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DXOMARK scores iPhone 18 Pro 172, second only to the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra
DXOMARK has given the iPhone 18 Pro an overall camera score of 172, which puts it second in the lab’s global ranking, three points behind the Huawei Pura 80 Ultra at 175. Its video score of 176 is marked as DXOMARK’s top score for any phone. A low-light photo taken with iPhone 18 Pro's variable…
Apple TV put 14 iPhone 18 Pros around Dodger Stadium, eight on T-Mobile 5G
Apple TV set up 14 iPhone 18 Pro units around Dodger Stadium as specialty cameras for its last Friday Night Baseball broadcast of the 2026 season, the San Francisco Giants at the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 18. Eight of them were set to send live video to the production over a dedicated T-Mobile Private…
ROSÉ's "new trick" music video was shot entirely on iPhone 18 Pro
ROSÉ’s music video for her new single “new trick” was shot entirely on iPhone 18 Pro, and Apple is running it as a Shot on iPhone showcase for the new phone. The three-minute video went up on ROSÉ’s official YouTube channel on September 17, and Apple posted a 35-second cut on its own channel on…
Blackmagic Camera 3.5 adds iPhone 18 Pro aperture control and Pro Video Storage
Blackmagic Design’s Blackmagic Camera app now lets iPhone 18 Pro owners set the new variable aperture by hand and record Apple ProRes straight into the phone’s Pro Video Storage. Both arrived in version 3.5, which reached the App Store on September 18, the day iPhone 18 Pro got to customers. A scene shot with the…
How to pin your most-used camera tools above the frame in iOS 27
In iOS 27 you choose which controls sit above the camera frame. Tap the Camera Controls button, tap Edit, then tap any tool to pin it there, and tap Reset to Essentials when you want the original layout back. A sample photo from the 48MP Fusion Main camera on iPhone 18 Pro. Image: Apple Out…
iPhone 18 Pro resets your aperture each time Camera opens: Here's the fix
On iPhone 18 Pro, an aperture you set by hand doesn’t survive closing Camera: Apple’s guide says the setting is reset the next time you open the app. To keep it, go to Settings > Camera > Preserve Settings and turn on Lens Aperture. A photo taken with iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture, with the…
iPhone Duo's Inner Camera Is the Only One Without a Published Resolution
Apple names a megapixel figure for every other camera on iPhone Duo: 48MP for the Main, 48MP for the Ultra Wide, 12MP for the Center Stage camera on the outer display. The camera built into the inner display, the one that carries FaceTime when the phone is open, is the exception. Apple publishes an aperture,…
How to Customize the Camera Control Overlay on iPhone 18 Pro: Choose and Reorder Exposure, Depth, Zoom, Styles and Tone
Settings > Camera > Camera Control > Customize picks which of the 6 overlay settings show on iPhone 18 Pro, and in what order. Apple’s steps and options.
How to Shoot Night Mode and Cinematic Mode on iPhone 18 Pro, Step by Step
Night mode and Cinematic mode both get a boost from the iPhone 18 Pro’s variable aperture. Apple’s tech specs show the 48MP Fusion Main camera opening to f/1.48 in low light, which Apple says delivers around 50 percent better low-light performance, and Cinematic mode now records up to 4K Dolby Vision at 60 fps. The…
How to Use Photographic Styles on iPhone 18 Pro: Texture, Grain, Tone and Color Explained
Photographic Styles on iPhone 18 Pro now adjust four things instead of two. Apple’s tech specs list Photographic Styles 3 for the new phones, and its overview page describes new texture and grain controls sitting alongside the tone and color pad that iPhone 16 and 17 owners already know. Photographic Styles 3 adds texture and…
How to Use Camera Control on iPhone 18 Pro: Every Press, Slide and Setting
Camera Control is the pressure-sensitive button on the right edge of the iPhone 18 Pro, and Apple’s overview page describes it as the fastest way into Camera for a photo or video. It clicks, it half-presses, and it reads a finger sliding along it, which is why it can adjust zoom, exposure and Photographic Styles…
How to Use Siri Mode in the Camera App on iOS 27: Visual Search From the Viewfinder
iOS 27 puts Siri inside the Camera app. Apple’s iOS 27 page describes a Siri mode in Camera that gives you visual search and information straight from the viewfinder, so you point the iPhone at something and ask about it instead of taking a photo first and searching later. The feature arrives with the free…