Apple generally announces new iPhones every autumn, with each new iteration promising ever-improved photographic capabilities.
This year’s new models include the iPhone 14, iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max, with each offering something to appeal to those for whom the camera is the most important specification of their smartphone. In this review, we’ll be concentrating on the iPhone 14 Pro, but it’s worth noting that the iPhone 14 Pro Max has the same camera set-up. So in terms of picture quality and so on, you can also consider this to be a review of that model.
It’s fair to say that the iPhone 14 Pro doesn’t represent a huge transformation from its predecessor, but there are still some important changes to consider. For the first time, Apple has pushed past the 12MP barrier, giving us a 48MP sensor for the main wideangle camera. This is a quad-pixel sensor, meaning that by default, images will still be output at 12MP, as the camera uses pixel binning to create the image. You can take advantage of the full 48MP output if you choose to shoot in raw format. Apple does not officially disclose the size of its sensors, but it’s reported that the sensor is a 1/1.28in type. The 48MP sensor is accompanied by a 24mm equivalent lens with an aperture of f/1.78 and OIS (optical image stabilisation). This is slightly narrower than last year’s iPhone 13 Pro, which had an f/1.5 aperture. But
