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August 17, 2023 - The iPhone 12 Pro’s LIDAR sensor is designed to map things at a large scale, and in motion. This is very evident with the prototype app we built for the iPad Pro: when moved, the LIDAR sensor will work to map a sort of 3D mesh of its environment. With some machine learning and data from the cameras, it can turn this into a fairly crude 3D model of say, a room. It can map features like tables, doorways and windows OK.

1 week ago - Smart HDR has been improved thanks to Smart HDR 3. This iPhone model is the first capable of shooting 10-bit high dynamic range Dolby Vision 4K video at up to 30 fps which allows for greater brightness and deeper shadows. The front-facing, TrueDepth camera features a 12-megapixel camera with ...

September 2, 2025 - Deep Fusion, which will optimize the noise level reduction in pictures, will now be on every camera — including the telephoto ones on the iPhone 12 Pro and Pro Max. All 12 models can be recorded in Dolby Vision HDR, automatically color grading your videos in the Dolby Vision standard. After testing this feature under multiple scenarios, we found that it was a fantastic addition to Apple’s updates, as we feared it would be a gimmicky feature.

June 4, 2025 - Apple’s entire iPhone 12 series features two front-facing selfie cameras. One primary wide-angle lens and one Ultra Wide lens. The Ultra Wide version boasts a 13 mm lens with a 120-degree field of view.

The iPhone 12 has a 12-megapixel dual-lens camera with a wide-angle and ultra-wide camera. 2x optical zoom and 5x digital zoom. 4K video recording, a 12-megapixel selfie camera with up to 4K video recording.

May 5, 2025 - Shoot the sky as the stars or sun move across it, yourself as you cook or clean, or even a flower growing. This feature works best when the camera is consistently in the same position throughout the video. A tripod will help keep your phone steady for a clear shot. Select “Time-Lapse” under the viewfinder, and your iPhone will capture stunning video.

August 28, 2025 - iPhone 12 and iPhone 12 mini feature a powerful dual-camera system with an expansive Ultra Wide camera and a new Wide camera with an ƒ/1.6 aperture that provides 27 percent more light for improved photos and videos in low-light environments.

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September 20, 2022 - The main wide module has a 12 MP sensor behind a 26 mm-equivalent f/1.6 lens with optical image stabilization and phase detection autofocus— apparently the same camera used in the iPhone 12 Pro and the 12 Mini.

Apple iPhone 12 smartphone. Announced Oct 2020. Features 6.1″ display, Apple A14 Bionic chipset, 2815 mAh battery, 256 GB storage, 4 GB RAM, Ceramic Shield glass.

The Apple iPhone 12 offers a similar camera setup to the iPhone 11's. There are two 12MP snappers on the back and one 12MP selfie at the front. The SL 3D...

The 12-megapixel triple camera with a wide, ultra-wide and telephoto lens. The ultra-wide lens has ƒ/2.4 aperture and 120° field of view; the wide-angle lens has ƒ/2.6 aperture; and the telephoto lens has ƒ/2.0 aperture.

April 11, 2021 - Wanted the 5G, MagSafe stuff, and the new form factor. Camera is only marginally better IMO; not enough to justify the change on its own. Not a knock on either the 11 or 12 cameras. Just, for me, not the thing that moves the needle when I compare the two models. ... That is a neat feature, for sure.

November 28, 2023 - Optical stabilization is in the Wide camera, and other features that are very standard these days. Okay, first two cameras are out of the way, now let’s move to the third camera, the TrueDepth camera. This is another 12MP camera with a f2.2 aperture (see a trend?) along with all of the same other modes for portraits and bokeh control.

Choose from camera modes such as Photo, Video, Cinematic, Pano, and Portrait, and zoom in or out to frame your shot. To open your iPhone camera, do any of the following:

April 30, 2025 - The bigger size of the iPhone 12 Pro Max allowed Apple to increase the main camera sensor by 47%, which improves low-light pictures even more. Plus, the bigger telephoto lens can shoot photos with 5x optical zoom. One of the most awe-inspiring features Apple introduced with the iPhone 12is the Apple ProRAW software update for the iPhone 12 Pro and iPhone 12 Pro Max.

February 15, 2022 - The team at Halide continues to evolve their best-in-class third-party camera app, and they’ve had Smart RAW (very similar to ProRAW in theory) for quite some time. One feature built into Halide is the Technical Readout, which basically gives you visibility of the hardware inside your iPhone camera. Here’s the Technical Readout for the three lenses on iPhone 12 Pro:

September 17, 2025 - Manage camera and video settings, including timer, flash, filters, and camera modes.

May 5, 2025 - As you zoom, the screen will continue to show you the area that is outside of the frame. Can’t fit everything in? Then that’s your sign to switch to a different camera mode! Night Mode is a feature that is on several other iPhone models; however, on the iPhone 12, you can use it on all lenses (even the selfie lens!).