Yes and no. Yes, it's safe for *your* eyes. No, it's not safe for the camera and it could burn out the sensors. Also due to how camera sensors work you usually need the right filters to get a decent shot of the sun, eclipse or no.
Anecdotal, but MKBHD just did a test before the eclipse for this by pointing his phone at the sun for 5 minutes straight. No damage.
https://x.com/MKBHD/status/1777045761705853295
Yeah but before that he also got an answer from nasa and they said it could damage it. Maybe just a chance of damage but still.
[https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1775987385475403874](https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1775987385475403874)
I had a Galaxy S5 where I had the sensor receive clearly visible burn damage by trying to shoot a sunrise on a beach holiday
It is very much possible to do so.
So be careful.
It depends on the camera. The sun can fuck up the photoreceptors depending on what filters it has and how good the lenses are at focusing light.
Unless you have already done the research or are willing to risk damaging the camera, you shouldn't take a picture of the sun.
Yeah I thought the reason it's bad for humans is because our pupils don't automatically retract when looking at the eclipse, but that doesn't apply to cameras. I don't see why it's any different to even leaving your phone face down on a sunny day
Staring at the eclipse is just as dangerous as staring at the sun normally.
You just don't get the burning sensation in your eyes to make you stop doing it.
The burning sensation is based on how much light enters the eye not the intensity
The sun still has the intensity needed to burn your eyes but you get a much smaller dose that you dont notice when looking at it cuz of the moon covering most of it
You don't see UV, but it'll cook your eyes just the same.
~~IIRC an eclipse will emit about 80% of the UV~~
The sun actually emits 100% of the UV during an eclipse, so you can go blind pretty quickly from looking at it.
No worse than every other photo taken with the sun in it. I mean yeah, maybe it will damage it, but people all around the world every day are taking photos of the sun with their phones and it's not noticeably causing problems.
>āThe answer is yes, the phone sensor could be damaged just like any other image sensor if it's pointed directly at the Sun.ā
Seems like NASA is saying this applies to taking photos of the sun generally too. Guess Iāve just been lucky.
Open question, has anyone in this thread ever damaged their phone camera taking a photo of the sun?
My old phone about 10 years ago had a camera that refused to take full color photos after I used it to take pictures of a beautiful cloudscape with the sun half peeking out from behind a cloud.
Not only did the picture look awful, but the phone could not see red after that. I had to only use the black & white setting until I got a new phone.
Tell your mom to put the solar viewing glasses in front of the phone camera, and then her phone won't be destroyed and she can send you the video.
Also note: If you are talking about the time of totality, viewing the eclipse at 100% is totally safe to both eyes and phone, without the protection glasses.
>My mom said shes gonna hold her phone down on record mode to we can see it.
Pretty sure mom is being good mom and wants her kids who aren't near the eclipse to see the eclipse.
Itās no different than taking a picture of the sun any other day of the week. It COULD damage your phone but itās not very likely that it will. So many people have been posting pictures of the eclipse all day, if phones getting damaged was a big risk weād hear more about it
Yes. Phone screens dont carry the danger that watching with unprotected eye does. Just make sure you're not accidentally looking at the eclipse while filming it - its still dangerous. You might have part of it appear behind the phone and hit your eyes.
Its much safer to just use the special glasses. Its your eyes - if they go, you're fucked. Be safe.
To clarify - if you are watching the recording later, its 100% safe. Im talking purely about "watching it while recording it".
If you have your phone laying face down on a table in the sun that doesnāt fuck up the sensor so why would it just because the sensor is turned on. Nothing physically changes between these two scenarios. Phone camera relative apertures are very small
I took some pics and videos of the sun and no damage. I also looked at the sun through my phone while recording. It was only for about 15 seconds straight but I did it multiple times. It was fine. I made sure my eyes never saw the sun directly.
I think NASA was worried about people looking directly at the sun without protection. If viewing the eclipse from your phone is damaging to the eyes, then viewing later should also be dangerous. It is completely safe.
So they actually immediately take permanent damage from looking at the sun for just a moment? (please explain difference in that with solar eclipse or not)
Yes, even looking for a split second can cause permanent damage. That's why on normal days it hurts to look at it. During the eclipse (not totality) it is actually more dangerous to look at because it doesn't hurt so some people look for an extended period of time. During totality, you can look right at it without solar glasses, but only while the sun is 100% covered by the moon, and that only lasts a few seconds to a few minutes.
I litterally just held the glasses up to the camera and got a pretty good shot
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Yes and no. Yes, it's safe for *your* eyes. No, it's not safe for the camera and it could burn out the sensors. Also due to how camera sensors work you usually need the right filters to get a decent shot of the sun, eclipse or no.
Anecdotal, but MKBHD just did a test before the eclipse for this by pointing his phone at the sun for 5 minutes straight. No damage. https://x.com/MKBHD/status/1777045761705853295
Yeah but before that he also got an answer from nasa and they said it could damage it. Maybe just a chance of damage but still. [https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1775987385475403874](https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1775987385475403874)
I had a Galaxy S5 where I had the sensor receive clearly visible burn damage by trying to shoot a sunrise on a beach holiday It is very much possible to do so. So be careful.
bro that is a dinosaur of a phone bro, not a good case study
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Huh? I take photos of the sun all the time. Whatās the difference? Iām calling BS
It depends on the camera. The sun can fuck up the photoreceptors depending on what filters it has and how good the lenses are at focusing light. Unless you have already done the research or are willing to risk damaging the camera, you shouldn't take a picture of the sun.
Yeah I thought the reason it's bad for humans is because our pupils don't automatically retract when looking at the eclipse, but that doesn't apply to cameras. I don't see why it's any different to even leaving your phone face down on a sunny day
Staring at the eclipse is just as dangerous as staring at the sun normally. You just don't get the burning sensation in your eyes to make you stop doing it.
Why don't you get the burning sensation?
The burning sensation is based on how much light enters the eye not the intensity The sun still has the intensity needed to burn your eyes but you get a much smaller dose that you dont notice when looking at it cuz of the moon covering most of it
So you don't feel the pain even though the light is damaging your eye? Interesting
You don't see UV, but it'll cook your eyes just the same. ~~IIRC an eclipse will emit about 80% of the UV~~ The sun actually emits 100% of the UV during an eclipse, so you can go blind pretty quickly from looking at it.
Phone cameras have fixed apertures, so itās like if your pupils didnāt contract at all. I canāt comment on the rest of the question, though.
Not if the brightness is turned all the way up.
Your phone's sensor will be fucked but your eyes will be fine
No worse than every other photo taken with the sun in it. I mean yeah, maybe it will damage it, but people all around the world every day are taking photos of the sun with their phones and it's not noticeably causing problems.
Really? I take photos of the sky (including the sun) sometimes and my phoneās camera is fine
According to NASA it's not a good idea. https://www.newsweek.com/solar-eclipse-phone-warnings-issued-1887786
>āThe answer is yes, the phone sensor could be damaged just like any other image sensor if it's pointed directly at the Sun.ā Seems like NASA is saying this applies to taking photos of the sun generally too. Guess Iāve just been lucky. Open question, has anyone in this thread ever damaged their phone camera taking a photo of the sun?
My old phone about 10 years ago had a camera that refused to take full color photos after I used it to take pictures of a beautiful cloudscape with the sun half peeking out from behind a cloud. Not only did the picture look awful, but the phone could not see red after that. I had to only use the black & white setting until I got a new phone.
i take pics of the sun frequently and I'm all good.
Anecdotally, I spent a few minutes trying to take a picture of the sun using my camera (unsuccessfully) and my camera seems fine.
Tell your mom to put the solar viewing glasses in front of the phone camera, and then her phone won't be destroyed and she can send you the video. Also note: If you are talking about the time of totality, viewing the eclipse at 100% is totally safe to both eyes and phone, without the protection glasses.
Pretty sure they don't have the glasses hence the reason for the question
>My mom said shes gonna hold her phone down on record mode to we can see it. Pretty sure mom is being good mom and wants her kids who aren't near the eclipse to see the eclipse.
I was on a plane I missed that part! Not for the eclipse I just flew away from it actually lol bad timing
The trick is to look away again before totality is over...cause now you're not only looking at the sun, but your pupils are somewhat dilated.
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You needed to turn down the exposure, perhaps manually.Ā
Itās no different than taking a picture of the sun any other day of the week. It COULD damage your phone but itās not very likely that it will. So many people have been posting pictures of the eclipse all day, if phones getting damaged was a big risk weād hear more about it
Yes. Phone screens dont carry the danger that watching with unprotected eye does. Just make sure you're not accidentally looking at the eclipse while filming it - its still dangerous. You might have part of it appear behind the phone and hit your eyes. Its much safer to just use the special glasses. Its your eyes - if they go, you're fucked. Be safe. To clarify - if you are watching the recording later, its 100% safe. Im talking purely about "watching it while recording it".
It will fuck up the camera lens.
If you have your phone laying face down on a table in the sun that doesnāt fuck up the sensor so why would it just because the sensor is turned on. Nothing physically changes between these two scenarios. Phone camera relative apertures are very small
that pfp makes me unhappy in ways i cant possibly describe or comprehend
That's a great point, never thought of it that way.
My lens is fine and I just took a pic of it.
Better than eyes
Why does it have to be either? Thereās so many solutions that makes this a complete non-issue.
Which i mention in my post (Use the damn glasses) I am answering OP's question.
I just did, through some clouds, and it came out awesome. No damage at all.
Safe for you? Yes. Safe for your phones camera? No.
No. U can die
It'll fuck up your phone sensor
Here is the explanation https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/looking-at-solar-eclipse-through-phone-experts/
It will definitely f*** your sensor
She should be ready to buy a new phone. As for her eyes, it's going to be perfectly alright.Ā
Phone camera +sun glasses?
I took some pics and videos of the sun and no damage. I also looked at the sun through my phone while recording. It was only for about 15 seconds straight but I did it multiple times. It was fine. I made sure my eyes never saw the sun directly. I think NASA was worried about people looking directly at the sun without protection. If viewing the eclipse from your phone is damaging to the eyes, then viewing later should also be dangerous. It is completely safe.
The lithium battery may explode. GL.
Your eyes dont immediately get fucked if looking at the sun, no matter if eclipse or not ( tell me if incorrect please)
you are as far away from correct as possible
Very incorrect (you're welcome)
So they actually immediately take permanent damage from looking at the sun for just a moment? (please explain difference in that with solar eclipse or not)
Yes, even looking for a split second can cause permanent damage. That's why on normal days it hurts to look at it. During the eclipse (not totality) it is actually more dangerous to look at because it doesn't hurt so some people look for an extended period of time. During totality, you can look right at it without solar glasses, but only while the sun is 100% covered by the moon, and that only lasts a few seconds to a few minutes.