Thousands of photos are taken every day on our cell phones. However, it sometimes happens that it is required to modify them to highlight an object or a subject, to hide private data or to remove embarrassing details. In this context, blurring seems to be the best option. But it is not always easy to find the solution to achieve artistic blurring. This is the reason why in this article we will discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia 5 IV .
First of all we will find out the solutions to blur the background of an image with your Sony Xperia 5 IV . Then we will find out, how does blurring a photo work on Sony Xperia 5 IV using an app .
Blur the background of a photo with your Sony Xperia 5 IV
This background blur on a photo was not so long ago only usable by owners of SLR cameras. Thanks to the technological progress of our devices, this function is now possible on the majority of telephones. It gives the opportunity to highlight the main subject of an image en blurring artistically background details. We will now see that depending on the Android version of your smartphone, several methods are available to you to blur the background of an image on your Sony Xperia 5 IV.
Blur the background of a snapshot of your Sony Xperia 5 IV before the photo is taken
Blurring the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia 5 IV can be useful for highlighting the main subjects in the foreground. To do this, several techniques exist. Some Android versions of your Sony Xperia 5 IV thus have the original a way to blur the background the moment you take the picture . The advantage of this technique is that it is Fast . Indeed, you will not need to perform post-production operations, nor need to download an application. In this case, how to blur the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia 5 IV:
- Open the app » Camera From your phone.
- Scroll through the options at the bottom of the screen and select the feature » Portrait mode "
- The list of effects is displayed automatically. If not, tap the effects icon on the right side of the screen.
- Choose the effect » Flou "" Whirlwind " or " Zoom »According to 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 several versions of your Sony Xperia 5 IV, the manipulation is slightly different to blur the background of a snapshot:
- 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 Sony Xperia 5 IV in post-production
It may sometimes be that you are not satisfied with the result obtained or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you have made are not tops. In this situation, you can still blur the background of your photo even after capturing it .
On several Android versions, this solution is only possible if your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode. If you captured the image with one of these modes, here is the procedure to follow to blur the background of your image on Sony Xperia 5 IV in post-production with the help of the smartphone settings:
- Go to the Gallery from your smartphone.
- Open image that you are trying to blur.
- Click on " Change background effect "Or "Adjust background blur "
- Choose the effect that you want to add to the background.
- Adjust the focus slider of the background to be able 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 whether you captured the image without functionality , you can also blur the background on your Sony Xperia 5 IV by following this method:
- Open the application Gallery from your phone.
- Select image that you want to touch up.
- Click on the option » Edit "Then" Mosaic "
- Choose the kind of blur .
- You must manually select the areas to blur .
- Set the intensity of the blur thanks to the focus adjustment bar.
- Save the image with the changes.
Blur the background of a photo of your Sony Xperia 5 IV using an application
If ever the operations we have just shown you cannot be done, you still have a solution. You will therefore need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Sony Xperia 5 IV. The advantage of this method is that it will allow retouch any image on your smartphone.
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 5 IV, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it only has one function, but as a result 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 5 IV.
- Allow the app to access your Gallery .
- Choose the image you want to blur.
- Click on the option » Edit "
- Choose 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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