Rear cameras
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The 48MP Fusion Main has an f/1.6 aperture, sensor-shift stabilization and can shoot 24MP or 48MP images. It also provides a 12MP, 2x optical-quality crop equivalent to a 52mm lens.
The 48MP Fusion Ultra Wide has a 13mm-equivalent lens, f/2.2 aperture and 120-degree field of view. It also supports 48MP macro photography and is the same Ultra Wide camera used by the iPhone 18 Pro family.
That means the Duo does not match the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max camera system. Those phones add a dedicated 48MP Fusion Telephoto and variable aperture on the Main camera, making the Pro models much more flexible for photography despite costing substantially less.
In his first-day testing, Macworld’s Jason Cross found the Duo’s Main camera fell behind the iPhone 18 Pro in low light, although he was pleased with the Ultra Wide camera. The Duo also lacks the Pro’s shutter-speed adjustment and histogram, while retaining white balance and manual focus with focus peaking.
Pre-event reports were divided between a Main + Telephoto and Main + Ultra Wide arrangement. Apple ultimately chose Main + Ultra Wide, confirming the earlier reports that a dedicated telephoto could be sacrificed to save space.
Front cameras
On the outside is a 12MP Center Stage camera with an f/2.2 aperture. It supports Center Stage, automatic portrait/landscape framing, Dual Capture, Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 5 and 4K Dolby Vision video at up to 60fps.
Inside is an under-display FaceTime camera with an f/1.8 aperture. Apple does not specify its megapixel resolution. It supports Center Stage for video calls and records at up to 1080p/60fps. Its major advantage is visual rather than photographic: the camera effectively disappears beneath the display when it isn’t being used.
iPhone Duo video features
The Main camera records 4K Dolby Vision at 24, 25, 30, 60, 100 or 120fps, with 4K/120fps also available for slo-mo. Cinematic mode reaches 4K/60fps and Action mode up to 2.8K/60fps. Dual Capture can record at up to 4K/30fps.
Apple’s specifications also do not list ProRes or Apple Log recording for the Duo. Those remain more Pro-oriented capabilities rather than part of Apple’s foldable camera proposition.
The Duo does support Spatial Audio recording, Audio Mix, Dolby Vision HDR and Apple’s computational photography features including Photonic Engine, Deep Fusion, Smart HDR 5, Photographic Styles 3, smart focus tracking and Apple Intelligence-powered editing.
Apple does not list conventional Spatial Video capture in the Duo specifications.
