Portrait Mode now available with camera update!

digitalbreak · Nov 30, 2017

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 · Nov 30, 2017

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

yfan · Nov 30, 2017

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 · Nov 30, 2017

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 · Nov 30, 2017

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 · Nov 30, 2017

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

digitalbreak · Nov 30, 2017

My first attempt:

rld082982 · Nov 30, 2017

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

morriea · Nov 30, 2017

rld082982 said:
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 · Nov 30, 2017

More!

rld082982 · Nov 30, 2017

Nice!

shashankmittal · Nov 30, 2017

rld082982 said:
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 · Dec 1, 2017

portrait mode is looking great.

Stevemaclive · Dec 1, 2017

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

digitalbreak · Dec 1, 2017

Stevemaclive said:
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 · Dec 1, 2017

Tried yesterday

worldspy99 · Dec 1, 2017

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

dtresca · Dec 10, 2017

Just tried for the first time...

grinogirl · Jan 29, 2018

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

digitalbreak · Feb 11, 2018

grinogirl said:
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

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