Through this guide, our mobile phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our lives easily and quickly. And brands have understood this well by creating technological innovations that allow them to compete with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how the majority of modern phones are equipped with the bokeh effect. Also allows you to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential to achieve a beautiful photo. This is the reason why we will discover in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Poco M5S . First of all we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect using the native features of your Xiaomi Poco M5S. And then, learn how to use bokeh mode on a Xiaomi Poco M5S with a third-party application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Xiaomi Poco M5S
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our telephones, these come today to compete with them. But what is the bokeh effect for? It is neither more nor less than put a blur effect on the background of the photo to bring out the subject well in the foreground.
Although this manipulation seems simple to accomplish, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our phone. This is the reason why in this first part we are going to see the use of the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Poco M5S using two ways: while taking a photo and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Poco M5S in a simple and fast way, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background that is originally on your phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the shot . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here we show you how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Xiaomi Poco M5S:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the parameters displayed at the bottom of the screen.
- Automatically, a list of effects appears. On some Android versions you will need to tap on the effects icon which is located on the right side of your screen.
- Choose the effect " Flou ».
- Adjust the blur intensity you want using the adjustment bar that appears.
- Once set, all you have to do is capture the snapshot.
It is possible that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Poco M5S, the approach 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 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 put 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 Poco M5S by post production . Two procedures will be available to you:
The first of the alternatives only applies if your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just seen. So, if you ever took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Xiaomi Poco M5S:
- Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
- Go to the photo on which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press the option " Change background effect ».
- Choose the type of effect vague.
- Set blur intensity .
- Save the image by clicking on » Apply "
If you ever want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Xiaomi Poco M5S that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen a little above, there is another approach:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the function» Mosaic "
- Choose the type of blur 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 Poco M5S with an application
It may happen that you do not have access to the functions discussed above due to the Android version installed on your phone. If this is your situation, in this specific case you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Poco M5S. A very large number 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 a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find in particular:
- 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 multiple blur tools to get a custom bokeh feel on your Xiaomi Poco M5S. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a style of blur worked on each of your photos.
If you ever want as many tutorials as possible to become a master of the Xiaomi Poco M5S, we invite you to watch the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi Poco M5S.
