Thousands of snapshots are captured on our cell phones every day. However, it may be necessary to modify them to highlight an object or a person, to erase confidential data or to remove embarrassing details. For this, blurring seems to be the best solution. But it is not always easy to find the technique to succeed in artistic blurring. It is for this reason that today we are going to see together how to blur the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia 1 IV .
To start we will see the solutions to blur the background of an image with your Sony Xperia 1 IV . Then we'll see, how does blurring a photo work on Sony Xperia 1 IV using an application .
Blur the background of a photo using your Sony Xperia 1 IV
This background blur on a photo was not so long ago only usable by owners of SLR cameras. With the technological progress of our android devices, this function is now possible on the vast majority of mobile phones. It allows to highlight the main theme of a photo en artistically blurring background details. We will now see that depending on the Android version of your phone, several solutions can be applied to blur the background of an image on your Sony Xperia 1 IV.
Blur the background of a photo of your Sony Xperia 1 IV before the photo is taken
Blurring the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia 1 IV can be useful for bringing out the main subjects in the foreground. For this, several ways to do it are offered to you. Some Android versions of your Sony Xperia 1 IV thus have by default a way to blur the background when you take the picture . The usefulness of this solution is that it is Fast . In fact, you won't need to perform any post-production operations, nor need to download an application. Therefore, what is the technique to blur the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia 1 IV:
- Open the app » Camera From your smartphone.
- Scroll through the options at the bottom of the screen and select the function » Portrait mode "
- The list of effects is displayed automatically. In the event that this does not work, click on the effects icon on the right side of the screen.
- Select the effect » Flou "" Whirlwind " or " Zoom »According to the desired blur effect.
- An adjustment bar is then displayed at the bottom of the screen to adjust blur level that you want.
- Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.
On some versions of your Sony Xperia 1 IV, the manipulation is slightly different to blur the background of an image:
- Open your application Camera .
- Click on the " Live focus "Or commonly called" Live Focus ».
- Adjust the degree of background blur by dragging the cursor.
Blur the background of a shot of your Sony Xperia 1 IV in post-production
It may sometimes happen that the result obtained does not suit you or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you have made are not tops. In this case, you can still blur the background of your photo even after capturing it .
On a number of Android versions, this manipulation is only possible if your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode. In the event that you have captured the image with one of these modes, we present here the procedure to follow to blur the background of your image on Sony Xperia 1 IV in post-production using the phone settings :
- See you in the Gallery from your phone.
- Open image that you want to blur.
- Press on " Change background effect "Or "Adjust background blur "
- Select the effect that you want to add to the background.
- Adjust the focus slider of the background in order to adjust the amount of blur you want.
- To save the edited photo, click " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.
Depending on your Android version and if you ever captured the image without functionality , you can also blur the background on your Sony Xperia 1 IV by applying this manipulation:
- Open the application Gallery from your smartphone.
- Choose image that you want to change.
- Press 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 Sony Xperia 1 IV using an application
In the event that the operations we have just shown you cannot be performed, you still have one technique left. In this situation, you will need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia 1 IV. The advantage of this manipulation is that it offers the possibility of 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 Sony Xperia 1 IV, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one function, nevertheless 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 Sony Xperia 1 IV.
- Allow the app to access your Gallery .
- Click on 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 adjust its intensity .
- To finish click on » Save To save it in your Gallery.
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Sony Xperia 1 IV, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Sony Xperia 1IV.
