Took pictures of the sun with iPhone

[lakaiordie]

The sun can damage a CMOS sensor under pretty extreme circumstances, but it's the heat that'll do the damage.

The sensor in an iPhone cannot be damaged by the sun.

does the iPhone's sensor have a uv coating or filter on it? if it does than she/he shouldn't worry.

 

[Mildredop]

does the iPhone's sensor have a uv coating or filter on it? if it does than she/he shouldn't worry.

So what do you think is stopping sunlight hitting the sensor when you're not actually taking a photo with the iPhone? All those times people's iPhones are screen-down on the beach, or the dash of a car, or a picnic table?

 

[lakaiordie]

So what do you think is stopping sunlight hitting the sensor when you're not actually taking a photo with the iPhone? All those times people's iPhones are screen-down on the beach, or the dash of a car, or a picnic table?

and who does that? not me.
[doublepost=1478875064][/doublepost]and even then, there is no direct sunlight into the sensor. its at an angle and mostly is deflected by the glass covering the sensor.
[doublepost=1478875112][/doublepost]Do this, get a tripod. open up the camera app. and point your phone directly at the sun and come back a few hours later.

 

[Mildredop]

and who does that? not me.

Great way to avoid the question! The answer is nothing. There's no shutter, no lens cap, nothing. The sensors of millions of iPhones are exposed to direct sunlight all day long with no damage.

Taking photos of the sun with the iPhone will not damage it.

 

[lakaiordie]

Great way to avoid the question! The answer is nothing. There's no shutter, no lens cap, nothing. The sensors of millions of iPhones are exposed to direct sunlight all day long with no damage.

Taking photos of the sun with the iPhone will not damage it.

theres filters on top of them. and i already answered. you were too late.

 

[Mildredop]

theres filters on top of them. and i already answered. you were too late.

I've never heard of these filters. What filters are they and where to they go when you take a photo?

and even then, there is no direct sunlight into the sensor. its at an angle and mostly is deflected by the glass covering the sensor.

That piece of glass covering the sensor is called a lens - it's designed to focus the light on the sensor, not protect the sensor from the light.

 

[537635]

and don't let me get started on lasers either.

It's actually not that bad. It appears that iPhones (and highend Samsung phones also) have a good IR filter. Normal cameras pick up a lot of infrared, while the iPhone just films a normal video even with a 500MW laser flashing in the same room.

Visible light lasers are another thing...

 

[OriginalAppleGuy]

On the same site I posted a link from there was another SLR that had an issue. I think the lens was a long one and focused the sun to a point where plastic under the shutter melted a little. Most of the concern was with shutters melting or becoming deformed. Someone didn't think point and shoot cameras without the shutter / mirror system of an SLR would have issues being pointed at the sun. Their lenses weren't long enough to focus the sun where it would cause damage.

The lens and sensor system of an iPhone or any other smartphone, may take quite a lot of "sun" abuse to have any issues. For the OP, I wouldn't be concerned at all based on what was described.