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Can laser damage your phone camera?

So i accidently pointed my laser pen (not so stronge laser, bougth from turkey) for like max 10 sec at the front camera in my iphone 12, and im pretty worried now… the picture looks normal and okay, but still… Can laser ligths pointed for a short time in the lens break the camera and how do i spot the damages and should i overall be worried if it works fine?

iPhone 12, iOS 15

Posted on Feb 20, 2022 10:14 AM

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Posted on Feb 20, 2022 10:31 AM

You have absolutely nothing to worry about. You are probably referring to the very low intensity laser pointer. It is not going to hurt the lens of your camera. NOTE that light with high intensity focused on an object will transmit radiation and will create heat that can damage the object. The laser pointer light that you are referring to is pretty much harmless to objects when pointed and focused for a brief period of time.


Axel F.

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Feb 20, 2022 10:31 AM in response to Community User

You have absolutely nothing to worry about. You are probably referring to the very low intensity laser pointer. It is not going to hurt the lens of your camera. NOTE that light with high intensity focused on an object will transmit radiation and will create heat that can damage the object. The laser pointer light that you are referring to is pretty much harmless to objects when pointed and focused for a brief period of time.


Axel F.

Can laser damage your phone camera?

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