Aperture value is one of the fundamental aspects of exposure and perhaps the most intimidating, but it needn't be. The easiest way to think about it is as the name of the size of the hole through ...

Because the lens focal length is factored in, an aperture of f/5.6, for example, will deliver exactly the same exposure regardless of the lens or sensor or camera system.

If you’re not subscribed to Preston Scott’s Camera Technica blog, you should be, and here’s why: This is a video shot by Scott showing the aperture blades inside an SLR lens, opening and ...

It is also good to be aware that despite the aperture being located inside the lens, most DSLRs control the change in f-stop from a knob near your LCD screen, on the front or back of your camera ...

7Artisans' budget-friendly 50mm f/1.4 Tilt Shift lens costs a fraction of the price of other tilt-shift optics featuring similar focal length and aperture ranges. Compare it to some options like ...

The Galaxy S9 and S9+ have a moving iris in the rear camera that can change the aperture value of the lens. You can see the two settings demonstrated in the image at the top of this post (left is ...

But in smartphone cameras, the smart glass in the micro-iris could function as an aperture — it can adjust how much light enters the camera, preventing too much exposure and helping to focus the ...

However, that's doesn't mean lens aperture isn't important to smartphones, far from it. In fact, we'd argue that other than sensor size (and we're beginning to resign ourselves to the fact we're ...

In addition, Kuo said that the high-end model of the iPhone 18 to be released in 2026 will upgrade the wide-angle camera to a variable aperture camera. This is expected to significantly improve ...