Elon Musk believes Google's new camera isn't 'innocent'

Google recently unveiled its compact action camera—Google Clips alongside the Pixel 2 smartphones at an event in San Francisco. The camera is more than a conventional action cameras, it works on machine learning and knows when is a right time to capture or record a video.

The company sure did grab people’s attention by showcasing the camera’s capabilities, but didn’t do enough to impress Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. Musk took a dig at Google’s new device, saying “This doesn’t even seem innocent.”

Google however has assured the users claiming to have taken sufficient measures to protect the privacy of the user. But Musk’s comment might cost the company to lose on some of the potential buyers.

Clips, which Google said is “coming soon,” takes on compact cameras such as GoPro’s Hero5 Session and Snap Inc’s Spectacles as each strives to make the process of recording video simpler and more mobile.

Google’s camera has a traditional shutter button. But users may also clip the camera onto an object and have Clips automatically record “stable, clear shots” of familiar faces set by the user, the company said. Each shot lasts seven seconds, and the battery survives about three hours in the smart-capture mode, according to Google.