Sony’s AI Camera Assistant is exactly as bad as it looks

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When Sony announced the Xperia 1 VIII last month, it promoted the phone by sharing some of the worst photos taken on a Sony camera in years. These weren’t just any photos, though: they were taken with Sony’s new AI Camera Assistant. After a week with the Xperia 1 VIII, I’m here to tell you that the AI assistant is exactly as bad as Sony made it look.

After Sony first showed me the AI Camera Assistant during a press briefing for the Xperia 1 VIII, I saidit looked “like an improved version of Google’s Camera Coach.” It’s pretty clear I got that wrong. Camera Coach, found on the latest Pixel phones, is a dedicated camera mode that talks you through framing a shot, asking what you want to focus on and giving specific tips on framing, positioning, which camera lens to use, and whether to use Portrait...

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