People often take out their mobile phones to take pictures when enjoying the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, but they should also pay special attention to the lens of their mobile phone being irradiated by laser light. Many users have had their Android or iPhone camera sensor elements burned by “laser beams”, causing the lens to be damaged. Purple spots will appear when taking pictures.
So what is the reason why the lens is burned when shooting laser light with a mobile phone? In addition to avoiding taking photos at lantern festivals, will the laser light from the concert also affect the performance? What should I do if the photosensitive element is burned out and purple spots appear? This type of problem will be fully explained to you in this article.
When taking pictures of the lantern festival, mobile phones should avoid being exposed to laser light to prevent damage to the lens sensor.
Now, in order to make the exhibition area look more gorgeous during the Lantern Festival Lantern Festival, additional concert-like laser beams will be added to enhance the visual and experience effects. Unexpectedly, when visiting the Lantern Festival, some people directly used their iPhone 15 when entering the Time Wormhole Interactive Experience Exhibition Area. Recording laser light images with a mobile phone will burn out the camera’s sensor, causing purple dots (purple spots) to appear on the camera screen.
People directly used the rear lens of their mobile phones to shoot videos with the “laser beam” effect, causing the photosensitive elements to be burned. (Shared by Threads netizens)
The iPhone lens sensor was exposed to laser light, causing permanent damage to purple spots. (Shared by Threads netizens)
Some people even did not take pictures of the light source, and the lens was also hit by the laser beam, causing damage to the camera’s sensor, causing several straight lines and purple spots to appear when taking pictures. Of course, this happens not only to iPhone lenses, but also to Android lenses. Camera equipment can also be damaged.
It is reported that the relevant organizers set up warning signs at the entrance to remind people not to take out their mobile phones to take pictures of laser light. Staff will also be on hand to promote it. It is also recommended that everyone try to avoid the mobile phone lens when taking photos while shopping. laser.
Why does laser light cause cell phone lenses to burn out?
It will cause the laser light to directly burn out the sensor element of the Android/iPhone mobile phone camera. This is mainly because the light emitted by the laser beam is concentrated and very bright, causing the lens IR Glass to be unable to filter the light source of infrared wavelengths, causing the laser to directly hit the camera. If it enters the photosensitive element, it will easily cause damage to the camera. Purple-blue-green spots will appear in the photos, and some are more serious and will cause horizontal lines. (It has nothing to do with damage to the outermost coating of the lens)
Together with Sony, a well-known Japanese lens manufacturer, there are alsoOfficial pageWarning: “Laser light will indeed cause damage to the lens sensor. Do not expose the camera lens to places with laser beams.” As long as you are in a place with laser beams, whether indoors or outdoors, whether the beam is direct or indirect reflection, This will cause serious damage to the camera’s CMOS sensor.
Sony also reminds that even when the camera is not turned on, the laser light also directly hits the sensor element. It is recommended to avoid taking out the mobile phone as long as there is a laser light field. It is also recommended to cover the lens cap of the camera equipment.
What should I do if my iPhone/Android camera is damaged by laser?
Usually, as long as the camera’s photosensitive element is burned out by laser light, the only way to solve the problem of purple spots and lines on the lens is to take it to a mobile phone repair center to replace the lens module. Damage to the camera due to laser exposure is due to human factors, even if the phone is under warranty You also need to pay for repairs yourself, and the cost of replacing the camera module will be different for different models. If you take the iPhone 15, the camera repair fee mostly starts at 5,190 yuan.
If you need to repair the iPhone lens, you can learn about it through the “Apple Authorized Repair Center List” compiled by Mr. Crazy. Whether it is an Apple direct store, Studio A, or DE, Deyi Digital can repair it. If you want to see the repair on site and do not plan to stay on the phone You can go to an Apple-authorized independent repair center (IRP), such as Dingwei, Security Station and Thor Quick Repair, to replace original parts.
Finally, I would like to suggest that whenever there is a large-scale light event scene, whether it is a concert, a lantern festival or various indoor and outdoor activities, if you see a laser light beam sweeping in front of us, try not to take out your mobile phone to take pictures or videos to avoid this. The photosensitive element is damaged, resulting in a large repair bill.
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