In this article our smartphone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And the manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations offering the possibility of competing with the photo quality of reflex cameras. This is how most recent mobile phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful image. This is the reason why we will see in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on an ASUS Zenfone 9 . First of all, we will find out how to take a snapshot with the bokeh effect thanks to the integrated features of your ASUS Zenfone 9. After that, we will find out how to use the bokeh mode on an ASUS Zenfone 9 with a specific application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your ASUS Zenfone 9
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our mobile phones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what is the use of the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the image to contrast with the foreground.
Although this act seems simple to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on an ASUS Zenfone 9 thanks to two ways: while taking a photo and after taking the shot.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your ASUS Zenfone 9 in a simple and fast way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available as standard on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your ASUS Zenfone 9:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will have to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Choose the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, all you have to do is take the picture.
It is possible that to have a nice bokeh effect on your ASUS Zenfone 9, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Select the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the picture when the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to add a bokeh effect in post production
There may be times when you want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. In this context, you will have to use certain features of your ASUS Zenfone 9 by post production . Two possibilities will be available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode which we have just discovered. So, in the event that you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your ASUS Zenfone 9:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the image by clicking on » Apply "
If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your ASUS Zenfone 9 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, there is another procedure:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Click on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Select the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on an ASUS Zenfone 9 with an app
It may happen that you do not have access to the functions discussed above because of the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your situation, you will therefore have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your ASUS Zenfone 9. A multitude of applications exist, and among them, we recommend the app » DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very fast and easy to use. It has many operations to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find for example:
- The option of choose the focus area (circular blur, linear blur, blur on a personalized area, or on an area in contact with the finger). The brush size is adjustable.
- The provision of several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your ASUS Zenfone 9. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
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