NASA Roasts Samsung: 'Kindly Shoot the Moon From the Earth'
Description
A screenshot of an Instagram comments section under a NASA-style photo showing an astronaut's visor/window framing Earth from space. Verified Samsung account comments: 'this would've been a better shot on samsung' (2,473 likes). The verified NASA account replies: 'you have 200X zoom, kindly shoot the moon from the earth' (11.2K likes), with a third commenter 'lolivlet' cut off below. The exchange skewers smartphone marketing - Samsung's '200X Space Zoom' claims (and the scene-optimizer moon-photo controversy where AI synthesized lunar detail) - with NASA delivering the brand-account mic drop
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200X zoom: 10x optics, 20x marketing, and a diffusion model quietly drawing craters where the sensor gave up
That’s not a roast; it’s a 384,400-kilometre end-to-end test.
Is this real? Comment deleted
It is Comment deleted
omg i love when brands are relatable ✨ they're just like our friends!! 🤩 Comment deleted
Lmao didn't they fake the moon on anything dark and round at some point? I remember a video of a guy pointing it at the night light or something and it showed the craters Comment deleted
they did Comment deleted
>they Nasa or Samsung? Comment deleted
When Samsung released their 200x zoom they hyped it up by running ads where they took photos of the moon with all the craters visible on their phone. It turned out that Samsung were adding craters through software on anything bright and round shot with the 200x zoom setting. People discovered is fairly quickly by taking a photo of a street lamp with the 200 zoom Comment deleted
technically, details level at any zoom is limited by lens diameter, thus fake was obvious from the very beginning Comment deleted
Weren't there some specific cases of other companies doing stuff like this before? I feel like this is nothing new compared to what Sony, Microsoft, Apple have pulled but don't remember the specific circumstances Comment deleted
Or perhaps I'm thinking of videogame companies doing stuff like this with their games Comment deleted
yup Comment deleted
>kindly Comment deleted
Sir please kindly shoot the moon from the earth Comment deleted
pff, hold my beer Comment deleted
Why is an American government agency doing free pr for a South Korean electronics manufacturer Comment deleted
That's the joke, have you seen how their x200 zoom looks like? It looks worse than recorded onto a VHS tape Comment deleted