Through this guide, our smartphone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our lives easily and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the vast majority of modern mobile 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 photo. That is why we will see in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a OnePlus N10 . First we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect using the native features of your OnePlus N10. And then we will see how to use bokeh mode on a OnePlus N10 using a third-party application.

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Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your OnePlus N10

In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our mobile phones, they are now competing with them. However, what exactly is the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the photo to contrast with the foreground.

Although this act seems simple to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is why you will discover in this first part the handling of the bokeh effect on a OnePlus N10 thanks to two ways: during the photo taking and after having taken the image.

How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture

To use the bokeh effect on your OnePlus N10 in a simple and fast way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated by default on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Find out how to use the bokeh effect directly on your OnePlus N10:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Select 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.
  • Choose the effect "  Flou   ».
  • Adjust the blur intensity  you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Once set, all you have to do is capture the snapshot.

It may happen that to have a successful bokeh effect on your OnePlus N10, the approach is different because of your Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your smartphone.
  • Select the option   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the blur intensity  you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Take the photograph as soon as the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.

How to put a bokeh effect in post-production

It may happen from time to time that 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 OnePlus N10 by post production . Two procedures will be available to you:

The first of the alternatives only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode which we have just discovered. So, if you ever took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your OnePlus N10:

  • Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
  • Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
  • Click on the option "  Change background effect   ».
  • Select the type of effect   vague.
  • Set blur intensity .
  • Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "

In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your OnePlus N10 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, there is another approach:

  • 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 snapshot.

Use the bokeh effect on a OnePlus N10 using an application

It is plausible that you do not have access to the functions seen above because of the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your situation, then you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your OnePlus N10. A multitude of applications are available to you, and among them, we recommend 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 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your OnePlus N10. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.

In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the OnePlus N10, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: One Plus N10.