Sony's Background defocus app debuts on Play store

Sony has launched a new app for mobile photography enthusiasts. Called Background defocus, the new Sony application allows users to create a bokeh effect in your pictures, adding depth of field. The app is available via Play store for Sony handsets with Android 4.2 Jelly Bean or later.

According to the description on Play store, Background defocus “simulates a shallow depth of field by creating a blurred out background. It captures two photos with different focus settings, which you can bring together to create a photo with one object in sharp focus, against a beautifully blurred background”.

Recently, Google released a standalone Camera app for all Android devices running KitKat or above, featuring a similar technology called Lens Blur. While it appears that Sony’s Background Defocus app is a little more granular — you can adjust background blur on a sliding scale, rather than tapping on a part of the photo like in other apps — its presence is no longer as interesting as it sounded when the app debuted alongside the Xperia Z1s at CES.

The good news is that Background Defocus will work with any Xperia device running Android 4.3 or higher, which comprises a good chunk of its recent flagships, from the ZL to the Z Ultra, Z1 and above.

The app is very simple to use, you can head on to the camera app and select Background Defocus as camera mode> Tap the object you want to focus on in the viewfinder> Tap the camera key to take a photo> Change the blur level and blur effect with the controls on the screen> Tap the save button, and that's it.

You can download this app from play store : Click here