Thousands of photos are captured on our phones every day. However, it sometimes happens that it is necessary to retouch them to highlight an object or a subject, to erase confidential data or to remove embarrassing details. In this context, blurring seems to be the right option. But finding the technique to achieve artistic blurring is not a long easy process. It is for this reason that today we will discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia 1 .
First of all we will find out solutions to blur the background of an image with your Sony Xperia 1 . Then we will find out, how to blur a photo works on Sony Xperia 1 using an application .
Blur the background of a photo with your Sony Xperia 1
This background blur on a photo was still reserved for SLR cameras a few years ago. With the technical progress of our phones, this functionality is now possible on most cell phones. It gives the possibility of highlight the main subject of an image en blurring artistically details of the background. We will now learn that depending on the Android version of your mobile phone, several solutions are available to blur the background of an image on your Sony Xperia 1.
Blur the background of an image from your Sony Xperia 1 before the photo is taken
Blurring the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia 1 can be useful for bringing out the main subjects in the foreground. In order to do this, several techniques are available to you. Some Android versions of your Sony Xperia 1 therefore offer original a way to blur the background the moment you take the shot . The advantage of this technique is that it is Fast . Indeed, you will not need to perform post-production manipulations, nor need to download an application. In this situation, how to blur the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia 1:
- Open the app » Camera From your smartphone.
- Scroll through the features at the bottom of the screen and choose the feature » Portrait mode "
- The list of effects appears automatically. In the event that this is not the case, tap the effects icon on the right 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 Sony Xperia 1, the handling is not quite the same to blur the background of an image:
- 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 an image from your Sony Xperia 1 in post-production
It sometimes happens that the result obtained does not suit you or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you have made are not great. In this case, you can always blur the background of your photo even after taking it .
On some Android versions, this manipulation is only possible if your photo was taken with “Portrait mode” or “Live focus” mode. In the event that you took the shot with one of these modes, here is the procedure to perform to blur the background of your image on Sony Xperia 1 in post-production with the help of the mobile phone settings:
- Go to the Gallery from your mobile phone.
- Open the snapshot 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 background to adjust the amount of blur you want.
- To save the edited photo, press " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.
Depending on the version of your Android and in the event that you took the snapshot without functionality , you can also blur the background on your Sony Xperia 1 by applying this method:
- Open the application Gallery from your smartphone.
- Select image that you want to change.
- Press the option » Edit "Then" Mosaic "
- Select the kind of blur .
- You must manually define the areas to blur .
- Set the intensity of the blur thanks to the focus adjustment bar.
- Save the snapshot with the changes.
Blur the background of a photo of your Sony Xperia 1 using an application
If the manipulations that we have just shown you cannot be carried out, you still have a technique. You will therefore need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia 1. The advantage of this method is that it allows you to retouch any image on your mobile 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, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it only has one feature, however it does this 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.
- 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 kind of blur among the many filters and effects. Then adjust its intensity .
- Finally click on » Save To save it in your Gallery.
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