Thousands of snapshots are captured on our phones every day. However, it may be necessary to retouch them to enhance an object or a person, to hide private data or to remove annoying details. For this, 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 see together how to blur the background of a photo on your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite .

To start we will find out solutions to blur the background of an image with your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite . Then we will find out, how to blur a photo on Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite using an application .

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Blur the background of a photo with your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite

This background blur on a photo was still reserved for SLR cameras a few years ago. Thanks to the technical progress of our telephones, this function is now possible on most telephones. It will give the possibility of highlight the main subject of a photo en artistically blurring details of the background. We will now learn that depending on the Android version of your phone, there are several alternatives available to blur the background of an image on your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite.

Blur the background of a photo of your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite can be useful in bringing out the main subjects in the foreground. With this in mind, several ways of doing things are available to you. Some Android versions of your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite already have this basic a way to blur the background the moment you take the picture . The advantage of this technique is that it is Fast . In reality, you won't need to perform post-production manipulations, nor need to download an application. So what is the technique to blur the background of a photo on your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite:

  • Open the app » Camera  From your phone.
  • Scroll through the features at the bottom of the screen and select the function » Portrait mode "
  • The list of effects is displayed automatically. If this is not the case, click on the effects icon on the right of the screen.
  • Select 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 wish.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On several versions of your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite, the process is slightly different to blur 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 Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite in post-production

There may be times that you are not satisfied with the result obtained or that, for the sake of speed, the adjustments you have made are not perfect. If so, you can still blur the background of your photo even after taking it .

On several Android versions, this technique is only possible in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode. If you have ever taken the picture with one of these modes, find out how to blur the background of your image on Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite in post-production with the help of the phone settings:

  • Go to the Gallery from your phone.
  • Open the photo 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 of the background to be able to correct the desired blur intensity.
  • To save the edited photo, click " Apply " ou tap the check mark icon.

Depending on the version of your Android and in the event that you took the photo without functionality , you can still blur the background on your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite by applying this solution:

  • Open the application Gallery from your phone.
  • Choose image that you want to change.
  • 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 with the focus adjustment bar.
  • Save the photo with the changes.

Blur the background of a photo of your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite using an application

In the event that the manipulations we have just seen cannot be carried out, you still have one technique left. You will then need to download an application to blur the background of a photo on your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite. The advantage of this solution is that it allows 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 Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it has only one function, but suddenly 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 Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite.
  • 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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