In this article, our phone allows us to immortalize the moments of our lives simply and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the majority of 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. That's why we'll find out today how to use the bokeh effect on an Honor X7 . First we will see how to take a photo with the bokeh effect using the native features of your Honor X7. After that, we will see how to use bokeh mode on an Honor X7 using a specific application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect using the features of your Honor X7
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 exactly is 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 phone. This is why we will see in this first section how to handle the bokeh effect on an Honor X7 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 Honor X7 in an easy and quick way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is standard on your phone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Find out how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Honor X7:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the configurations that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears on the screen. On some Android versions you will need to tap on the effects icon which is located 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, you just have to capture the photo.
It is possible that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Honor X7, the procedure is different because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the power of the blur you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
- 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 Honor X7 by post production . Two procedures will be available to you:
The first of the methods only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. In this case, if you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Honor X7:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- 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 photo by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Honor X7 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.
- Click on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Select the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the photo.
Use the bokeh effect on an Honor X7 using an application
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the features presented above due to the Android version installed on your phone. In the event that this is your situation, in this specific case you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Honor X7. A very large number 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 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Honor X7. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
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