Thousands of snapshots are captured on our cell phones every day. That said, it may be necessary to retouch them to highlight an object or a subject, hide private data or even to remove embarrassing details. For this, blurring seems to be the best option. But it is not always easy to find the technique to succeed in artistic blurring. It is for this reason that today we will discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A12 .

First we will find out solutions to blur the background of an image with your Samsung Galaxy A12 . Then we will find out, how to blur a photo works on Samsung Galaxy A12 using an application .

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Blur the background of a photo using your Samsung Galaxy A12

This background blur on a photo was until some time ago reserved for reflex cameras. With the technical progress of our android devices, this function is now possible on most mobile phones. It gives the possibility of highlight the main subject of a photo en blurring artistically background details. We will now see that depending on the Android version of your phone, there are several alternatives for blurring the background of an image on your Samsung Galaxy A12.

Blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A12 before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A12 can be useful to highlight the main subjects in the foreground. For this, several ways to do it are offered to you. Some Android versions of your Samsung Galaxy A12 thus have the original a way to blur the background when you take the picture . The advantage of this technique is that it is Fast . In fact, you won't need to do any post-production manipulations, nor need to download an application. So, how to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A12:

  • Open the app » Camera  From your smartphone.
  • Scroll down the options at the bottom of the screen and choose the feature » Portrait mode "
  • The list of effects is displayed automatically. If that doesn't work, tap the effects icon on the right side of the screen.
  • Select the effect » Flou  "" Whirlwind  " or " Zoom  »Depending on the desired blur effect.
  • An adjustment bar appears after that at the bottom of the screen to set the blur level that you want.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On some versions of your Samsung Galaxy A12, the procedure is not quite the same for blurring the background of a photo:

  • Open your application Camera .
  • Choose the feature " Live focus   "Or commonly called" Live Focus ».
  • Adjust the degree of background blur by dragging the cursor.

Blur the background of a photo of your Samsung Galaxy A12 in post-production

It is possible at times that the result obtained does not suit you or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you have made are not tops. If so, you can still blur the background of your photo even after capturing it .

On some Android versions, this manipulation is only possible if your photo was taken with “Portrait Mode” or “Live focus” mode. If you have ever captured the image with one of these modes, here is the procedure to follow to blur the background of your photo on Samsung Galaxy A12 in post-production using the phone settings:

  • Go to the Gallery from your phone.
  • Open image that you want to blur.
  • Click on " Change background effect  "Or "Adjust background blur "
  • Select the effect that you want to add to the background.
  • Adjust the focus slider background to adjust the amount of blur you want.
  • To save the edited photo, press " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.

Depending on your Android version and if you ever captured the image without functionality , you can still blur the background on your Samsung Galaxy A12 by applying this solution:

  • Open the application Gallery from your smartphone.
  • Choose image that you want to touch up.
  • Click on the option » Edit  "Then" Mosaic "
  • Select the type of blur .
  • You must manually select the areas to blur .
  • Set the intensity of the blur using the focus adjustment bar.
  • Save the image with the changes.

Blur the background of a photo of your Samsung Galaxy A12 using an application

If the manipulations that we have just discovered cannot be performed, then you still have one technique left. You will then have to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Samsung Galaxy A12. The advantage of this solution is that it will allow retouch any image on your phone.

There are many applications, but for a rendering almost as qualitative as with a reflex camera, and not having to change the resolution of the photos on your Samsung Galaxy A12, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one function, however it does it very well. It also obtains one of the best marks (4, 7/5).

To use it:

  • Download application on the Google Play Store of your Samsung Galaxy A12.
  • Allow the app to access your Gallery .
  • Choose the image you want to blur.
  • Click on the option » Edit "
  • Select the area to blur or the background, the type of blur among the many filters and effects. Then set its intensity .
  • To finish click on » Save  To save it in your Gallery.

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