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…
Variable Aperture
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 18 Pro Variable Aperture: Five Things It Does Not Change
The iPhone 18 Pro is the first iPhone with an aperture that moves, and the four stops Apple lists, f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.0, are a genuine first. What they are not is a change to the whole camera system: the mechanism sits on one lens of four, and a good deal of the phone…
iPhone 18 Pro Pro Controls: Apple Lists Four Manual Tools, and ISO Is Not One of Them
Apple describes Pro controls as a new customizable experience in the iPhone 18 Pro Camera app, with manual adjustment of lens aperture, shutter speed and white balance, plus a histogram for checking exposure. That is four items, and the one photographers will notice is missing: ISO appears nowhere in Apple’s published description. Aperture is one…
iPhone 18 Pro Picks Its Own Aperture: The Three Scenes Apple Says Move the Blades
Most iPhone 18 Pro owners will never open the manual aperture control, and Apple has designed for that. Its announcement says the camera can adjust the aperture on its own, and it names three situations: f/1.48 for low light, f/1.8 for portraits, and f/4 for group photos with greater depth of field. The wide end…
iPhone 18 Pro's Six Laser-Cut Blades: How Apple Fits a Moving Aperture Inside a Phone
Apple’s iPhone 18 Pro main camera has a physical aperture that moves. Six laser-cut blades open and close behind the 48MP Fusion main lens, and Apple’s tech specs list four marked positions for them: f/1.48, f/1.8, f/2.8 and f/4.0. The 48MP Fusion main camera is the only lens on iPhone 18 Pro with a moving…