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Update September 22 with details on Apple’s marketing of the iPhone 16 Pro. Apple’s community is preparing to enjoy the latest iPhone hardware with the highest specifications, a new and physical user interface around the camera, and the transformative power of AI.

Key Takeaways The Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 series has pressure-sensitive features, but its awkward placement hinders easy access. On-screen controls are more convenient than using Camera Control due to the button’s complexity and multiple steps to adjust settings.

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.