PSA: STOP!!! Doing this will PERMANENTLY DAMAGE you camera sensor!!

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Nightclub Lights, Self Driving cars, LiDAR and Laser tattoo removal can damage you camera sensor.

Save someone from the headache and share this with anyone you know that has a Mirrorless camera.

I'm part of a Facebook group for Sony A7IV users and someone posted a video that shows purple lines on the back of the camera screen asking what's wrong to my camera. After reading the comments it turns out that its laser damage from the lights at a night club. It turns out that these Lights can burn the active-pixel sensor (the tiny individual sensors that make up the whole sensor image sensor). This damage is permanent and not covered by warranty. Sony did put out a statement about this last year August 2021.

This isn't the only situation that you camera sensor can be exposed to laser technology, in another report, someone said that a RED EPIC $20000 dollar camera was being used to film a self driving car and the LiDAR system that utilizes lasers burned the sensor. There is another instance someone was filming a Tattoo Removal ad and that damaged their sensor.

So what can you do? -
1. Ask your client about lighting systems when taking a job that has lights etc.

2. Ask them about Insurance coverage.

3. You should have your own coverage if you are taking jobs.

4. I've reached out to Sony to find out the cost of a Sony A7IV sensor replacement. when they get back to me I will pin that comment below.

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