{"id":138373,"date":"2026-05-14T21:11:24","date_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:11:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/looks-like-sony-is-hurting-the-xperia-1-viii-with-its-new-camera-assistant\/"},"modified":"2026-05-14T21:13:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-14T21:13:11","slug":"looks-like-sony-is-hurting-the-xperia-1-viii-with-its-new-camera-assistant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/14\/looks-like-sony-is-hurting-the-xperia-1-viii-with-its-new-camera-assistant\/","title":{"rendered":"Looks like Sony is hurting the Xperia 1 VIII with its new camera assistant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-content-wrapper=\"true\">\n<div class=\"e_f\">\n<div class=\"e_3t\" style=\"max-width:2560px\"><picture class=\"e_Lg\" style=\"padding-top:56.29%;aspect-ratio:2560 \/ 1441\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-viiii-official-lifestyle-camera-in-use-scaled.jpg.webp 2560w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-viiii-official-lifestyle-camera-in-use-64w-36h.jpg.webp 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-viiii-official-lifestyle-camera-in-use-1000w-563h.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-viiii-official-lifestyle-camera-in-use-1920w-1080h.jpg.webp 1920w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-viiii-official-lifestyle-camera-in-use-1536w-864h.jpg.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-viiii-official-lifestyle-camera-in-use-675w-380h.jpg.webp 675w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-viiii-official-lifestyle-camera-in-use-300w-170h.jpg.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-viiii-official-lifestyle-camera-in-use-1280w-720h.jpg.webp 1280w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-viiii-official-lifestyle-camera-in-use-840w-472h.jpg.webp 840w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\" class=\"e_Ej e_e e_Q\">\n<p>TL;DR<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sony&#8217;s Xperia 1 VIII comes with a new AI-powered camera feature that offers suggestions for more expressive photos.<\/li>\n<li>The company has shared comparative shots taken before and after using the feature.<\/li>\n<li>People are making fun of Sony&#8217;s marketing because the AI-assisted examples look more grainy and overexposed than the original shots.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Q\">\n<p>After all the leaks and rumors, Sony finally launched the Xperia 1 VIII earlier this week. Not only did the flagship phone receive a major redesign, but Sony also fitted a new telephoto sensor that&#8217;s almost four times larger than before. Attempting to show off what this new camera can do, a large part of the marketing revolves around a new AI-powered camera feature that offers suggestions for more expressive photos. However, this promotion is not going as well as the company had hoped.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Ok e_Nk\" data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_e e_Q\">\n<p><strong>Don&#8217;t want to miss the best of <em>Android Authority<\/em>?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_0m\"><picture class=\"e_4m e_5m e_Lg\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Lite@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Lite@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_light@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><picture class=\"e_4m e_Lg\" style=\"padding-top:31.51%;aspect-ratio:676 \/ 213\"><source sizes=\"9.375rem\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png.webp 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png.webp 64w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"9.375rem\" title=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png 676w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x-64w-20h.png 64w\" alt=\"Google Preferred Source Badge Dark@2x\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/google_preferred_source_badge_dark@2x.png\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Q\">\n<p>But <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=74660X1524607&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sony.co.uk%2Fsmartphones%2Fproducts%2Fxperia-1m8%3Fj-short%3Den_xperia-1m8_s\">Product page of Xperia 1 VIII<\/a>There is a section that promotes a new feature called AI Camera Assistant. As Sony says, the tool &#8220;suggests various expressive options with different adjustments to create memorable photos.&#8221; While it seems like this could be a useful feature, the samples Sony chose to use as examples serve more as an argument against the feature.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_f\">\n<div class=\"e_3t\" style=\"max-width:1400px\"><picture class=\"e_Lg\" style=\"padding-top:60.71%;aspect-ratio:1400 \/ 850\"><source sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-VIII-ai-camera-assistant-samples.jpg.webp 1400w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-VIII-ai-camera-assistant-samples-64w-39h.jpg.webp 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-VIII-ai-camera-assistant-samples-1000w-607h.jpg.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-VIII-ai-camera-assistant-samples-626w-380h.jpg.webp 626w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-VIII-ai-camera-assistant-samples-675w-410h.jpg.webp 675w\" type=\"image\/webp\"\/><img class=\"e_Mg\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" sizes=\"(min-width: 64rem) 51.25rem, 80vw\" title=\"Sony Xperia 1 VIII AI Camera Support Samples\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-VIII-ai-camera-assistant-samples.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-VIII-ai-camera-assistant-samples-64w-39h.jpg 64w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-VIII-ai-camera-assistant-samples-1000w-607h.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-VIII-ai-camera-assistant-samples-626w-380h.jpg 626w, https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-VIII-ai-camera-assistant-samples-675w-410h.jpg 675w\" alt=\"Sony Xperia 1 VIII AI Camera Support Samples\" src=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/sony-xperia-1-VIII-ai-camera-assistant-samples.jpg\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Q\">\n<p>The images above are side-by-side comparisons that Sony shared, including the original photo and one of the four suggestions offered by the AI \u200b\u200bcamera assistant. All three AI suggestions look significantly worse than the original, appearing washed out and overexposed. Not surprisingly, it didn&#8217;t take long for people to start making fun of Sony&#8217;s marketing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Q\">\n<p>after <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sonyxperia\/status\/2054853108988047562\">Sony posted side-by-side comparisons on social media<\/a>Fans were in disbelief. One user on X wrote, &#8220;Best anti-AI ad ever, thanks Sony.&#8221; A third user said, &#8220;What&#8217;s going on with Sony? Who approved this post? The AI \u200b\u200bphotos look terrible.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"e_e e_Q\">\n<p>It&#8217;s safe to say that these images aren&#8217;t exactly a good way to market the capabilities of your new AI tool. However, it appears that Sony sees nothing wrong with these images as they are still being advertised.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-container-type=\"content\">\n<div class=\"e_Dd e_Q\">\n<p>Thank you for being a part of our community. Please read our comment policy before posting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TL;DR Sony&#8217;s Xperia 1 VIII comes with a new AI-powered camera feature that offers suggestions for more expressive photos. The company has shared comparative shots taken before and after using the feature. People are making fun of Sony&#8217;s marketing because the AI-assisted examples look more grainy and overexposed than the original shots. 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