Through this guide our mobile phone makes it possible to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the majority of modern cell phones have the bokeh effect. Allows as 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 are going to find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a OnePlus N100 . First of all we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your OnePlus N100. And then, learn how to use bokeh mode on a OnePlus N100 with a specific application.

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Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your OnePlus N100

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. But 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 manipulation seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the function on our phone. This is the reason why we are going to see in this first section how to get started with the bokeh effect on a OnePlus N100 using two techniques: during the photo shooting and after taking the image.

How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture

To use the bokeh effect on your OnePlus N100 easily and quickly, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background that is originally 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 OnePlus N100:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Choose the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the parameters which appear at the bottom of the screen.
  • Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will need to tap on the effects icon which is located on the right side of your screen.
  • Select 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 is possible that to have a successful bokeh effect on your OnePlus N100, the procedure is different, depending on 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 picture as soon as the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.

How to add a bokeh effect in post production

From time to time, you may want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. To do this, you will need to use certain functions of your OnePlus N100 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 picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your OnePlus N100:

  • 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.
  • Set blur intensity .
  • Save the photo by pressing » Apply "

If you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your OnePlus N100 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 function» 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.
  • Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
  • Save the photo.

Use the bokeh effect on a OnePlus N100 with an application

It is plausible that you will not have access to the functions seen above because of the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your case, then you will need to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your OnePlus N100. A very large number 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 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 OnePlus N100. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.

If you want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the OnePlus N100, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: One Plus N100.