In this article our smartphone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life simply and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how most recent phones are equipped with 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 the reason why we are going to discover in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Pocophone M5 . First we will find out how to take a shot with the bokeh effect thanks to the integrated features of your Pocophone M5. After that, learn how to use bokeh mode on Pocophone M5 through a third-party app.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Pocophone M5
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 exactly is 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 simple to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our phone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first part the handling of the bokeh effect on a Pocophone M5 using two ways: during the photo taking and after taking the shot.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Pocophone M5 in a simple and fast 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 to do any photo editing. Here we show you how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Pocophone M5:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will have to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Choose the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is capture the snapshot.
It is possible that to obtain a nice bokeh effect on your Pocophone M5, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the power 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 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. To do this, you will have to use certain features of your Pocophone M5 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 which we have just discovered. So, if you ever took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Pocophone M5:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Display the photo on 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 clicking on » Apply "
In case you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Pocophone M5 which was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little above, 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 "
- Choose 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 achieved.
- Save the photo.
Use the bokeh effect on a Pocophone M5 using an application
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the functions seen above due to the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your case, you will therefore have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Pocophone M5. A multitude 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 a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find in particular:
- 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 M5. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
In the event that you want as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Pocophone M5, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Pocophone M5.
