Mavis Camera 8.2 brings iPhone 18 Pro aperture control, ProRes RAW and HDMI output

Mavis Camera has released firmware 8.2 with a set of features aimed at mobile shooters and integrators. The update extends the app's hardware compatibility to Apple's latest high-end phones and layers in recording and output options tailored for pro workflows.

The headline change is support for the iPhone 18 Pro family and its adjustable aperture mechanism. The release notes say that the app exposes that hardware control inside Mavis, letting operators alter the lens opening from within the app rather than relying solely on the phone's native camera UI. "On iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, Mavis Camera gives users direct access to the variable aperture through its Camera Control Wheel or onscreen thumbnails."

Alongside that physical-aperture access, the 8.2 update adds a raw recording codec option that many colourists and finishing houses prefer. Shooting in ProRes RAW lets users capture sensor data with greater latitude for grading and post processing than baked-in compressed formats.

The update also unlocks an HDMI feed, turning a compatible iPhone running Mavis into a source for external monitors or recorders. That output option is useful on sets where a director or DIT needs an uncompressed live image or when integrating the phone into multi-camera capture setups.

Mavis Camera 8.2 includes a developer-facing API intended to let studios, rental houses and post facilities tailor how the app interacts with other tools. The new interface should make it easier to script capture sequences, push metadata to production systems, or build bespoke on-set controls that sit on top of Mavis.

Taken together, the additions point to Mavis positioning its app as a bridge between handheld capture and professional pipelines. Variable aperture access gives image-makers more creative and technical control at the point of capture, ProRes RAW provides a higher-quality deliverable for grading, and HDMI plus an API make the phone a more flexible asset in multi-device rigs.

Mavis Camera's 8.2 is focused on integration and image quality rather than cosmetic user-interface tweaks, so productions already using the app should see immediate benefits in capture versatility. For teams that need external monitoring, raw capture or custom workflow hooks, this update bundles those capabilities into a single release and targets the latest iPhone hardware specifically.