Der Schaden war sofort sichtbar und hinterließ eine zwischen Rot, Rosa und Violett changierende Farbkonstellation. Betroffen war nur das Teleobjektiv, da das Bild nach dem Herauszoomen auf ein anderes Objektiv wieder normal angezeigt wurde.

My German skills are moderate, but does that mean it's only when pointing at the LIDAR, and everything went back to normal when pointed somewhere else? I also don't get how zooming is a factor?

If that's the case, I don't really see a problem? And I find it weird to claim the camera is damaged?

Weird article...

Edit: The zooming is probably about switching camera, but just calling it zooming is misleading, because not all phones have separate cameras for that.

Betroffen war nur das Teleobjektiv, da das Bild nach dem Herauszoomen auf ein anderes Objektiv wieder normal angezeigt wurde.

The switching is noted in the text. However, the wording is a little off since they refer to the lenses and not the camera sensors behind.

auf ein anderes Objektiv

But Objektiv is just the lens? the real thing that is switched is the camera!
Very weird way to express it.

Exactly. That's what I mean by their wording being off a little.

Oh sorry, my mind must have been a bit foggy when I read that.
We agree 100%