Taking photos with the Bokeh effect

You can take photos with the Bokeh effect. The Bokeh effect decreases the focus of the background to emphasize objects in the foreground, for an artistic effect.
  1. Find and tap (Camera icon).
  2. Select the [Bokeh] mode.
  3. Tap (Switch camera icon) to switch between the main and front camera.
  4. Point the camera at the subject.
  5. Tap (Bokeh icon) in the viewfinder.
  6. Drag the slider to adjust the Bokeh effect.

    To hide the slider, tap (Close button) in the viewfinder.

  7. Touch the subject on which you would like to focus in the viewfinder.

    • The focus frame will appear.

      The camera will focus on the touched subject.

      To cancel focusing, tap the focus frame.

    • The color adjustment slider and the brightness adjustment slider will appear.

      Drag the sliders to adjust the color and brightness.

  8. Tap the screen shutter button or press the device volume button.
    To view, share, or edit photos in the Google Photos app, tap the thumbnail. For more information about the Google Photos app, go to support.google.com/photos.

To change the camera settings

  1. Tap (Settings icon) to find and change more frequently used settings.

    • Aspect ratio

      4:3 / 16:9 / 1:1

    • Timer

      Off / 3 sec / 10 sec

    • Flash

      Off / Auto / On / Light (Main camera only)

      The current flash status is displayed in the top left of the screen. You can switch the flash mode between [Off] and [Auto] by tapping the icon.

  2. Tap the [Menu] button to change more detailed settings.

    • Soft skin effect

      On / Off: You can take photos with an effect that makes skin appear smoother.

    • Sharpen faces (Front camera only)

      On / Off: You can take photos with sharpened faces by making the features of the faces clearer.

    • Hand Shutter

      On / Off: You can start the countdown of the timer by turning your palm toward the camera. When the self-timer is set, the timer starts after the camera detects your hand.

    • Touch tracking (Main camera only)

      The camera tracks the selected object and adjusts the brightness.

Note

  • Zooming is not available in the [Bokeh] mode.

Hint

  • You can select the finish of images (Look). Tap (Look icon). Each one is optimized with a different combination of color tone, saturation, contrast, sharpness, brightness, and other image elements, so you can set up image processing with your ideal balance of these elements. For details about each preset look, tap (Read more button).
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