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Portrait ModeBy MacRumors Staff on September 11, 2019Jump to How Tos ArticlesPortrait Mode How TosHow to Blur Your Background on a FaceTime Call on MacThursday December 16, 2021 1:50 pm PST by Tim HardwickIn macOS Monterey, Apple

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  1. 1. Portrait Mode How Tos
  2. 2. How to Blur Your Background on a FaceTime Call on Mac
  3. 3. How to Use Night Mode When Taking Portrait Shots on iPhone
  4. 4. Portrait Mode Articles
  5. 5. Portrait Mode on iPhone 11 Works With Objects and Pets
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Portrait Mode

By MacRumors Staff

Portrait Mode How Tos

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How to Blur Your Background on a FaceTime Call on Mac

Thursday December 16, 2021 1:50 pm PST by Tim Hardwick
In macOS Monterey, Apple brought several enhancements to FaceTime on Mac, including new visual and audio effects to improve the video call experience. One of the new visual features is Portrait mode in calls. With this mode enabled, you can blur your background so that the focus is on you rather than what's behind you. The feature is commonly used by other video conferencing apps like...
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How to Use Night Mode When Taking Portrait Shots on iPhone

Sunday November 1, 2020 9:04 am PST by Tim Hardwick
Apple's newer iPhones, beginning with the iPhone 12 mini, ‌iPhone 12‌, ‌iPhone 12 Pro, and ‌iPhone 12 Pro‌ Max, are equipped with a photography feature called Night Mode, which is designed to take crisp, clear photos even when lighting conditions are poor, such as at night. Night Mode‌ originally debuted in the iPhone 11 series, but its use was limited to the rear-facing wide-angle ...

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Portrait Mode on iPhone 11 Works With Objects and Pets

Wednesday September 11, 2019 6:04 am PDT by Joe Rossignol
Portrait Mode on the new iPhone 11 works with not only human faces, but also objects and pets, according to Apple. Apple's sample photos of Portrait Mode on the iPhone 11 From the iPhone 11 page:Take portraits to new places. With new kinds of portraits and more lighting controls, the dual cameras in iPhone 11 work together to create stunning images. And Portrait mode now works with everything ...
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