BlackBerry 10, the next-generation operating system that RIM hopes will turn its fortunes around, will include built-in photo filters similar to those provided by the popular camera app Instagram, The Verge reports.

The filters come as part of a completely overhauled image editing suite, which also includes less drastic options for transforming and enhancing photographs.

The new features can be found in the latest Dev Alpha builds of BlackBerry 10, currently only available on special development hardware, but are expected to migrate to the PlayBook tablet in due course before hitting new BB10 smartphones when they eventually emerge in Q1 2013.