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Kirk and Jeff both bought the latest models of Apple’s digital camera - sorry, we mean the iPhone 11 and iPhone 11 Pro. Does adding a third camera make a difference? Is the ultra-wide camera just a gimmick? And what is “semantic rendering” anyway? We explain why nothing is really real, and yet these might be the best-looking photos people create.

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Rosalyn  Camera: iPhone 11 Shutter speed: 1/60 sec Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 400 Photo: Kirk McElhearn
Rosalyn Camera: iPhone 11 Shutter speed: 1/60 sec Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 400 Photo: Kirk McElhearn
iPhone 11 Wide camera  Camera: iPhone 11 Shutter speed: 1/2695 sec Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 32 Photo: Kirk McElhearn
iPhone 11 Wide camera Camera: iPhone 11 Shutter speed: 1/2695 sec Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 32 Photo: Kirk McElhearn
iPhone 11 Ultra-Wide camera  Camera: iPhone 11 Shutter speed: 1/2695 sec Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 32 Photo: Kirk McElhearn
iPhone 11 Ultra-Wide camera Camera: iPhone 11 Shutter speed: 1/2695 sec Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 32 Photo: Kirk McElhearn
Night mode. The yellow badge at left indicates that Night mode is active and it will take a 3-second exposure. Note that the following photos were shot handheld.
Night mode. The yellow badge at left indicates that Night mode is active and it will take a 3-second exposure. Note that the following photos were shot handheld.
Night mode turned off  Camera: iPhone 11 Pro Shutter speed: 1/4 sec Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 800 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Night mode turned off Camera: iPhone 11 Pro Shutter speed: 1/4 sec Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 800 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Night mode turned off, flash turned on.  Camera: iPhone 11 Pro Shutter speed: 1/32 sec Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 40 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Night mode turned off, flash turned on. Camera: iPhone 11 Pro Shutter speed: 1/32 sec Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 40 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Night mode on.  (Notice that the shutter speed is recorded as 1/4, the same as the shot with Night mode off.)  Camera: iPhone 11 Pro Shutter speed: 1/4 sec Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 640 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Night mode on. (Notice that the shutter speed is recorded as 1/4, the same as the shot with Night mode off.) Camera: iPhone 11 Pro Shutter speed: 1/4 sec Aperture: f/1.8 ISO: 640 Photo: Jeff Carlson
Detail of the Night mode photo above
Detail of the Night mode photo above