Adam Kos The power of cell phones is that once you unbox them and fire up the camera app, you can immediately take photos and videos with them. Just aim at the scene and press the shutter, anytime and (almost) anywhere. Portrait mode is a relatively old thing, it also came with the iPhone 7 Plus. But in the case of the 13 Pro Max models, there is one catch.
Last year's iPhone 12 Pro had a telephoto lens that offered 2,5x optical zoom. However, this year's 13 Pro models include 3x optical zoom. For older generations, the difference is even more striking, when the iPhone 11 Pro (Max) and older only offered a double zoom. In practice, of course, this means that a larger zoom and a larger mm equivalent will see further.
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But even though 3x zoom may sound great, it may not be so in the finale. The telephoto lens of the iPhone 12 Pro had an aperture of ƒ/2,2, the one in the iPhone 11 Pro even ƒ/2,0, while this year's novelty, even though its telephoto lens has been improved in every way, has an aperture of ƒ/2,8. What does it mean? That it doesn't capture as much light, and that if you don't have ideal lighting conditions, the result will contain unwanted noise.
Sample images of Portrait mode taken on the iPhone 13 Pro Max (photos are scaled down for website needs):
The problem is with the portraits. As a result, they can look too dark, at the same time you have to take into account that the ideal distance required to capture from the portrait object has changed. So, even if you were used to being a certain distance from it before, now, due to the greater proximity and for the mode to recognize the object correctly, you have to be further away. Fortunately, Apple gives us the choice of which lens we want to take the portrait with, either wide-angle or telephoto.
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How to switch lenses in Portrait mode
- Run the application Camera.
- Select a mode Portrait.
- In addition to the lighting options, you shows the given number.
- To change the lens to it click.
You will see either 1× or 3×, with the latter indicating a telephoto lens. Of course, different uses suit different scenes. But the point is to know that the application offers such an option and that you can choose to use the lens yourself according to the current situation. You will then try what you like more with a simple trial and error method. Also keep in mind that even if the scene looks imperfect before taking the photo, after it is taken it is recalculated by smart algorithms and the result is always better. This also applies to the sample screenshots from the Camera application here. The telephoto lens can now also take night pictures in Portrait mode. If it detects really low light, you will see a corresponding icon next to the zoom icon.
Um, nothing much, it's just an emergency, just a phone call. Why the obsession with how the phone takes pictures? It's not for a paper photo, and a phone for 5k is enough for Facebook.
To write such an article, it would be nice to know a little more about portrait photography from the world of real cameras, and then describe it humanly to the readers here. And with the aperture of 2,8 on the telephoto lens, I wouldn't be afraid of a lack of light at all. Not on iPhone at all. And that figure really indicates the aperture of the lens, not the aperture. The aperture is discussed somewhere else. 😉
Sir, I don't understand, for the fact that it's a phone, it takes pictures almost like a fairly good SLR camera. Sure, the depth of field is software, it's never going to be as good as when the bokeh is directly refracting the light in the optics, but damn. That color, that dynamic range, that HDR capability. The phone photos are absolutely amazing. It definitely doesn't look like a phone is taking pictures. It almost looks like photos taken by a professional.
So I don't know what the author researched, but my friend and I are both absolutely delighted with the new "portrait". I'm a model, he's a portrait photographer. You no longer need a camera to take pictures for social networks. Sure, you can take a picture of the billboard with it, but how many times have you done that before, huh...