Professional zooms may have a ‘constant’ maximum aperture of f/2.8 at any zoom setting (a handful have even wider apertures), but more affordable ‘consumer’ zooms are more likely to have a ...

A wider aperture will benefit low-light photography, thus improving night modes and low-light conditions. It could also let users manually add shallow depth-of-field effects to photos, like portraits.

And widening my aperture to f/1.8 was a sure-fire way of keeping my ISO in check. But shooting wide open presents a string of other potential problems. Firstly, every lens has a sweet spot, an ...

A wider aperture means a shallower depth of field effect, with a blurred background but a sharp foreground. Meanwhile, a narrower aperture results in a deeper depth of field, with everything ...

They suggest the new devices have a hybrid lens with an f/1.7 aperture. 1/5 ... but the wider aperture will help it capture up to 20% more light. For the upcoming iPhone 16 Pro Max, ...