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The iPhone 8's new camera mode needs a lot of work

Overall, Stage Lighting seems to need the most work. The other modes, like this Contour Lighting on Dave's face, look nice.

The iPhone 8's new camera mode needs a lot of work
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Here's Kate in Stage Lighting Mono in direct sunlight. Even more of her hair got cut off around the edges.

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Direct sunlight seems to confuse Stage Lighting and Stage Lighting Mono. Here's Kate in Stage Lighting on a sunny day. Notice how the black bleeds into her hair in some places.

Direct sunlight seems to confuse Stage Lighting and Stage Lighting Mono. Here

But the other Portrait Lighting modes worked just fine on Larry.

But the other Portrait Lighting modes worked just fine on Larry.

Stage Lighting isn't perfect. Here's what happened when I tried it with my cat Larry. The result was terrible.

Stage Lighting isn

This is Stage Lighting. The software removed the background and made it look like a spotlight is shining on Manny. But it's still a bit rough around the edges.

This is Stage Lighting. The software removed the background and made it look like a spotlight is shining on Manny. But it

Here's Manny. I took this photo using the normal Portrait Mode settings.

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