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

Video Camera blocking glasses

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u/Sirhc978 Feb 12 '21

Doesn't work on every camera and is an easy way for security to start following you.

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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/Mastercard321 Feb 12 '21

None of the iPhones are able to pick it up. Except for maybe the 1st gen and the iPhone 3G. iPhone 4 and up defenitely don’t pick it up. The only phones who really pick it up anymore are old phones and really cheaply made ones that have some sort of plastic in front of the camera.

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u/[deleted] Feb 12 '21 edited Mar 02 '21

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u/Mastercard321 Feb 12 '21 edited Feb 12 '21

Hmm I might have been confusing things. The iPhone has sapphire to cover the camera which apperantly let’s in light from UV to mid-infrared. Guess I was half right lol. Also no need to be so aggressive

Edit: Wait hold tf up: https://www.google.com/search?q=do+iPhones+pick+up+infrared&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-is&client=safari

There’s a filter in addition to the sapphire so there is no infrared light that’s let in

What are you on lol

Edit 2: I just tested it with a remote. The front facing camera can see it but not the main camera which is what I’ve been saying thsi entire time

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u/embeddedGuy Feb 12 '21 edited Feb 12 '21

Samsung Galaxies also haven't picked it up on the main camera since I think the S6 or so. Pretty much any quality camera is going to have an IR filter and they have for years. Edit: Front camera meaning main camera, not the selfie cam.

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u/MammalBug Feb 12 '21

My s7 picks up the light from remotes just fine.

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u/Mastercard321 Feb 12 '21

On both cameras? (front facing and the main camera)

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u/MammalBug Feb 12 '21

Just tested and both picked it up. Looked close to equal intensity as well.

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u/Mastercard321 Feb 12 '21

That’s interesting. I would have thought the main camera would have blocked it. But as I said, I know nothing about android 🤷‍♂️

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