TL;DR
- Apple is bringing new pro camera controls to the iPhone 18 Pro models, including shutter speed, white balance, aperture, and a histogram.
- The new 48MP main camera has a physical variable aperture, with four manual settings from f/1.48 to f/4.
- Similar pro camera controls have long been available on Android, while Samsung offered physical aperture adjustment as far back as 2018.
The iPhone has long been one of the best phones around for point-and-shoot photography, but Apple hasn’t given keen photographers quite the same freedom as some Android rivals. That looks to be changing with the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, which finally bring a much more comprehensive set of manual camera controls.
Apple announced the two phones today, revealing a new customizable Pro controls interface in the Camera app. It lets you manually adjust settings, including shutter speed, white balance, and lens aperture, while a histogram can be used to check exposure levels across the scene.
