Through this guide our phone makes it possible to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of reflex 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 achieve a beautiful photograph. This is the reason why we will find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a Pocophone F1 . First we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Pocophone F1. After that, we are going to see how you can use the bokeh mode on a Pocophone F1 with a third-party application.

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Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Pocophone F1

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 contrast with the foreground.

Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our smartphone. This is the reason why we are going to see in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on a Pocophone F1 using 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 Pocophone F1 easily and quickly, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is originally integrated on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Find out how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Pocophone F1:

  • Open your application » Camera "
  • Choose the » Portrait Mode  »Present in the configurations that appear at the bottom of the screen.
  • Automatically, a list of effects appears on the screen. 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 take the snapshot.

It may happen that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Pocophone F1, the procedure is different, due to your 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 photograph when the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.

How to put a bokeh effect in post-production

There may sometimes be times when you want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. To do this, you will need to use certain features of your Pocophone F1 by post production . Two alternatives will be available to you:

The first of the alternatives only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. So, if you've ever taken the picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Pocophone F1:

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

If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Pocophone F1 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.
  • Click 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.
  • Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
  • Save the snapshot.

Use the bokeh effect on a Pocophone F1 with an app

It is plausible that you will not have access to the features presented above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. In the event that this is your case, you will then have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Pocophone F1. 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 in particular:

  • 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 Pocophone F1. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.

If you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Pocophone F1, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Pocophone F1.