In this article, our smartphone allows us to immortalize the moments of our lives simply and quickly. And the manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations offering the possibility of competing with the photo quality of reflex cameras. This is how most recent smartphones have the bokeh effect. Also allows 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 Xiaomi 11T . To begin we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect using the native features of your Xiaomi 11T. Then, find out how to use bokeh mode on a Xiaomi 11T using a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Xiaomi 11T
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our smartphones, these come today to compete with them. Nevertheless, what is the use of 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 manipulation seems easy to accomplish, it is not always easy to find the function on our phone. This is why we will discover in this first part how to handle the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi 11T using two techniques: during the photo taking and after taking the image.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi 11T easily and quickly, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available by default on your phone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You won't need to do any photo editing. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Xiaomi 11T:
- 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 the screen. On some Android versions you will need to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
- Select the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want with the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once configured, all you have to do is capture the snapshot.
It may happen that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Xiaomi 11T, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want using the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
- Take the photograph when 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. In this context, you will need to use certain functions of your Xiaomi 11T by post production . Two alternatives may be available to you:
The first of the methods only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. So, if you ever took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Xiaomi 11T:
- 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.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Xiaomi 11T 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 function» Mosaic "
- Select the kind of blurry 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 obtained.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi 11T 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, you will then need download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi 11T. A multitude of applications are available to you, and among them, we suggest the app » DSLR Camera Blur Effects ". The latter is very quick and easy to use. It has many operations to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find for example:
- The possibility 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 Xiaomi 11T. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
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