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Apple unveils iPhone 18 Pro camera with variable aperture
Apple has shown a variable-aperture camera on the iPhone 18 Pro and also introduced improved AI capabilities. Here, AI stands for artificial intelligence. The main lens’s aperture has reached f/1.48 instead of the fixed f/1.78 on the previous iPhone 17 Pro. The aperture is the opening that regulates the amount of light entering the lens. As the number decreases, the lens opens wider and more light reaches the sensor. This makes it easier to separate the main subject from the background in a photo.
A wider aperture makes the background appear somewhat softer and more blurred. At the same time, the area that appears in focus becomes narrower. However, the difference between f/1.78 and f/1.48 is not considered significant. Other updates related to the new model include its design, iOS 27 features, and battery life. The price is also said to be increasing, but no specific amount has been announced. Buying an iPhone 18 Pro is not necessary to make the background look blurred. Portrait mode on older iPhone models identifies a person or object and then uses software to blur the rest of the photo. On supported models, the LiDAR sensor makes the result more accurate by measuring distance. Although the first versions of Portrait mode performed poorly, the results have improved significantly in recent years. A similar effect can also be achieved when shooting at close range. Macro mode turns on automatically when the camera gets very close to an object. An area of several centimeters remains in focus, while the background gradually becomes blurred. A yellow flower icon that appears in the lower-right corner of the screen indicates that the mode is active. With the standard camera, it is also enough to select the focus by tapping the subject before taking the photo and moving closer to it. Thanks to its long focal length, the telephoto camera, which magnifies distant views, can make the background appear partially blurred. For better results, the telephoto lens should be selected. The person being photographed should be as far from the background as possible, while the phone should be close to the person. This method is more effective on the iPhone 15 Pro and later models, which have longer focal lengths. In other words, people who only want to take photos with blurred backgrounds do not need to upgrade to the new model.
A wider aperture makes the background appear somewhat softer and more blurred. At the same time, the area that appears in focus becomes narrower. However, the difference between f/1.78 and f/1.48 is not considered significant. Other updates related to the new model include its design, iOS 27 features, and battery life. The price is also said to be increasing, but no specific amount has been announced. Buying an iPhone 18 Pro is not necessary to make the background look blurred. Portrait mode on older iPhone models identifies a person or object and then uses software to blur the rest of the photo. On supported models, the LiDAR sensor makes the result more accurate by measuring distance. Although the first versions of Portrait mode performed poorly, the results have improved significantly in recent years. A similar effect can also be achieved when shooting at close range. Macro mode turns on automatically when the camera gets very close to an object. An area of several centimeters remains in focus, while the background gradually becomes blurred. A yellow flower icon that appears in the lower-right corner of the screen indicates that the mode is active. With the standard camera, it is also enough to select the focus by tapping the subject before taking the photo and moving closer to it. Thanks to its long focal length, the telephoto camera, which magnifies distant views, can make the background appear partially blurred. For better results, the telephoto lens should be selected. The person being photographed should be as far from the background as possible, while the phone should be close to the person. This method is more effective on the iPhone 15 Pro and later models, which have longer focal lengths. In other words, people who only want to take photos with blurred backgrounds do not need to upgrade to the new model.