Apple iPhone 16 Pro: Zoom control via new capture button?
According to rumors, Apple is bringing a new capture button to its iPhone 16 Pro and 16 Pro Max. The upcoming iPhones had already appeared in new renders earlier this month. Now The Information reports that Apple is testing the Capture button across the entire iPhone 16 series, including the base iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Plus. The new leak also contains some more details about the additional functions.
The Capture button on the Apple iPhone 16 series should be a physical button located on the bottom right side of the new iPhones. If you look closely at the last picture above or enlarge it, you can see him. When you release the shutter, the phone immediately takes a photo or starts recording a video. Previous rumors suggest that the button sits flush with the frame of the Apple phone and features a Force Touch sensor for touch and pressure control.
But today’s report adds another exciting detail. If you press the capture button halfway, the camera focuses. If you press it full, the Apple iPhone 16 takes a photo or starts to record a video. This exact feature has been known from Sony cell phones for years. In addition, Apple reportedly also wants to introduce swipe gestures that enable zoom control directly via the capture button. This new zoom control is perfect for the future 6.3-inch iPhone 16 Pro, as it supposedly inherits the 5x tetraprism lens from the iPhone 15 Pro Max.
