Sony defends its AI Camera Assistant after criticism
▼ Summary
– Sony clarified that its AI Camera Assistant on the Xperia 1 XIII suggests exposure, color, and blur adjustments but does not edit photos.
– The feature claims to recommend a “photogenic angle,” but the product video only shows it suggesting zoom, not a different angle.
– Examples Sony posted on X were criticized as still poor, with each suggestion having distinct issues like oversaturation or flat processing.
– The AI’s suggestions were described as worse than the original photo in all four grid examples shown.
– The article concludes users should ignore the AI Camera Assistant’s suggestions for now when using the Xperia 1 XIII.
Sony has found itself in the hot seat after a promotional post for its AI Camera Assistant on the Xperia 1 XIII sparked widespread criticism. Now, the company is stepping in to clarify exactly what the feature does and does not do. According to Sony, the AI does not edit your photos. Instead, it offers suggestions based on factors like lighting, depth, and subject. When you point the camera at something, the system presents four different options for adjusting exposure, color, and background blur.
In its product video, Sony claims the AI Camera Assistant can also recommend “the most photogenic angle.” However, the footage only shows it suggesting that users zoom in , a far cry from actually adjusting the camera’s position or perspective.
The examples Sony shared on X, while an improvement over the May 14th samples, still leave much to be desired. They’re not as washed out as the infamous sandwich shot, nor as over-exposed as the portrait in the meadow. But each of the four suggestions in the grid has its own serious flaws. Suggestion one is far too saturated. Number two appears flat and over-processed. The third makes the food look like it was clumsily Photoshopped into the frame. And the contrast in suggestion four is cranked far beyond what looks natural.
For now, if you own an Xperia 1 XIII, you’re probably better off ignoring the AI Camera Assistant’s recommendations entirely.
(Source: The Verge)
