Take Photos, with Aperture Mode

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Take Photos, with Aperture Mode

Take Wide Aperture Photos

Wide aperture mode allows you to shoot photos and videos with a blurred background while your subject remains in sharp focus.

  1. Open Camera or go to Camera > More (depending on your device model) and select Aperture mode.

  2. Touch where you want to focus. For best results, your phone needs to be within 2 m (about 7 ft.) of your subject.

  3. Touch in the viewfinder and drag the slider to adjust aperture settings. A smaller aperture value will create a more blurred background.

  4. Touch the shutter button to shoot a photo.

Edit Background Blur in Wide Aperture Photos

You can adjust the focus and background blur after you've taken a wide aperture photo.

  1. Go to Gallery > Albums > Camera .

  2. Touch a photo tagged with , then touch at the top of the photo.

  3. Touch the photo to adjust the focus. Drag the slider at the bottom to adjust the aperture.

  4. Touch to save the settings.

Shoot Wide Aperture Videos

Wide aperture mode allows you to shoot photos and videos with a blurred background while your subject remains in sharp 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.

  3. Touch where you want to focus. Touch in the viewfinder and drag the slider to adjust aperture settings. A smaller aperture value will create a more blurred background.

  4. Touch the shutter button to start recording. When recording, touch the viewfinder to adjust the focus.

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