In Focus: Aperture Settings for Various Scenes

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The aperture (or f-number) setting is probably the first setting that most new photographers learn to change when they “graduate” from Program mode to Aperture-priority AE or even Manual mode. What should you set for a given scene, and how will it change your shot? Find out in these articles.

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Published on 30 December 2019 Updated on 29 January 2026

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The aperture (or f-number) setting is probably the first setting that most new photographers learn to change when they “graduate” from Program mode to Aperture-priority AE or even Manual mode. What should you set for a given scene, and how will it change your shot? Find out in these articles.

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