In this article our smartphone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life simply and quickly. And the manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations offering the possibility of competing with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the majority of recent smartphones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to take a beautiful photo. This is the reason why we will see in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Pocophone M5s . First we will see how to take a photo with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your Pocophone M5s. After that, learn how to use bokeh mode on a Pocophone M5s with a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Pocophone M5s
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. But what exactly is the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the image to contrast with 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 you will discover in this first section the handling of the bokeh effect on a Pocophone M5s using two ways: during the photo taking and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Pocophone M5s easily and quickly, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available as standard on your phone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Pocophone M5s:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options 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 take the picture.
It is possible that to obtain a nice bokeh effect on your Pocophone M5s, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Select the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the picture 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. In this context, you will have to use certain functions of your Pocophone M5s by post production . Two possibilities will be available to you:
The first of the methods only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode which we have just discovered. So, if you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Pocophone M5s:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "
In case you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Pocophone M5s that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, 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 kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a Pocophone M5s with an application
It may happen that you do not have access to the features discussed above because of the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your situation, then you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Pocophone M5s. A multitude of applications exist, 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 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 Pocophone M5s. 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 absolute master of the Pocophone M5s, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Pocophone M5s.
