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- [1Application](#Application)
- [2In photography](#In_photography)Toggle In photography subsection  - [2.1Maximum and minimum apertures](#Maximum_and_minimum_apertures)
  - [2.2Aperture area](#Aperture_area)
  - [2.3Aperture control](#Aperture_control)
  - [2.4Optimal aperture](#Optimal_aperture)
- [3In biology](#In_biology)
- [4Equivalent aperture range](#Equivalent_aperture_range)
- [5In scanning or sampling](#In_scanning_or_sampling)
- [6In popular culture](#In_popular_culture)
- [7See also](#See_also)
- [8References](#References)
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# Aperture

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Hole or opening through which light travels

For other uses, see [Aperture (disambiguation)](/wiki/Aperture_(disambiguation) "Aperture (disambiguation)").

[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f8/Lenses_with_different_apertures.jpg/220px-Lenses_with_different_apertures.jpg)](/wiki/File:Lenses_with_different_apertures.jpg) Different apertures of a lens[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Pupillary_light_reflex.jpg/300px-Pupillary_light_reflex.jpg)](/wiki/File:Pupillary_light_reflex.jpg) In biology, the pupil (appearing as a black hole) of the eye is its aperture and the iris is its diaphragm. In humans, the pupil can constrict to as small as 2 mm (f/8.3) and dilate to larger than 8 mm (f/2.1) in some individuals.[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Canon_EF-M_32mm_F1.4_STM_lens-aperture_blades_PNr%C2%B00803.jpg/220px-Canon_EF-M_32mm_F1.4_STM_lens-aperture_blades_PNr%C2%B00803.jpg)](/wiki/File:Canon_EF-M_32mm_F1.4_STM_lens-aperture_blades_PNr%C2%B00803.jpg) A camera aperture[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1f/ApertureDefn1707.png)](/wiki/File:ApertureDefn1707.png) Definitions of _Aperture_ in the 1707 _Glossographia Anglicana Nova_[\[1\]](#cite_note-1)[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b6/Aperture-open.svg/220px-Aperture-open.svg.png)](/wiki/File:Aperture-open.svg) Aperture icon

In [optics](/wiki/Optics "Optics"), the **aperture** of an optical system (including a system consisted of a single lens) is a hole or an opening that primarily limits [light](/wiki/Light "Light") propagated through the system. More specifically, the [entrance pupil](/wiki/Entrance_pupil "Entrance pupil") as the front side image of the aperture and [focal length](/wiki/Focal_length "Focal length") of an [optical system](/wiki/Optical_system "Optical system") determine the cone angle of a bundle of [rays](/wiki/Ray_(optics) "Ray (optics)") that comes to a [focus](/wiki/Focus_(optics) "Focus (optics)") in the [image plane](/wiki/Image_plane "Image plane").

An optical system typically has many openings or structures that limit ray bundles (ray bundles are also known as _pencils_ of light). These structures may be the edge of a [lens](/wiki/Lens_(optics) "Lens (optics)") or [mirror](/wiki/Mirror "Mirror"), or a ring or other fixture that holds an optical element in place or may be a special element such as a [diaphragm](/wiki/Diaphragm_(optics) "Diaphragm (optics)") placed in the optical path to limit the light admitted by the system. In general, these structures are called stops,[\[2\]](#cite_note-2) and the **aperture stop** is the stop that primarily determines the cone of rays that an optical system accepts (see [entrance pupil](/wiki/Entrance_pupil "Entrance pupil")). As a result, it also determines the ray cone angle and brightness at the image point (see [exit pupil](/wiki/Exit_pupil "Exit pupil")). The aperture stop generally depends on the object point location; on-axis object points at different object planes may have different aperture stops, and even object points at different lateral locations at the same object plane may have different aperture stops ( [vignetted](/wiki/Vignetting "Vignetting")).[\[3\]](#cite_note-3) In practice, many object systems are designed to have a single aperture stop at designed working distance and [field of view](/wiki/Field_of_view "Field of view").

In some contexts, especially in [photography](/wiki/Photography "Photography") and [astronomy](/wiki/Astronomy "Astronomy"), _aperture_ refers to the opening diameter of the aperture stop through which light can pass. For example, in a [telescope](/wiki/Telescope "Telescope"), the aperture stop is typically the edges of the [objective lens](/wiki/Objective_lens "Objective lens") or mirror (or of the mount that holds it). One then speaks of a telescope as having, for example, a 100-centimetre (39 in) aperture. The aperture stop is not necessarily the smallest stop in the system. Magnification and demagnification by lenses and other elements can cause a relatively large stop to be the aperture stop for the system. In [astrophotography](/wiki/Astrophotography "Astrophotography"), the aperture may be given as a linear measure (for example, in inches or millimetres) or as the dimensionless ratio between that measure and the [focal length](/wiki/Focal_length "Focal length"). In other photography, it is usually given as a ratio.

A usual expectation is that the term _aperture_ refers to the opening of the aperture stop, but in reality, the term aperture and the aperture stop are mixed in use. Sometimes even stops that are not the aperture stop of an optical system are also called apertures. Contexts need to clarify these terms.

The word aperture is also used in other contexts to indicate a system which blocks off light outside a certain region. In astronomy, for example, a [photometric](/wiki/Photometry_(astronomy) "Photometry (astronomy)") aperture around a [star](/wiki/Star "Star") usually corresponds to a circular window around the image of a star within which the light intensity is assumed.[\[4\]](#cite_note-4)

## Application

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[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Yerkes_Observatory_Astro4p6.jpg/220px-Yerkes_Observatory_Astro4p6.jpg)](/wiki/File:Yerkes_Observatory_Astro4p6.jpg) Alvin Clark polishes the big [Yerkes Observatory](/wiki/Yerkes_Observatory "Yerkes Observatory") [Great Refractor](/wiki/Great_Refractor "Great Refractor") objective lens, with 40 inches 102 cm across, in 1896.

The aperture stop is an important element in most optical designs. Its most obvious feature is that it limits the amount of light that can reach the image/ [film plane](/wiki/Film_plane "Film plane"). This can be either unavoidable due to the practical limit of the aperture stop size, or deliberate to prevent saturation of a detector or overexposure of film. In both cases, the size of the aperture stop determines the amount of light admitted by an optical system. The aperture stop also affects other optical system properties:

- The opening size of the stop is one factor that affects DOF ( [depth of field](/wiki/Depth_of_field "Depth of field")). A smaller stop (larger [f number](/wiki/F_number "F number")) produces a longer DOF because it only allows a smaller angle of the cone of light reaching the image plane so the spread of the image of an object point is reduced. A longer DOF allows objects at a wide range of distances from the viewer to all be in focus at the same time.
- The stop limits the effect of optical [aberrations](/wiki/Aberration_in_optical_systems "Aberration in optical systems") by limiting light such that the light does not reach edges of optics where aberrations are usually stronger than the optics centers. If the opening of the stop (called the _aperture_) is too large, then the image will be distorted by stronger aberrations. More sophisticated optical system designs can mitigate the effect of aberrations, allowing a larger aperture and therefore greater light collecting ability.
- The stop determines whether the image will be [vignetted](/wiki/Vignetting "Vignetting"). Larger stops can cause the light intensity reaching the film or detector to fall off toward the edges of the picture, especially when, for off-axis points, a different stop becomes the aperture stop by virtue of cutting off more light than did the stop that was the aperture stop on the optic axis.
- The stop location determines the [telecentricity](/wiki/Telecentric_lens "Telecentric lens"). If the aperture stop of a lens is located at the front focal plane of the lens, then it becomes image-space telecentricity, i.e., the lateral size of the image is insensitive to the image plane location. If the stop is at the back focal plane of the lens, then it becomes object-space telecentricity where the image size is insensitive to the object plane location. The telecentricity helps precise two-dimensional measurements because measurement systems with the telecentricity are insensitive to axial position errors of samples or the sensor.

In addition to an aperture stop, a photographic lens may have one or more _field stops_, which limit the system's [field of view](/wiki/Angle_of_view "Angle of view"). When the field of view is limited by a field stop in the lens (rather than at the film or sensor) [vignetting](/wiki/Vignetting "Vignetting") results; this is only a problem if the resulting field of view is less than was desired.

In astronomy, the opening diameter of the aperture stop (called the _aperture_) is a critical parameter in the design of a [telescope](/wiki/Telescope "Telescope"). Generally, one would want the _aperture_ to be as large as possible, to collect the maximum amount of light from the distant objects being imaged. The size of the aperture is limited, however, in practice by considerations of its manufacturing cost and time and its weight, as well as prevention of aberrations (as mentioned above).

Apertures are also used in laser energy control, close aperture [z-scan technique](/wiki/Z-scan_technique "Z-scan technique"), diffractions/patterns, and beam cleaning.[\[5\]](#cite_note-5) Laser applications include [spatial filters](/wiki/Spatial_filter "Spatial filter"), [Q-switching](/wiki/Q-switching "Q-switching"), high intensity x-ray control.

In light microscopy, the word aperture may be used with reference to either the [condenser](/wiki/Condenser_(microscope) "Condenser (microscope)") (that changes the angle of light onto the specimen field), field iris (that changes the area of illumination on specimens) or possibly objective lens (forms primary images). _See_ [Optical microscope](/wiki/Optical_microscope "Optical microscope").

## In photography

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The aperture stop of a [photographic lens](/wiki/Photographic_lens "Photographic lens") can be adjusted to control the amount of [light](/wiki/Light "Light") reaching the [film](/wiki/Photographic_film "Photographic film") or [image sensor](/wiki/Image_sensor "Image sensor"). In combination with variation of [shutter speed](/wiki/Shutter_speed "Shutter speed"), the aperture size will regulate the film's or image sensor's degree of [exposure](/wiki/Exposure_(photography) "Exposure (photography)") to light. Typically, a fast shutter will require a larger aperture to ensure sufficient light exposure, and a slow shutter will require a smaller aperture to avoid excessive exposure.

[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Aperture_diagram.svg/350px-Aperture_diagram.svg.png)](/wiki/File:Aperture_diagram.svg) Diagram of decreasing aperture sizes (increasing [f-numbers](/wiki/F-number "F-number")) for "full stop" increments (an aperture area decrease by a factor of two per full stop increment)

A device called a [diaphragm](/wiki/Diaphragm_(optics) "Diaphragm (optics)") usually serves as the aperture stop and controls the aperture (the opening of the aperture stop). The diaphragm functions much like the [iris](/wiki/Iris_(anatomy) "Iris (anatomy)") of the [eye](/wiki/Human_eye "Human eye") – it controls the effective [diameter](/wiki/Diameter "Diameter") of the lens opening (called [pupil](/wiki/Pupil "Pupil") in the eyes). Reducing the aperture size (increasing the f-number) provides less light to sensor and also increases the [depth of field](/wiki/Depth_of_field "Depth of field") (by limiting the angle of cone of image light reaching the sensor), which describes the extent to which subject matter lying closer than or farther from the actual plane of focus appears to be in focus. In general, the smaller the aperture (the larger the f-number), the greater the distance from the plane of focus the subject matter may be while still appearing in focus.

The lens aperture is usually specified as an [f-number](/wiki/F-number "F-number"), the ratio of [focal length](/wiki/Focal_length "Focal length") to effective aperture diameter (the diameter of the [entrance pupil](/wiki/Entrance_pupil "Entrance pupil")). A lens typically has a set of marked "f-stops" that the f-number can be set to. A lower f-number denotes a greater aperture which allows more light to reach the film or image sensor. The photography term "one f-stop" refers to a factor of √2 (approx. 1.41) change in f-number which corresponds to a √2 change in aperture diameter, which in turn corresponds to a factor of 2 change in light intensity (by a factor 2 change in the aperture area).

[Aperture priority](/wiki/Aperture_priority "Aperture priority") is a semi-automatic shooting mode used in cameras. It permits the photographer to select an aperture setting and let the camera decide the shutter speed and sometimes also [ISO sensitivity](/wiki/ISO_sensitivity "ISO sensitivity") for the correct exposure. This is also referred to as Aperture Priority Auto Exposure, A mode, AV mode (aperture-value mode), or semi-auto mode.[\[6\]](#cite_note-6)

Typical ranges of apertures used in photography are about f/2.8 – f/22 or f/2 – f/16,[\[7\]](#cite_note-7) covering six stops, which may be divided into wide, middle, and narrow of two stops each, roughly (using round numbers) f/2 – f/4, f/4 – f/8, and f/8 – f/16 or (for a slower lens) f/2.8 – f/5.6, f/5.6 – f/11, and f/11 – f/22. These are not sharp divisions, and ranges for specific lenses vary.

### Maximum and minimum apertures

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Further information: [Lens speed](/wiki/Lens_speed "Lens speed")

The specifications for a given lens typically include the maximum and minimum aperture (opening) sizes, for example, f/0.95 – f/22. In this case, f/0.95 is currently the maximum aperture (the widest opening on a full-frame format for practical use[\[8\]](#cite_note-wayne-8)), and f/22 is the minimum aperture (the smallest opening). The maximum aperture tends to be of most interest and is always included when describing a lens. This value is also known as the [lens "speed"](/wiki/Lens_speed "Lens speed"), as it affects the exposure time. As the aperture area is proportional to the light admitted by a lens or an optical system, the aperture diameter is proportional to the square root of the light admitted, and thus inversely proportional to the square root of required exposure time, such that an aperture of f/2 allows for exposure times one quarter that of f/4. (f/2 is 4 times larger than f/4 in the aperture area.)

[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/16_minolta_50mm.jpg/220px-16_minolta_50mm.jpg)](/wiki/File:16_minolta_50mm.jpg) The aperture range of a 50 mm Minolta lens, f/1.4 – f/16

Lenses with apertures opening f/2.8 or wider are referred to as "fast" lenses, although the specific point has changed over time (for example, in the early 20th century aperture openings wider than f/6 were considered fast.[\[9\]](#cite_note-9) The fastest lenses for the common [35 mm film](/wiki/135_film "135 film") format in general production have apertures of f/1.2 or f/1.4, with more at f/1.8 and f/2.0, and many at f/2.8 or slower; f/1.0 is unusual, though sees some use. When comparing "fast" lenses, the [image format](/wiki/Film_format "Film format") used must be considered. Lenses designed for a small format such as [half frame](/wiki/Half-frame_camera "Half-frame camera") or [APS-C](/wiki/APS-C "APS-C") need to project a much smaller [image circle](/wiki/Image_circle "Image circle") than a lens used for [large format](/wiki/Large_format_(photography) "Large format (photography)") photography. Thus the optical elements built into the lens can be far smaller and cheaper.

In exceptional circumstances lenses can have even wider apertures with f-numbers smaller than 1.0; see [lens speed: fast lenses](/wiki/Lens_speed#Fast_lenses "Lens speed") for a detailed list. For instance, both the current Leica Noctilux-M 50mm ASPH and a 1960s-era Canon 50mm rangefinder lens have a maximum aperture of f/0.95.[\[10\]](#cite_note-10) Cheaper alternatives began appearing in the early 2010s, such as the [Cosina Voigtländer](/wiki/Cosina_Voigtl%C3%A4nder "Cosina Voigtländer") f/0.95 Nokton (several in the 10.5–60 mm range) and f/0.8 (29 mm) Super Nokton manual focus lenses in the for the [Micro Four-Thirds System](/wiki/Micro_Four-Thirds_System "Micro Four-Thirds System"),[\[11\]](#cite_note-11) and the [Venus Optics](/wiki/Venus_Optics "Venus Optics") (Laowa) Argus 35 mmf/0.95.[\[8\]](#cite_note-wayne-8)

Professional lenses for some movie cameras have f-numbers as small as f/0.75. [Stanley Kubrick](/wiki/Stanley_Kubrick "Stanley Kubrick")'s film _[Barry Lyndon](/wiki/Barry_Lyndon "Barry Lyndon")_ has scenes shot by candlelight with a [NASA/Zeiss 50mm f/0.7](/wiki/Carl_Zeiss_Planar_50mm_f/0.7 "Carl Zeiss Planar 50mm f/0.7"),[\[12\]](#cite_note-12) the fastest lens in film history. Beyond the expense, these lenses have limited application due to the correspondingly shallower [depth of field (DOF)](/wiki/Depth_of_field "Depth of field") – the scene must either be shallow, shot from a distance, or will be significantly defocused, though this may be the desired effect.

Zoom lenses typically have a maximum relative aperture (minimum f-number) of f/2.8 to f/6.3 through their range. High-end lenses will have a constant aperture, such as f/2.8 or f/4, which means that the relative aperture will stay the same throughout the zoom range. A more typical consumer zoom will have a variable maximum relative aperture since it is harder and more expensive to keep the maximum relative aperture proportional to the focal length at long focal lengths; f/3.5 to f/5.6 is an example of a common variable aperture range in a consumer zoom lens.

By contrast, the minimum aperture does not depend on the focal length – it is limited by how narrowly the aperture closes, not the lens design – and is instead generally chosen based on practicality: very small apertures have lower sharpness due to diffraction at aperture edges, while the added depth of field is not generally useful, and thus there is generally little benefit in using such apertures. Accordingly, DSLR lens typically have minimum aperture of f/16, f/22, or f/32, while [large format](/wiki/Large_format "Large format") may go down to f/64, as reflected in the name of [Group f/64](/wiki/Group_f/64 "Group f/64"). Depth of field is a significant concern in [macro photography](/wiki/Macro_photography "Macro photography"), however, and there one sees smaller apertures. For example, the [Canon MP-E 65mm](/wiki/Canon_MP-E_65mm_f/2.8_1-5x_Macro_lens "Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5x Macro lens") can have effective aperture (due to magnification) as small as f/96. The [pinhole](/wiki/Pinhole_camera "Pinhole camera") optic for [Lensbaby](/wiki/Lensbaby "Lensbaby") creative lenses has an aperture of just f/177.[\[13\]](#cite_note-13)

- [![f/32 – small aperture and slow shutter](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/51/Jonquil_flowers_at_f32.jpg/120px-Jonquil_flowers_at_f32.jpg)](/wiki/File:Jonquil_flowers_at_f32.jpg "f/32 – small aperture and slow shutter")

f/32 – small aperture and slow shutter

- [![f/5.6 – large aperture and fast shutter](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/01/Jonquil_flowers_at_f5.jpg/120px-Jonquil_flowers_at_f5.jpg)](/wiki/File:Jonquil_flowers_at_f5.jpg "f/5.6 – large aperture and fast shutter")

f/5.6 – large aperture and fast shutter

- [![f/22 – small aperture and slower shutter (Exposure time: 1/80)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Aperture_Example_Wall.jpg/120px-Aperture_Example_Wall.jpg)](/wiki/File:Aperture_Example_Wall.jpg "f/22 – small aperture and slower shutter (Exposure time: 1/80)")

f/22 – small aperture and slower shutter (Exposure time: 1/80)

- [![f/3.5 – large aperture and faster shutter (Exposure time: 1/2500)](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c1/Aperture_Example_Wall_2.jpg/120px-Aperture_Example_Wall_2.jpg)](/wiki/File:Aperture_Example_Wall_2.jpg "f/3.5 – large aperture and faster shutter (Exposure time: 1/2500)")

f/3.5 – large aperture and faster shutter (Exposure time: 1/2500)

- [![Changing a camera's aperture value in half-stops, beginning with f/256 and ending with f/1](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c3/Povray_focal_blur_animation.gif/120px-Povray_focal_blur_animation.gif)](/wiki/File:Povray_focal_blur_animation.gif "Changing a camera's aperture value in half-stops, beginning with f/256 and ending with f/1")

Changing a camera's aperture value in half-stops, beginning with f/256 and ending with f/1

- [![Changing a camera's aperture diameter from zero to infinity](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/Povray_focal_blur_animation_mode_tan.gif/120px-Povray_focal_blur_animation_mode_tan.gif)](/wiki/File:Povray_focal_blur_animation_mode_tan.gif "Changing a camera's aperture diameter from zero to infinity")

Changing a camera's aperture diameter from zero to infinity


### Aperture area

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The amount of light captured by an optical system is proportional to the area of the [entrance pupil](/wiki/Entrance_pupil "Entrance pupil") that is the object space-side image of the aperture of the system, equal to:

Area=π(D2)2=π(f2N)2{\\displaystyle \\mathrm {Area} =\\pi \\left({D \\over 2}\\right)^{2}=\\pi \\left({f \\over 2N}\\right)^{2}}![{\displaystyle \mathrm {Area} =\pi \left({D \over 2}\right)^{2}=\pi \left({f \over 2N}\right)^{2}}](https://wikimedia.org/api/rest_v1/media/math/render/svg/d23f1d2d30381cfdf930a0b46d9844bebb798ad5)

Where the two equivalent forms are related via the [f-number](/wiki/F-number "F-number") _N = f_ / _D_, with [focal length](/wiki/Focal_length "Focal length") _f_ and entrance pupil diameter _D_.

The focal length value is not required when comparing two lenses of the same focal length; a value of 1 can be used instead, and the other factors can be dropped as well, leaving area proportion to the reciprocal square of the f-number _N_.

If two cameras of different format sizes and focal lengths have the same [angle of view](/wiki/Angle_of_view "Angle of view"), and the same aperture area, they gather the same amount of light from the scene. In that case, the relative focal-plane [illuminance](/wiki/Illuminance "Illuminance"), however, would depend only on the f-number _N_, so it is less in the camera with the larger format, longer focal length, and higher f-number. This assumes both lenses have identical transmissivity.

### Aperture control

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[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Aperture_in_Canon_50mm_f1.8_II_lens.jpg/220px-Aperture_in_Canon_50mm_f1.8_II_lens.jpg)](/wiki/File:Aperture_in_Canon_50mm_f1.8_II_lens.jpg) Aperture mechanism of Canon 50mm f/1.8 II lens, with five blades

Though as early as 1933 [Torkel Korling](/wiki/Torkel_Korling "Torkel Korling") had invented and patented for the [Graflex](/wiki/Graflex "Graflex") large format reflex camera an automatic aperture control,[\[14\]](#cite_note-14) not all early 35mm single lens reflex cameras had the feature. With a small aperture, this darkened the viewfinder, making viewing, focusing, and composition difficult.[\[15\]](#cite_note-15) Korling's design enabled full-aperture viewing for accurate focus, closing to the pre-selected aperture opening when the shutter was fired and simultaneously synchronising the firing of a flash unit. From 1956 [SLR camera](/wiki/SLR_camera "SLR camera") manufacturers separately developed _automatic aperture control_ (the [Miranda T](/wiki/Miranda_T_(camera) "Miranda T (camera)") 'Pressure Automatic Diaphragm', and other solutions on the [Exakta Varex IIa](/wiki/Exakta "Exakta") and [Praktica FX2](/wiki/Praktica "Praktica")) allowing viewing at the lens's maximum aperture, stopping the lens down to the working aperture at the moment of exposure, and returning the lens to maximum aperture afterward.[\[16\]](#cite_note-Ray2000-136-16) The first SLR cameras with internal ( ["through-the-lens" or "TTL"](/wiki/Through-the-lens_metering "Through-the-lens metering")) meters (e.g., the [Pentax Spotmatic](/wiki/Pentax_Spotmatic "Pentax Spotmatic")) required that the lens be stopped down to the working aperture when taking a meter reading. Subsequent models soon incorporated mechanical coupling between the lens and the camera body, indicating the working aperture to the camera for exposure while allowing the lens to be at its maximum aperture for composition and focusing;[\[16\]](#cite_note-Ray2000-136-16) this feature became known as [open-aperture metering](/wiki/Open-aperture_metering "Open-aperture metering").

For some lenses, including a few long [telephotos](/wiki/Telephoto_lens "Telephoto lens"), lenses mounted on [bellows](/wiki/Bellows_(photography) "Bellows (photography)"), and [perspective-control and tilt/shift](/wiki/Perspective_control_lens "Perspective control lens") lenses, the mechanical linkage was impractical,[\[16\]](#cite_note-Ray2000-136-16) and automatic aperture control was not provided. Many such lenses incorporated a feature known as a "preset" aperture,[\[16\]](#cite_note-Ray2000-136-16)[\[17\]](#cite_note-17) which allows the lens to be set to working aperture and then quickly switched between working aperture and full aperture without looking at the aperture control. A typical operation might be to establish rough composition, set the working aperture for metering, return to full aperture for a final check of focus and composition, and focusing, and finally, return to working aperture just before exposure. Although slightly easier than stopped-down metering, operation is less convenient than automatic operation. Preset aperture controls have taken several forms; the most common has been the use of essentially two lens aperture rings, with one ring setting the aperture and the other serving as a limit stop when switching to working aperture. Examples of lenses with this type of preset aperture control are the Nikon PC Nikkor 28 mm f/3.5 and the SMC Pentax Shift 6×7 75 mm f/4.5. The Nikon PC Micro-Nikkor 85 mm f/2.8D lens incorporates a mechanical pushbutton that sets working aperture when pressed and restores full aperture when pressed a second time.

Canon [EF](/wiki/Canon_EF_mount "Canon EF mount") lenses, introduced in 1987,[\[18\]](#cite_note-18) have electromagnetic diaphragms,[\[19\]](#cite_note-19) eliminating the need for a mechanical linkage between the camera and the lens, and allowing automatic aperture control with the Canon TS-E tilt/shift lenses. Nikon PC-E perspective-control lenses,[\[20\]](#cite_note-20) introduced in 2008, also have electromagnetic diaphragms,[\[21\]](#cite_note-21) a feature extended to their E-type range in 2013.

### Optimal aperture

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Optimal aperture depends both on optics (the depth of the scene versus diffraction), and on the performance of the lens.

Optically, as a lens is stopped down, the defocus blur at the Depth of Field (DOF) limits decreases but diffraction blur increases. The presence of these two opposing factors implies a point at which the combined blur spot is minimized ( [Gibson 1975](#CITEREFR_Gibson1975), 64); at that point, the f-number is optimal for image sharpness, for this given depth of field[\[22\]](#cite_note-22) – a wider aperture (lower _f_-number) causes more defocus, while a narrower aperture (higher _f_-number) causes more diffraction.

As a matter of performance, lenses often do not perform optimally when fully opened, and thus generally have better sharpness when stopped down some – this is sharpness in the plane of [critical focus](/wiki/Critical_focus "Critical focus"), setting aside issues of depth of field. Beyond a certain point, there is no further sharpness benefit to stopping down, and the diffraction occurred at the edges of the aperture begins to become significant for imaging quality. There is accordingly a sweet spot, generally in the f/4 – f/8 range, depending on lens, where sharpness is optimal, though some lenses are designed to perform optimally when wide open. How significant this varies between lenses, and opinions differ on how much practical impact this has.

While optimal aperture can be determined mechanically, how much sharpness is _required_ depends on how the image will be used – if the final image is viewed under normal conditions (e.g., an 8″×10″ image viewed at 10″), it may suffice to determine the f-number using criteria for minimum required sharpness, and there may be no practical benefit from further reducing the size of the blur spot. But this may not be true if the final image is viewed under more demanding conditions, e.g., a very large final image viewed at normal distance, or a portion of an image enlarged to normal size ( [Hansma 1996](#CITEREFR_Hansma1996)). Hansma also suggests that the final-image size may not be known when a photograph is taken, and obtaining the maximum practicable sharpness allows the decision to make a large final image to be made at a later time; see also [critical sharpness](/wiki/Critical_sharpness "Critical sharpness").

## In biology

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[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/Voluntary_pupil_dilation.gif/220px-Voluntary_pupil_dilation.gif)](/wiki/File:Voluntary_pupil_dilation.gif) Pupil dilation and constriction, controlled consciously

Main articles: [Pupil](/wiki/Pupil "Pupil"), [Iris](/wiki/Iris_(anatomy) "Iris (anatomy)"), and [Pupillary response](/wiki/Pupillary_response "Pupillary response")

In many living [optical systems](/wiki/Optics "Optics"), the eye consists of an [iris](/wiki/Iris_(anatomy) "Iris (anatomy)") which adjusts the size of the [pupil](/wiki/Pupil "Pupil"), through which light enters. The iris is analogous to the diaphragm, and the pupil (which is the adjustable opening in the iris) the aperture. Refraction in the [cornea](/wiki/Cornea "Cornea") causes the effective aperture (the [entrance pupil](/wiki/Entrance_pupil "Entrance pupil") in optics parlance) to differ slightly from the physical pupil diameter. The entrance pupil is typically about 4 mm in diameter, although it can range from as narrow as 2 mm ( [f/8.3](/wiki/F-number "F-number")) in diameter in a brightly lit place to 8 mm (f/2.1) in the dark as part of [adaptation](/wiki/Adaptation_(eye) "Adaptation (eye)"). In rare cases in some individuals are able to dilate their pupils even beyond 8 mm (in [scotopic](/wiki/Scotopic_vision "Scotopic vision") lighting, close to the physical limit of the iris. In humans, the average iris diameter is about 11.5 mm,[\[23\]](#cite_note-23) which naturally influences the maximal size of the pupil as well, where larger iris diameters would typically have pupils which are able to dilate to a wider extreme than those with smaller irises. Maximum dilated pupil size also decreases with age.

[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Human_eye_in_dim_light.jpg/220px-Human_eye_in_dim_light.jpg)](/wiki/File:Human_eye_in_dim_light.jpg) The pupil dilates in the dark to allow more light in. This pupil is unusually dilated for dark adaptation, as dilation to this extent typically requires the aid of mydriatic agents.

The iris controls the size of the pupil via two complementary sets muscles, the [sphincter](/wiki/Iris_sphincter_muscle "Iris sphincter muscle") and [dilator](/wiki/Iris_dilator_muscle "Iris dilator muscle") muscles, which are innervated by the [parasympathetic](/wiki/Parasympathetic_nervous_system "Parasympathetic nervous system") and [sympathetic](/wiki/Sympathetic_nervous_system "Sympathetic nervous system") nervous systems respectively, and act to induce [pupillary constriction](/wiki/Miosis "Miosis") and [dilation](/wiki/Mydriasis "Mydriasis") respectively. The state of the pupil is closely influenced by various factors, primarily light (or absence of light), but also by [emotional](/wiki/Emotion "Emotion") state, [interest](/wiki/Interest_(emotion) "Interest (emotion)") in the subject of attention, [arousal](/wiki/Arousal "Arousal"), [sexual stimulation](/wiki/Sexual_arousal "Sexual arousal"),[\[24\]](#cite_note-24) physical activity,[\[25\]](#cite_note-25) [accommodation](/wiki/Accommodation_(vertebrate_eye) "Accommodation (vertebrate eye)") state,[\[26\]](#cite_note-neuroscience_chapter7-26) and [cognitive load](/wiki/Cognitive_load "Cognitive load").[\[27\]](#cite_note-27) The field of view is not affected by the size of the pupil.

Some individuals are also able to directly exert manual and conscious control over their iris muscles and hence are able to voluntarily constrict and dilate their pupils on command.[\[28\]](#cite_note-28) However, this ability is rare and potential use or advantages are unclear.

## Equivalent aperture range

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See also: [Image sensor format](/wiki/Image_sensor_format "Image sensor format")

In digital photography, the 35mm-equivalent aperture range is sometimes considered to be more important than the actual f-number. Equivalent aperture is the f-number adjusted to correspond to the f-number of the same size absolute aperture diameter on a lens with a [35mm equivalent focal length](/wiki/35mm_equivalent_focal_length "35mm equivalent focal length"). Smaller equivalent f-numbers are expected to lead to higher image quality based on more total light from the subject, as well as lead to reduced depth of field. For example, a [Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10](/wiki/Sony_Cyber-shot_DSC-RX10 "Sony Cyber-shot DSC-RX10") uses a 1" sensor, 24 – 200 mm with maximum aperture constant along the zoom range; f/2.8 has equivalent aperture range f/7.6, which is a lower equivalent f-number than some other f/2.8 cameras with smaller sensors.[\[29\]](#cite_note-29)

However, modern optical research concludes that sensor size does not actually play a part in the depth of field in an image.[\[30\]](#cite_note-30) An aperture's f-number is not modified by the camera's sensor size because it is a ratio that only pertains to the attributes of the lens. Instead, the higher crop factor that comes as a result of a smaller sensor size means that, in order to get an equal framing of the subject, the photo must be taken from further away, which results in a less blurry background, changing the perceived depth of field. Similarly, a smaller sensor size with an equivalent aperture will result in a darker image because of the [pixel density](/wiki/Pixel_density "Pixel density") of smaller sensors with equivalent megapixels. Every photosite on a camera's sensor requires a certain amount of surface area that is not sensitive to light, a factor that results in differences in [pixel pitch](/wiki/Pixel_pitch "Pixel pitch") and changes in the [signal-noise ratio](/wiki/Signal-to-noise_ratio_(imaging) "Signal-to-noise ratio (imaging)"). However, neither the changed depth of field,[\[31\]](#cite_note-31) nor the perceived change in light sensitivity [\[32\]](#cite_note-32) are a result of the aperture. Instead, equivalent aperture can be seen as a rule of thumb to judge how changes in sensor size might affect an image, even if qualities like pixel density and distance from the subject are the actual causes of changes in the image.

## In scanning or sampling

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The terms _scanning aperture_ and _sampling aperture_ are often used to refer to the opening through which an image is sampled, or scanned, for example in a [Drum scanner](/wiki/Drum_scanner#Drum "Drum scanner"), an [image sensor](/wiki/Image_sensor "Image sensor"), or a television pickup apparatus. The sampling aperture can be a literal optical aperture, that is, a small opening in space, or it can be a time-domain aperture for [sampling](/wiki/Sampling_(signal_processing) "Sampling (signal processing)") a signal waveform.

For example, [film grain](/wiki/Film_grain "Film grain") is quantified as _graininess_ via a measurement of film density fluctuations as seen through a 0.048 mm sampling aperture.

## In popular culture

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[![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/02/Aperture_Laboratories_Logo.svg/220px-Aperture_Laboratories_Logo.svg.png)](/wiki/File:Aperture_Laboratories_Logo.svg) The logo for Aperture Science Laboratories

Aperture Science, a fictional company in the [Portal](/wiki/Portal_(series) "Portal (series)") fictional universe, is named after the optical system. The company's logo heavily features an aperture in its logo, and has come to symbolize the series, fictional company, and the [Aperture Science Laboratories Computer-Aided Enrichment Center](/wiki/Locations_of_Half-Life#Aperture_Science_Laboratories "Locations of Half-Life") that the game series takes place in.[\[33\]](#cite_note-33)

## See also

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- [Numerical aperture](/wiki/Numerical_aperture "Numerical aperture")
- [Antenna aperture](/wiki/Antenna_aperture "Antenna aperture")
- [Angular resolution](/wiki/Angular_resolution "Angular resolution")
- [Diaphragm (optics)](/wiki/Diaphragm_(optics) "Diaphragm (optics)")
- [Waterhouse stop](/wiki/Waterhouse_stop "Waterhouse stop")
- [Bokeh](/wiki/Bokeh "Bokeh")
- [Shallow focus](/wiki/Shallow_focus "Shallow focus")
- [Deep focus](/wiki/Deep_focus "Deep focus")
- [Entrance pupil](/wiki/Entrance_pupil "Entrance pupil")
- [Exit pupil](/wiki/Exit_pupil "Exit pupil")
- [Lyot stop](/wiki/Lyot_stop "Lyot stop")

## References

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Equipment

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  - [beauty dish](/wiki/Beauty_dish "Beauty dish")
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- [Manufacturers](/wiki/List_of_photographic_equipment_makers "List of photographic equipment makers")
- [Monopod](/wiki/Monopod "Monopod")
- [Movie projector](/wiki/Movie_projector "Movie projector")
- [Slide projector](/wiki/Slide_projector "Slide projector")
- [Tripod](/wiki/Tripod_(photography) "Tripod (photography)")
  - [head](/wiki/Tripod_head "Tripod head")
- [Zone plate](/wiki/Zone_plate "Zone plate")

Terminology

- [35 mm equivalent focal length](/wiki/35_mm_equivalent_focal_length "35 mm equivalent focal length")
- [Angle of view](/wiki/Angle_of_view_(photography) "Angle of view (photography)")
- Aperture
- [Backscatter](/wiki/Backscatter_(photography) "Backscatter (photography)")
- [Black-and-white](/wiki/Black-and-white "Black-and-white")
- [Chromatic aberration](/wiki/Chromatic_aberration "Chromatic aberration")
- [Circle of confusion](/wiki/Circle_of_confusion "Circle of confusion")
- [Clipping](/wiki/Clipping_(photography) "Clipping (photography)")
- [Color balance](/wiki/Color_balance "Color balance")
- [Color temperature](/wiki/Color_temperature "Color temperature")
- [Depth of field](/wiki/Depth_of_field "Depth of field")
- [Depth of focus](/wiki/Depth_of_focus "Depth of focus")
- [Exposure](/wiki/Exposure_(photography) "Exposure (photography)")
- [Exposure compensation](/wiki/Exposure_compensation "Exposure compensation")
- [Exposure value](/wiki/Exposure_value "Exposure value")
- [Zebra patterning](/wiki/Zebra_patterning "Zebra patterning")
- [F-number](/wiki/F-number "F-number")
- [Film format](/wiki/Film_format "Film format")
  - [large](/wiki/Large_format "Large format")
  - [medium](/wiki/Medium_format "Medium format")
- [Film speed](/wiki/Film_speed "Film speed")
- [Focal length](/wiki/Focal_length "Focal length")
- [Guide number](/wiki/Guide_number "Guide number")
- [Hyperfocal distance](/wiki/Hyperfocal_distance "Hyperfocal distance")
- [Lens flare](/wiki/Lens_flare "Lens flare")
- [Metering mode](/wiki/Metering_mode "Metering mode")
- [Perspective distortion](/wiki/Perspective_distortion "Perspective distortion")
- [Photograph](/wiki/Photograph "Photograph")
- [Photographic printing](/wiki/Photographic_printing "Photographic printing")
  - [Albumen](/wiki/Albumen_print "Albumen print")
- [Photographic processes](/wiki/List_of_photographic_processes "List of photographic processes")
- [Reciprocity](/wiki/Reciprocity_(photography) "Reciprocity (photography)")
- [Red-eye effect](/wiki/Red-eye_effect "Red-eye effect")
- [Science of photography](/wiki/Science_of_photography "Science of photography")
- [Shutter speed](/wiki/Shutter_speed "Shutter speed")
- [Sync](/wiki/Flash_synchronization "Flash synchronization")
- [Zone System](/wiki/Zone_System "Zone System")

Genres

- [Abstract](/wiki/Abstract_photography "Abstract photography")
- [Aerial](/wiki/Aerial_photography "Aerial photography")
- [Aircraft](/wiki/Aircraft_spotting "Aircraft spotting")
- [Architectural](/wiki/Architectural_photography "Architectural photography")
- [Astrophotography](/wiki/Astrophotography "Astrophotography")
- [Banquet](/wiki/Banquet_photography "Banquet photography")
- [Candid](/wiki/Candid_photography "Candid photography")
- [Conceptual](/wiki/Conceptual_photography "Conceptual photography")
- [Conservation](/wiki/Conservation_photography "Conservation photography")
- [Cloudscape](/wiki/Cloudscape_photography "Cloudscape photography")
- [Documentary](/wiki/Documentary_photography "Documentary photography")
- [Eclipse](/wiki/Eclipse_photography "Eclipse photography")
- [Ethnographic](/wiki/Visual_anthropology "Visual anthropology")
- [Erotic](/wiki/Erotic_photography "Erotic photography")
- [Fashion](/wiki/Fashion_photography "Fashion photography")
- [Fine-art](/wiki/Fine-art_photography "Fine-art photography")
- [Fire](/wiki/Fire_photography "Fire photography")
- [Forensic](/wiki/Forensic_photography "Forensic photography")
- [Glamour](/wiki/Glamour_photography "Glamour photography")
- [High-speed](/wiki/High-speed_photography "High-speed photography")
- [Landscape](/wiki/Landscape_photography "Landscape photography")
- [Monochrome](/wiki/Monochrome_photography "Monochrome photography")
- [Nature](/wiki/Nature_photography "Nature photography")
- [Neues Sehen](/wiki/Neues_Sehen "Neues Sehen")
- [Nude](/wiki/Nude_photography "Nude photography")
- [Photojournalism](/wiki/Photojournalism "Photojournalism")
- [Pictorialism](/wiki/Pictorialism "Pictorialism")
- [Pornography](/wiki/Pornography "Pornography")
- [Portrait](/wiki/Portrait_photography "Portrait photography")
- [Post-mortem](/wiki/Post-mortem_photography "Post-mortem photography")
- [Ruins](/wiki/Ruins_photography "Ruins photography")
- [Selfie](/wiki/Selfie "Selfie")
  - [space selfie](/wiki/Space_selfie "Space selfie")
- [Social documentary](/wiki/Social_documentary_photography "Social documentary photography")
- [Sports](/wiki/Sports_photography "Sports photography")
- [Still life](/wiki/Still_life_photography "Still life photography")
- [Stock](/wiki/Stock_photography "Stock photography")
- [Straight photography](/wiki/Straight_photography "Straight photography")
- [Street](/wiki/Street_photography "Street photography")
- [Toy camera](/wiki/Toy_camera "Toy camera")
- [Underwater](/wiki/Underwater_photography "Underwater photography")
- [Vernacular](/wiki/Vernacular_photography "Vernacular photography")
- [Wedding](/wiki/Wedding_photography "Wedding photography")
- [Wildlife](/wiki/Wildlife_photography "Wildlife photography")

Techniques

- [Afocal](/wiki/Afocal_photography "Afocal photography")
- [Bokeh](/wiki/Bokeh "Bokeh")
- [Brenizer](/wiki/Brenizer_method "Brenizer method")
- [Burst mode](/wiki/Burst_mode_(photography) "Burst mode (photography)")
- [Contre-jour](/wiki/Contre-jour "Contre-jour")
- [Cyanotype](/wiki/Cyanotype "Cyanotype")
- [ETTR](/wiki/Exposing_to_the_right "Exposing to the right")
- [Fill flash](/wiki/Fill_flash "Fill flash")
- [Fireworks](/wiki/Fireworks_photography "Fireworks photography")
- [Hand-colouring](/wiki/Hand-colouring_of_photographs "Hand-colouring of photographs")
- [Harris shutter](/wiki/Harris_shutter "Harris shutter")
- [High-speed](/wiki/High-speed_photography "High-speed photography")
- [Holography](/wiki/Holography "Holography")
- [Infrared](/wiki/Infrared_photography "Infrared photography")
- [Intentional camera movement](/wiki/Intentional_camera_movement "Intentional camera movement")
- [Kirlian](/wiki/Kirlian_photography "Kirlian photography")
- [Kite aerial](/wiki/Kite_aerial_photography "Kite aerial photography")
- [Lo-fi photography](/wiki/Lo-fi_photography "Lo-fi photography")
- [Long-exposure](/wiki/Long-exposure_photography "Long-exposure photography")
- [Luminogram](/wiki/Luminogram "Luminogram")
- [Macro](/wiki/Macro_photography "Macro photography")
- [Mordançage](/wiki/Mordan%C3%A7age "Mordançage")
- [Multiple exposure](/wiki/Multiple_exposure "Multiple exposure")
- [Multi-exposure HDR capture](/wiki/Multi-exposure_HDR_capture "Multi-exposure HDR capture")
- [Night](/wiki/Night_photography "Night photography")
- [Panning](/wiki/Panning_(camera) "Panning (camera)")
- [Panoramic](/wiki/Panoramic_photography "Panoramic photography")
- [Photogram](/wiki/Photogram "Photogram")
- [Print toning](/wiki/Photographic_print_toning "Photographic print toning")
- [Pigeon photography](/wiki/Pigeon_photography "Pigeon photography")
- [Redscale](/wiki/Redscale "Redscale")
- [Rephotography](/wiki/Rephotography "Rephotography")
- [Rollout](/wiki/Rollout_photography "Rollout photography")
- [Scanography](/wiki/Scanography "Scanography")
- [Schlieren photography](/wiki/Schlieren_photography "Schlieren photography")
- [Sabattier effect](/wiki/Sabattier_effect "Sabattier effect")
- [Slow motion](/wiki/Slow_motion "Slow motion")
- [Stereoscopy](/wiki/Stereoscopy "Stereoscopy")
- [Stopping down](/wiki/Stopping_down "Stopping down")
- [Strip](/wiki/Strip_photography "Strip photography")
  - [Slit-scan](/wiki/Slit-scan_photography "Slit-scan photography")
- [Sun printing](/wiki/Sun_printing "Sun printing")
- [Tilt–shift](/wiki/Tilt%E2%80%93shift_photography "Tilt–shift photography")
  - [Miniature faking](/wiki/Miniature_faking "Miniature faking")
- [Time-lapse](/wiki/Time-lapse_photography "Time-lapse photography")
- [Ultraviolet](/wiki/Ultraviolet_photography "Ultraviolet photography")
- [Vignetting](/wiki/Vignetting "Vignetting")
- [Xerography](/wiki/Xerox_art "Xerox art")
- [Zoom burst](/wiki/Zoom_burst "Zoom burst")

[Composition](/wiki/Composition_(visual_arts) "Composition (visual arts)")

- [Diagonal method](/wiki/Diagonal_method "Diagonal method")
- [Framing](/wiki/Framing_(visual_arts) "Framing (visual arts)")
- [Headroom](/wiki/Headroom_(photographic_framing) "Headroom (photographic framing)")
- [Lead room](/wiki/Lead_room "Lead room")
- [Rule of thirds](/wiki/Rule_of_thirds "Rule of thirds")
- [Simplicity](/wiki/Simplicity_(photography) "Simplicity (photography)")
- [Golden triangle (composition)](/wiki/Golden_triangle_(composition) "Golden triangle (composition)")

[History](/wiki/History_of_photography "History of photography")

- [Timeline of photography technology](/wiki/Timeline_of_photography_technology "Timeline of photography technology")
- [Ambrotype](/wiki/Ambrotype "Ambrotype")
- [Analog photography](/wiki/Analog_photography "Analog photography")
- [Autochrome Lumière](/wiki/Autochrome_Lumi%C3%A8re "Autochrome Lumière")
- [Box camera](/wiki/Box_camera "Box camera")
- [Calotype](/wiki/Calotype "Calotype")
- [Camera obscura](/wiki/Camera_obscura "Camera obscura")
- [Daguerreotype](/wiki/Daguerreotype "Daguerreotype")
- [Dufaycolor](/wiki/Dufaycolor "Dufaycolor")
- [Heliography](/wiki/Heliography "Heliography")
- [Painted photography backdrops](/wiki/Painted_photography_backdrops "Painted photography backdrops")
- [Photography and the law](/wiki/Photography_and_the_law "Photography and the law")
- [Glass plate](/wiki/Photographic_plate "Photographic plate")
- [Tintype](/wiki/Tintype "Tintype")
- [Visual arts](/wiki/Visual_arts "Visual arts")

Regional

- [Albania](/wiki/Photography_in_Albania "Photography in Albania")
- [Bangladesh](/wiki/Photography_in_Bangladesh "Photography in Bangladesh")
- [Canada](/wiki/Photography_in_Canada "Photography in Canada")
- [China](/wiki/Photography_in_China "Photography in China")
- [Denmark](/wiki/Photography_in_Denmark "Photography in Denmark")
- [Greece](/wiki/Photography_in_Greece "Photography in Greece")
- [India](/wiki/Photography_in_India "Photography in India")
- [Japan](/wiki/Photography_in_Japan "Photography in Japan")
- [Korea](/wiki/Photography_in_Korea "Photography in Korea")
- [Luxembourg](/wiki/Photography_in_Luxembourg "Photography in Luxembourg")
- [Norway](/wiki/Photography_in_Norway "Photography in Norway")
- [Philippines](/wiki/Photography_in_the_Philippines "Photography in the Philippines")
- [Serbia](/wiki/Photography_in_Serbia "Photography in Serbia")
- [Slovenia](/wiki/Photography_in_Slovenia "Photography in Slovenia")
- [Sudan](/wiki/Photography_in_Sudan "Photography in Sudan")
- [Taiwan](/wiki/Photography_in_Taiwan "Photography in Taiwan")
- [Turkey](/wiki/Photography_in_Turkey "Photography in Turkey")
- [Ukraine](/wiki/Photography_in_Ukraine "Photography in Ukraine")
- [United States](/wiki/Photography_in_the_United_States "Photography in the United States")
- [Uzbekistan](/wiki/Photography_in_Uzbekistan "Photography in Uzbekistan")
- [Vietnam](/wiki/Photography_in_Vietnam "Photography in Vietnam")

[Digital photography](/wiki/Digital_photography "Digital photography")

- [Digital camera](/wiki/Digital_camera "Digital camera")
  - [D-SLR](/wiki/Digital_single-lens_reflex_camera "Digital single-lens reflex camera")
    - [comparison](/wiki/Comparison_of_digital_SLRs "Comparison of digital SLRs")
  - [MILC](/wiki/Mirrorless_camera "Mirrorless camera")
  - [camera back](/wiki/Digital_camera_back "Digital camera back")
- [Digiscoping](/wiki/Digiscoping "Digiscoping")
- [Comparison of digital and film photography](/wiki/Comparison_of_digital_and_film_photography "Comparison of digital and film photography")
- [Film scanner](/wiki/Film_scanner "Film scanner")
- [Image sensor](/wiki/Image_sensor "Image sensor")
  - [CMOS APS](/wiki/Active-pixel_sensor "Active-pixel sensor")
  - [CCD](/wiki/Charge-coupled_device "Charge-coupled device")
  - [Three-CCD camera](/wiki/Three-CCD_camera "Three-CCD camera")
  - [Foveon X3 sensor](/wiki/Foveon_X3_sensor "Foveon X3 sensor")
- [Image sharing](/wiki/Image_sharing "Image sharing")
- [Pixel](/wiki/Pixel "Pixel")

[Color photography](/wiki/Color_photography "Color photography")

- [Print film](/wiki/Color_print_film "Color print film")
  - [Chromogenic print](/wiki/Chromogenic_print "Chromogenic print")
- [Reversal film](/wiki/Reversal_film "Reversal film")
- [Color management](/wiki/Color_management "Color management")
  - [color space](/wiki/Color_space "Color space")
  - [primary color](/wiki/Primary_color "Primary color")
  - [CMYK color model](/wiki/CMYK_color_model "CMYK color model")
  - [RGB color model](/wiki/RGB_color_model "RGB color model")

[Photographic\
\
processing](/wiki/Photographic_processing "Photographic processing")

- [Bleach bypass](/wiki/Bleach_bypass "Bleach bypass")
- [C-41 process](/wiki/C-41_process "C-41 process")
- [Collodion process](/wiki/Collodion_process "Collodion process")
- [Cross processing](/wiki/Cross_processing "Cross processing")
- [Developer](/wiki/Photographic_developer "Photographic developer")
- [Digital image processing](/wiki/Digital_image_processing "Digital image processing")
- [Dye coupler](/wiki/Dye_coupler "Dye coupler")
- [E-6 process](/wiki/E-6_process "E-6 process")
- [Fixer](/wiki/Photographic_fixer "Photographic fixer")
- [Gelatin silver process](/wiki/Gelatin_silver_process "Gelatin silver process")
- [Gum printing](/wiki/Gum_printing "Gum printing")
- [Instant film](/wiki/Instant_film "Instant film")
- [K-14 process](/wiki/K-14_process "K-14 process")
- [Print permanence](/wiki/Print_permanence "Print permanence")
- [Push processing](/wiki/Push_processing "Push processing")
- [Stop bath](/wiki/Stop_bath "Stop bath")

Lists

- [Most expensive photographs](/wiki/List_of_most_expensive_photographs "List of most expensive photographs")
- [Museums devoted to one photographer](/wiki/List_of_museums_devoted_to_one_photographer "List of museums devoted to one photographer")
- [Photographs considered the most important](/wiki/List_of_photographs_considered_the_most_important "List of photographs considered the most important")
- [Photographers](/wiki/List_of_photographers "List of photographers")
  - [Norwegian](/wiki/List_of_Norwegian_photographers "List of Norwegian photographers")
  - [Polish](/wiki/List_of_Polish_photographers "List of Polish photographers")
  - [street](/wiki/List_of_street_photographers "List of street photographers")
  - [women](/wiki/List_of_women_photographers "List of women photographers")

Related

- [Conservation and restoration of photographs](/wiki/Conservation_and_restoration_of_photographs "Conservation and restoration of photographs")
  - [film](/wiki/Conservation_and_restoration_of_film "Conservation and restoration of film")
  - [photographic plates](/wiki/Conservation_and_restoration_of_photographic_plates "Conservation and restoration of photographic plates")
- [Lomography](/wiki/Toy_camera#Lomography "Toy camera")
- [Polaroid art](/wiki/Polaroid_art "Polaroid art")
- [Stereoscopy](/wiki/Stereoscopy "Stereoscopy")

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