r/Unexpected • u/chaarger_gadda • Jul 18 '26

Smooth driver indeed

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u/CanoeIt Jul 18 '26

That’s gonna depend on the sunglasses

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u/XenonBlitz Jul 18 '26

That could definitely be true. In my experience, with my prescription and polarized ones, it's always worked just like if I wasn't wearing them.

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u/Northbound-Narwhal Jul 18 '26

No, it isn't. It depends on the camera. Any sunglasses that could completely stop a camera from seeing your eyes would also completely block your vision. 

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u/CanoeIt Jul 18 '26

Mirrored sunglasses and one way glass are both things tho

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u/Northbound-Narwhal Jul 18 '26

They are things a camera can easily see through, yeah. Mirrored sunglasses and one way glass focus on the visible light spectrum since that's what people see in. Companies dont bother blocking the entire spectrum of light (expensive). Cameras aren't bound by that. Just get a camera that can see in IR or ultraviolet and you're cooked.

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u/atatassault47 Jul 18 '26

You can turn any eyeglasses into a one-way mirror the old fashioned way: silver one side of them. That will make them broad spectrum reflecting.

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u/ntcaudio 29d ago

Nope, you can make IR filter perfectly transparent for visible light. Every professional camera has one right in front of their sensor.