Portrait Mode now available with camera update!

[digitalbreak]

As promised, Essential has just released an update to their camera app that adds the portrait mode.

Here is the tweet:

https://twitter.com/essential/status/936071457540472832

And direct link to the camera app in the Play Store:

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.essential.klik&hl=en

If you have updated, let us show your portrait shots!

 

[morriea]

I saw this in the Reddit Q and A earlier and was patiently waiting. Thanks.

 

[yfan]

It actually works surprisingly well. Here are a couple of shots. I did notice the phone gets a little warm when you use the portrait mode for a period of time.

 

[Roosterman]

Thanks for the couple pictures @yfan. I like that you don't have to have a face present to get the effect. As I recall Apple or Pixel had some issue with this.

 

[Armeniandave]

Just tried it myself and it does work pretty well. Compression on regular pics is much better now too. Definitely going in the right direction!

 

[yfan]

Yup the phone is definitely going in the right direction software wise. I just hope we're rewarded for our patience!

 

[digitalbreak]

My first attempt:

 

[rld082982]

Can someone explain to me what exactly portrait mode is? Does it just focus on one thing and blur everything else?

 

[morriea]

Can someone explain to me what exactly portrait mode is? Does it just focus on one thing and blur everything else?

Pretty much. You will find 2 sliders (blur, light) and a focus circle to use in the app.

 

[digitalbreak]

More!

 

[rld082982]

Nice!

 

[shashankmittal]

Can someone explain to me what exactly portrait mode is? Does it just focus on one thing and blur everything else?

Photographers create a shallow depth of field (or bokeh) where the subject is in sharp focus but the background is blurred by using a wide aperture lens. That isn't currently possible with cellphone cameras without computational post-processing. Most cellphone manufacturers have now included the portrait mode in their camera apps and Essential just added it to their.

Here is my test shot. So far it is reasonably good but further testing will reveal how well the camera retains the subject's edges in different situations. My camera app crashed few times today while testing the portrait mode, so I am hoping they'll push a stability fix soon.

 

[estebancam]

portrait mode is looking great.

 

[Stevemaclive]

Love it. But rid of my Google camera + and am now using the Essential camera exclusively

 

[digitalbreak]

Love it. But rid of my Google camera + and am now using the Essential camera exclusively

The latest update seems to have improved the Essential camera a lot!

 

[edijs_benoit]

Tried yesterday

 

[worldspy99]

It is a great improvement. Here are two pictures.
With and without.

 

[dtresca]

Just tried for the first time...

 

[grinogirl]

I have an Lg G5 and it says not compatible. Is there a portriat app compatible with my phone ?

 

[digitalbreak]

I have an Lg G5 and it says not compatible. Is there a portriat app compatible with my phone ?

You should ask any queries on the LG G5 in the LG G5 forums