• kreskin@lemmy.world
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    15 days ago

    People talk about shining lasers into the sensors. Not sure if thats a real thing or a myth.

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      15 days ago

      A powerful enough laser can permanently damage digital camera sensors, but really only the pixels the laser directly hits. (Not to mention the legal/safety issues of owning one powerful enough to completely destroy one)

      For example, Volvo’s lidar system famously burnt out pixels on people’s phones

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        15 days ago

        I saw that article a while back, and thought the lasers would be handy on cameras. You can buy 1064nm IR spotting lasers but they are rather expensive. A 1 watt model will be about $1000.