All my life I’ve used compact, point-and-shoot cameras, from a Kodak disc camera to a Canon Digital Elph and a slightly less compact Canon PowerShot S2 IS. Last year, after realizing I wanted to ...

Apple could add a variable aperture to the iPhone 17’s primary camera. A variable aperture, commonly found in DSLRs and other high-end cameras, would allow the sensor to limit the light intake for ...

One of the more notable trends in the best smartphone cameras in the last 12 months is the shift to one-inch sensors. The 50MP Sony IMX989 is leading the charge in this regard, becoming the primary ...

Apple is rumored to bring variable aperture to the iPhone 18 Pro series, a physical mechanism that lets the camera iris open and close rather than relying on software tricks. The upgrade could deliver ...

As you might expect, you use Aperture-priority mode when you need to control the size of the opening through which light travels to reach the sensor -- usually to affect the depth of field -- but ...

Apple has reportedly begun production of the iPhone 18 Pro, featuring its first variable aperture DSLR-style camera system. The device is expected to debut in September 2026 alongside the Pro Max ...

Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that the iPhone 18 Pro will feature variable aperture tech with aperture blades, potentially offering DSLR-like control. This could surpass Android’s limited variable aperture ...

What’s happened? Apple seems to be preparing a major camera upgrade for the iPhone 18 Pro models that could change how you capture photos. Why is this important? Variable aperture allows photographers ...

While in anything other than full auto mode you can control all a camera's settings, but only Manual mode lets you adjust aperture and shutter speed independently. For more information about other ...

Photography has undergone a remarkable transformation in the last half century. Steven Sasson developed the first digital camera for Eastman Kodak in the mid-'70s, but that model was larger than ...

The variable aperture is “revolutionary” in that the feature has never been included on a smartphone camera before — but it’s actually an option that has been around since early film photography when ...