In this article, our smartphone allows us to immortalize the moments of our lives easily and quickly. And the manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations giving the possibility of competing with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how most recent phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photo. This is why we are going to discover in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Vivo X80 . To begin we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect using the native features of your Vivo X80. Then, we will see how to use bokeh mode on a Vivo X80 with a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Vivo X80
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change of our phones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what is the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the image to bring out the subject clearly in the foreground.
Although this act seems easy to accomplish, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is why you will discover in this first part the use of the bokeh effect on a Vivo X80 thanks to two techniques: during the photo taking and after taking the image.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your Vivo X80 in an easy and fast way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background that is originally on your smartphone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here we show you how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Vivo X80:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. 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 with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is take the snapshot.
It may happen that to obtain a nice bokeh effect on your Vivo X80, 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 power of the blur you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph 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 have to use certain functions of your Vivo X80 by post production . There are two possibilities available to you:
The first of the methods only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. In this case, if you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Vivo X80:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the photo by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Vivo X80 that 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.
- 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 be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the photo.
Use the bokeh effect on a Vivo X80 with an app
It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the features discussed above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your situation, in this specific case you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Vivo X80. A very large number 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 among others:
- 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Vivo X80. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
If you are looking for a maximum of tutorials to become the absolute master of the Vivo X80, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Vivo X80.
