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gahidus t1_itri35i wrote

I've always wondered if a cell phone camera could be used for this, and whether or not it would be destroyed.

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Lasitrox t1_itrk44d wrote

Thats what i used today, Works perfectly fine. Clouds in the right thickness are needed thought.

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666pool t1_itthisr wrote

Yes you can absolutely burn out the sensor in the camera. Might not ruin the whole thing but you can get hot spots in the image that will be permanent.

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gahidus t1_itthmmx wrote

Using an old cell phone or camera look at an eclipse might be viable? It seems like the kind of thing you wouldn't want to do with a current phone then.

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