The cameras of our mobile phones have become authentic semi-professional tools in some cases of the high range. But in many mobiles we already have an effect available that until now we could only have created with a professional camera. It is about recording video with a bokeh effect , or what is the same with blur, such as portraits.
This is an effect that gives a more professional and attractive appearance to the videos we record, although it depends a lot on the mobile whether the result is more or less credible or acceptable.
What is the bokeh effect in a video?
In recent years, with the arrival of mobile phones with several rear cameras, the bokeh photography mode, or also known as portrait, has become very popular. This basically simulates the blurring of the scene behind the protagonist of the portrait. This effect can be achieved in different ways, and it basically depends on the type of camera we have.
There are some mobiles that achieve this effect by the action of their lenses, but many do it simply by using a post-processing, or a real-time processing of the image that makes it blur that background. Logically, depending on the range to which the phone belongs, the result will be better or worse. It is especially noticeable in the cutout of the main person in the video, who will see how there are some areas that do not blur, which gives a bad result. Many manufacturers have these types of effects in their cameras, and they are related to the functions of artificial intelligence.
How to get the best result?
In addition to recording with this blur effect, we must bear in mind that when we record this type of video there are some parameters that we must follow. Such as not making sudden camera movements in the frame. Doing so will ensure that the blur effect is not balanced, and that there may be areas where it is not generated.
It is preferable to shoot close-ups , as in photographic portraits. With this we will have as a result a much more successful blur effect and that above all will make more sense. And if, as you are going to see, it is possible to apply a certain intensity to the blur effect, it is best not to abuse it. If we do, we will end up noticing, especially in the cheaper models, that the blur is the product of artificial manipulation, and not the work of the lenses that the phone integrates.
How to record videos with this effect on your mobile
Samsung
In the mobiles of the Korean firm we can also count on an effect like this. To do this, we must open the phone’s camera, and select the video recording.
Once we do, we must click on the ” dynamic video ” button, which is the name that this functionality has. Once we do, we have to select the intensity of the blur in the bar that appears above the modes.
Realme
In these mobiles it is very simple, for this what we must do is open the camera and click on the video recording mode. Once inside this mode, we have to press the icon with the shape of a ring that we have centered in the upper part. Now when selecting it, we must choose the intensity of the bokeh effect at the bottom.
Huawei
The mobile phones of the Chinese firm offer us this mode within its artificial intelligence effects. In order to activate it, we must open the camera, and select the video recording mode.
Once we press we move between the different available effects, which are just above the modes. Select the one called ” Portrait Bokeh ” and start recording, you will see how the background is blurred.
OPPO
In the case of this brand, the method is practically identical to that of Realme, something that makes sense considering the close ties between both brands.
The process is the same, we open the camera, click on video mode, and select the ring-shaped icon at the top. Once activated, we choose the intensity of the bokeh mode in the lower bar.
