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Aperture: typical values for action cameras

Half of action cameras in the catalog have aperture below f/2.3, and 80% fall between f/1.8 and f/2.8 (107 models with data).

Medianf/2.3
Median 2026f/2
Typical rangef/1.8 – f/2.8
Models107
Distribution

How aperture is distributed

071522291.61.822.22.42.62.82.91.6–1.7: 51.7–1.8: 81.8–1.9: 61.9–2: 292–2.1: 02.1–2.2: 12.2–2.3: 92.3–2.4: 102.4–2.5: 102.5–2.6: 02.6–2.7: 22.7–2.8: 212.8–2.9: 12.9–3: 5Median f/2.3
Percentile10 %25 %50 %75 %90 %
Aperturef/1.8f/2f/2.3f/2.7f/2.8

Lower is better for this spec: the 10th percentile is the top tenth of the catalog.

Trends

Median aperture by year

f/0f/0.8f/1.5f/2.3f/320182019202120222023202420252026
Recent leaders

Lowest aperture

1 SJCAM SJ20
SJCAM · 2024
SJ20
4K60 min370 g
f/1.3
5.1
2 SJCAM C200 Pro
SJCAM · 2024
C200 Pro
4K5 m120 min78 g
f/1.6
7.7
3 SJCAM SJ8 Dual Screen
SJCAM · 2022
SJ8 Dual Screen
4K120 min80 g
f/1.6
6.3
4 Kandao QooCam 3 Ultra
Kandao · 2024
QooCam 3 Ultra
8K10 m296 g
f/1.6
8.7
5 Kandao QooCam 3
Kandao · 2023
QooCam 3
5.7K10 m50 min201 g
f/1.6
5.9
6 Kandao QooCam EGO
Kandao · 2022
QooCam EGO
1080p160 g
f/1.8
7 GoPro MAX2
GoPro · 2025
MAX2
8K5 m195 g
f/1.8
6.6
8 SJCAM SJ30
SJCAM · 2026
SJ30
8K5 m150 min162 g
f/1.8
7.7
9 Exprotrek UHD 4K
Exprotrek · 2022
UHD 4K
4K90 min
f/1.8
6.6
10 Insta360 Luna Ultra
Insta360 · 2026
Luna Ultra
8K240 min233 g
f/1.8
8.6
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