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Apple Explains Why the iPhone 18 Pro Has a Variable Aperture - PetaPixel
Publisher description: Apple explains why it added variable aperture, how it works, and what it means for how people capture photos and videos on iPhone.
NewsAPI | Sep 19, 2026 | Jeremy Gray
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The Apple iPhone 18 Pro and 18 Pro Max have arrived, and their familiar outward appearance belies a major change to the main camera. Why Is Now the Right Time for a Variable Aperture on iPhone? Hendricks and Waldon are especially interested in how videographers use the variable aperture to dial in the perfect shutter speed for the look they want. iPhone 18 Pro main camera, f/2.
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