As Apple’s It is Glowtime iPhone occasion wrapped up with the perfect options of iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max, one factor was as clear because it was pleasantly stunning: Apple is giving each Professional fashions the identical cameras.
In previous product launches, Apple has saved the perfect digital camera options for the upper tier of the lineup, the iPhone Professional Max. Nonetheless, Apple spun that concept on its head with the launch of the iPhone 16 Professional. The iPhone 16 Professional and 16 Professional Max now function an upgraded 48MP ultra-wide digital camera, up from the earlier fashions’ 12MP UW digital camera.
They’re going to additionally function a 48MP Fusion lens with a 24mm focal size and 1.78 aperture. The 12MP telephoto lens has a 5x optical zoom with a 120mm focal size and a tetra prism design. The digital zoom goes as much as 25x.
The iPhone 16 Professional and 16 Professional Max additionally assist as much as 4K video seize at 120 fps, which is ideal for capturing high-resolution video in slo-mo. This can be arrange for normal video recording. After ending a video, you’ll be able to alter the playback velocity between 24, 30, 60, and 120 fps.
I’ve at all times most well-liked the Professional Max system for 2 huge causes: its digital camera array and bigger kind issue. Now that Apple’s Professional-level telephones are rising, the iPhone 16 Professional would seemingly be my decide for an improve. Nonetheless, I am holding off upgrading my iPhone 14 Professional Max till subsequent yr to profit my pockets.
The digital camera seize button is offered on all 4 iPhone 16 fashions however leverages extra of the Professional’s digital camera options. The digital camera management allows you to slide by means of totally different kinds by swiping your finger on the touch-sensitive button. You may alter settings like aperture, publicity, zoom, fashion, and focus.
The Professional cameras additionally assist Audio Combine, a brand new function that pushes the audio seize capabilities with new choices, reminiscent of isolating audio in-frame to prioritize the audio of what’s captured by the digital camera and deprioritizing the audio behind the digital camera.
Apple may very well be giving each Professional fashions the identical digital camera array to compensate for delaying the discharge of Apple Intelligence, its proprietary AI options. Regardless of the cause, we’ll take it.
The iPhone 16 will price $799, the iPhone 16 Plus will price $899, and the iPhone 16 Professional and iPhone 16 Professional Max will price $999 and $1,199, respectively. All iPhone 16 fashions shall be obtainable for preorder on September 13 and extensively obtainable on September 20.