How to Adjust Blur Strength When Redacting Photos

TL;DR

In PrivShot you can dial the redaction strength up or down for both pixelate and blur. Pick a strength high enough that the detail is truly unreadable — for faces and ID numbers, err on the strong side.

Steps

Redact a photo in PrivShot as usual.
Choose the style — pixelate or blur.
Adjust the strength control until the covered detail is unreadable.
Sanity-check by looking closely: if you can still guess the face or number, turn it up.
Export.

Why it works this way

Weak redaction is a real trap: a lightly blurred or coarsely pixelated face or number can sometimes be partially reconstructed. PrivShot exposes strength so you can push past “looks blurry” to “genuinely gone.” Combined with padded, feathered regions, a strong setting is what makes redaction irreversible in practice.

Tips & edge cases

Faces and numbers: go strong. There’s rarely a downside to over-blurring the sensitive part.
Very small regions need proportionally more strength to destroy detail — zoom in to check.
Consistency: setting strength before a batch keeps every exported photo matching.

FAQ

How strong should the blur be? Strong enough that you can’t make out the detail yourself. A light blur can sometimes be computationally reversed, so err high for faces and numbers.

Does higher strength affect the rest of the photo? No. Strength only applies inside the redacted regions; the rest of the image is untouched.

Can I set it once for a batch? Yes. Your chosen style and strength apply as you redact, so a batch comes out consistent.