The iPhone 17 camera has a fresh feature to brighten your photos, and some older iPhones may get it too
Apple’s new Bright Photographic Style was unveiled with the iPhone 17, but it seems that iPhone 16 users won’t be left out when iOS 26 launches next week.
The next-gen Photographic Styles was a feature introduced with the iPhone 16. The feature is similar to filters, but it works differently. Filters generally apply edits to a photo after it's been taken. On the other hand, Photographic Styles impacts Apple's image processing at the time the photo is being taken. The new look is reflected in the Camera app's viewfinder before the photo is taken.
With the iPhone 17, there's a new Photographic Style called 'Bright'. What it does is brighten the skin tone and apply a pop of vibrancy to the entire image.
Photo with the Bright Photographic Style taken on iPhone 17 Pro. | Image Credit - Apple
The Cupertino tech giant introduced it as an iPhone 17 feature, but reportedly, the feature is also going to come to the iPhone 16 lineup with iOS 26. The iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, and iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max are said to get the new Photographic Style.
Do you use Photographic Styles on your iPhone?
Yes, all the time — they make photos look better
18.18%
Sometimes, when I want a different vibe
27.27%
Rarely — I stick to the default look
36.36%
Never — I don’t care about filters or styles
18.18%
The official, stable version of iOS 26 launches next week on Monday, September 15.
I personally find that Photographic Styles are fun to use and bring creativity to your images. I'm one of the people that likes filters of any kind, as it allows you to express more with a given photo than just a regular image, in my opinion. It's a bit similar to painting, you get to choose the colors and the look of it, and it can be as unrealistic as you'd want it to be.
The new Bright Photographic Style looks quite cool, so I'm happy it won't be reserved only for the new iPhone 17 series, reportedly.
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