Following weeks of evidence and source reports on Apple’s intentions to include video recording features in its next-generation iPhone, a new discovery within betas of the company’s iPhone 3.0 software has all but officially confirmed the plans. Separate hints at Voice Dialing features are also being reported.

It showed an interface similar to the existing iPhone camera application with the addition of a digital toggle switch in the lower right-hand corner of the app for switching between still photos and video captures.

“The video recording is not presently functional in iPhone 3.0 beta, and the interface is not accessible by default,” according to the report. “Only when configuration files were modified telling the firmware that a Video Camera was present will this interface appear.”

In addition to the toggle switch, a square interface element on the left-hand side is also visible. This isn’t specific to the video capture component of the application and is actually a fixture of the new Camera application due to ship as part of iPhone Software 3.0. It will display a thumbnail of the most recent image or video captured by the user.

There were also some other capabilities unearthed during the discovery of the video interface including “auto-focus camera”, “magnetometer” (digital compass), and “Voice Control”. These could play a big role in the next-gen iPhone as well.