{"id":8547,"date":"2025-08-28T07:55:06","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T07:55:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/nothing-phone-3-stock-camera-photo-goof-up-what-is-the-issue-and-what-the-company-said-tech-news\/"},"modified":"2025-08-28T07:55:06","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T07:55:06","slug":"nothing-phone-3-stock-camera-photo-goof-up-what-is-the-issue-and-what-the-company-said-tech-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tezgyan.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/28\/nothing-phone-3-stock-camera-photo-goof-up-what-is-the-issue-and-what-the-company-said-tech-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Nothing Phone 3 Stock Camera Photo Goof-Up: What Is The Issue And What The Company Said | Tech News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"story-9533654\">\n<p><span class=\"jsx-3cea4b2331e41d4a\">Last Updated:<\/span><time class=\"jsx-3cea4b2331e41d4a\">August 28, 2025, 13:02 IST<\/time><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"asubttl-9533654\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-38774782 asubttl-schema\">Nothing Phone 3 camera samples displayed at store were actually shot using another camera and here&#8217;s what the company had to say.<\/h2>\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artsharwrp\">\n<div id=\"artshare\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 artshare\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 stickdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 deskwrapstkdiv\">\n<div class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 fontchange\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/dlxczavtqcctuei\/news18\/static\/images\/english\/font.svg\" height=\"30px\" width=\"30px\" alt=\"font\" class=\"jsx-7dd6bcc4782610a2 lazyload\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-38774782 amimg\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Nothing Phone 3 camera samples were actually shot with a camera\" title=\"Nothing Phone 3 camera samples were actually shot with a camera\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2021\/07\/1627283897_news18_logo-1200x800.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=400&amp;height=225\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-38774782\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Nothing Phone 3 camera samples were actually shot with a camera<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p id=\"0\" class=\"story_para_0\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Nothing Phone 3 was introduced back in July making it the first flagship device from the brand. The company has talked highly about the camera on its Phone and even had some nice sample photos that were on display. But these claims took an intriguing turn recently, when a photographer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.androidauthority.com\/nothing-phone-3-stock-photos-controversy-3591774\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">reportedly confessed that his photos clicked<\/a> with another camera were being used to showcase the value of the Phone 3 quality. <\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"1\" class=\"story_para_1\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Yes, Nothing Phone 3 sample photos were actually shot using another camera, that too, not even from a phone. This is an ugly twist for the brand which needed an immediate reaction and kind of explaining what really happened.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"2\" class=\"story_para_2\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>Nothing Phone 3 Camera Sample Issue: What\u2019s The Matter?<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"3\" class=\"story_para_3\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The demo samples of the Phone 3 camera shots were actually sourced from a stock photo platform, which was confirmed by the person who is the source of the images. In fact, one of the photos that Nothing used to show the Phone 3 camera quality was shot in 2023, which was even before the model was in the works. The photographer used a Fujifilm camera to capture that shot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"4\" class=\"story_para_4\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">These new developments bring back the issues with camera samples displayed by phone brands, trying to show its quality being as good as the regular cameras. But Nothing has gone one step further and used demo photos that are available on a public platform.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"5\" class=\"story_para_5\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\"><strong>What Nothing Says<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"6\" class=\"story_para_6\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">The brand has understandably come out in defence of these claims and points to the mix-up that brought this issue. Akin Evangelidis, Co-founder at Nothing wrote a detailed post on X, talking about the process of using camera samples for demo units. He says some of the early demo units need placeholder images around 4 months before the launch. The camera samples replace these shots once the mass production of the device starts.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"twtiframe\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Re the Phone (3) live demo units (LDU) in some stores using stock imagery \u2013 let me explain. An initial version of the LDU needs to be submitted with placeholders around 4 months before launch, to be implemented and tested as we ramp up towards mass production. Once we enter mass\u2026\u2014 Akis Evangelidis \ud83e\udd9e (@AkisEvangelidis) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AkisEvangelidis\/status\/1960629431560548422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">August 27, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<p id=\"7\" class=\"story_para_7\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">But it seems the company\u2019s backend team didn\u2019t adhere to its own process, which explains the goof-up with demo units and the photos not being replaced. \u201cWe are also investigating internally to make sure such an issue doesn\u2019t happen again. This was an unfortunate oversight, and I want to emphasise that there was no ill intent,&#8221; he adds.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"8\" class=\"story_para_8\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">It is good to have the brand vouch for the lapses and promise to make these issues not happen again. Companies making phones have to be really careful how they operate in this fast-gen social era, where even the slightest mistake is blown up and people take immediate notice. The company is now championing for its Phone 3 community to come forward and share the actual camera samples to make its claims of the quality stand true.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p id=\"9\" class=\"story_para_9\"><span style=\"font-weight:400\">Nothing Phone 3 comes at Rs 79,999 for the base 12GB + 256GB variant in India, making it the most-expensive device from the brand in the country. At these prices, the camera quality is obviously going to be on the radar and goof-ups like these don\u2019t help its case whatsoever. Let\u2019s hope this doesn\u2019t happen ever again for any brand. <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atawrap\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atadetailwrp\">\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd ataname\"><span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atthumb\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"authorimg\" src=\"https:\/\/images.news18.com\/ibnlive\/uploads\/2023\/11\/aadeetya-3-2023-11-9de48efa65a9ed8ed13a8932cadb6d5a.jpg?impolicy=website&amp;width=60&amp;height=60\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd\"\/><\/figure>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd attitle\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news18.com\/byline\/s-aadeetya-21044.html\" class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd atamail\">S Aadeetya<\/a><\/p>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>S Aadeetya, Special Correspondent at News18 Tech, accidentally got into journalism 10 years ago, and since then, has been part of established media houses covering the latest trends in technology and helping fr&#8230;<!-- --> <span class=\"jsx-95088aad1b3c53cd aurpdebtn\">Read More<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"jsx-ff263f4b724d470d jsx-38774782 artcta\">\n<div style=\"font-family:Inter;font-size:17px;line-height:28px\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Get latest technology updates, including phone launches, gadget reviews, AI advancements. 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