Shoot in Aperture Mode
Take Wide Aperture Photos
Wide aperture mode allows you to shoot photos with blurry backgrounds, which brings your
subjects into sharper focus.
1 Open Camera, or go to Camera > More (depending on your device model), and select
Aperture mode.
2 Touch the area that you wish to focus in on.
For best results, your phone should be within 2 meters of your subject.
3 Touch
in the viewnder, and adjust the aperture in the following ways:
• Touch Virtual aperture, and move the slider to adjust the virtual aperture. A smaller
virtual f-number will create a more blurry background.
• Touch Physical aperture, and adjust the aperture of the lens for physical-level ne
blurring eects.
4 Touch the Shutter button to take the picture.
Edit Background Blur in Wide Aperture Photos
Feel free to adjust the focus and background blur after you've taken a wide aperture photo.
If you used the physical aperture during shooting, the blurring eects can't be edited
once you're done shooting.
1 Go to Gallery > Albums > Camera.
2 Touch a photo tagged with , and touch at the top of the photo.
3 Touch other areas on the photo to re-focus. Drag the slider at the bottom to adjust the
virtual aperture.
4 Touch to save the settings.
Shoot Wide Aperture Videos
Wide aperture mode allows you to shoot videos with blurry backgrounds, which bring your
subjects into sharper focus.
1 Open Camera or go to Camera > More (depending on your device model), and select
Aperture mode.
2 Touch to switch to Video mode. In the viewnder, touch the subject that you wish to
focus in on.
3 Touch in the viewnder, and adjust the aperture in the following ways:
• Touch Virtual aperture and drag the slider to adjust the virtual aperture. A smaller
virtual f-number will create a more blurry background.
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