iPhone 16 Pro: new camera button means a new Pro camera app?

Saw this video from AppleTrack and I think this is a clever new feature. The only problem is that it needs to do more than just launch controls and zooming features for the camera app of your choice. What Apple really needs to do is make a new camera app.

A Pro camera app.

I wouldn’t be surprised if that was part of the feature set for this button, because the current camera system is lacking in some basic features that pros should have. I mean for God sake, we can’t even actually pick the camera lens that we want to use to take a photo. Currently Apple selects which camera to use based on the lighting conditions and other factors.

I will want a dark, sharp 5x telephoto shot with my iPhone 15 Pro Max, but instead I get a brighter, blurry photo because the “Neural Engine” decided that it was better to select the standard 1x lens and digitally zoom in to 5x since the 1x lens has a lower aperture.

I posted a sample of this annoyance a while back, but if they’re adding a dedicated camera button with the 16 Pro, we need more control over our cameras.

Give me white balance selection, ISO selection, shutter speed, and all the features pros want in their cameras.

A pro iPhone should have a pro camera app.