In this article, our phone allows us to immortalize the moments of our lives easily and quickly. And brands have understood this well by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the vast majority of recent phones have 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 a Blackview BV5200 . First of all we will see how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Blackview BV5200. Then we will see how to use bokeh mode on a Blackview BV5200 using a third-party application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Blackview BV5200
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 use of the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the image to contrast with the foreground.
Although this manipulation seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a Blackview BV5200 using two ways: during the photo taking and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Blackview BV5200 in an easy and quick way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is standard on your smartphone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need to do any photo editing. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Blackview BV5200:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will need to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Choose the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is capture the snapshot.
It may happen that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Blackview BV5200, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photo once 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 need to use certain features of your Blackview BV5200 by post production . Two solutions will 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. 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 Blackview BV5200:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the image by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Blackview BV5200 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, 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 functionality» Mosaic "
- Choose the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the image.
Using the bokeh effect on a Blackview BV5200 using an application
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the functions discussed above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your situation, in this specific case you will need download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Blackview BV5200. A multitude of applications exist, and among them, we suggest the app » DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very quick 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 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 BV5200. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you ever want a lot of tutorials to become a master of the Blackview BV5200, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Blackview BV5200.
