iOS 27 introduces three major Camera app upgrades for iPhones: Siri mode for AI-powered visual intelligence features like translation and calendar integration, fully customizable controls across all camera modes, and iPhone 18 Pro-exclusive features including manual pro controls, enhanced Photographic Styles 3, and Apple Reference Mode for capturing digital negatives.
Apple CEO John Ternus posted a mysterious video ahead of the company's product unveiling event, teasing what appears to be a new variable aperture camera feature for the iPhone 18 Pro that would allow users to manually adjust the camera's aperture to control light intake.
Code discovered in iOS 27 beta suggests Apple's Camera app may gain four pro photography features: exposure scopes (histogram and waveform), focus peaking, highlight clipping warnings, and manual focus control. These professional-grade tools could make the stock camera app more competitive with third-party alternatives for serious photographers.