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Accidentally Pointed Camera towards Sun - Did I damage the camera?

Started 6 months ago | Discussions thread
sir_c Contributing Member • Posts: 740
Re: Accidentally Pointed Camera towards Sun - Did I damage the camera?

Photos with the sun in the frame is usually not really an issue with wide angle lenses. Just don't point it for too long.

With tele lenses, not so. That can burn the shutter or sensor pretty easily.

Compare it to your own eyes: looking briefly into the sun is (sort of) ok for a second out two, but with binoculars...

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