if you don't want to keep the normal photo you only want to keep the depth effect photos you can find an option to disable keep normal photo within the photo and camera app settings so again just to show you the difference here's normal here's depth Effect one more time let me show you the difference here's normal and here's depth effect so Apple's portrait mode is in beta right now it's not perfect it isn't finished it isn't complete but from what I've seen thus far it is Thoroughly impressive what do you guys think drop me a line down in the comment section this is Jeff 9 to5 backhandsone with the iPhone 7 Plus's new portrait mode so iOS 10.1 came out just a few minutes ago and I installed it immediately and guess what it comes with the much anticipated portrait mode that Apple showcased during its iPhone 7 keynote event now this is the new so-called boka mode that allows you to have that shallow depth of field when you take pictures it is in beta so keep that in mind uh and this is just a very very quick brief overview of portrait mode which is an iPhone 7 plus exclusive because it has that dual camera module so to use portrait mode you just swipe over to where it says portrait on your style picker and then you'll see a guide telling you to place the subject within 8 ft you'll also see a timer at the top that you can turn on or off all right so let's try it out here's a subject we're going to place it within 8 ft if you're too close It'll ask you to move further away and then you'll see the effect activate you can tell when it says depth effect in that little yellow box there so the depth effect doesn't just blur the background but it'll also apply a blur to the foreground as well and it uses that 56 mm lens to focus on and capture your subject it uses the wideangle lens to build a depth map that allows it to apply the blur in the right spots but as you can tell the real cool thing about the portrait mode is that it doesn't just work on people I thought this thing was going to only work with people you know using face detection and body detection because that's how it was worded during the keynote that's how it was worded in Apple's press materials on its website but this actually works really well with just inanimate objects and that's that's impressive what can I say so once you go to your photo library you're going to see all of your photos there the photos with the depth effect applied will have a little badge in the upper left hand corner you can tell the difference right there very Stark difference between those two photos uh the subject being able to focus on a particular subject makes a world of difference in just the the whole composition of the photo now if you don't want to keep the normal photo you only want to keep the depth effect photos you can find an option to disable keep normal photo within the photo and camera app settings so again just to show you the difference here's normal here's depth Effect one more time let me show you the difference here's normal and here's depth effect so Apple's portrait mode is in beta right now it's not perfect it isn't finished it isn't complete but from what I've seen thus far it is Thoroughly impressive what do you guys think drop me a line down in the comment section this is Jeff 9 to5 backhandsone with the iPhone 7 Plus's new portrait mode so iOS 10.1 came out just a few minutes ago and I installed it immediately and guess what it comes with the much anticipated portrait mode that Apple showcased during its iPhone 7 keynote event now this is the new so-called boka mode that allows you to have that shallow depth of field when you take pictures it is in beta so keep that in mind uh and this is just a very very quick brief overview of portrait mode which is an iPhone 7 plus exclusive because it has that dual camera module so to use portrait mode you just swipe over to where it says portrait on your style picker and then you'll see a guide telling you to place the subject within 8 ft you'll also see a timer at the top that you can turn on or off all right so let's try it out here's a subject we're going to place it within 8 ft if you're too close It'll ask you to move further away and then you'll see the effect activate you can tell when it says depth effect in that little yellow box there so the depth effect doesn't just blur the background but it'll also apply a blur to the foreground as well and it uses that 56 mm lens to focus on and capture your subject it uses the wideangle lens to build a depth map that allows it to apply the blur in the right spots but as you can tell the real cool thing about the portrait mode is that it doesn't just work on people I thought this thing was going to only work with people you know using face detection and body detection because that's how it was worded during the keynote that's how it was worded in Apple's press materials on its website but this actually works really well with just inanimate objects and that's that's impressive what can I say so once you go to your photo library you're going to see all of your photos there the photos with the depth effect applied will have a little badge in the upper left hand corner you can tell the difference right there very Stark difference between those two photos uh the subject being able to focus on a particular subject makes a world of difference in just the the whole composition of the photo now if you don't want to keep the normal photo you only want to keep the depth effect photos you can find an option to disable keep normal photo within the photo and camera app settings so again just to show you the difference here's normal here's depth Effect one more time let me show you the difference here's normal and here's depth effect so Apple's portrait mode is in beta right now it's not perfect it isn't finished it isn't complete but from what I've seen thus far it is Thoroughly impressive what do you guys think drop me a line down in the comment section this is Jeff 9 to5 back\n"