Right out of the box, recent vintage iPhone cameras are very good by default, but there are some settings that you can change on your…
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Apple granted U.S. patent for Apple Watch with ‘built-in rotatable camera’
Future-generation Apple Watch models could allow wearers to take photos and videos from their wrists via a “built-in rotatable camera.”
Apple’s Shot on iPhone Challenge: Share your best iPhone macro photos
Apple invites iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max users to capture little things in a big way, with a “Shot on iPhone Challenge” focusing on…
#ShotOniPhone: Apple focuses on iPhone 13’s new Ultra Wide lens
On Instagram, Apple has commissioned six photographers to shoot with the Ultra Wide lens found int the new iPhone 13 lineup…
Halide 2.5 released with Macro Mode capabilities for all iPhones, not just iPhone 13
Halide 2.5 is now available with Macro Mode that delivers Macro capabilities to all iPhones, not just iPhone 13…
Instagram now supports Apple ProRAW photos
Instagram is rolling out support for Apple ProRAW photos that are able to be captured with the iPhone 12 and the flagship iPhone 12 Pro Max…
Apple’s new ProRAW in iOS 14.3 transforms iPhone 12 Pro photos
On iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max with iOS 14.3 or later, you can take photos in Apple ProRAW, which gives you greater creative…
iPhone 12 Pro models to get even better with Apple’s ProRAW
Inside iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max, the Apple-designed A14 Bionic powers impressive features including the all-new Apple ProRAW …
Camera shootout: iPhone 12 Pro vs. iPhone 11 Pro
The Pro Max has the best camera of any iPhone, but since it’s not yet released, here’s a look at the improvements introduced in the…
Adobe launches Photoshop Camera app for iPhone
Adobe today released Photoshop Camera for iPhone, a free, intelligent camera app that lets you add the best filters and effects for your photos…
Apple patent reveals virtual group selfies with social distancing
Looking quite prescient, an Apple patent first filed almost two years ago describes a method that would allow users to create virtual group selfies with…
Camera Shootout: iPhone 8 vs. iPhone SE (2020) vs. iPhone 11 Pro
Apple last week launched its new 2020 iPhone SE, a low-cost $399 smartphone that features iPhone 8 components, including the same camera sensor as the…
Apple reveals Shot on iPhone Night mode challenge winners
iPhone photographers around the world answered the call to participate in the Night mode photo challenge. Here are the winners …
Apple acquires Spectral Edge
Spectral Edge uses a type of AI called machine learning to make smartphone pictures crisper, with more accurate colors…
Can Apple’s iPhone 11 Pro actually compete with a professional DSLR?
My plan for this trip was to see how close the iPhone 11 Pro’s images can get to my professional Canon EOS 5D MkIV DSLR….
An iPhone 11 Pro in Disneyland delivers amazing photographs
With the iPhone 11 Pro cameras, I truly feel less of a need for having a standalone camera than ever before…
Apple releasing new iOS 13 developer beta today with Deep Fusion photography for new iPhones
Apple’s Deep Fusion photography system has arrived in the latest developer betas of iOS 13, hopefully hinting…
How Apple’s iPhone devastated the camera industry
One of the standout features in Apple’s latest iPhone XS is the camera….
Apple granted more U.S. patents for Apple Watch ‘smartbands’
Apple has been granted a trio of U.S. patents for Apple Watch smart bands…
Apple patent reveals an Apple Watch Band with a built-in rotatable camera
Apple notes in their granted patent that a potential barrier to smartwatch adoption is their minimal image-capturing ability…
Digital Photography Review: Alien Skin Exposure X4 offers sophisticated editing and organization without a subscription
The changes in this release address some prior rough edges, add features that are now expected for this class of software, and in general refine the experience of processing your photos…
Apple patent application hints at Apple Watch ‘smartbands’
Future Apple Watch bands may have additional features and do more than simply keep the smart watch on your wrist…
Craig Federighi on iPad’s external drive support: ‘We’re willing to acknowledge the 1990s’
On the latest episode of the AppStories podcast, MacStories editor-in-chief Federico Viticci sat down with Apple’s software engineering…
We’re still waiting on ‘smartbands’ for our Apple Watch
A smarter watch band will play a crucial role in Apple Watch’s future as a personal technology device…
Apple’s iPhone is killing the standalone camera
For selfies, casual photos with friends, snapshots when traveling, and even when taking food photos…
Apple’s entry-level iPhone XR follow-up said to upgrade to dual-lens rear camera this year
Delivering Apples advanced photographic technology to an entry-level iPhone model for the first time…
Taking RAW photos with your iPhone
You can take RAW photos with your iPhone, you just can’t do it with…
Halide unveils Spectre that uses AI to let iPhone users take brilliant long exposures
Spectre is a computational shutter for iPhone that allows everyone to take brilliant long exposures…
How Artificial Intelligence is changing photography
If you’re wondering how good your next phone’s camera is going to be…
What’s next: The future of iPhone photography
The iPhone camera is hands-down amazing, thanks almost entirely to the fact…
Darkroom 4 image editor coming to iPad soon; sign up now for beta
Desktop-class without the desktop…
Shot on iPhone XR: Users share stunning portraits, landscapes and more
Photographers around the world are capturing stunning images with iPhone XR…
Faketastic: Your smartphone photos are totally fake — and you love it
Google’s Night Sight is an example of how our photos are becoming, well, super fake…
Apple patent hints at FaceTime for Apple Watch
Apple is investigating methods of incorporating camera hardware into its Apple Watch product lineup…
How Apple’s iOS 12.1 fixed the iPhone XS ‘beautygate’ effect
Apple with its latest iPhone XS and XS Max models introduced a new camera feature called Smart HDR…
Beautygate set to die: iOS 12.1 will improve selfie quality on the iPhone Xs, Xs Max, and Xr
Ever since the iPhone XS came out, there’s been criticism…
How Apple’s revolutionary Aperture lost to Adobe’s Lightroom
On October 19, 2005, Apple released a new tool for professional photographers…
Camera shootout: Apple’s iPhone Xs Max easily beats Samsung’s Galaxy Note 9
The iPhone Xs Max has better image quality, wider dynamic range, higher quality video and…
Digital Photography Review: Apple’s iPhone XS/Max is a leap forward in computational photography
The iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max feature the same dual-camera and processing hardware…
Filmmaker wonders ‘what kind of voodoo’ Apple’s conjuring in iPhone Xs, Xs Max, XR camera system
I was fortunate to test the iPhone Xs Max with the FiLMiC Pro team in Barcelona…
Photography expert and Halide developer explores iPhone Xs/Max ‘beautygate’ issue
Sebastiaan de With, the developer behind popular manual photography app Halide, has been putting the iPhone Xs camera system…
Do Apple’s new iPhones have a secret built-in ‘beauty mode’ that artificially smooths out selfies?
Mr. Bendgate himself Lewis Hilsenteger of Unboxed Therapy decided to switch to using the iPhone Xs Max