While Apple has taken measures to try and avoid Camera Control activating in your pocket or bag, it still feels far too easy to accidentally hit the button and open up the camera — or, even worse, ...

Apple has four new iPhones for 2025: the iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, iPhone 17 Pro Max, and the super-slim iPhone Air (with no ...

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.

Apple replaced the classic mute switch with the configurable Action button last year on the iPhone 15 Pro. Since day one, the Action button on my iPhone 15 Pro Max has been assigned to launching the ...

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 ...

Apple's latest iPhones pack impressive hardware and software to capture photo and video anywhere. Here's how you can make the most of it by mastering the Camera app on iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro ...

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 ...

There’s a popular adage among photography buffs—often attributed to Chase Jarvis—that the best camera is the one you have with you. In other words, It doesn’t matter how good a camera is if you don’t ...

Both the iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max feature a tetraprism lens system capable of up to 5x optical zoom. That's an improvement over last year's smaller iPhone 15 Pro model, which was limited to ...