38 Macworld • October 2019APPLE SPECIAL EVENTto detect depth. As a result, portrait mode on the
iPhone 11 supports non‑human subjects, whether
they’re dogs or flowers.- The new widescreen selfie camera on the iPhone 11
is cropped to appear more or less like the current
iPhone selfie camera by default. You can get
access to the full widescreen image by turning the
phone horizontally or by tapping the zoom button
at the bottom of the preview image. Either way,
you can fit more people in your selfies now.
Finally, while it’s not quite a new feature, I have
to comment on how natural these additions to the
Camera app feel. Apple has worked very hard to
add an enormous number of processor‑intensive
features to its photography system – and has also
worked to hide the hard work away behind the
Camera interface we are all used to. As a result,
while there were a few new icons and buttons
here and there, I was able to pick up an iPhone
11 Pro and start taking pictures without feeling
anything was appreciably different.
If you ask me, that’s the right approach –
because while I want Apple to use its most
impressive hardware and software to make my
photos look their best, I don’t really want to
think about any of that. I just want to take good
pictures. At first glance, it looks like the iPhone
11 will deliver on that front.38 Macworld • October 2019
APPLE SPECIAL EVENT
todetectdepth.Asa result,portraitmodeonthe
iPhone 11 supportsnon‑human subjects, whether
they’re dogs or flowers.- The new widescreen selfie camera on the iPhone 11
is cropped to appear more or less like the current
iPhone selfie camera by default. You can get
access to the full widescreen image by turning the
phone horizontally or by tapping the zoom button
at the bottom of the preview image. Either way,
you can fit more people in your selfies now.
Finally, while it’s not quite a new feature, I have
to comment on how natural these additions to the
Cameraappfeel.Applehasworkedveryhardto
addanenormousnumberofprocessor‑intensive
features to its photography system – and has also
worked to hide the hard work away behind the
Camera interface we are all used to. As a result,
while there were a few new icons and buttons
here and there, I was able to pick up an iPhone
11 Pro and start taking pictures without feeling
anything was appreciably different.
If you ask me, that’s the right approach –
because while I want Apple to use its most
impressive hardware and software to make my
photos look their best, I don’t really want to
think about any of that. I just want to take good
pictures. At first glance, it looks like the iPhone
11 will deliver on that front.