In this article our phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life quite simply and quickly. And brands have understood this well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how most recent phones have the bokeh effect. Also allows to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photo. This is the reason why we will find out in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on an Asus ZenPad 10 . First of all we will see how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Asus ZenPad 10. And then, find out how to use the bokeh mode on an Asus ZenPad 10 thanks to a third-party application.

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Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Asus ZenPad 10

In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our 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 bring out the subject clearly in the foreground.

Although this manipulation seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is the reason why we are going to see in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on an Asus ZenPad 10 thanks to two ways: during taking the photo and after taking the photo.

How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo

To use the bokeh effect on your Asus ZenPad 10 easily and quickly, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your smartphone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Asus ZenPad 10:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Choose the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the configurations displayed at the bottom of the screen.
  • Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. On some Android versions you will have to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
  • Select the effect "  Flou   ».
  • Adjust the blur intensity  you want with the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Once configured, all you have to do is take the picture.

To have a nice bokeh effect on your Asus ZenPad 10, the procedure may be different due to your Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your smartphone.
  • Choose the option   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the blur intensity  you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Take the photograph 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. To do this, you will have to use certain features of your Asus ZenPad 10 by post production . Two solutions may be available to you:

The first of the alternatives only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. In this case, in the event that you took the picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Asus ZenPad 10:

  • Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
  • Display the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
  • Press the option "  Change background effect   ».
  • Choose the type of effect   vague.
  • Set blur intensity .
  • Save the photo by pressing » Apply "

In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo on your Asus ZenPad 10 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, another procedure exists:

  • Open the application  Gallery .
  • Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
  • Press on " Edit  »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
  • Choose  the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
  • Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
  • Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
  • Save the photo.

Use the bokeh effect on an Asus ZenPad 10 using an application

It may happen that you do not have access to the features presented above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is ever your case, then you are going to have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Asus ZenPad 10. A multitude of applications are available to you, 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 among others:

  • The option of select 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Asus ZenPad 10. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.

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