Through this guide our phone makes it possible to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how most modern phones have the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful photo. This is why we will see in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Blackview BV4900 . First of all we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Blackview BV4900. Then, we will see how to use the bokeh mode on a Blackview BV4900 with a third party application.

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Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Blackview BV4900

In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our phones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what is the bokeh effect for? 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 easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our phone. This is why we will see in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a Blackview BV4900 thanks to two techniques: during the photo shooting and after taking the image.

How to use the bokeh mode when taking an image

To use the bokeh effect on your Blackview BV4900 quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Find out how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Blackview BV4900:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Choose the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the settings 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 which is located on the right side of your screen.
  • Select the effect "  Flou   ».
  • Adjust the blur intensity  you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Once set, all you have to do is take the snapshot.

It may happen that to get a nice bokeh effect on your Blackview BV4900, the procedure may be different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your phone.
  • Choose the option   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the blur strength  you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Take the photograph as soon as the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.

How to add a bokeh effect in post production

There may sometimes 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 functions of your Blackview BV4900 by post production . Two alternatives may 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 that we have just seen. So, 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 Blackview BV4900:

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

If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Blackview BV4900 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.
  • Press on " Edit  »Then on the function» Mosaic "
  • Choose  the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
  • Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
  • Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
  • Save the snapshot.

Using the bokeh effect on a Blackview BV4900 with an app

It is plausible that you will not have access to the features seen above due to the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your case, in this case you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Blackview BV4900. A multitude of applications are available to you, and among them, we suggest the app " DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very quick and easy to use. It has a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find in particular:

  • 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 Blackview BV4900. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.

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