In this article our mobile phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life quite simply 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 most modern smartphones 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 photograph. This is why we will discover in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite . First of all we will see how to take a picture with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite. After that, we are going to see how to use the bokeh mode on a Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite thanks to a third-party application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our smartphones, they are now competing with them. However, what exactly is the bokeh effect? It is neither more nor less put a blur effect on the background of the image to bring out the subject clearly in the foreground.
Although this act seems simple to accomplish, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is why we will see in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite thanks to two ways: during the picture taking and after taking the picture.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite quickly and easily, 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 the moment you take the shot . So you won't need any post-production handling. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select 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 press the effects icon which is located 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 sometimes happens that to get a nice bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite, the procedure is different, because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the power of the blur you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph when 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. To do this, you will need to use certain features of your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite by post production . Two alternatives may be available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. In this case, if 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 9 Lite:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "
If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen above, another approach exists:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Select the type of blur effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite with an application
It is likely that you will not have access to the functions discussed above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. In the event that this is your case, you will then need download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite. A multitude 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 many operations to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find in particular:
- 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.
If you are looking for as many tutorials as possible to become the king of the Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite, we invite you to explore the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi Mi 9 Lite.
