Does light (sunlight, UV torch, and lamp light) passing through a digital camera lens burn it?
Question by R-Black: Does light (sunlight, UV torch, and lamp light) passing through a digital camera lens burn it?
If so, can u tell me which ones do burn the digital camera lens?
Best answer:
Answer by OSMR2Rabbits
The only one that would have a slight risk is the sun. For a point and shoot, it is OK to take pictures with the sun in it, but don't look at the sun, and don't leave the camera pointing at the sun, or even sitting in the sun for a long time.
For a SLR, maybe there is more risk due to the shutter curtain getting hot inside the camera, but I'm not sure. But you won't be hurting the lens, you will be hurting the stuff BEHIND the lens that you are focusing the sun onto, like a magnifying glass.
But for the point and shoot style cameras, no worries.
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July 24th, 2010 - 12:24
My camera’s manual says not to point it directly at the sun. I dunno if sunlight burns the lens or the shutter or the sensor, but it’s probably bad news for everybody.
July 24th, 2010 - 12:25
Any hot or bright light source can harm a slr or dslr. The shutter curtain is made of cloth and the lens is… well, a lens, The magnification properties of the lens can concentrate the light and burn a hole in the curtain. But this can only happen if the lens is left pointing toward the light for at least a few minute, depending on the lens.
The bigger the lens, the bigger the aperture, the faster this can happen.
If you want to shoot pictures of the sun or a bright light source, you can purchase a neutral density filter that will allow you to do so safely.