In this article our phone allows you to immortalize the moments of our life quite simply and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how the majority of recent phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Also allows to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful photograph. This is the reason why we are going to find out today how to use the bokeh effect on an Oppo Reno 4 . First we will see how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Oppo Reno 4. After that, we will find out how to use the bokeh mode on an Oppo Reno 4 using a specific application.

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Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Oppo Reno 4

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. However, what does the bokeh effect correspond to? 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 the reason why we are going to discover in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on an Oppo Reno 4 thanks to two ways: during taking the photo and after taking the photo.

How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo

To use the bokeh effect on your Oppo Reno 4 quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your phone as standard. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. We present here how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Oppo Reno 4:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Choose the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the parameters displayed at the bottom of the screen.
  • Automatically, a list of effects appears on the screen. On some Android versions you will have to press the effects icon which is located on the right side of your screen.
  • Select the effect "  Flou   ».
  • Adjust the blur intensity  you want with the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Once configured, you just have to capture the photo.

It may happen that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Oppo Reno 4, the procedure is different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your phone.
  • Choose the option   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the power of the blur  you want using the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
  • 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. In this context, you will have to use certain functions of your Oppo Reno 4 in post production . Two methods 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. So, if you have ever taken the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Oppo Reno 4:

  • Open the Photo gallery of your device.
  • Display the photo 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 "

In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Oppo Reno 4 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little above, another approach exists:

  • Open the application  Gallery .
  • Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
  • Press on " Edit  »Then on the functionality» 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.
  • Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
  • Save the photo.

Use the bokeh effect on an Oppo Reno 4 using an application

It is plausible that you will not have access to the features seen above due to the Android version installed on your phone. If this is ever your case, then you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Oppo Reno 4. 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 possibility of choose the 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 Reno 4. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.

If you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the Oppo Reno 4, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Oppo Reno 4.