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Apple is reportedly developing mechanical hardware to adjust the camera aperture, which is expected to be used in the iPhone 17 series

2024-07-24

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IT Home reported on July 24 that technology media The Information published a blog post today:It is reported that Apple is developing a mechanical aperture solution, and is expected to be deployed on the iPhone 17 series at the earliest.

It is reported that Apple is developing mechanical hardware internally.Allows users to manually adjust the iPhone's aperture sizeUsers can manually adjust the aperture to control the depth of field effect, allowing the subject to remain in focus while the background becomes blurred.

IT Home Note: Apple has already introduced this effect in the iPhone’s portrait mode.It’s just that the effects are adjusted and optimized by AI algorithms., and manual mechanical hardware means more playability for iPhone users.


Portrait mode sometimes has trouble separating subjects in the foreground and background, and the mechanical hardware fixes this.

Aperture refers to the opening through which light enters the camera lens. Current iPhone camera lenses all use fixed apertures, but variable apertures have been commercialized in Android phones for a long time, with Samsung's Galaxy S9 series being a typical example.

Sources said that the mechanical aperture solution is currently under development and may be equipped on the iPhone 17 series released in September 2025 at the earliest, and may be limited to iPhone 17 Slim/Ultra products.