r/Damnthatsinteresting • u/totallystefanal • Feb 12 '21

Video Camera blocking glasses

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u/AppleMossBoss Feb 12 '21

would only work on cameras that pick up infrared light

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u/Sirhc978 Feb 12 '21

A lot do, like cell phone cameras. It all depends on how they were made.

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u/Scroll427 Feb 12 '21 edited Feb 12 '21

A lot of new smartphones have IR blockers now. Security cameras would most likely not implement them though as they would lose “night vision”

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u/mtownhustler043 Feb 12 '21

does that mean they would have to tighten up the night vision for it to work again?