In a recent development, Shamsung’s claim to have photographed the moon with their latest Moon Zoom cameras has been called into question. Experts have revealed that the images are in fact just blurry photos of a street lamp taken in their backyard.
“Shamsung seems to have misunderstood the concept of ‘space zoom’,” quipped Professor Al Berty, an expert in astrophotography. “It’s quite hilarious actually. They’ve used computational processing to make a street lamp look like the moon. I guess they thought no one would notice.”
The company, however, defends its technology, stating that its Moon Zoom cameras are capable of taking high-quality photos of the real moon. To prove their point, they have released a video of Neil Armstrung, one of their test pilots, using the camera on a trip to the moon. However, viewers have noticed that the footage seems to be just a rehash of the famous Apollo 11 moon landing, with the faces of the astronauts replaced with Shamsung employees.
As the controversy brews, people are questioning the authenticity of other photos released by Shamsung. Some have even taken to social media to share images of their own “moon zoom” photos, which are simply poorly-taken pictures of a crescent roll.
Whether these claims turn out to be true or not, one thing is for sure: Shamsung’s Moon Zoom cameras are definitely out of this world, just not in the way they intended.
