iPhone 13 Camera Specs – Plenty of Refinements Across the Board!

Last updated September 15, 2021
Written by:
Novak Bozovic
Novak Bozovic
Tech & VPN Content Specialist

The previous iPhone generation brought a noticeable step forward in terms of photography and videography. As it was expected, this year's iPhones didn't try to reinvent the wheel. Instead, we can see helpful refinements across the board. So, if you've been wondering about iPhone 13's camera specs and features, know that you've come to the right place!

In case you’d like to check what else is new in iPhone 13, make sure to use the provided link to get to our overview of freshly published articles. You can be sure that our team will do its best to cover all of the newly introduced features and answer all your questions. 

First, let's give you an overview of the iPhone 13 lineup's photography capabilities. The following table shows what to expect from each camera.

  iPhone 13 Standard / Mini iPhone 13 Pro / Pro Max
Front Camera Specs 12 MP (Single) 12 MP (Single)
Front Camera Features Time-of-Flight (ToF)
EIS
HDR
Slow-Motion
Time-of-Flight (ToF)
EIS
HDR
Slow-Motion
Rear Camera 12 MP (Dual) 12 MP (Triple)
Main (Rear) Camera 12 MP
Aperture size: F1.6
12 MP (Wide)
Aperture size: F1.5
Second (Rear) Camera N/A 12 MP (Telephoto)
Optical zoom: 3x
Aperture size: F2.8
Third (Rear) Camera 12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.4
12 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F1.8

Videography-Related iPhone 13 Camera Specs 

You'll be happy to know that the iPhone 13 lineup still brings incredibly powerful videography features, as you can see from the table below. 

  iPhone 13 Standard / Mini iPhone 13 Pro / Pro Max
Front Camera Resolution 4K@24/30/60fps
1080p@25/30/60/120fps
4K@24/25/30/60fps
1080p@25/30/60/120fps
Back Camera Resolution 4K@24/30/60fps
1080p@30/60/120/240fps 
4K@24/30/60fps
1080p@30/60/120/240fps 
Videography Features HDR
Dolby Vision HDR
Stereo sound recording
Cinematic Mode (1080p/30fps)
ProRes
HDR
Dolby Vision HDR
Stereo sound recording
ProRes (1080p/30fps)
Cinematic Mode (1080p/30fps)

It’s clear this year's iPhones are quite powerful in the camera department. However, if you want to take a deeper look, head over to our article listing the official iPhone 13 specs.

So, what do you think about iPhone 13’s camera features? Make sure to let us know via the comments section below. And lastly, thanks for reading!



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