Through this guide our smartphone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life quite simply and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how most modern cell phones are equipped with 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 why we will find out in this article how to use the bokeh effect on an Oppo A9 . First of all, we will see how to take a picture with the bokeh effect, using the native features of your Oppo A9. After that, we are going to see how to use the bokeh mode on an Oppo A9 using a specific application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Oppo A9
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our mobile phones, they are now competing with them. However, what is the use of the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the photo to bring out the subject well in the foreground.
Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is why you will discover in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on an Oppo A9 thanks to two ways: during the photo shooting and after taking the snapshot.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a snapshot
To quickly and easily use the bokeh effect on your Oppo A9, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your mobile phone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Here is below how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Oppo A9:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the configurations 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 successful bokeh effect on your Oppo A9, the procedure may be different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the intensity of the blur you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photo once the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to put 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 features of your Oppo A9 by post production . Two procedures may be available to you:
The first of the solutions 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 picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Oppo A9:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Oppo A9 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 "
- Select the type of blur 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 obtained.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on your Oppo A9 using an application
It is likely that you will not have access to the functions discussed above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is ever your case, then you should download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Oppo A9. A very large number of applications are available to you, and among them, we recommend the app " DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very fast 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Oppo A9. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Oppo A9, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Oppo A9.
