OnePlus responds to the camera “perspective” controversy: temporarily disabled and sorry

Recently, the OnePlus 8 Pro has caused widespread controversy because of the “perspective” function of the built-in “Autumn” filter. In the early morning of May 19, OnePlus officially responded to the official Weibo, saying that the filter will be temporarily disabled. and apologize.

Guanwei first explained the reason for the “perspective”: “We hope to use this lens (filter lens) to perceive the characteristics of infrared light, and provide users with a unique textured photography style effect… But we found that in a very specific environment Under certain conditions, the filter lens may have a slight perspective effect on certain materials at very close distances.”

To this end, OnePlus has decided to “temporarily disable the filter function through a software upgrade” and will complete the push within a week.

At the same time, OnePlus also found that “there are many descriptions on Weibo about the perspective ability of this lens that are not in line with the facts.”

The official response from OnePlus is as follows:

Dear OnePlus users and netizens:

Regarding the question of the OnePlus 8 Pro “Autumn” filter camera, today we would like to give you a response and explanation.

Recently, there have been many discussions on the Internet about the see-through capability of the OnePlus “Autumn” filter camera, which has aroused everyone’s concerns about privacy and caused trouble to OnePlus users and netizens. We sincerely apologize.

When planning the filter lens of OnePlus 8 Pro, we hope to use the characteristics of this lens to perceive infrared light to provide users with a unique textured photography style effect. But recently, based on user feedback, we found that under very specific environmental conditions, the filter lens may have a slight perspective effect on special materials at very close distances.

OnePlus has always put user privacy in a crucial position. In order to prevent the impact on user privacy in possible extreme cases and allay everyone’s concerns, we have decided to temporarily disable this filter function through a software upgrade. We will Complete the push within a week.

At the same time, we have also seen that many OnePlus 8 Pro users like the filter function of “Autumn”, and they also use this function to take a lot of very artistic landscape photos. We will adopt a new technical solution in the near future. This filter function will be re-launched after everyone’s concerns.

At present, there are many descriptions on Weibo about the perspective ability of this lens that are not in line with the facts. We will also take legal action against untrue pictures on Weibo, malicious public opinion guidance and personal attacks on OnePlus users. Weapons defends our brand and users.

Finally, I would like to apologize again for the troubled OnePlus users and netizens. We will fulfill our social responsibility as a company, treat every link from product testing to user experience more rigorously, and always insist on bringing users a better experience.