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Apple's rumored iPhone 18 Pro camera update has surfaced again, with the use of a variable aperture wide-angle lens expected to offer improved depth of field effects in photography. In a Monday post ...

Ming-Chi Kuo predicts that the iPhone 18 Pro will feature variable aperture tech with aperture blades, potentially offering DSLR-like control. This could surpass Android’s limited variable aperture ...

Building on previous lens designs the team of “world-class” engineers and manufacturers have once again combined their talents to create the Bokeh Biotar 58/2.0 camera lens which is now available from ...

Samsung's Galaxy S9 is poised to be the go-to Android flagship for at least the next few months. We've already heard what the experts have to say regarding the phone's overall look and feel and even ...

We love Lensababies for the novel effects they help create, but the swappable magnetic discs they use for changing apertures can be petty cumbersome. The new Sweet 35 optic insert solves that. Built ...

I think most of us would agree that Samsung’s claim that the Galaxy S9 “reinvents” the smartphone camera is some major hyperbole. But for now the S9 stands alone as the only flagship with a variable ...

Photo: Charlie Sorrel/Cult of Mac A few days ago, we learned about the iPhone’s shutter, the part of the camera that “opens and closes” to let light onto the sensor. Today, we’re taking an in-depth ...

Variable aperture, which once was a digital SLR and mirrorless camera thing has now arrived in smartphones. Every year, smartphone manufacturers look for several advancements in the camera system of ...

The only things that actually move on a modern smartphone these days are the silencing switch, the lock button, a volume rocker, and (if you’re lucky) a dedicated button for Bixby. So it’s natural ...

Editor’s note: A version of this post was originally published on January 15. This post was updated with the latest info from Samsung. Smartphone manufacturers are forever finding new ways to ...