Through this guide, our phone makes it possible to immortalize the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations to compete with the photo quality of conventional cameras. This is how the majority of 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 image. This is the reason why we will find out in this guide how to use the bokeh effect on a XIAOMI Redmi Note 9 . To start, we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the built-in features of your XIAOMI Redmi Note 9. And then, find out how to use the bokeh mode on a XIAOMI Redmi Note 9 thanks to a third-party application.
Take an image with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your XIAOMI Redmi Note 9
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 exactly is the bokeh effect? 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 achieve, it is not necessarily easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is the reason why we will see in this first section the use of the bokeh effect on a XIAOMI Redmi Note 9 using two ways: during taking the photo and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode while taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your XIAOMI Redmi Note 9 easily and quickly, the best technique will be to use a mode to blur the background which is available by default on your smartphone. This mode will be used when you take the picture . You will therefore not need any post-production manipulations. Here's how to use the bokeh effect directly on your XIAOMI Redmi Note 9:
- Open your application » Camera "
- Choose 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 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 configured, all you have to do is take the picture.
To obtain a successful bokeh effect on your XIAOMI Redmi Note 9, the procedure may be 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 intensity of the blur you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears.
- Take the photograph when 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. To do this, you will have to use certain features of your XIAOMI Redmi Note 9 by post production . Two possibilities will 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. 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 Note 9:
- Open the Photo gallery from your phone.
- Display the photo which you want add bokeh effect .
- Press 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 an image of your XIAOMI Redmi Note 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.
- Press on " Edit »Then on the functionality» Mosaic "
- Choose the type of blur 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 obtained.
- Save the image.
Use the bokeh effect on a XIAOMI Redmi Note 9 thanks to an application
It happens at times that you do not have access to the features presented above because of the Android version installed on your smartphone. In the event that this is your case, in this specific case you will have to download third party app to use the bokeh effect on your XIAOMI Redmi Note 9. A very large number 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 among others:
- 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 Redmi Note 9. You can therefore play with bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
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