Shooting
at a wider aperture, such as f / 2.0, lets in more light and achieves more «blur» in front of and behind the subject of an image, while shooting at a narrower aperture, such as f / 7.0, lets in less light and results in crisper pictures.
Not exact matches
In the device created by Changhuei Yang and his team
at the California Institute of Technology, light shines on a liquid sample flowing through a narrow channel, below which are one - micron -
wide apertures spaced 10 microns apart.
The VLBA, a series of 10 individual telescopes located
at sites across North America, can create, in effect, an enormous single telescope with an
aperture thousands of kilometers
wide, thus providing the resolution necessary to probe the relatively small region
at the core of our galaxy.
The slightly sloping roof line, sporty, angled rear windscreen and flat side windows give the car a coupé - like feel, while the Hofmeister kink — the low forward bend
at the back end of the side windows — extends well into the C - pillar, making the door
aperture wider and facilitating entry to and exit from the rear seats.
We measured the distance between its wheel arches
at 1330 mm, so it will easily accept a standard Australian pallet — but you won't fit one through the side
aperture, which is 980 mm
wide at its narrowest point.
At 15 cubic feet, the Subaru Legacy's luggage capacity is on par with similarly - sized rivals, and the
wide aperture should make it easier to slide bigger items in and out.
At the front is an 8MP snapper with OC8856 Sensor, F / 2.0
Aperture and 83 - degree
wide - angle lens.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 + features a dual camera setup
at the back, which consists of a 12 - megapixel
wide - angle lens with a variable
aperture and a second 12 - megapixel telephoto lens for portrait mode and optical zoom.
As for the rest of the specs, we're looking
at a 5.1 - inch Super AMOLED display with a super high resolution of 1440 x 2560 (577 ppi), 3 GB of RAM, a choice between 32 GB, 64 GB, or 128 GB of internal storage, a 16 - megapixel rear camera with a
wider F1.9
aperture, and a 5 - megapixel front - facing selfie snapper.
Despite staying
at 12 megapixels the camera has been given a
wider aperture and an upgrade which allows for longer exposures.
The front - facing camera is rated
at 8 megapixels with an f / 2.4
aperture and a
wide 120 - degree field of view that's perfect for group selfies.
In those cases, you won't be able to use
wide apertures and long shutter speeds, or
at least not together.
- The
aperture on the iPhone 7 camera is
wider,
at f / 1.8, letting in up to 50 percent more light.
One of the standout specs is the incredibly
wide aperture that measures in
at f / 1.5, which is the
widest aperture on any smartphone to date.
The Samsung Galaxy S9 + features a dual camera setup
at the back, which consists of a 12 - megapixel
wide - angle lens with a variable
aperture and a second 12 - megapixel telephoto lens for portrait mode and optical zoom.
After applying heat, the iFixit team got into the smartphone and found its dual -
aperture camera system, which the team described as one of the only significant hardware changes this year.Images via iFixit iFixit explained that the S9 + has a rear - facing camera that automatically adjusts its
aperture for low light, and
at f / 1.5 it has the
widest aperture of
With a rear - facing 23 - megapixel shooter features a f / 2.0
aperture, 24 mm
wide - angle lens and hybrid autofocus, the phone stands out from its peers
at a similar price point.
As for the Huawei Mate 10, the story is the same, only that the
aperture is much
wider at f / 1.6, something that Samsung could beat with an f / 1.4
aperture on the Galaxy S9 and S9 +.
With cameras, a
wider aperture means more light gets through to the camera sensor, leading to better pictures
at nighttime and in dark areas.
The camera app can get a bit laggy
at times, though, especially when we wanted to view shots we had taken in
wide aperture mode.
If you compare this with the Honor 7X the quality is the same,
at times the edges are not sharp and merge with background (when using
wide aperture / portrait mode).
The primary camera shoots
at 13 - megapixels, with an f / 2.0
aperture and phase detection autofocus while the secondary sensor captures
at a
wide angle with a 120 - degree field of view.
The main camera's hardware is just better in every way — higher resolution, larger pixels,
wider aperture — but it's still fun to have the
wide - angle shooter
at your disposal.
When there's less ambient light, the light - sensing pixels have fewer photons to work with, so a
wider aperture helps remedy this by allowing more light to be captured
at once.
At 12.2 megapixels with a giant 1.4 µm pixel size and a
wide f / 1.8
aperture, the hardware is certainly top - notch.
A standard lens that comes in
at 16MP with an f / 1.6
aperture, alongside a 13MP
wide - angle lens
at f / 1.9.
On the imaging front the rumor mills have been pointing
at a 16 - Megapixel sensor with a
wide aperture and 8 - Megapixel selfie camera.
The Mate 9's «
wide aperture» mode lets you slide to adjust the camera
aperture at will.
Serious content creators should take a good look
at the LG V30, which boasts the best
wide - angle camera in a phone yet along with a very large f / 1.6
aperture for letting in lots of light.
Other goodies include a 21 - megapixel rear - facing camera with f / 2.0
aperture, phase detect auto - focus and dual - LED flash that can record 4K video
at 30 FPS, a 5 - megapixel front - facing camera with f / 2.0
aperture and a
wide - angle lens, dual - band 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac Wi - Fi with MIMO, Bluetooth 4.1 LE and NFC.
That it's stabilized, with a slightly
wider ƒ / 2.4
aperture, should help with the occasional video I shoot — the fact that the iPhone X can deliver 4K video
at 60 fps is one of the few standout features of the A11 Bionic chip, which is close to twice as fast as Qualcomm's flagship platform these days — but I haven't noticed an appreciable boost in quality over the iPhone 8 Plus.
One is monochrome (slightly higher resolution this year,
at 20 - megapixels, as per the Honor 8), the other colour (the same 12 - megapixels, as per the previous generation), or both can be used in tandem for depth - mapping to create a pseudo
wide aperture effect (that soft, melty background, known as bokeh - user - defined between software - based f / 0.95 and f / 16).
The phone has 16MP +20 MP lens combination
at the back, and both the telephoto and
wide angle lens have a f / 1.7
aperture.
The P10 Plus offers a better lens
at a
wider f / 1.8
aperture in comparison to the P10's f / 2.2.
On the rear, we will be looking
at a 16MP standard camera with f / 1.6
aperture and 71 - degree
wide - angle view and 13MP
wide - angle camera with f / 1.9
aperture and a 120 - degree
wide - angle view.
The iPhone 5S has a larger sensor and
wider aperture than before
at f / 2.4 for better low light shots.
The iPhone 5C has a larger sensor and
wider aperture than the iPhone 5
at f / 2.4 for better low light shots.
At 20MP and 12MP, these lenses combine monochrome and RGB sensors with a creative
Wide Aperture mode to make photography really enjoyable, often with pro-level results.
The
wide aperture mode allows you to capture those depthy, bokeh - filled shots, though the ƒ / 1.6
aperture does a pretty great job
at that naturally.
It's designed to deliver unparalleled mobile photography with a dual - camera system that features the flagship Sony IMX362 image sensor and a large, f / 1.8
aperture lens that offers incredible low - light performance to let users capture gorgeous photos
at night or indoors, as well as a 120 °
wide - angle lens that enables users to fit more scenery and people in the frame.
Also spotting dual cameras
at the back, the main camera is equipped with the industry - leading Sony IMX362 image sensor with a large 1/2.55 - inch size, 1.4 µm pixels and a
wide, f / 1.7 -
aperture lens to capture brighter and clearer photos in low light.
However, the 12 - megapixel sensor featured in the S8 has a
wider aperture, coming in
at f / 1.7, allowing the phone to take better pictures in low - light than the A5's f / 1.9
aperture lens.
But where it's
at is the dual cameras: a 16 - megapixel
wide angle Sony IMX398 with f / 1.7
aperture and an even more resolute 20 - megapixel IMX350 telephoto units with an f / 2.6 lens.
The ZenFone Max Plus M1 could be a competent camera phone, too, with a dual - lens setup on the rear that can shoot low - light photos
at f / 2.0
aperture and
wide - angle photos.
It keeps the same megapixel count of 20MP, but the
aperture is way
wider at f / 1.7, same as the main 16MP shooter, which is also used on the OnePlus 5.
Having the
widest aperture means being able to soak up the most light, so, in theory
at least, the Galaxy S9 should be the best cameraphone for situations where light is
at a premium.
On the back of the ASUS ZenFone 5Z you will find two cameras, a 12 - megapixel main snapper (Sony's IMX363 sensor, f / 1.8
aperture, 83 - degree lens, 16 - scene AI scene detection), and a secondary 120 - degree
wide - angle lens, though we're still not sure what sensor is included here, nor how many megapixels are we looking
at, but we're presuming 12 as well.
In terms of
aperture, both lenses are nice and
wide at f / 1.7, which is the same as the Samsung Galaxy S8 and S8 +.
The LG G6 takes a slightly different approach with its dual camera setup, offering two 13 - megapixel sensors on the rear, one with a standard lens
at f / 1.8, the other a 125 - degree
wide - angle lens with an f / 2.4
aperture.