Samsung used my DSLR photo to fake their phone’s “portrait mode”

Re:Samsung used my DSLR photo to fake their phone’s “portrai... by matthewdgreen on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @03:53PM (#18603510)

Well, for one thing: because then you don't get a bunch of viral news stories floating around saying stuff like "Samsung couldn't even use their own cameras to do their marketing." For another, because it sends a strong message that your phone cameras aren't up to professional quality standards, despite the fact that they might well be.

And for a final reason: because their leading competitor has made a huge deal about using their cameras to do advertising-quality shoots, which somewhat ups the bar for Samsung. https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2018/10/shot-on-iphone-xs-use...

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Re:Samsung used my DSLR photo to fake their phone’s “portrai... by mark-r on Tuesday December 04, 2018 @08:36PM (#18605086)

I wasn't aware of Apple's example; that's Apple being smart, not Samsung being stupid. Stock photos being used for simulated product images has been common nearly forever.

I'll agree that maybe the time has come for that common practice to be changed. Camera companies put prototypes into selected professional's hands to get early feedback and images, maybe the phone companies should do the same.

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