Through this guide our phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete 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 achieve a beautiful photograph. This is why we will find out in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Mi 10 . First find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect using the built-in features of your Xiaomi Mi 10. Then, find out how to use the bokeh mode on a Xiaomi Mi 10 using a specific application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Xiaomi Mi 10
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our smartphones, they are now competing 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 photo to bring out the subject well in the foreground.
Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the function on our phone. This is why we are going to see in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Mi 10 thanks to two techniques: during the photo shooting and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Mi 10 quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated by default on your phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. We present here how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Xiaomi Mi 10:
- 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 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 configured, all you have to do is capture the snapshot.
It sometimes happens that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Mi 10, the procedure is different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photo once the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to put a bokeh effect in post-production
From time to time, you may 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 Mi 10 in post production . Two procedures will be 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 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 Xiaomi Mi 10:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Click on the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Adjust blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by pressing » Apply "
If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Xiaomi Mi 10 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.
- 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 Mi 10 thanks to an application
It is likely that you will not have access to the functions seen above due to the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your case, you will need to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Mi 10. A multitude of applications are available to you, and among them, we recommend 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 among others:
- 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Mi 10. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you want a maximum of tutorials to become a master of the Xiaomi Mi 10, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi Mi 10.
