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| Aug 20, 2017 at 5:35 | history | edited | Michael C | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 15, 2017 at 22:39 | comment | added | Michael C | Can the sun damage the camera sensor? Under what conditions? and Can a camera or lens get burn in? | |
| Feb 15, 2017 at 21:43 | comment | added | Michael C | There have been separate questions regarding such damage: Will a laser beam damage a non operational CCD? Nikon D5100 half bright-half dark image with horizontal thin black line How to fix an image sensor damaged by long sun exposures? | |
| Feb 15, 2017 at 21:20 | comment | added | Michael C | All electrical circuits have a maximum capacity. This includes semiconductor circuits. If more electrical current is applied to a circuit than it can handle the result is converted to excess heat. If enough heat is present then things start to melt or otherwise sustain damage. This is also true of light as it strikes the surface of a sensor. Some of that light is not absorbed or reflected by the sensor and is converted to heat. | |
| Feb 15, 2017 at 0:33 | comment | added | uhoh | I haven't heard about actual electrical damage caused by too many photoelectrons (my interpretation of the first item). Is there some place I can read more about that? I'm asking here because it may be too technical to ask as a separate question. Thanks! | |
| Aug 15, 2013 at 8:55 | history | answered | Michael C | CC BY-SA 3.0 |