If ever there was a head versus heart moment in terms of Apple tech, it was in yesterday’s unveiling of the new iPhones.
I already started the morning by wiping the drool from my desk after watching the iPhone Duo sections of yesterday’s keynote, but the true hero of yesterday’s show for me was the iPhone 18 Pro/Pro Max, thanks to the new camera features …
The variable aperture – with caveat
Given the supply chain needed to introduce a variable aperture lens to the iPhone, it was no surprise that this was well and truly leaked prior to the launch. The only thing that wasn’t completely clear is whether the feature would be included in both iPhone Pro models or just the Pro Max, and the good news is that the former applies.
Apple also confirmed that while the iPhone will vary the aperture automatically in some cases, we can also take full manual control. I said beforehand that we might need to temper our expectations of just how much difference the feature will make.
