Worried That There Will Be Problems, OnePlus Is Missing The Invisibility Camera Filter On Its Cellphone

JAKARTA - OnePlus was forced to suspend the Photochrom filter on its newest smartphone, the OnePlus 8 Pro. Because this camera filter has a feature similar to an x-ray sensor, which can see certain objects in a transparent way.

Reported by The Verge, the hidden capabilities of the OnePlus 8 Pro have attracted the attention of tech enthusiasts who want to try out the x-ray feature. However, due to privacy concerns, OnePlus finally removed the camera filter for a while.

"Recently, there has been a lot of discussion on the Internet about the filter capabilities of OnePlus' Photochrom cameras which have raised concerns regarding privacy issues for our users. We apologize," wrote OnePlus as uploaded on the company's official Weibo account.

OnePlus explained, the camera filter was originally designed to make photos look more characteristic by providing a faded color saturation effect. However, the developer did not realize that the camera filter could make certain objects transparent.

Whoa - OnePlus 8 Pro's "color filter" camera can see through some plastics that don't have IR shielding. Thanks to @BenGeskin for the idea! 👀 pic.twitter.com/w6DQHd9eNS

- Marques Brownlee (MKBHD) May 13, 2020

Because OnePlus does not equip its rear camera with x-ray capabilities. The translucent image effect occurs because the infrared sensor captures the color saturation of the inside of an object in certain materials.

For example, a layer of black plastic or cloth, which is actually invisible to the human eye. However, thanks to Photochrom's filter capabilities, hidden objects can be seen quite clearly.

"At present, there is also a description of the lens filter's perspective capabilities that do not match the facts. We will also take laws against fake images on Weibo," the company stressed.

According to the YouTube channel Unbox Therapy, the OnePlus 8 Pro has a camera with see-through capabilities. Even Lewis George, the channel's host, was surprised to see the OnePlus camera's ability to see the 'innards' of the TV remote component or the Nintendo Switch stick.

OnePlus promises to immediately improve the camera filters and effects embedded in its mobile application. Although many netizens quite like the unique capabilities of the OnePlus 8 Pro.