Will the laser damage the camera? - Laser Beam Impact on Camera Matrix & Protection Methods

I have a question as in the topic.
Can the laser beam damage the camera matrix?
How can you protect yourself?

Kucharczyk4 wrote:

Can the laser beam damage the camera matrix?

Maybe.

Kucharczyk4 wrote:

How can you protect yourself?

Do not shine the laser into the lens.

I mean surveillance!
Cameras in front of the store!
Can some bullies break them by shining a laser?

The laser beam can damage the camera's sensor, but either it would have to have high power, or the process of direct illumination of the sensor would have to be long-lasting (and not momentary, implemented with a "shaking paw").

How to protect yourself?
In my opinion, this is the wrong question. I would suggest the following: how to minimize the risk of damage?
Good lenses (or cameras with built-in good lenses) should be used to minimize the risk of damage. Good, i.e. having the ability to automatically control the aperture, preferably with a built-in T360 ND filter.
The vast majority of the most popular (ie the cheapest) integrated cameras from leading manufacturers have lenses with a fixed aperture. A diaphragm is a hole through which light falls on the camera's sensor (converting optical impulses into electrical ones).

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Why the exclamation marks in every sentence of the last post? This is not a Forum where a person creating a topic or asking a question should automatically impose a demanding attitude on himself. The more so that the answers given by a colleague with the nickname robocop were precise and adequate to the questions posed in the first post.

And finally - I would like to remind you of the spelling rules in Polish. Do not put a space before: period, ellipsis, colon, exclamation point, comma, question mark, closing parenthesis, closing quotation mark.

treborsz wrote:

The laser beam can damage the camera's sensor, but either it would have to have high power, or the process of direct illumination of the sensor would have to be long-lasting (and not momentary, implemented with a "shaking paw").

I'm afraid that this is enough to destroy the cmos matrix.

I confirm that an ordinary laser can damage the camera matrix (not burn out completely, but damage the elements of the matrix field) - unfortunately, it is impossible to eliminate the possibility of damage to the matrix in 100%, but on the other hand, when the camera hangs at 2-2.5 m, it is difficult to hit the laser (this is not about driving over the lens, but about maintaining the exposure level temporarily).

Thanks for the answers.
My main concern is whether the lasers available on Allegro for, for example, PLN 100 can damage the surveillance camera.
I expect juvenile rascals who will tease for "fun" rather than sabotage.
Because those cheap laser pointers (I hope) are unlikely to do anything!

Theoretically, setting the laser at the right angle will easily damage the camera and it will be rather difficult to do something about it.
https://youtu.be/qzyKLoEDb64

makosuu wrote:

Theoretically, setting the laser at the right angle

Not theoretically, but practically and not at the right angle, but right in front of the lens. And it will break easily . Due to the fact that this is a specific type of light, with a narrow spectrum and a low divergence beam, it is rather impossible to protect the transducer.

https://youtu.be/MukC3heg8Mg

robokop wrote:

makosuu wrote:

Theoretically, setting the laser at the right angle

Not theoretically, but practically and not at the right angle, but right in front of the lens. And it will break easily . Due to the fact that this is a specific type of light, with a narrow spectrum and a low divergence beam, it is rather impossible to protect the transducer.

I wrote theoretically because some time ago I shone in the converter in my phone and it didn't break down (I didn't know the danger xd). It was a laser with two batteries, it shone quite strongly (better than the cheap ones, e.g. in some pens for a few zlotys), so maybe it still didn't have enough power.

makosuu wrote:

I wrote theoretically because some time ago I shone in the converter in my phone and it didn't break down (I didn't know the threat xd)

It's good that you didn't try to shine a light in your eye.

Well, everything is clear
So ..... neighborhood rascals are a threat to the store monitoring.
And this message will be sent to the investor.
It's not the best news, but it's hard to be aware of what and how

Thank you all for your replies
Regards

Kucharczyk4 wrote:

Well, everything is clear.
So ..... neighborhood rascals are a threat to the store monitoring.
And this message will be sent to the investor.

Conclusions drawn with a large margin of error. If such conclusions were drawn to other basic questions about our existence (Is it safe to drive a car? Is it safe to travel by plane? Is it safe to run a store? Is it safe to cross pedestrians on green light lanes), then it would probably be suggested to the questioner, to build himself a shelter and spend his life there (but will staying in a shelter all his life guarantee safety?). The "neighbourhood rascal" will sooner be a threat to the condition of the shop facade or glass windows than to the shop's monitoring system.

I would suggest reading it again (with understanding) my previous post . And then ask yourself these questions:
- How many monitoring systems have been rendered harmless by means of a laser device available for the standard "neighborhood rascal"? Installers, service technicians and distributors of cameras speak on this Forum. Do they report a common problem with the activity of "laser throwers"? I do not think it is a high-powered device (as in the Youtube link), because how many such devices are owned by citizens of our country. At most, it will be laser pointers.
- Is it possible to minimize the risk of damage to the sensor in the camera? I gave the hint in the post.

If you have a recorder, you can see who is throwing a laser at the lens.
Further downhill.