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 ...

Camera and lens makers always quote the maximum aperture of the lens. You can use smaller apertures, but the largest aperture available is a key selling point and always appears in the specs and ...

In principle, the lens of a digital camera works in the same way as your eye, opening and closing its aperture to adjust to changing light conditions. We'll be discussing aperture in full detail ...