What are the uses of the new camera control button in iPhone 16 phones?
The new iPhone 16 phones that Apple announced a few days ago feature a new physical button called the Camera Control button, located on the right side under the power button.
This new button can be used for a number of different functions when taking photos and recording videos, and Apple says the camera control button can work when holding the phone in landscape or portrait mode, and the company has designed it in a way that allows it to react to pressure and touch as well, which means it supports different gestures.
Uses of the new camera control button in iPhone 16 phones:
You can interact with the camera control button through light press, long press, and swipe gestures. Third-party developers will also be able to leverage it to interact with their apps, which in turn will allow the user to use the new camera control button to access some third-party apps such as: ChatGPT and others.
Here are the actions you can do with the new camera control button on the iPhone 16:
- Turn on the camera: Click the camera control button once to turn on the camera.
- Take a photo: Press the camera control button again to take a photo.
- Record a video: Long press the button to start recording a video.
- Access image controls: Gently tap the camera control button to reveal image controls such as zoom and focus.
- Access the camera controls menu: Double-tap to bring up the camera controls menu. Once in this menu, you can swipe over the button to navigate through the photography modes. Swiping over the button also allows you to adjust the zoom in or out.
The camera control button is also responsible for Apple's new visual intelligence feature that will arrive later this year. This feature is similar to Google Lens and is designed to help users identify objects and places faster than ever before.
This means that the user will be able to open the camera application using this button and take a picture of any object or place to get information about it. If the user takes a picture of a restaurant, for example, the visual intelligence feature will show the working hours of this restaurant and the ratings it has received.
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