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There’s a saying that everything looks better in slow motion. You could record someone taking a sip of a drink, and slow-mo can transform that mundane activity into something dramatic, graceful and ethereal.

Apple’s latest iPhone 16 models hit store shelves today, which of course begs the question—are they worth the upgrade? While Apple is touting some camera improvements, a built-for-AI processor, and an all-new Camera Control button, it’s hard to see these changes as anything but incremental improvements to what were already top-of-the-line devices.

Nerdy Details: The Apple iPhone 16’s Camera Control Button Apple’s Johnnie Manzari and Rich Dinh share insights on the new control and how it helps people capture more photo/video opportunities in this special episode of Design Tangents.

I’VE been secretly trying out the iPhone 16 for days – and much of the time has been spent poking and prodding its new button. The Camera Control button is a new addition to all four 2024 iPhone models, which came out today – Friday, September 20.

The new Camera Control button While some may pooh-pooh the iPhone 16 lineup as a boring addition to Apple’s smartphone catalog, many people are excited for one single feature: the Camera Control button.

Pro photographer and YouTuber Tony Northrup has recently criticized Apple’s marketing for the iPhone 16 Pro line, stating that the camera’s advertising is “meaningless and misleading.” The central claim under scrutiny is that the iPhone 16 Pro camera uses a 48-megapixel sensor.

I’m one of many eagerly awaiting delivery of my iPhone 16 tomorrow (Pro Max, in my case), and the Camera Control button is the first thing I’m going to try.

One of the newest features of the iPhone 16 lineup is the Camera Control button. It brings an innovative way to quickly launch the camera, take a photo, and start a video recording.

iPhone 16 Pro Hands-on Review: Apple’s Smartest Upgrade Yet Meet your iPhone 2024 lineup: iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro, and iPhone 16 Pro Max I’m currently testing the new iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro series, and while you’ll have to wait for my full review next week as I put the new camera and battery through their paces, I already tell you about some of Apple’s winning features.

A popular YouTube channel has described the claimed 48 megapixel resolution of the iPhone 16 Pro’s camera as “absolutely fake.” Professional photographer Tony Northrup says that the true resolution is “around six megapixels.