Camera and Photo Technologies Group Lab

A Podkey summary of Camera and Photo Technologies Group Lab, from WWDC 2026.A lot of this week’s camera news comes down to a simple idea: the iPhone camera keeps getting more capable, but the best parts are the ones that either save a moment or save you from missing one. There’s a nice mix here of everyday features like Live Photos and video call effects, and deeper developer tools around depth, ProRAW, sync, storage, and performance. And tucked inside all that is a recurring theme: Apple keeps automating the hard stuff, which is great until you actually need manual control and find out where the guardrails still are.The features people quietly lovePolish built into every appDepth is getting much more flexibleProRAW and what pro actually means hereBig zoom, and surprisingly usable zoomAI edits now leave clearer fingerprintsA small but annoying API gapSpeed, responsiveness, and not freezing the appWhen manual controls aren’t really manualWhich original file are you actually editingKeeping rotation and sync from becoming a messThe pro video push keeps getting more seriousThis podcast was created with Podkey. Make your own at https://podkey.fm