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iPhone X = DSLR-quality… Maybe?
Is the iPhone X’s camera at the same level as a DSLR? Well, yes and no…
Ever since the iPhone X came out, almost everyone under the sun has been fixated on one thing: the camera.
Is the quality as good as a DSLR? Will you no longer have to tote around your Canon or Nikon to a photoshoot? Will there be cool lenses to add on to your iPhone X to take your mobile photography even further? (That’s mainly a question I’m asking, though…)
Well, okay, for the sake of transparency, no — your iPhone X will not be able to replace your DSLR, but as the people at CNET discovered, you can get photos that are really, really close.
The photographer can manipulate focus, aperture and distance of the lens from the subject on a dSLR to control depth of field. A shallow depth of field makes the subject look sharp relative to the background. The iPhone uses a combination of software and hardware to achieve a similar effect. It makes a depth map with its dual cameras to separate …