Camera control button - The newest and hottest feature on iPhone 16
One of the most prominent new features on the iPhone 16 series is the camera control button. Initial leaked information said that Apple only equipped this button on the iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max duo, but in fact all variants of the iPhone 16 have this button.
The camera control button is the newest and most impressive feature equipped by Apple on the iPhone 16 series (Photo: TH).
The camera control is a force-sensitive button, integrated by Apple on the right edge of the iPhone 16 series. With this button, users can quickly activate the photo capture function on the iPhone as well as quickly change the settings of the camera application.
Specifically, users can press once (or twice when the device is in screen off mode) on this button to quickly activate the photo capture application on iPhone 16. From the camera application, users can press the camera control button to take a photo, press and hold this button to record a video.
From the iPhone 16's photography application interface, users can lightly press and swipe their hand on the camera control button to change settings such as zoom in/out, change brightness, white balance... lightly press twice to change the selection of color effects, depth of field...
Apple also integrated an artificial intelligence feature called "Visual Intelligence" into the camera control button.
With this feature, users can point the iPhone 16 camera at a sign, object or thing they want to search for information about, then press the camera control button. The AI feature on the iPhone 16 will analyze the object or subject in the photo to provide relevant information.
Right after the iPhone 16 launch event , many technology reporters who had an early experience with the iPhone 16 all had the common comment that it took them quite a while to get used to how to use the camera control buttons to choose the right settings when taking photos.
Now, the iPhone 16 has been officially released to the market and both the tech community and ordinary users have had time to actually use the product to have their own assessments.
Surprisingly, many major technology sites have underestimated the camera control button on the iPhone 16 series, and some technology reporters and YouTubers have even called this feature "useless".
For example, technology site Cnet bluntly commented that the camera control button on the iPhone 16 is a "terrible feature", making it difficult for even those familiar with technology to get used to and use.
The camera control button on the iPhone 16 is located in a position that is considered inconvenient to use (Photo: PA).
Cnet technology writer Patrick Holland commented that the camera control button on the iPhone 16 is located in a position that is too difficult to reach when using one hand or when holding the device vertically.
"When I hold my phone with one hand (I'm right-handed) to take a photo horizontally, I often place my index finger on the side to help hold the phone more securely, and my finger can accidentally interact with the camera control button. If I hold the phone vertically, the camera control button is buried deep in the palm of my hand," Patrick Holland shared.
Technology site PhoneArena also had negative reviews for the camera control button on the iPhone 16, calling this button "the most 'un-Apple' thing ever", implying that this is a feature that Apple should not equip on its products.
Meanwhile, technology site The Verge rated the camera control button on the iPhone 16 as difficult to use and not really perfect.
