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iPhone 18 Pro Variable Aperture Works on One Lens Only: A Shot List for All Four Stops
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iPhone 18 Pro Variable Aperture Works on One Lens Only: A Shot List for All Four Stops

Mike Peterson · September 11, 2026

The iPhone 18 Pro can change its aperture on one camera only. Apple’s tech specs list the four stops, f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.0, against the 48MP Fusion Main camera at 24 mm, while the 13 mm Ultra Wide stays at f/2.2, the 100 mm Fusion Telephoto stays at f/2.8 and the 18MP front camera…

iPhone 18 Pro Spatial Video Is 1080p at 30 fps, and Apple Has Not Said Where It Plays
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iPhone 18 Pro Spatial Video Is 1080p at 30 fps, and Apple Has Not Said Where It Plays

Mike Peterson · September 11, 2026

Spatial video on iPhone 18 Pro records at 1080p and 30 fps, according to Apple’s tech specs, which makes it the only video mode on the sheet that does not reach 4K. Apple publishes that capture figure and nothing at all about where the result is meant to be watched. Both iPhone 18 Pro models…

iPhone 18 Pro Cinematic Mode Tops Out at 4K Dolby Vision 60: The Number Apple’s Release Left Out
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iPhone 18 Pro Cinematic Mode Tops Out at 4K Dolby Vision 60: The Number Apple's Release Left Out

Mike Peterson · September 11, 2026

Apple’s September 9 press release said Cinematic effects on iPhone 18 Pro run at up to 60 fps and left the resolution unstated. The tech specs fill it in: Cinematic mode records up to 4K Dolby Vision at 60 fps, the same on the 6.3-inch iPhone 18 Pro and the 6.9-inch iPhone 18 Pro Max.…

iPhone 18 Pro ProRes at 4K120 Records Externally: What Apple Publishes About the USB-C Port
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iPhone 18 Pro ProRes at 4K120 Records Externally: What Apple Publishes About the USB-C Port

Mike Peterson · September 11, 2026

Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro tech specs attach one condition to the phone’s top video mode: ProRes runs up to 4K at 120 fps with external recording. The port that carries it is USB-C with USB 3 at up to 10 Gb/s, and the only cable Apple puts in the box is a 1 m USB-C…

iPhone 18 Pro Shoots 4K at 120 fps: What Apple Published About Playing It Back
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iPhone 18 Pro Shoots 4K at 120 fps: What Apple Published About Playing It Back

Mike Peterson · September 11, 2026

The iPhone 18 Pro records 4K Dolby Vision at up to 120 fps, and the only screen Apple has published a matching refresh figure for is the one in the box: ProMotion runs up to 120Hz on both the 6.3-inch and the 6.9-inch model. For everywhere else a clip might end up, Apple has published…

iPhone 18 Pro Records Five Video Formats: Which One Each Job Actually Needs
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iPhone 18 Pro Records Five Video Formats: Which One Each Job Actually Needs

Mike Peterson · September 11, 2026

Apple lists five video formats for the iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max: 4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30, 60, 100 or 120 fps, Cinematic mode up to 4K Dolby Vision at 60 fps, ProRes up to 4K at 120 fps with external recording, spatial video at 1080p and 30 fps, and…

A20 Pro Gaming: Every Performance Claim Apple Published, and Why None Is a Benchmark
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A20 Pro Gaming: Every Performance Claim Apple Published, and Why None Is a Benchmark

Mike Peterson · September 11, 2026

Apple has made six performance claims about the A20 Pro and the phones built around it, and not one of them is a gaming benchmark. There are no frame rates, no named games, no scores and no comparison with any hardware other than Apple’s own previous chips. iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max…

Spatial Reframing and Extend in iOS 27 Photos: What Apple Published, and the Daily Limit
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Spatial Reframing and Extend in iOS 27 Photos: What Apple Published, and the Daily Limit

Mike Peterson · September 11, 2026

Photos in iOS 27 gains two new editing tools. Spatial Reframing, in Apple’s words, reframes a photo after it has been taken, and the Extend tool expands a shot, which Apple ties to straightening horizons and changing aspect ratios. Both arrive on Monday, September 14. The Photos app on iPhone 18 Pro, where the new…

Image Playground Makes Photorealistic Images in iOS 27: The Devices It Needs and the Daily Limit
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Image Playground Makes Photorealistic Images in iOS 27: The Devices It Needs and the Daily Limit

Mike Peterson · September 11, 2026

Image Playground can generate photorealistic pictures in iOS 27. Apple’s wording is that it creates unique, high-quality images in just about any style, including photorealistic, and because it is an Apple Intelligence feature it runs only on the devices on Apple’s Apple Intelligence list and carries a daily usage limit. iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone…

Apple Podcasts Redesign: Video on Apple TV and Mac, and Nothing Published for iPhone
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Apple Podcasts Redesign: Video on Apple TV and Mac, and Nothing Published for iPhone

Mike Peterson · September 11, 2026

Apple has published a complete redesign of the Podcasts app for Apple TV, with video playback, sidebar navigation and creator episode artwork, and video podcasts on Mac with Picture in Picture, transcripts and chapters. For iPhone, Apple’s iOS 27 page carries no Podcasts section at all. Apple's September 9 event added no new Apple TV…

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