Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac A few days ago, we learned about the iPhone’s shutter, the part of the camera that “opens and closes” to let light onto the sensor. Today, we’re taking an in-depth ...

DSLRs and other advanced cameras have a ton of letters, symbols, and weird buttons on them. Every photographer must go through the quest of learning what each setting does, and today we are talking ...

The development of smartphone cameras ranks among the most remarkable innovation stories in recent history. Compared to where we were two decades ago, today's cameras offer photos and videos that come ...

Two of Apple's four rumored iPhone models for 2026 are set to receive a big camera upgrade, according to a report from the Korean media outlet ETNews. The iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max will reportedly ...

Samsung might reintroduce a fairly popular feature that it canned after the Galaxy S9. That is the variable aperture. Back on ...

A new leak suggests the Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra’s main camera will feature a much larger f/1.4 aperture. This upgrade, while keeping the 200MP sensor, is set to drastically improve low-light ...

Every good photo begins with the right exposure. Even if you catch a great subject at the perfect moment with strong framing, everything is lost if you blow the exposure. If you only shoot in ...

A much more important value is the size of the camera's aperture, commonly listed as an f-number. The f-number is a ratio between the focal length and size of the hole, and tells you how much light ...

Editor’s note: A version of this post was originally published on January 15. This post was updated with the latest info from Samsung. Smartphone manufacturers are forever finding new ways to ...