Apple and third-party apps add iPhone 18 Pro aperture controls

Summarised from 3 outlets · 4 reports · Updated 2 Oct, 12:19 · Archive

Apple and third-party developers have added support for the iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture camera.

Apple has updated Final Cut Camera, its professional iPhone filming app, to support the variable aperture feature on the iPhone 18 Pro. The updated app allows users to tweak aperture settings and select between aperture priority and shutter priority modes. It also supports Cinematic mode effects for video, alongside customizable overlays with false color and clipping indicators for exposure.

The app has been redesigned from the ground up to give creators easy access to professional settings such as shutter angle, ISO and white balance. Apple says the iPhone 18 Pro's variable aperture offers around 50 percent better low-light performance than previous models, with Apple's stock Camera app allowing users to choose from a four-stop variable aperture ranging from ƒ/1.48 to ƒ/4.0.

Third-party camera app Halide has also been updated to version 3.2 with dedicated support for the iPhone 18 Pro. Unlike Apple's Camera app, Halide allows users to select any ƒ-stop setting within the camera's full range, removing the four-stop limitation. The Halide update also includes two new photography looks.

How it is being reported

• iPhone 18 Pro Aperture Control Goes Fully Manual in Halide 3.2Award-winning camera app Halide Mark III has been updated to version 3.2, bringing dedicated support for iPhone 18 Pro by broadening user control over the device's new variable aperture camera system. Apple's stock Camera app lets iPhone 18 Pro owners choose from a four-stop variable aperture ranging from ƒ/1.48 to ƒ/4.0, delivering around 50 percent better low-light performance and giving users more optical control over depth of field. Halide 3.2 does away with that four-stop limitation and instead lets you select any ƒ-stop setting within the camera's full range. There are two styles of…MacRumors · 1 Oct, 13:39
• The Halide camera app now offers full control of the iPhone 18 Pro’s apertureA new update to Lux Optics' anti-algorithm Halide camera app for the iPhone and iPad adds two new photography looks and support for the variable aperture on the new iPhone 18 Pro's main camera. Halide isn't the first alternative to the native iOS camera app to add support for the new feature, but it offers […]The Verge · 30 Sept, 17:00
• Apple updates Final Cut Camera to support the iPhone 18 Pro's variable apertureThe company is also rolling out new features across several of its Creator Studio apps.Engadget · 29 Sept, 21:17
• Apple Creator Studio and Final Cut Camera Get New FeaturesApple today updated Apple Creator Studio and Final Cut Camera for iOS to add new features. Final Cut Camera, Apple's professional iPhone filming app, now supports the variable aperture feature on the iPhone 18 Pro . Users can tweak aperture and select between aperture priority and shutter priority modes, plus there's support for Cinematic mode effects for video. Apple says the app was also redesigned from the ground up to give creators easy access to pro settings like shutter angle, ISO, and white balance. There are customizable overlays with false color and clipping indicators for exposure…MacRumors · 29 Sept, 18:33

In this story: Apple · Final Cut Camera · iPhone 18 Pro · Halide · Lux Optics

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