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Warning: Keep Your DSLR Away from Lasers

July 9, 2011 By Eric Reagan

If you didn’t already know this, let this poor guy’s misfortune serve as a warning.  Never try to capture a laser light show with your Canon 5D Mark II, or any other DSLR for that matter.  A direct hit from a laser will brick your expensive camera by leaving a permanent impression on the sensor.

Have any of you had a personal experience with lasers damaging your camera?

For additional proof, check out the rest of the DSLR-death-by-laser videos below. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Video Tagged With: 5d mark ii, Canon, hdslr, Image Sensor, laser, laser beam, sensor damage, video

 

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