aperture

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As sensors get more and more dense, the required aperture size gets larger and larger.

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Quick take

a device that controls amount of light admitted

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noun

a device that controls amount of light admitted

noun

a natural opening in something

noun

an man-made opening; usually small

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for aperture.

noun

a device that controls amount of light admitted

noun

a natural opening in something

noun

an man-made opening; usually small

Example sentences

As sensors get more and more dense, the required aperture size gets larger and larger.

I have a photo folder in aperture that syncs with it, and of course iCloud keeps the most recent 1000 photos.

The smaller the aperture, the more diffracted incoming light rays.

I don't think the "speed value" from the EV system is going to be of much use for this calculation, though the "aperture value" will.

It's like working at aperture science, the emphasis on testing is maniacal.

After all, the M cameras didn't get an aperture priority mode until 2002.

The way it works is this: the camera takes two photos of equal shutter speed length, except the second is done with the aperture completely closed.

Besides power, aperture, and accurate pointing, which have been mentioned here, there is also the need to hand off transmitting/receiving as the Earth rotates.

[1] At least, since apochromatic correction is easier in longer focal length lenses provided that no super-wide-aperture bokeh heroics have gone into the design.

"You can just produce a composite image that's sharp all over, but why not use a conventional camera with stopped-down[2] lens, then"This allows depth of field independent of aperture size, which is a new capability.