The Camera Control Button

One of the biggest rumors about the iPhone 16 was the addition of a new button. Leakers called this button a Capture button and predicted it would work as a physical shutter release to take pictures from any angle without touching your display.

While the name was wrong, the new button does exist. Apple introduced it as the Camera Control button, and it does more than just take pictures.

Pressing the Camera Control once will automatically open the Camera app. Press it again, and you’ll take a picture. And if you press and hold it, you can record a video for as long as you keep the button pressed, just like the digital shutter on the Camera app.

However, the new button is called Camera Control for a reason. Besides being able to take pictures, you can use the new button to change specific settings in your camera. When you tap it lightly, you can access specific camera controls that you can change by swiping left or right on the Camera Control button.

For instance, you can zoom in and out of a subject, switch your lenses, change styles, and much more. 

The best part is that this new Camera Control button is available on all iPhone models, so you won’t have to spend more on the iPhone 16 Pro to use this new feature.