Timeline for Are there industry standards or specs for image sensor resistance to damage from intense light?
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| Dec 30, 2021 at 19:09 | comment | added | Michael C | Most all cameras, including point and shoot cameras, include warnings to not allow the lens to point directly at the sun for extended periods of time. Yes, they are designed to be able to handle taking a photo with the sun in the frame. No, they are not designed to tolerate being laid down pointing straight up at the sun high in the sky for extended periods of time! | |
| Feb 15, 2017 at 15:05 | history | edited | Goat | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Feb 15, 2017 at 15:04 | comment | added | Goat | Fair enough, if you can document it or provide a link, then I will change it accordingly? | |
| Feb 14, 2017 at 23:51 | comment | added | uhoh | I disagree with your first sentence. I believe that point-and-shoot cameras are definitely designed so that if the sun is within the frame, they are not instantly destroyed. Point-and-shoots with LCDs do not have mechanical shutters, or if they do, they are open when the camera is in use. If you are composing a mid or long distance shot with the sun in the field of view, the sun is focused to a small spot on the sensor. Lay your camera down, pointing up, the sun is focused on the sensor for quite a while. Am I misunderstanding something, or are they in fact clearly engineered to endure this? | |
| Feb 14, 2017 at 23:10 | history | answered | Goat | CC BY-SA 3.0 |