Today our smartphone makes it possible to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And brands have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how the majority of recent smartphones 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 find out in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Mi 10T . To start, we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Xiaomi Mi 10T. And then, find out how to use the bokeh mode on a Xiaomi Mi 10T thanks to a third-party application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Xiaomi Mi 10T
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our smartphones, they are now able to compete with them. However, what exactly is the bokeh effect? 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 act seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is the reason why we will discover in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Mi 10T using two ways: during taking the photo and after taking the image.
How to use the bokeh mode when taking an image
To use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Mi 10T easily and quickly, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is integrated on your smartphone as standard. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. We present here how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Xiaomi Mi 10T:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the settings displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. 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 capture the snapshot.
It may happen that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Mi 10T, the procedure may be 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 intensity of the blur you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the picture as soon as the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to add 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 10T by post production . Two alternatives may be 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 picture with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any shot taken by your Xiaomi Mi 10T:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Go to 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 image by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you wish to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Xiaomi Mi 10T 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 functionality» Mosaic "
- Select the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Mi 10T 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 smartphone. If this is ever your case, then you are going to have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Mi 10T. A multitude of applications are available to you, and among them, we suggest 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 for example:
- 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Xiaomi Mi 10T. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you are ever looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Xiaomi Mi 10T, we invite you to browse the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi Mi 10T.
