Through this guide our telephone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life simply and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the majority of modern smartphones have the bokeh effect. Allows as much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to make a beautiful image. This is the reason why we will discover in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi 12X . To begin, we will find out how to take a shot with the bokeh effect using the native features of your Xiaomi 12X. And then learn how to use bokeh mode on a Xiaomi 12X using a third-party app.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Xiaomi 12X
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change of our smartphones, they are now able to compete with them. But 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 contrast with the foreground.
Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our mobile phone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first part how to handle the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi 12X using two techniques: during the photo taking and after taking the shot.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi 12X in an easy and fast way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available as standard on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do any photo editing. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Xiaomi 12X:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters which appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will need 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 that remains is to capture the photo.
It may happen that to have a nice bokeh effect on your Xiaomi 12X, the procedure is different due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the power of the blur you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photo once 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 Xiaomi 12X by post production . Two solutions 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. 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 Xiaomi 12X:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the image by pressing » Apply "
In the event that you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Xiaomi 12X that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, 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 function» Mosaic "
- Choose 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 achieved.
- Save the image.
Using the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi 12X using an app
Sometimes you do not have access to the features discussed above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your case, in this specific case you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi 12X. A multitude 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 a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find in particular:
- The option 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 Xiaomi 12X. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
If you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the absolute master of the Xiaomi 12X, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi 12X.
