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ShiftCam Gear ProRig: a new camera rig system built for iPhone

ProVideo Coalition

Two years in the making, ProRig is a new solution from ShiftCam Gear for iPhone, this time developed in partnership with Apple. ShiftCam Gear is returning the Kickstarter, where it all started for the company, a decade ago, with a new project. While most of the recent year we’ve seen the company…

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Sony ECM-AX10 Spatial Audio Microphone for Smartphones

Newsshooter

Sony has announced the ECM-AX10, a spatial audio USB-C mic featuring four omnidirectional electret condenser capsules that is capable of for capturing everything from stereo and binaural audio to full spatial audio recording from Ambisonics for immersive playback on YouTube with Eclipsa Audio. It…

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CapCut 19.7.0 for iOS

CapCut

- Fixed some known issues and improved the trimming experience. We thank you for supporting CapCut and look forward to creating beautiful moments together.

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Wednesday 7 October

Tuesday 6 October

A fun night video test of the iPhone 18 Pro

9to5Mac

After taking a series of portrait photos to test the wider aperture of the iPhone 18 Pro , my original plan had been to hang around until it was dark in order to see whether letting in more light would reduce the duration of Night mode photos. I ended up postponing that test because something more…

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See for yourself the difference the wider aperture of the iPhone 18 Pro makes

9to5Mac

Alongside a variable aperture lens, the main camera of the iPhone 18 Pro also opens up to a wider aperture than its predecessors. Apple has been promoting this as enabling a shallower depth of field for portraits and similar shots. The difference, however, is less than a stop, and it’s been…

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Monday 5 October

Friday 2 October

Halide Mark III 3.2.1 for iOS

Halide Mark III

Welcome to Halide 3.2, which adds support for the new adjustable aperture on the iPhone 18 Pro. In addition to offering a fully variable aperture, we've added a new Aperture Priority mode. At last our logo has meaning! We're also excited to introduce two new Looks! DAWN features filmic warmth in…

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LumaFusion 5.5.3 for iOS

LumaFusion

NEW: * Top-first layer ordering in the title editor. Select this in LumaFusion's Preferences. FIXED: * Issues with splitting clips while scrubbing * Effect preset thumbnail rendering issues * PaintX performance issue on macOS 27 * Title layout issues when pasting a title to a different aspect…

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Thursday 1 October

Huawei made a whole camera to attach to its latest phone

The Verge (Mobile)

Over the last few years, Chinese Android manufacturers have followed Vivo's example of launching add-on "teleconverter" lenses for their flagship phones, enabling long-distance photography that the phones on their own could never match. Today, Huawei one-upped everybody with the add-on lens for…

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VN 2.22.0 for iOS

VN Video Editor

• Dark Mode: Dark Mode is now supported. VN automatically follows your system appearance settings. • Other UX improvements and bug fixes. If you have any questions, please contact us via the following methods. Instagram: @vnvideoeditor Youtube丨Telegram: @vnvideoeditorapp Email…

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Wednesday 30 September

Halide 3.2: The App for Aperture

Lux Optics (Halide, Kino)

We're excited to bring you our first Fall update to Halide. For iPhone 18 Pro users, we've added variable aperture control. This update extends beyond the hardware, and includes two new looks.

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Adobe Premiere AI Video Editor 26.21.0 for iOS

Adobe Premiere (mobile)

• See the template's clip count and length before you commit, so you know it fits before you build your video • Preserve Pitch: keep voices and music sounding natural even when you speed things up or slow them down, plus now supporting speed changes for audio clips • Settings refresh: now with…

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Tuesday 29 September

Final Cut Camera 2.4 for iOS

Final Cut Camera

• Explore a beautiful new design featuring easy-to-access settings, customisable overlays, two-finger tap to put focus on the viewfinder, a tally light to indicate recording, and more • Capture stunning video using the 48MP Fusion Main camera with variable aperture from F1.48 to F4, with aperture…

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Monday 28 September

Honor’s Magic 9 Pro Max has a big camera and a bigger battery

The Verge (Mobile)

Honor launches its new Magic 9 flagship phones in China today, and the 9 Pro Max features a design revamp, a capable camera, and a colossal battery. This is Honor's first flagship launch - Robot Phone aside - since it announced its collaboration with camera company Arri. The initial impact is…

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Tuesday 22 September

DJI Mimo 2.12.1 for iOS

DJI Mimo

What's Updated DJI Mimo Gets a Fresh New Look Explore an all-new experience. Creative Editing Upgraded New Personal Watermark: Upload a profile photo to create your own device watermark. Use it on exported footage, Live frames, stickers, and more to add a personal touch to your creations. One-Tap…

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Saturday 19 September

Apple iPhone 18 Pro Camera test

DXOMARK

The Apple iPhone 18 Pro camera performance is evaluated across photo, zoom, and video use cases using DXOMARK’s objective measurements and perceptual analyses to assess imaging performance across common shooting conditions. This article provides a structured summary of DXOMARK’s lab measurements…

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Monday 14 September

Thursday 10 September

Spectre Camera 1.5.6 for iOS

Spectre Camera

A recent iOS update broke Spectre, so we've released this update to fix things. We've also improved purchase validation when offline. If you're ever running into problems, please let us know at support@lux.camera, where each and every message is read by a person. - Team Spectre

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Wednesday 9 September

Tuesday 8 September

Filmic Pro-Video Camera 7.5.35 for iOS

FiLMiC Pro

Hello creators! We are glad you enjoy using our app to make your videos even greater! To let you enjoy the app even more, we needed to fix some minor bugs, and.. that's what we have diligently done!

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Friday 4 September

Variable aperture in smartphone cameras: where does it make a difference?

DXOMARK

Variable aperture is not limited to professional cameras anymore. In smartphone cameras, this technology has evolved from an early experiment into an increasingly sophisticated hardware feature, particularly with the rise of larger image sensors. Smartphones with a fixed aperture generally use a…

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Monday 31 August