{"id":2890,"date":"2026-05-16T19:37:05","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T15:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/sony-tries-to-explain-that-its-ai-camera-assistant-doesnt-suck\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T19:37:05","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T15:37:05","slug":"sony-tries-to-explain-that-its-ai-camera-assistant-doesnt-suck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.actutech.app\/en\/sony-tries-to-explain-that-its-ai-camera-assistant-doesnt-suck\/","title":{"rendered":"Sony tries to explain that its AI Camera Assistant doesn\u2019t suck"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A social media post from Sony showing a photo and four suggestions from its AI Camera Assistant which all look some variation of ass.\" data-caption=\"The variety of terrible is impressive.\" data-portal-copyright=\"\" data-has-syndication-rights=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.theverge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/HIW4oV0XgAEmtI2.jpeg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;crop=0,0,100,100\" \/><figcaption>\n\tThe variety of terrible is impressive.\t<\/figcaption><\/p><\/figure>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">After Sony drew some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/android\/930459\/sony-these-photos-look-terrible\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unwanted attention<\/a> for a post demonstrating its AI Camera Assistant on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/927928\/sony-xperia-viii-release-date-price-specs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Xperia 1 XIII<\/a>, it&rsquo;s trying to clarify how the feature works. The company says it doesn&rsquo;t edit photos, but makes suggestions based on lighting, depth, and subject. Point the camera at something, and it will give you four options for changing exposure, color, and background blur. <\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">In its product video, Sony says that the AI Camera Assistant will also suggest \u00ab\u00a0the most photogenic angle.\u00a0\u00bb Though the clip only shows it suggesting that someone zoom in, which is not the same as suggesting a camera angle. <\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-none\">The examples that Sony <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sonyxperia\/status\/2055252170056868001\" target=\"_blank\">posted on X<\/a>, while bette \u2026<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/tech\/932133\/sony-xperia-1-xiii-ai-camera-assistant\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read the full story at The Verge.<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The variety of terrible is impressive. 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