If your car was reported stolen, then you document that and get the ticket canceled. I don’t see how the presence of a police officer changes anything about that.

I don’t have a problem with the owner getting a ticket if someone else was driving. I also, again, don’t see how that’s relevant. It’s not like the police officer is going to remember who was in the car.

The camera ticketing for something legal is a technical issue that should be fixed.