If you wanted to design an experience to demonstrate the benefits of better zoom, safari would be pretty perfect. While sometimes you’re close enough to smell a lion’s breath, you’re just as often squinting – which means the boosted zoom can be the difference between a superb photo and a grainy mess that can only serve as a memory aid.

Camera Control is a new button on the iPhone 16 and 16 Pro. You can customize it and make it launch third-party camera apps, and even use it as a second Action Button. This guide shows you how to make the most of the Camera Control button on your iPhone 16.

The Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 Pro (and iPhone 16) offers quick, efficient access to capture fleeting moments like a quick-draw gunslinger. The button also has potential for non-camera uses, like scrolling through apps, dismissing notifications, or enhancing gaming experiences.

Apple's new iPhone has a trio of rear cameras, but Samsung's S24 Ultra has one more, doubling up on the telephoto with 5x and 10x options. Here's how the two phones compare.

The more underrated iPhone 16 Pro Max screen upgrade is the new 1 nit minimum brightness. This decreases eye strain when using the phone in a pitch-black room during late-night hours. Gone are the days of needing to toggle Reduce White Point in the Accessibility settings to reduce eye fatigue before bed.

The iPhone 16 Pro Max has a 48-megapixel main camera with a wide-angle lens, a 48-megapixel ultrawide camera and a 12-megapixel telephoto camera with 5x optical zoom. It also has a 12-megapixel front-facing camera.

The Camera Control button on the iPhone 16 models provides one-touch access to the native Camera app and gives additional control over your photos and videos. But did you know you can also use it with third-party camera apps?