The aperture setting is measured in f-stop values, with apertures such as f/1.4 and f/2.8 often referred to as 'wide' apertures, as they have the widest opening and let in the most light ...

The f-stop is the number a camera (or lens) displays to indicate the size of the lens aperture (see 'F-stop vs aperture' below). Most camera lenses offer a range of f-stops (from large to small ...

Two terms that are common in photography are aperture and f-stop, but what do they mean and how does knowing about aperture and f-stop help you take better photos? [Featured image by Koeepik via ...

But there's one thing that really gets my goat: that f/1.7 aperture. What gives with these unnatural fractions of an f-stop? I know where I am with an f/1.8 lens, just as I know the score with an ...

the lower the f value, the bigger the aperture is and the more the light gets in. An f/1.6 lens lets 25 percent more light in than an f/1.8 lens, for instance. V30's aperture is complemented by ...

The bigger the aperture (lower f-stop number), the more light reaches the sensor which can improve low-light photography - an area that smartphones typically struggle with. Aperture also plays a ...