Selective Focus Vs. iPhone 7 Depth-of-Field

[nobrakes]

Finally got my iPhone 7 and transferred all the data from old iPhone 6. Apple lied again and the depth of field on iPhone 7 is a joke. Camera struggles to focus on touch (on nearby objects, not too close) and the bokeh is not so impressive. check the comparison photos:
Example 1:
Iphone 7 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/shreedharhegde/29743224925/in/dateposted-public/
Galaxy S7 edge - https://www.flickr.com/photos/shreedharhegde/29631537162/in/dateposted-public/

Example 2:
IPhone 7 - https://www.flickr.com/photos/shreedharhegde/29662023011/in/dateposted-public/
Galaxy S7 edge- https://www.flickr.com/photos/shreedharhegde/29452254860/in/dateposted-public/

If you observe the bokeh, its not even close to S7. Also, colors are punched too much, S7 image showing accurate color comparatively. The focus was set on htc logo in the picture.
PS: Selfie camera on iPhone 7 is the best in market.

I think Apple said that feature will be in an upcoming update in October

 

[Mr_Spencer]

I think Apple said that feature will be in an upcoming update in October

That's what i remember reading as well. It's not a feature that comes on the phone out of the box.

 

[zipro]

I think Apple said that feature will be in an upcoming update in October

Yeah - the feature isn't available yet. I'm generally disappointed with the camera performance. Low light is still miles behind Samsung and the AF is slow as molasses in low light as well. I also don't quite know why the iPhone seems to be incapable of producing background blur / bokeh at all even though it has a relatively fast lens (f1.8). I guess the problem is sensor size and the fact that the 56mm lens actually isn't f1.8 but f2.8 I think they should clearly state that in their website and not sell it as having a 1.8 aperture

 

[Kevin OQuinn]

iPhone will have the advantage in some areas, because math.

When you have two sensors and you know the distance between them calculating focus for things like DoF and bokeh becomes pure math. That's where the "machine learning" comes in.

iPhone will also probably be dead simple to use. That's their thing, take a complicated technology and make it available to the masses.

 

[slackerjack]

Yep...hardware is always a better answer than software. It's amusing though that those iPhine 7 shots above look so saturated though...particularly compared to an S7,". If those aren't doctored. I think we have a new winner in the "who can take the most Willy wonka-like" picture... Could be some post edits on both though...my Note 5 and 7 camera don't look nearly as cold as the S7 shots above.

 

[tlo07]

I think Apple said that feature will be in an upcoming update in October

Also keep in mind it's called "portrait mode" for a reason. It uses face recognition and it will only work for portraits of people, allegedly.

 

[Ca_lvn]

Just tried selective focus for the 1st time

 

[Shreedhar1987]

Why does the iPhone images not have the exif data? I just want to see what the settings were.

Sorry about that. I had send these photos from my wife's phone through messaging in order to upload into flickr. It was shot with auto mode at maximum megapixels. Maybe, you can see many photos with exif in flickr, all have similar bokeh (it was shot with max possible nearest distance to focus)

 

[Shreedhar1987]

Yep...hardware is always a better answer than software. It's amusing though that those iPhine 7 shots above look so saturated though...particularly compared to an S7,". If those aren't doctored. I think we have a new winner in the "who can take the most Willy wonka-like" picture... Could be some post edits on both though...my Note 5 and 7 camera don't look nearly as cold as the S7 shots above.

You can see the exif data for S7 photo (iPhone photo doesn't have becasue, it was sent by messaging to upload into flickr). It is an indoor photo with average lighting condition and the colors in S7 photo is accurate (at least what my eye see in the real object). Both are not doctrined as sent as is. Let me find if I can upload the photo with exif (if not deleted).

 

[Shreedhar1987]

Yeah - the feature isn't available yet. I'm generally disappointed with the camera performance. Low light is still miles behind Samsung and the AF is slow as molasses in low light as well. I also don't quite know why the iPhone seems to be incapable of producing background blur / bokeh at all even though it has a relatively fast lens (f1.8). I guess the problem is sensor size and the fact that the 56mm lens actually isn't f1.8 but f2.8 I think they should clearly state that in their website and not sell it as having a 1.8 aperture

I had the same opinion with 56mm lens. Apparently, that lens comes into play, when you zoom your photo to 5x, but compensated with smaller senor (as I read in cnet review). If you observe 5x zoom pics, those easily win over S7 5x zoom, but the photo is not usable due to the noise it captures with, even in the bright daylight.

 

[dstrauss]

Sorry to create a min-flame war, but my basic question still remains: to my old and untrained eyes, there is not much difference between Selective Focus and the Portrait Mode snaps that Serenity took with the developer edition of 10.1. So are they basically teh same or not? (BTW - Serenity's photos prove for me that iOS version is not for human faces only).

 

[badMojo69]

Go to 5:13 to see it on the IP7+ it actually pretty sweet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5ZOpQ5o2Ns