Through this guide our mobile phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life easily 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 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 are going to find out today how to use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Mi CC9 . First of all we will see how to take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your Xiaomi Mi CC9. And then, find out how to use the bokeh mode on a Xiaomi Mi CC9 using a specific application.
Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Xiaomi Mi CC9
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our smartphones, they are now able to compete 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 contrast with the foreground.
Although this act seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is why we will see in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Mi CC9 using two techniques: during the photo shooting and after taking the image.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a picture
To use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Mi CC9 quickly and easily, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is standard on your mobile phone. This mode will be used when you take the snapshot . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Xiaomi Mi CC9:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Select the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options that appear at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects is displayed. On some Android versions you will have to press the effects icon 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 set, all you have to do is capture the snapshot.
It may happen that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Mi CC9, the procedure is different, due to your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Select the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the picture 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. In this context, you will have to use certain features of your Xiaomi Mi CC9 by post production . There are two methods 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 seen. 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 CC9:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Select the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the photo by clicking on » Apply "
In the event that you wish to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Xiaomi Mi CC9 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.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Select the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Select manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the photo.
Use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Mi CC9 using an application
It is plausible that you will 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 a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Mi CC9. 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 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 CC9. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
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