Through this guide our mobile phone gives the opportunity to immortalize the moments of our life quite simply and quickly. And brands have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of SLR cameras. This is how the majority of recent cell phones have the bokeh effect. Allows so much 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 today how to use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Redmi 5 . First we will find out how to take a picture with the bokeh effect using the native features of your Xiaomi Redmi 5. After that, we will see how to use the bokeh mode on a Xiaomi Redmi 5 using a third party application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Xiaomi Redmi 5
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our mobile phones, 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 manipulation seems easy to accomplish, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our mobile phone. This is the reason why we are going to discover in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Redmi 5 thanks to two techniques: during the photo taking and after taking the snapshot.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a snapshot
To use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Redmi 5 in a simple and fast way, the best solution will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available by default on your mobile phone. 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 Redmi 5:
- 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 the screen. On some Android versions you will have 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 configured, you just have to capture the snapshot.
To have a nice bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Redmi 5, the procedure may be different because of your Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your smartphone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the intensity of the blur you want using the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
- Take the photograph once 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 Redmi 5 by post production . Two possibilities will be available to you:
The first of the solutions only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait mode" or "Live focus" mode that we have just discovered. So, 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 Redmi 5:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Display the photo on 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 want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Xiaomi Redmi 5 that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, there is another step:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Click on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Choose the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Choose manually the areas where you want the bokeh effect to apply.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is obtained.
- Save the snapshot.
Use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi Redmi 5 using an application
Sometimes it happens that you do not have access to the functions discussed above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. In the event that this is your situation, in this specific case you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Redmi 5. 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 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your Xiaomi Redmi 5. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain 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 Redmi 5, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi Redmire 5.
