Camera Control has the unenviable task of providing a lot of camera functionality with minimal physical real estate. Most importantly, it has to do so in a location that feels good in the hand.

Apple's iPhone 16 and newer models include a new Camera Control button (located on the lower right-hand side when holding the phone in portrait mode), and includes a handy bit of functionality that ...

One of the coolest innovations on the iPhone 16 is the Camera Control, a dedicated hardware addition that’s all about snapping images and taking video. It’s a clever hybrid of a mechanical button and ...

Snapping a quick photo on your iPhone can be tricky. You have to open the Camera app, set the zoom, exposure, and other controls, and then try to take the picture. By then, the subject of your ...

The touch-sensitive Camera Control button on recent iPhones looks simple, but it is effectively a hardware shortcut into some of the most advanced parts of the camera system. Used well, it can change ...

The Camera Control packs in a lot of features, and they’re a little fiddly. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac The new Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 lineup opens the Camera app, takes ...

Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to books covering a wide spectrum ranging from Apple devices and cameras to photo editing software and ...

I’m not a fan of the Camera Control on all the iPhone 16 models. It’s too hard to use, it’s in the way, and it’s mostly unnecessary. But I stumbled across an alternative way to use it that’s ...