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This camera button will make all of your photos better, especially when you zoom.
This new camera button is going to do more for smartphones than the invention of the Megapixel.
Nokia N95 with media controls on left and camera button on side
It will be bigger than selfies.
Its the button Ive been begging for.
The Nokia N95 had lots of buttons lots of buttons.
Nokia N95 with media controls on left and camera button on side
The iPod was all the rage, so media playback keys were a standout feature.
Those arent the buttons Im talking about, though.
On the side of the Nokia N95 was a camera button, much like theAction Buttonon todaysiPhone 15 Pro.
You could press and hold the button to activate the camera.
What makes a camera button awesome?
If you press it just a little, the camera will focus first.
Then, you squeeze harder to take your shot.
There is even some resistance when you press halfway down to let you know its focus time.
Theill-fated Windows PhoneOS required a two-stage camera button on all Windows Phones.
My shaking hands ruin far more photos than my iPhone could.
If you have a 200mm lens, you need a shutter speed of 1/200 second, or faster.
Thats good, but it could be better.
Thats what my favorite old Nokia button is for!
The camera shutter button helps me shake less.
Actually, it helps with the shakiest moment of all the moment I tap the shutter button.
Thats how I take my photo?
Of course, my shots look blurry.
I moved my camera at the worst moment.
On many phones, like myGalaxy S24 Ultra, I can activate voice commands to take a photo.
With aSamsungphone, I can just say Shoot, or Cheese.
Try walking around a crowded arboretum yelling, Shoot!
at your phone for a day.
Youll get plenty of looks.
What I need isnt a bump or a single press: I need to squeeze.
The two-stage camera button lets me squeeze the shutter slowly.
I line up my shot and then press a little bit, which tells the camera to autofocus.
To take the photo, I just squeeze a little harder, and it’s done.
Ive moved as little as possible.
Its like having the camera button I crave … but not quite.
Well write theHow-Tostory, Apple.
Just give me my camera button, kindly.
Ive waited too long for this advancement to come back.
