Thousands of pictures are taken every day on our phones. However, it sometimes happens that it is necessary to improve them to highlight an object or a subject, to erase confidential data or to remove embarrassing details. To do this, blurring seems to be the right option. But it is not always easy to find the solution for successful artistic blurring. This is the reason why in this article we will discover together how to blur the background of a photo on your ZenFone Max M2 .

First of all we will see solutions to blur the background of an image with your ZenFone Max M2 . Then we'll see, how to blur a photo on ZenFone Max M2 with an application .

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Blur the background of a photo using your ZenFone Max M2

This background blur in a photo was not so long ago only usable by owners of SLR cameras. With the technical progress of our smartphones, this functionality is now possible on the majority of smartphones. It gives the possibility of highlight the main theme of a photo en artistically blurring details of the background. We will now see that depending on the Android version of your phone, several methods can be applied to blur the background of an image on your ZenFone Max M2.

Blur the background of a snapshot of your ZenFone Max M2 before the photo is taken

Blurring the background of a photo on your ZenFone Max M2 can be useful in bringing out the main subjects in the foreground. In order to do this, several techniques exist. Some Android versions of your ZenFone Max M2 are already so original a way to blur the background when you capture the image . The utility of this technique is that it is Fast . In reality, you won't need to do any post-production operations or download an app. In this case, how to blur the background of a photo on your ZenFone Max M2:

  • 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. 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 adjust blur level that you want.
  • Once the desired blur is obtained, take the photo.

On a certain number of versions of your ZenFone Max M2, the process is not quite the same to blur the background of a photo:

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

Blur the background of a photo of your ZenFone Max M2 in post-production

There may be times when you are not satisfied with the result or that, for the sake of speed, the settings you have made are not correct. In this situation, you can still blur the background of your photo even after taking it .

On a certain number of Android versions, this technique is only possible in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode. If you ever took the image with one of these modes, here is the process to blur the background of your photo on ZenFone Max M2 in post-production via the phone settings:

  • See you in the Gallery from your phone.
  • Open image that you are trying 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 in order to correct the desired blur intensity.
  • 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 image without functionality , you can also blur the background on your ZenFone Max M2 by following this procedure:

  • Open the application Gallery from your phone.
  • Choose image that you want to change.
  • Click on the option » Edit  "Then" Mosaic "
  • Select the kind 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 on your ZenFone Max M2 with an application

In the event that the operations we have just discovered 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 ZenFone Max M2. 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 ZenFone Max M2, the best application is » Auto blur background ". As the name suggests, it only has one feature, however as a result it does 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 ZenFone Max M2.
  • 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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