Through this guide our smartphone offers the possibility of immortalizing the moments of our life easily and quickly. And manufacturers have understood this well by creating technological innovations that make it possible to compete with the photo quality of professional cameras. This is how the vast 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 photo. This is why we will see in this article how to use the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi . First of all, we will find out how to take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the native features of your Xiaomi. And then we will see how to use the bokeh mode on a Xiaomi using a specific application.
Take a photo with the bokeh effect thanks to the features of your Xiaomi
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 photo to contrast with the foreground.
Although this action seems easy to perform, it is not always easy to find the functionality on our smartphone. This is why you will discover in this first part how to get started with the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi thanks to two ways: during the photo taking and after taking the photo.
How to use bokeh mode when taking a photo
To use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi quickly and easily, the best solution 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 . So you won't need any post-production handling. Here is how to use the bokeh effect directly on your Xiaomi:
- 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 appears on the screen. On some Android versions you will have to press the effects icon 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 sometimes happens that to have a successful bokeh effect on your Xiaomi, the procedure is different, due to the fact that you are on another Android version:
- Open the application " Camera From your phone.
- Choose the option Live focus " or " Live Focus ».
- Adjust the blur strength you want thanks to the adjustment bar that appears on the screen.
- Take the picture when the blur effect you are looking for is achieved.
How to add a bokeh effect in post production
There may sometimes be times when you want to add a bokeh effect to a photo after taking it. To do this, you will have to use certain functions of your Xiaomi by post production . Two alternatives 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 seen. So, in the event that you took the photo with one of these modes, follow our guide to put a bokeh effect on any photo taken by your Xiaomi:
- 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 image by pressing » Apply "
If you want to add the bokeh effect to an image of your Xiaomi 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.
- Select manually areas where you want the bokeh effect to be added.
- Adjust focus slider until the desired blur effect is achieved.
- Save the image.
Using the bokeh effect on a Xiaomi using an application
It is likely that you do not have access to the functions presented above due to the Android version installed on your smartphone. If this is your situation, in this case you will have to download a specific application to use the bokeh effect on your Xiaomi. A very large number 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 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. You can therefore play on bokeh effects to obtain a blur style worked on each of your photos.
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