Through this guide, our telephone allows us to immortalize the moments of our lives easily and quickly. And the brands have integrated it well by creating technological innovations giving the possibility of competing with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the majority of modern phones have the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful image. This is the reason why we will see in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 . To get started, find out how to take an image with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4. After that, find out how to use bokeh mode on a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 using a third-party application.

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Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4

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 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 simple to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our phone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first section the handling of the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 thanks to two ways: during the photo taking and after having taken the image.

How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture

To use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 in a simple and quick way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is standard on your phone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do any photo editing. Here we show you how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4:

  • 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.
  • Choose the effect "  Flou   ».
  • Adjust the blur intensity  you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Once configured, you just have to capture the photo.

It is possible that to obtain a nice bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4, the approach is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your phone.
  • Choose the mode "   Live focus   " or "  Live Focus   ».
  • Adjust the power of the blur  you want using the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
  • Take the picture as soon as 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 need to use certain features of your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 by post production . Two methods 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 seen. In this case, 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 Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4:

  • Open the Photo gallery of your device.
  • Go to 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 image by clicking on » Apply "

In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, there is another approach:

  • 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.
  • Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
  • Save the image.

Use the bokeh effect on a Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4 using an application

It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the features presented above due to the Android version installed on your phone. In the event that this is your situation, in this specific case you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4. 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4. You can suddenly 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 lot of tutorials to become the king of the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Samsung Galaxy Z Flip4.