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minus-squarewildflower@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·10 days agoI would think that a simple laser-pointer pointed at the camera would be enough to damage the sensor?
minus-squaremodus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 days agoYou’ll need around a 1-watt green (532nm) laser pointer. That’s gonna run you about $500 and they’re kinda dangerous.
minus-squareT156@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 days agoLasers would be quite risky. Anything that powerful would also instantly obliterate peoples’ vision if there’s a reflection and it gets them in the eye.
I would think that a simple laser-pointer pointed at the camera would be enough to damage the sensor?
You’ll need around a 1-watt green (532nm) laser pointer. That’s gonna run you about $500 and they’re kinda dangerous.
Lasers would be quite risky. Anything that powerful would also instantly obliterate peoples’ vision if there’s a reflection and it gets them in the eye.