Month: September 2024
11x.ai, a developer of AI sales reps, has raised $50M Series B led by A16Z, sources say
11x.ai, a startup that develops AI-powered sales development bots, has secured roughly $50 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has learned. The new round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the company at around $350 million, multiple sources told TechCrunch. The recent deal follows the company’s $24 million Series A, which was led by Benchmark
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11x.ai, a startup that develops AI-powered sales development bots, has secured roughly $50 million in Series B funding, TechCrunch has learned. The new round was led by Andreessen Horowitz, valuing the company at around $350 million, multiple sources told TechCrunch. The recent deal follows the company’s $24 million Series A, which was led by Benchmark […]
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Raspberry Pi Launches Camera Module For Vision-Based AI Applications
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Raspberry Pi, the company that sells tiny, cheap, single-board computers, is releasing an add-on that is going to open up several use cases — and yes, because it’s 2024, there’s an AI angle. Called the Raspberry Pi AI Camera, this image sensor comes with on-board AI processing and is going to cost $70. In more technical terms, the AI Camera is based on a Sony image sensor (the IMX500) paired with a RP2040, Raspberry Pi’s own microcontroller chip with on-chip SRAM. Like the rest of the line-up, the RP2040 follows Raspberry Pi’s overall philosophy — it is inexpensive yet efficient. In other words, AI startups aren’t going to replace their Nvidia GPUs with RP2040 chips for inference. But when you pair it with an image sensor, you get an extension module that can capture images and process those images through common neural network models. As an added benefit, on-board processing on the camera module means that the host Raspberry Pi isn’t affected by visual data processing. The Raspberry Pi remains free to perform other operations — you don’t need to add a separate accelerator. The new module is compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers.
This isn’t Raspberry Pi’s first camera module. The company still sells the Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3, a simple 12-megapixel image sensor from Sony (IMX708) mounted on a small add-on board that you can pair with a Raspberry Pi with a ribbon cable. As Raspberry Pi promises to keep production running for many years, the Camera Module 3 will remain available for around $25. The AI Camera is the same size as the Camera Module 3 (25mm x 24mm) but slightly thicker due to the structure of the optical sensor. It comes pre-loaded with the MobileNet-SSD model, an object detection model that can run in realtime.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
An anonymous reader quotes a report from TechCrunch: Raspberry Pi, the company that sells tiny, cheap, single-board computers, is releasing an add-on that is going to open up several use cases — and yes, because it’s 2024, there’s an AI angle. Called the Raspberry Pi AI Camera, this image sensor comes with on-board AI processing and is going to cost $70. In more technical terms, the AI Camera is based on a Sony image sensor (the IMX500) paired with a RP2040, Raspberry Pi’s own microcontroller chip with on-chip SRAM. Like the rest of the line-up, the RP2040 follows Raspberry Pi’s overall philosophy — it is inexpensive yet efficient. In other words, AI startups aren’t going to replace their Nvidia GPUs with RP2040 chips for inference. But when you pair it with an image sensor, you get an extension module that can capture images and process those images through common neural network models. As an added benefit, on-board processing on the camera module means that the host Raspberry Pi isn’t affected by visual data processing. The Raspberry Pi remains free to perform other operations — you don’t need to add a separate accelerator. The new module is compatible with all Raspberry Pi computers.
This isn’t Raspberry Pi’s first camera module. The company still sells the Raspberry Pi Camera Module 3, a simple 12-megapixel image sensor from Sony (IMX708) mounted on a small add-on board that you can pair with a Raspberry Pi with a ribbon cable. As Raspberry Pi promises to keep production running for many years, the Camera Module 3 will remain available for around $25. The AI Camera is the same size as the Camera Module 3 (25mm x 24mm) but slightly thicker due to the structure of the optical sensor. It comes pre-loaded with the MobileNet-SSD model, an object detection model that can run in realtime.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Quordle today – hints and answers for Tuesday, October 1 (game #981)
Looking for Quordle clues? We can help. Plus get the answers to Quordle today and past solutions.
Quordle was one of the original Wordle alternatives and is still going strong now nearly 1,000 games later. It offers a genuine challenge, though, so read on if you need some Quordle hints today – or scroll down further for the answers.
Enjoy playing word games? You can also check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and NYT Strands today pages for hints and answers for those puzzles.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about Quordle today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
Quordle today (game #981) – hint #1 – Vowels
How many different vowels are in Quordle today?
• The number of different vowels in Quordle today is 3*.
* Note that by vowel we mean the five standard vowels (A, E, I, O, U), not Y (which is sometimes counted as a vowel too).
Quordle today (game #981) – hint #2 – repeated letters
Do any of today’s Quordle answers contain repeated letters?
• The number of Quordle answers containing a repeated letter today is 2.
Quordle today (game #981) – hint #3 – uncommon letters
Do the letters Q, Z, X or J appear in Quordle today?
• No. None of Q, Z, X or J appear among today’s Quordle answers.
Quordle today (game #981) – hint #4 – starting letters (1)
Do any of today’s Quordle puzzles start with the same letter?
• The number of today’s Quordle answers starting with the same letter is 0.
If you just want to know the answers at this stage, simply scroll down. If you’re not ready yet then here’s one more clue to make things a lot easier:
Quordle today (game #981) – hint #5 – starting letters (2)
What letters do today’s Quordle answers start with?
• F
• M
• G
• N
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
Quordle today (game #981) – the answers
(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)
The answers to today’s Quordle, game #981, are…
FRILLMADLYGRANTNYLON
I very nearly screwed up again here, and could have lost my streak for the second time in a week. Fortunately, that didn’t happen – but it was a close-run thing. The problem, for me at least, was that both FRILL and MADLY had a couple of solutions; the former could also have been GRILL, the latter also BADLY. What I should have done is to have played BEFOG, my go-to word in these situations, to establish what both were. But I only looked at the MADLY/BADLY quadrant to begin with, so played BADLY and then had to use another narrowing down word when I came to -RILL in the top left. I escaped with a last-guess victory, but should really have been wise to this trap.
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Daily Sequence today (game #981) – the answers
(Image credit: Merriam-Webster)
The answers to today’s Quordle Daily Sequence, game #981, are…
QUACKLIMBOPIPERHOUND
Quordle answers: The past 20
Quordle #980, Monday 30 September: CRUSH, TARDY, TEACH, STUMPQuordle #979, Sunday 29 September: SERIF, BORNE, WRITE, SLEEKQuordle #978, Saturday 28 September: BUSHY, CIVIC, SNOUT, EQUIPQuordle #977, Friday 27 September: GUEST, CHASM, ROOST, BASALQuordle #976, Thursday 26 September: STAGE, VOGUE, CLUMP, HEATHQuordle #975, Wednesday 25 September: UMBRA, DADDY, GLAZE, PRANKQuordle #974, Tuesday 24 September: SPACE, INNER, SPAWN, BEGATQuordle #973, Monday 23 September: GUILT, STERN, ANNEX, FIELDQuordle #972, Sunday 22 September: ZESTY, MEATY, ALIVE, DRAWNQuordle #971, Saturday 21 September: VITAL, FRAIL, SPEAR, EERIEQuordle #970, Friday 20 September: ELIDE, DITTO, SHAWL, BONUSQuordle #969, Thursday 19 September: MARRY, OWING, DICEY, LUCKYQuordle #968, Wednesday 18 September: CEDAR, VENOM, MIGHT, MEDICQuordle #967, Tuesday 17 September: ETHOS, COUNT, PRINT, THREEQuordle #966, Monday 16 September: ROUGE, SWAMP, FUGUE, UNDUEQuordle #965, Sunday 15 September: VILLA, SMOKE, BULKY, THRUMQuordle #964, Saturday 14 September: ESSAY, GENRE, WIMPY, CHUTEQuordle #963, Friday 13 September: LEANT, ORGAN, FILLY, PLAITQuordle #962, Thursday 12 September: ARBOR, STARK, LEAVE, GOOFYQuordle #961, Wednesday 11 September: ROUGH, CACTI, SAVOY, ODDER
NYT Strands today — hints, answers and spangram for Tuesday, October 1 (game #212)
Looking for NYT Strands answers and hints? Here’s all you need to know to solve today’s game, including the spangram.
Strands is the NYT’s latest word game after the likes of Wordle, Spelling Bee and Connections – and it’s great fun. It can be difficult, though, so read on for my Strands hints.
Want more word-based fun? Then check out my Wordle today, NYT Connections today and Quordle today pages for hints and answers for those games.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Strands today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Strands today (game #212) – hint #1 – today’s theme
What is the theme of today’s NYT Strands?
• Today’s NYT Strands theme is… Channel surfing
NYT Strands today (game #212) – hint #2 – clue words
Play any of these words to unlock the in-game hints system.
MEALLENDSENDCOVECOVERSITE
NYT Strands today (game #212) – hint #3 – spangram
What is a hint for today’s spangram?
• 57 Channels (And Nothin’ On)
NYT Strands today (game #212) – hint #4 – spangram position
What are two sides of the board that today’s spangram touches?
First: left, 5th row
Last: right, 5th row
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Strands today (game #212) – the answers
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today’s Strands, game #212, are…
PARAMOUNTDISCOVERYHISTORYHALLMARKLIFETIMESPANGRAM: NETWORK
My rating: ModerateMy score: Perfect
This is a similar one to yesterday’s in that not everyone will find it easy, but some definitely will. I didn’t – because I’m not based in the US and therefore don’t have access to all of the same NETWORKs as many Strands players will. I’ve never heard of LIFETIME, for instance, and have never watched HALLMARK (I’m not sure it’s even available here).
That said, I didn’t find it that difficult once I’d got the spangram and confirmed the overall theme. The likes of PARAMOUNT, DISCOVERY and HISTORY are well known and available around the world, so this puzzle is beatable even if you’re not that familiar with US cable TV.
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Yesterday’s NYT Strands answers (Monday 30 September, game #211)
HEAVYMIDDLEFEATHERLIGHTWELTERBANTAMCRUISERSPANGRAM: BOXING
What is NYT Strands?
Strands is the NYT’s new word game, following Wordle and Connections. It’s now out of beta so is a fully fledged member of the NYT’s games stable and can be played on the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
I’ve got a full guide to how to play NYT Strands, complete with tips for solving it, so check that out if you’re struggling to beat it each day.
NYT Connections today — hints and answers for Tuesday, October 1 (game #478)
Looking for NYT Connections answers and hints? Here’s all you need to know to solve today’s game, plus my commentary on the puzzles.
Good morning! Let’s play Connections, the NYT’s clever word game that challenges you to group answers in various categories. It can be tough, so read on if you need clues.
What should you do once you’ve finished? Why, play some more word games of course. I’ve also got daily Wordle hints and answers, Strands hints and answers and Quordle hints and answers articles if you need help for those too.
SPOILER WARNING: Information about NYT Connections today is below, so don’t read on if you don’t want to know the answers.
NYT Connections today (game #478) – today’s words
(Image credit: New York Times)
Today’s NYT Connections words are…
QUICKLATHERCURRENTCONDITIONRAPIDRINSEHEALTHSWEATNORMALWAVEFORMSANITIZESTEWSHAPECASCADETIZZY
NYT Connections today (game #478) – hint #1 – group hints
What are some clues for today’s NYT Connections groups?
Yellow: All het upGreen: In good…Blue: H20 actionsPurple: No scrubber required
Need more clues?
We’re firmly in spoiler territory now, but read on if you want to know what the four theme answers are for today’s NYT Connections puzzles…
NYT Connections today (game #478) – hint #2 – group answers
What are the answers for today’s NYT Connections groups?
YELLOW: FLUSTERED STATEGREEN: FITNESSBLUE: FAST-MOVING WATERPURPLE: DISHWASHER CYCLES
Right, the answers are below, so DO NOT SCROLL ANY FURTHER IF YOU DON’T WANT TO SEE THEM.
NYT Connections today (game #478) – the answers
(Image credit: New York Times)
The answers to today’s Connections, game #478, are…
YELLOW: FLUSTERED STATE LATHER, STEW, SWEAT, TIZZYGREEN: FITNESS CONDITION, FORM, HEALTH, SHAPEBLUE: FAST-MOVING WATER CASCADE, CURRENT, RAPID, WAVEPURPLE: DISHWASHER CYCLES NORMAL, QUICK, RINSE, SANITIZE
My rating: EasyMy score: Perfect
It was good to get back on track again with a victory today, following my failure yesterday. Admittedly, I was helped out by this Connections puzzle being on the easier side of things, with four relatively straightforward groups and not too many fiendish red herrings to contend with.
There were some, though – notably in the purple DISHWASHER CYCLE group. I nearly guessed this early on, but wasn’t sure which of the six possible answers formed the correct quarter; the eventual solutions were NORMAL, QUICK, RINSE and SANITIZE, but I figured LATHER and RAPID were also possibilities. And no, you don’t get dishwashers with a LATHER setting, but I didn’t know that was the connection then, merely that there was probably one about some kind of appliance – maybe a washing machine…
I worked it out in the end, ticking off some of the easier groups first then solving that by default at the end, as is usually the way things work out.
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Yesterday’s NYT Connections answers (Monday, 30 September, game #477)
YELLOW: COOK WITH HEAT AND WATER BLANCH, BOIL, POACH, STEAMGREEN: COMMON PERFUME INGREDIENTS AMBERGRIS, MUSK, ROSE, VANILLABLUE: CHARACTERS WITH PET DOGS CHARLIE, DOROTHY, SHAGGY, WALLACEPURPLE: CAPITAL CITY HOMOPHONES KETO, ROAM, SOPHIA, SOUL
What is NYT Connections?
NYT Connections is one of several increasingly popular word games made by the New York Times. It challenges you to find groups of four items that share something in common, and each group has a different difficulty level: green is easy, yellow a little harder, blue often quite tough and purple usually very difficult.
On the plus side, you don’t technically need to solve the final one, as you’ll be able to answer that one by a process of elimination. What’s more, you can make up to four mistakes, which gives you a little bit of breathing room.
It’s a little more involved than something like Wordle, however, and there are plenty of opportunities for the game to trip you up with tricks. For instance, watch out for homophones and other word games that could disguise the answers.
It’s playable for free via the NYT Games site on desktop or mobile.
Intel’s fix for its Raptor Lake problems might lower performance by 6.5%, but there’s more to the story
Intel’s latest CPU update still has speeds dropping by up to 6.5% according to users, but it’s not all bad news.
It’s no secret that Intel has been experiencing major issues with its 13th and 14th-gen desktop processors for nearly a year now, which has been slowly tanking some of its best processors — especially the Core i9-13900K and Core i9-14900K — in terms of performance. And now there’s a new instability update that seems to be dropping speeds even more.
Users have been testing out Intel’s latest BIOS patch, which is supposed to fix instability on Intel’s 13th-gen and 14th-gen processors. However, user twfox on the Chiphell forums has noticed a 6.5% drop in the Core i9-13900K in Cinebench R15’s single-core performance. In the Cinebench R23, the Core i9-14900K dropped about 2% of its multi-core performance score, putting it behind the AMD Ryzen 9 7950X.
While this may seem bad (and that would be the understandable take), as Digital Trends notes, this is much milder compared to previous drops in performance that ranged from 9 to 20%. Intel has clearly learned from its first round of motherboard updates and is gradually mitigating the issue to far more acceptable levels.
Intel could still be in danger
According to an Intel blog update, the final issue with the 13th and 14th-gen processors has been discovered, which the current BIOS update addresses. “Microcode and BIOS code requesting elevated core voltages which can cause Vmin shift especially during periods of idle and/or light activity.”
However, ‘mitigated impact’ is not ‘no impact,’ and the latter is what Intel seemed to promise when it reported on the patch’s internal test results. However, 2% and 6.5% performance differences are typically well within the allowable margin for system variances, so in the end, Intel’s chips look to have been fixed by the new update.
Fortunately for Intel, Team Blue is moving on to a whole new architecture with Arrow Lake and these current issues shouldn’t affect the new chips. This is especially important, as Arrow Lake is set for an October launch. Coupled with performance-improvement updates for both AMD Ryzen 9000 series and Intel’s last two generations, it’ll be vital to pay attention to benchmark test scores in upcoming reviews.
Hopefully, Intel will have this whole situation dealt with for next-gen, because right now AMD is gunning for Intel’s desktop market share and Team Red’s chip game has been evolving by leaps and bounds while generally keeping its MSRP lower than Team Blue’s offerings. We’ll see soon enough though if Intel can hold the line with Arrow Lake.
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Customizing Your iPhone 16 Images With Photographic Styles
One of the major new software-based camera features in the iPhone 16 models is support for a wider range of Photographic Styles, complete with more granular controls to make for a setup where you can create a customized look for all of your images.
Photographic Styles isn’t a feature that’s quite as easy to use as something as simple as a filter, so we thought we’d delve into how it works and how to get the most from it.
Available Photographic Styles
Photographic Styles aren’t new, but with prior iPhone models, there were only four options: Rich Contrast, Vibrant, Warm, and Cool. On the iPhone 16, there are several more pre-set styles to choose from.
Cool Rose
Neutral
Rose Gold
Gold
Amber
Standard (No edits)
Vibrant
Natural
Luminous
Dramatic
Quiet
Cozy
Ethereal
Muted Black and White
Stark Black and White
All of the styles have varying Tone, Color, and Palette settings, that correspond to brightness, saturation, and effect intensity.
How Photographic Styles Work
According to Apple, on the iPhone 16 models, Photographic Styles adjust specific colors in select parts of your photos to adjust the overall look.
The first five Photographic Styles are tuned for skin undertones, including Cool Rose, Neutral, Amber, Rose Gold, and Gold. Cool Rose accentuates cool pinkish undertones, while neutral neutralizes warm undertones. Amber, Rose Gold, and Gold accentuate those specific tones. These can be fairly subtle, depending on the settings you choose.
Other Styles are closer to what you get with a filter, adding more dramatic effects that impact the mood of the image.
Setting Up and Customizing Your Style
When you’ve taken at least four photos with the iPhone 16 camera, you can go to Settings > Camera > Photographic Styles to set the base tone that you want to use for all of your images.
You can pick from the skin tone-focused options, which include Cool Rose, Neutral, Amber, Rose Gold, and Gold. You’ll see the different effects across four images, and you can adjust the intensity to begin with.
After you’ve selected a favorite undertone, you can further refine the look by dragging a finger over the touchpad, which changes the brightness and saturation. The slider changes the overall intensity.
Once you’ve set your Photographic Style, it’s automatically applied to all of your images and it is the default value for your photos.
If you want to turn it off, you can go to Settings > Camera > Photographic Styles > Reset to Standard.
Real-Time Previews
In the Camera app when you go take a photo, if you tap on the touchpad icon, you can select a different undertone or mood style. Swiping changes the Photographic Style, and the controls below can be used to customize the look.
The option to use customized Photographic Styles in real-time lets you preview what an image will look like with different effects before you even take it.
You can access Photographic Styles from the Camera Control button too. Press Camera Control once to open the Camera app, then light press to bring up the Camera Control menu. Swipe until you get to Styles or Tone, then light press again to select it. From there, you can make adjustments by swiping. To get back to the menu to select another option, use a light double press.
Editing After a Shot
You can add or adjust a Photographic Style after an image has been captured, so it’s not something that you need to do in the moment. This is the first time that Apple has allowed Photographic Styles to be edited after the fact – earlier versions of this feature only allowed the Style to be applied when taking an image.
To edit a Photographic Style, go to the Photos app, tap on the three bars to enter the editing interface, and then tap on Styles. You can select any of the styles and then adjust it using the touchpad.
The touchpad’s X axis adjusts color, while the Y axis adjusts tone. The slider adjusts overall intensity or Palette. A Tone setting of 0, a Color setting of 0, and a Palette setting of 0 result in a “Standard” photo that has no Photographic Style applied, so that’s a good starting point to better understand exactly what each style is changing.
Adjusting the Color to the left desaturates, while dragging it to the right deepens color. Dragging Tone up makes the image brighter, while dragging it down makes it darker.
You can change the Photographic Style setting at any point, and it is a non-destructive edit so it’s not permanent. If you want to get back to a normal, unedited photo, choose the Standard setting.
Photographic Styles are entirely distinct from the Photos app Adjust section where you can tweak exposure, brilliance, highlights and shadows, contrast, brightness, saturation, vibrance, warmth, tint, and more.
HEIF Only
If you have your iPhone set to take JPG images instead of HEIF, you won’t be able to use Photographic Styles. You need to have HEIF turned on. In the Camera section of the Settings app, HEIF can be enabled by going to Formats and choosing “High Efficiency” instead of “Most Compatible.”
Preserve Settings
By default, the Photographic Style that you set up using the Settings app will be used automatically. If you select a different Photographic Style when you’re taking a photo, it will use that only until you close the Camera app.
If you want the Photographic Style you selected in the Camera app to be the new default, you need to go to Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings and toggle on Photographic Style. With this turned on, your iPhone will preserve your last used Photographic Style rather than reset to your default.
Photographic Styles and Older iPhones
Older iPhones do not support the new touchpad and adjustment settings for Photographic Styles, but if you take an image on an iPhone 16 and then edit it on an older phone, you can see the touchpad to make further adjustments.Related Roundups: iPhone 16, iPhone 16 ProBuyer’s Guide: iPhone 16 (Buy Now), iPhone 16 Pro (Buy Now)This article, “Customizing Your iPhone 16 Images With Photographic Styles” first appeared on MacRumors.comDiscuss this article in our forums
One of the major new software-based camera features in the iPhone 16 models is support for a wider range of Photographic Styles, complete with more granular controls to make for a setup where you can create a customized look for all of your images.
Photographic Styles isn’t a feature that’s quite as easy to use as something as simple as a filter, so we thought we’d delve into how it works and how to get the most from it.
Available Photographic Styles
Photographic Styles aren’t new, but with prior iPhone models, there were only four options: Rich Contrast, Vibrant, Warm, and Cool. On the iPhone 16, there are several more pre-set styles to choose from.
Cool Rose
Neutral
Rose Gold
Gold
Amber
Standard (No edits)
Vibrant
Natural
Luminous
Dramatic
Quiet
Cozy
Ethereal
Muted Black and White
Stark Black and White
All of the styles have varying Tone, Color, and Palette settings, that correspond to brightness, saturation, and effect intensity.
How Photographic Styles Work
According to Apple, on the iPhone 16 models, Photographic Styles adjust specific colors in select parts of your photos to adjust the overall look.
The first five Photographic Styles are tuned for skin undertones, including Cool Rose, Neutral, Amber, Rose Gold, and Gold. Cool Rose accentuates cool pinkish undertones, while neutral neutralizes warm undertones. Amber, Rose Gold, and Gold accentuate those specific tones. These can be fairly subtle, depending on the settings you choose.
Other Styles are closer to what you get with a filter, adding more dramatic effects that impact the mood of the image.
Setting Up and Customizing Your Style
When you’ve taken at least four photos with the iPhone 16 camera, you can go to Settings > Camera > Photographic Styles to set the base tone that you want to use for all of your images.
You can pick from the skin tone-focused options, which include Cool Rose, Neutral, Amber, Rose Gold, and Gold. You’ll see the different effects across four images, and you can adjust the intensity to begin with.
After you’ve selected a favorite undertone, you can further refine the look by dragging a finger over the touchpad, which changes the brightness and saturation. The slider changes the overall intensity.
Once you’ve set your Photographic Style, it’s automatically applied to all of your images and it is the default value for your photos.
If you want to turn it off, you can go to Settings > Camera > Photographic Styles > Reset to Standard.
Real-Time Previews
In the Camera app when you go take a photo, if you tap on the touchpad icon, you can select a different undertone or mood style. Swiping changes the Photographic Style, and the controls below can be used to customize the look.
The option to use customized Photographic Styles in real-time lets you preview what an image will look like with different effects before you even take it.
You can access Photographic Styles from the Camera Control button too. Press Camera Control once to open the Camera app, then light press to bring up the Camera Control menu. Swipe until you get to Styles or Tone, then light press again to select it. From there, you can make adjustments by swiping. To get back to the menu to select another option, use a light double press.
Editing After a Shot
You can add or adjust a Photographic Style after an image has been captured, so it’s not something that you need to do in the moment. This is the first time that Apple has allowed Photographic Styles to be edited after the fact – earlier versions of this feature only allowed the Style to be applied when taking an image.
To edit a Photographic Style, go to the Photos app, tap on the three bars to enter the editing interface, and then tap on Styles. You can select any of the styles and then adjust it using the touchpad.
The touchpad’s X axis adjusts color, while the Y axis adjusts tone. The slider adjusts overall intensity or Palette. A Tone setting of 0, a Color setting of 0, and a Palette setting of 0 result in a “Standard” photo that has no Photographic Style applied, so that’s a good starting point to better understand exactly what each style is changing.
Adjusting the Color to the left desaturates, while dragging it to the right deepens color. Dragging Tone up makes the image brighter, while dragging it down makes it darker.
You can change the Photographic Style setting at any point, and it is a non-destructive edit so it’s not permanent. If you want to get back to a normal, unedited photo, choose the Standard setting.
Photographic Styles are entirely distinct from the Photos app Adjust section where you can tweak exposure, brilliance, highlights and shadows, contrast, brightness, saturation, vibrance, warmth, tint, and more.
HEIF Only
If you have your iPhone set to take JPG images instead of HEIF, you won’t be able to use Photographic Styles. You need to have HEIF turned on. In the Camera section of the Settings app, HEIF can be enabled by going to Formats and choosing “High Efficiency” instead of “Most Compatible.”
Preserve Settings
By default, the Photographic Style that you set up using the Settings app will be used automatically. If you select a different Photographic Style when you’re taking a photo, it will use that only until you close the Camera app.
If you want the Photographic Style you selected in the Camera app to be the new default, you need to go to Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings and toggle on Photographic Style. With this turned on, your iPhone will preserve your last used Photographic Style rather than reset to your default.
Photographic Styles and Older iPhones
Older iPhones do not support the new touchpad and adjustment settings for Photographic Styles, but if you take an image on an iPhone 16 and then edit it on an older phone, you can see the touchpad to make further adjustments.
This article, “Customizing Your iPhone 16 Images With Photographic Styles” first appeared on MacRumors.com
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