Aperture priority mode is a semi-automatic — your camera is still choosing the best exposure for the image by controlling shutter speed (and, optionally, ISO).

P ut simply, the ‘aperture’ is the hole in the lens that lets the light through, and for a long time camera lenses have had adjustable apertures so that you can control the amount of light. It ...

Aperture Priority Mode may be a semi-auto camera mode, but the A or Av on the camera dial allows photographers almost full control over the shot. Learn how to use aperture priority mode, and why A ...

Aperture priority is much like auto mode, but grants control over aperture and automates only shutter speed. Once your ISO is set, the camera will allow you to open or close aperture using a dial.

And here’s the answer: How much light enters the camera depends on two different things: 1. The Aperture 2. The Shutter Speed (ISO setting also affects exposure, but we won’t cover that today.) I had ...

Lens aperture is increasingly up there with megapixels when it comes to the camera specifications that smartphone makers like to boast about, but what exactly do those numbers mean? Here we look ...

Beyond shutter speed and aperture, there’s another important exposure setting: ISO. In film stocks, this number indicates sensitivity and tells the photographer (and the camera) how much light ...

For phones with multiple cameras, there is usually a slightly different f-stop for each camera, such as f/1.8, f/2.0 and f/2.4, but ultimately each of these has a fixed aperture. (Image credit ...