You can find a detailed explanation with examples in our earlier explainer, but the executive summary of the key benefit is the ability to control the depth of field (DoF) in a photo. You can have a ...

The variable aperture is “revolutionary” in that the feature has never been included on a smartphone camera before — but it’s actually an option that has been around since early film photography when ...

Aperture is perhaps the most important — and also the most confusing — photographic concept to grasp. Mastering the use of aperture opens up a range of artistic possibilities and brings your ...

DSLRs and other advanced cameras have a ton of letters, symbols, and weird buttons on them. Every photographer must go through the quest of learning what each setting does, and today we are talking ...

Learn the basics of aperture and shutter speed with photographer Mark Watson. THE TWO DETERMINING factors for correct exposure in any photograph are the camera’s shutter speed and lens aperture. These ...

Hopefully our guides to ISO, aperture and shutter speed have made those photographic terms a little less daunting than they once were. If you now feel like you understand those concepts and are ...

One of the more notable trends in the best smartphone cameras in the last 12 months is the shift to one-inch sensors. The 50MP Sony IMX989 is leading the charge in this regard, becoming the primary ...

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As you might expect, you use Aperture-priority mode when you need to control the size of the opening through which light travels to reach the sensor -- usually to affect the depth of field -- but ...