A ‘congratulations’ is in order if even more physical buttons was on your iPhone 16 bingo card.
With the addition of the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max Apple is adding a new ‘Camera Control’ button to complement the iPhone 15 Pro’s ‘Action Button.’
In theory, a dedicated Camera Control button should make taking photos and videos on your iPhone easier, giving you more tactile and speedier control over important camera features like zoom, shutter, and more.
Though the iPhones aren’t yet available, Apple’s ‘Glowtime’ event gave us enough information to put together a list of tips and tricks on how to get the most out of the iPhone Camera Control button that will hopefully help alleviate any new feature confusion. Here’s how to become a Camera Control pro.
How to take a photo with the new camera controls on iPhone 16
(Image credit: Apple)Click the Camera Control button or open the Camera app from the Home screenBring the person or object you want to photograph into frameClick the Camera Control button again to take a photoHow to take a video with the Camera Controls button on iPhone 16
(Image credit: Apple)Click the Camera Control button or open the Camera app from the Home screenCenter the person or object you want to filmClick and hold the Camera Control button to take a videoRelease the camera control button to stop filmingHow to adjust exposure, focus, and zoom with the new camera controls on iPhone 16
(Image credit: Apple)Click the Camera Control button or open the Camera app from the Home screenCenter the person or object you intend to captureLightly press on the Camera Control button to bring up the new UISelect the element you want to change: exposure, focus, or zoomSlide to adjust exposure, focus, or zoomClick or click and hold the Camera Control button to take your photo or videoHow to use the two-stage shutter with the new camera controls on iPhone 16 Pro
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Apple is introducing a two-stage shutter to the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max to automatically lock focus and exposure the way you do on professional-grade cameras with a light press of the camera control button.
Unfortunately, this feature is not going to be available at launch but will be part of a software upgrade coming to iPhone 16 Pro later this year. Thankfully, we already know how the two-stage shutter should work thanks to Apple’s rundown.
Click the Camera Control button or open the Camera app from the Home screenCenter the person or object you intend to photographLightly press the Camera Control button to change focus, exposure, or zoomLightly press down and hold the camera control button to initiate the two-stage shutter and lock focus and exposureWhen you’re ready to commit to the shot, finish pressing down the camera button to complete the two-stage shutter process and take the photoMore from Laptop Mag
