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.

Wondering what the new button on the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro can do? Much more than take photos. Jeff Carlson writes about mobile technology for CNET. He is also the author of dozens of how-to ...

In iOS 18 and iOS 26, long-pressing the Camera Control invokes Visual Intelligence, the Apple Intelligence feature for looking up information using your iPhone’s camera. This essentially meant the ...

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 ...

The iPhone 16/16 Pro’s new Camera Control button is almost as polarizing as politics. Some people love it; they think it makes it easier to photograph on the fly rather than unlocking the iPhone with ...

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 ...

Apple has announced the iPhone 16 lineup, and it’s an exciting upgrade to one of Apple’s biggest product lines. The iPhone 16 gets the Action button that debuted on the iPhone 15 Pro models last year, ...