iPhone 18 Pro cameras could finally be worthy of the 'Pro' name iOS 27 leak reveals focus peaking, waveform, and manual focus upgrades

Date:
Tue, 08 Sep 2026 10:38:06 +0000

Description:
iOS 27 might include tools that give you more control over the camera app,
but it's unclear whether these will be exclusive to the iPhone 18 Pro series.

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iPhone camera features has been found in iOS 27 code These include waveforms, histograms, manual focusing, and more It's not clear whether these features will come to existing models or be exclusive to the iPhone 18 series While iPhones give you a limited amount of manual camera control, such as the ability to adjust the exposure, they dont really have anything approaching a pro camera mode, at least within the official camera app. But that might change with the iPhone 18 Pro series.

MacRumors forum member pdfu has found evidence in iOS 27 of five camera upgrades that could make iPhones far more appealing to anyone who likes to go beyond just pointing and shooting. These include the ability to display a waveform or histogram to show you which parts of an image are too dark or too bright, and a focus peaking feature, which could highlight the edge of anything thats in sharp focus, so you can see which parts arent. A separate overlay might also warn you when part of an image is overexposed. Latest Videos From TechRadar Watch full video here:

Interestingly, theres also evidence in iOS 27 of an iPhone being able to adjust lens corrections depending on your aperture setting strong evidence for the rumored variable aperture feature weve heard might be included on at least one iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone 18 Pro Max lens.

Plus, pdfu has also found a control that would let you manually focus the camera, rather than relying on autofocus, and theres a change allowing for repeated self-timer shots meaning that after one timed photo is taken, the timer can automatically start again and take another. You may like iPhone 18 Pro and iPhone Ultra colors here's all the latest leaks Apple fans arent impressed by the iPhone 18 Pros design in leaked drop test video 5 biggest iPhone 18 rumors rated what to really expect at next week's Apple event A long-awaited pro mode The camera app on an iPhone 17 Pro (Image credit: Lance Ulanoff / Future) If Apple does add all these features, then it could finally have something approaching a pro or fully manual camera mode, which is sure
to appeal to some shutterbugs. Id expect these more advanced features would
be hidden away from the standard camera overlay, though, so they shouldnt get in the way for casual snappers.

Still, theres no guarantee that all or even any of them will arrive with iOS 27. While evidence of these tools has been found in the underlying code, none of them can currently be activated, and its possible Apple will choose to delay or cancel them. Get daily insight, inspiration and deals in your inbox Sign up for breaking news, reviews, opinion, top tech deals, and more.
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Its also unclear whether theyll come to existing iPhones or just the iPhone
18 series. In particular, the aperture changes would probably primarily be aimed at phones with a variable aperture meaning no current model and the manual focus mode is reportedly currently locked to phones that ship with iOS 27 or later, which again rules out current models.

All should become clearer very soon, though, as Apple is set to announce the iPhone 18 Pro series along with the iPhone Ultra tomorrow (September 9), and we expect the finished version of iOS 27 to roll out shortly after that. Today's best iPhone deals Contract Deals Sim Free gift Apple iPhone 17 24 months Unlimited mins Unlimited texts 25GB data 25 upfront 33.99 /mth View at Mobiles.co.uk See all prices voucher gift Apple iPhone 17e 48 months
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