Through this guide our phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the majority of recent cell 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 image. This is the reason why we will see today how to use the bokeh effect on a Sony Xperia XZ3 . To start, find out how to take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Sony Xperia XZ3. After that, we will find out how to use the bokeh mode on a Sony Xperia XZ3 using a specific application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Sony Xperia XZ3
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our mobile 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 act seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first section how to get started with the bokeh effect on a Sony Xperia XZ3 thanks to two ways: during the photo shooting and after taking the snapshot.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Sony Xperia XZ3 easily and quickly, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is on your mobile phone by default. 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 Sony Xperia XZ3:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. 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 thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is capture the photo.
To obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Sony Xperia XZ3, the procedure may be different, depending on your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the intensity of the blur you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the picture 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 functions of your Sony Xperia XZ3 in post production . There are two methods available to you:
The first of the alternatives only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode that we have just discovered. In this case, in the event that you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Sony Xperia XZ3:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Display the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image from your Sony Xperia XZ3 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, 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 functionality» Mosaic "
- Select the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the snapshot.
Using the bokeh effect on a Sony Xperia XZ3 using an application
It is plausible that you will not have access to the features discussed above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. In the event that this is your case, you must in this specific case download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Sony Xperia XZ3. 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 fast and easy to use. It has many operations 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 Sony Xperia XZ3. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
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