Through this guide our phone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations giving the possibility of competing with the quality of photos of conventional cameras. This is how most recent phones have the bokeh effect. Allows so much to highlight the foreground on an image, this effect has become almost essential for making a beautiful photograph. This is why we will find out in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a XIAOMI Redmi 9 . First of all we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your XIAOMI Redmi 9. Then, we will see how to use the bokeh mode on a XIAOMI Redmi 9 using an application. third.

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Take a photograph with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your XIAOMI Redmi 9

In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological evolution of our 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 image to contrast with the foreground.

Although this manipulation seems easy to perform, it is not necessarily easy to find the function on our smartphone. This is why we will discover in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on a XIAOMI Redmi 9 using two ways: during the photo shooting and after taking the photo.

How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo

To use the bokeh effect on your XIAOMI Redmi 9 easily and quickly, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is on your smartphone by default. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You will therefore not need to do photo retouching. We present here how to use the bokeh effect directly on your XIAOMI Redmi 9:

  • 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 appears on the screen. On some Android versions you will need to press the effects icon on the right side of your screen.
  • Select the effect "  Flou   ».
  • Adjust the blur intensity  you want with the adjustment bar that appears.
  • Once configured, all you have to do is capture the photo.

It sometimes happens that to obtain a successful bokeh effect on your XIAOMI Redmi 9, the procedure is different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:

  • Open the application "  Camera   From your phone.
  • Select the "   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 as soon as 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 need to use certain features of your XIAOMI Redmi 9 by post production . Two solutions 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. 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 Redmi 9:

  • Open the Photo gallery from your smartphone.
  • Go to the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
  • Click on the option "  Change background effect   ».
  • Select the type of effect   vague.
  • Adjust blur intensity .
  • Save the snapshot by clicking on » Apply "

If you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your XIAOMI Redmi 9 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.
  • Click on " Edit  »Then on the function» Mosaic "
  • Select  the type of blur 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 snapshot.

Use the bokeh effect on a XIAOMI Redmi 9 using an application

It sometimes happens that you do not have access to the functions presented above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. If ever this is your case, then you will need download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your XIAOMI Redmi 9. A multitude of applications are available to you, and among them, we suggest 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 among others:

  • 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 several blur tools to get a custom bokeh effect on your XIAOMI Redmi 9. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.

If you want a lot of tutorials to become the king of the XIAOMI Redmi 9, we invite you to consult the other tutorials in the category: Xiaomi Redmi 9.