Today our mobile phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life simply and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the vast majority of modern smartphones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Also allows to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to take a beautiful photograph. That is why we will discover in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Pocophone M4 . First of all we will discover how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Pocophone M4. And then we will find out how to use bokeh mode on a Pocophone M4 with a third-party application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Pocophone M4
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our smartphones, they are now able to compete with them. Nevertheless, what is the use of the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the photo to contrast with the foreground.
Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the function on our smartphone. This is why we are going to discover in this first section the handling of the bokeh effect on a Pocophone M4 thanks to two ways: during the photo taking and after having taken the image.
How to use the bokeh mode when taking an image
To use the bokeh effect on your Pocophone M4 in an easy and fast way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated by default on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do any photo editing. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Pocophone M4:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. 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 thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all that remains is to capture the photo.
It is possible that to obtain a nice bokeh effect on your Pocophone M4, 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 intensity of the blur you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph when the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to put a bokeh effect in post production
There may be times when you want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. To do this, you will have to use certain features of your Pocophone M4 by post production . Two alternatives may be available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode which we have just discovered. In this case, if you ever took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Pocophone M4:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Pocophone M4 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 function» Mosaic "
- Choose the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a Pocophone M4 with an application
It is plausible that you do not have access to the features discussed above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. In the event that this is your situation, you will then have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Pocophone M4. A very large number of applications are available to you, and among them, we suggest the app » DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very quick and easy to use. It has a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find for example:
- 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 Pocophone M4. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
In the event that you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Pocophone M4, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Pocophone M4.
