Leica Backs Gemini Omni on Xiaomi 17T Pro as 157-Year-Old Brand Defends Authenticity
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Updated · TechRadar · May 30
Leica Backs Gemini Omni on Xiaomi 17T Pro as 157-Year-Old Brand Defends Authenticity
1 articles · Updated · TechRadar · May 30
Leica said Google’s Gemini Omni has a place on the new Xiaomi 17T Pro, even though the camera brand still defines its own imaging philosophy around “authentic” pictures that replicate reality.
At a Vienna roundtable after the 17T Pro launch, Leica executive Marius Eschweiler drew a line between serious photography and generative AI, saying AI video tools suit smartphone use cases but likely would not appear on Leica’s M cameras.
Leica also highlighted its Content Credentials system, which embeds a digital signature in photos taken with Leica hardware — including Xiaomi phones — so later tampering can be detected in metadata.
The comments show how phone makers and imaging partners are trying to balance flashy AI features with trust concerns as text-to-video and image-generation tools spread across Android devices.
As Leica partners with Google’s AI, is the very definition of an “authentic” photograph now obsolete?
Can Google's new digital watermarks safeguard reality when its own AI can so easily alter it?