Apple’s iPhone 16 lineup is here and it has a few updates over previous years’ models, including the brand-new Camera Control button. While this button might be a big feature for the Apple iPhone, Android smartphones like the Sony Xperia 1 Mark and Xperia 5 have always had camera buttons.
But, if you are someone who doesn’t want to move out of the iOS ecosystem, and have plans to move to the iPhone 16 lineup, then you will need to know a lot more about the Camera Button.
With the addition of the Camera Control button is available on all iPhone 16 models, it will be interesting to know how you can make the most out of the Camera Control button. Here is everything you need to know about using the Camera Control button on your brand-new Apple iPhone 16.
Camera Control on the iPhone 16 – A New Trend?
With the introduction of the Camera Control button on the iPhone 16, it looks like Apple is on the path of focusing a lot on the photography elements of a smartphone. The Camera Control button is present on the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and the iPhone 16 Pro Max.
Apple says that you can use this button to access the camera quickly, take pictures, record videos, and even make use of ChatGPT to give you more details about whatever is around you in real time.
Camera Control – Is It A button?
When Apple talks about the new Camera Control button present on the iPhone 16 models, it’s a touch-sensitive button. You can change what the Camera Control button does based on how long or short you tap on it. It’s nothing like the physical Action Button that debuted on the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max in 2023. However, the Camera Control button has haptic feedback when you interact with it.
The Camera Control button is the fastest way to launch the camera app on the iPhone 16. But if you don’t want to launch the camera app, you can configure it to open any other app or simply just not do anything,
How to Capture Photos and Videos Using Camera Control on iPhone 16
The Camera Capture button is a handy little button that lets you avoid using the onscreen shutter button in the camera app. You can still use the camera shutter button, but the Camera Capture button makes life easier.
- Tap on the Camera Control button to launch the camera app. Now tap on the Camera Control button to take a picture.
- If you want to take a video, simply hold and keep the Camera Control button pressed. When you release the Camera Control button, the video recording will stop.
Switching Between Different Camera Modes
By default, you can simply tap on the Camera Control button to capture and shoot photos and videos. But, if you want to adjust or change a few settings before taking a photo or video, the Camera Control button lets you do that. To access these little settings that will appear right under the Camera Control button, simply swipe over the button.
- Launch the camera app by tapping on the Camera Control button.
- Now, double-tap the Camera Control button lightly to pull up a Camera Settings overlay.
- To adjust a particular setting, simply tap on the Camera Control button to adjust the Settings.
- To save your settings, tap on the Camera Control button and then tap on it once again to capture your photo.
Camera Control – Available Settings
You can always make use of the touch screen to adjust the settings how you normally would. But, if you plan to use the Camera Control button to make some adjustments and settings, these are the following settings that you can adjust.
- Adjust Exposures
- Increase or Decrease the Depth of field for the background in Portrait mode.
- Zoom in and Zoom out
- Change the Camera field of view
- Swipe through Photographic Styles
- Increase or Decrease image Tone,
Launch Any Other Camera Related App with Camera Control
If you don’t want to launch the default camera app that comes with your iPhone 16, you can change it to launch other apps. Here is how you do that.
- Open the Settings app on your iPhone 16.
- Now tap on the Camera option.
- Finally, tap on Camera Control.
- You can choose from the following options
- Camera
- Code Scanner (scan QR codes)
- Magnifier
- Your favorite third-party camera app.
- None (nothing happens when you press the Camera Control button).
Get More Information with Camera Control
With how Apple has been talking a lot about its version of AI i.e., Apple Intelligence, you can use the Camera Control button to get more details depending on what you point your camera on. This is similar to the function Google Lens and Circle to Search offer. Here is how you can use it on your iPhone 16.
- Make sure that you have locked your iPhone 16.
- With the lock screen on, simply press and hold the Camera Control button.
- Now capture an image by tapping on the Camera Control button.
- In this mode, Apple Intelligence will scan your image and give you details about whatever it has found from the image.
- You can read through the results or browse for similar results with the help of Apple Intelligence.
Closing Thoughts
This concludes everything you need to know about the Camera Control button on iPhone and 16 and also know how you can make use of this new button. Apart from just using the Camera app, you can easily launch the QR Scanner app or a magnifier to look at micro-level details using the camera of your iPhone.
With the Camera Control acting like Google Lens to give you information, it makes searching the internet for details even easier thanks to Apple Intelligence. Will you pre-order the iPhone 16 to make use of the Camera Control button, or will you just wait for Apple to make the Camera Control button more useful? Let us know your thoughts below.
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