Today our telephone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how most recent phones have the bokeh effect. Also allows you to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photograph. This is why we are going to discover in this article how to use the bokeh effect on an OPPO Find X5 . First of all we will find out how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the integrated features of your OPPO Find X5. Then, learn how to use bokeh mode on an OPPO Find X5 using a third-party application.

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Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your OPPO Find X5

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. But what is the bokeh effect for? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the photo to bring out the subject well in the foreground.

Although this act seems simple to accomplish, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our phone. This is why you will discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on an OPPO Find X5 using two techniques: while taking a photo and after taking the image.

How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture

To use the bokeh effect on your OPPO Find X5 in a simple 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 the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your OPPO Find X5:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Select the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the parameters 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 with the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Once set, all you have to do is take the snapshot.

It is possible that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your OPPO Find X5, the procedure 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 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. In this context, you will have to use certain features of your OPPO Find X5 by post production . Two solutions 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 photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your OPPO Find X5:

  • Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
  • Display the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
  • Click on the option "  Change background effect   ».
  • Select the type of effect   vague.
  • Adjust blur intensity .
  • Save the snapshot by pressing » Apply "

If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your OPPO Find X5 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little above, 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 be added.
  • Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
  • Save the snapshot.

Use the bokeh effect on an OPPO Find X5 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 phone. If this is your case, in this specific case you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your OPPO Find X5. 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 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 OPPO Find X5. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.

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