The updated site may still be in beta, but we’re pleased to be able to announce the return of one of its most requested features: full-spec camera comparisons.

As well as big changes like this, we’ve been making continued improvements and fixes behind the scenes, but we’re now in a position to address one of the most common requests: a camera comparison feature that makes proper use of our specs database.

We appreciate how important it is to the community that the tool works well, and recognize that it wasn’t up to your expectations at the site’s launch. Having worked hard to build and maintain our database for more than 26 years, this was always something we planned to do, so we’re pleased to be able to add it back to the site.

The camera comparison feature works slightly differently than before but should also present the data in a way that’s both easier to read and to compare, especially on mobile. We’ll be making some adjustments in the coming days and weeks, and as always, we welcome your feedback about how it can be further improved.

This isn’t the end, by any means, though. A light theme version of the site is already being tested, to make sure it works reliably across the site, so please bear with us as we continue to improve the website.

Apple recently released the iPhone 18 Pro, which became fully available for purchase last week. As a result, reviews and hands-on tests are trickling in, so we’re learning more about the phone. If you’re curious what people are finding, here are some videos that showcase different features or aspects, all with a main focus on the camera system.

JerryRigEverything’s teardown

If you like seeing the electronic guts inside phones and cameras, you’ll like JerryRigEverything’s teardown of the iPhone 18 Pro. His video reveals the hardware behind its variable aperture main camera, camera stabilization system and internal cooling. For those who only care about the camera components, you’ll need to skip to roughly 7:02, or 9:25 to see the variable aperture camera.

A photographer’s perspective

Tyler Stalman walks through the new phone from a photographer’s perspective. He explains the aperture controls in plain language, then digs into Apple’s Image Effects, Reference Image mode and AI-based editing tools. He also shoots film alongside the iPhone to see how convincingly its new film-inspired looks reproduce the real thing.

A field test in Colorado

Austin Mann takes the iPhone 18 Pro to Colorado for both a written and video review. Along with testing the new variable aperture for night scenes and shutter-dragged motion blur, he demonstrates Focus Tracking in video and shows why it could be useful for moving subjects and close-up work. He also covers 4K time-lapse, Reference Image and Apple’s latest Photographic Styles. You can read his written review on his website as well.

A cinematographer’s perspective

Matt WhoisMatt Johnson looks at the iPhone 18 Pro as a filmmaking tool. His review focuses on the updated subject tracking, exposure control without always needing ND filters, heat management and the optical side effects of stopping down, including pronounced sunstars and changes to ghosting.

Jimmy Chin’s campaign images

Jimmy Chin shared behind-the-scenes material and finished images from his Apple collaboration involving the iPhone 18 Pro and two other photographers. It’s more of an ad than a review, but it shows an example of the polished, exhibition-oriented imagery Apple is using to promote the phone (and Jimmy Chin’s work is always cool to see).

Want to go deeper?

Dale Baskin

Our own Dale Baskin has the iPhone 18 Pro in hand, courtesy of Apple, and is working on some testing to share how the cameras stack up. He’ll soon have a sample gallery to share, and we have more planned, too. Be sure to stay tuned, but in the meantime, let us know if you have any specific questions about the latest iPhone.

Adobe has announced that its acquisition of AI company Topaz Labs has been completed, with it and its products have joined Adobe’s ranks.

Topaz Labs is best known for tools like Topaz Photo, Topaz Video and Topaz Gigapixel, which use a variety of proprietary AI models to do various tasks, like denoising or upscaling photos and video, sharpening pictures or applying a slow-motion effect to standard footage. Adobe announced its intentions to acquire the company earlier this summer, but said it was contingent on regulatory approval, which it has clearly received.

As part of the announcement, Adobe has clearly reiterated its intentions for Topaz’s existing products, at least in the near term: Adobe says the branding, apps and models will continue to be available as standalone products, suggesting you won’t need to also be a Creative Cloud subscriber to access them.

If you do have a Creative Cloud subscription, Adobe says it plans on “integrating Topaz Labs’s tools and models into everyday Creative Cloud workflows,” as well as optimizing the performance of its AI models. Some Topaz Labs models have already been available in tools like Photoshop, but it sounds like that could expand into the company’s video tools as well.