Through this guide our phone makes it possible to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have integrated it well by creating technological innovations that offer the possibility of competing with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the vast majority of recent 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 photo. This is the reason why we will see today how to use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A . 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 Note 5A. Then, we will find out how to use bokeh mode on a Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A using a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A
In the past, the bokeh effect was only reserved for SLR cameras. With the technological change in our phones, they are now able to compete 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 action seems easy to accomplish, it is not always easy to find the function on our mobile phone. This is the reason why you will discover in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A thanks to two ways: during the taking of the photo and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A quickly and easily, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available on your mobile phone. This mode will be used the moment you take the picture . So you won't need any post-production handling. We present here how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose the » Portrait Mode »Present in the options 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.
- 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 take the picture.
It may happen that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A, the procedure may be different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the mode " Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength 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. To do this, you will need to use certain features of your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A by post production . Two alternatives may be available to you:
The first of the methods only applies in the event that your photo was taken with "Portrait Mode" or "Live Focus" mode that we have just discovered. In this case, 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 Note 5A:
- Open the Photo gallery of your device.
- 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 image by clicking on » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to a photo of your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A that was not taken with one of the specific modes seen previously, another approach exists:
- Open the application Gallery .
- Show photo on which you want to add the bokeh effect.
- Click on " Edit »Then on the function» Mosaic "
- Choose the kind of blurry effect that you want to add.
- Select manually areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Set focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A using an application
It is plausible that you will not have access to the features presented above due to the Android version installed on your mobile phone. If this is your case, then you will need to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi RedMi Note 5A. 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 a lot of features to get the blur you want. Among these functions you will find for example:
- The option 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 Note 5A. You can suddenly play on bokeh effects to get a blur style worked on each of your photos.
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