There is a danger of burning the sensor of the camera for solar eclipse at no guard

As the light of the sun is very intense, it is often said from a childhood that "you should not look directly", there is a part with danger similarly to the shooting using a camera, especially an optical finder type camera In the case of direct sunlight there is a danger of blindness. So, if you do not see directly, it is not OK, but an example that the sensor of the camera may be burned is published as a picture on YouTube by the camera shop "Every Photo Store".

How to MELT your camera shooting the eclipse! - YouTube


"Every Photo Store(Everything Photography Store) "is a camera shop with a store in Dubuque, Iowa. For those who think that "When next solar eclipses comes, I want to shoot myself", I made this movie as a reminder to wonder what happens when I do not use the sunlight filter. Please note that it is very dangerous and should never be managed.

The lens is "Canon EF 400 mm F 2.8 L IS II USM", The camera is"Canon EOS 350D"use.


I attach the camera to the lens ... ...


In this case, because it is in focus in the sun, the finder must never except.


Shoot at the shutter speed "6 seconds".


After shooting, remove the camera from the lens. At that time, the scene said that the scent of plastics burned out.


He will show me inside, but maybe I do not understand a bit.


If you shoot from another angle, just after removing the camera ... ....


The gap between the camera and the lens became momentarily distorted, and it was reflected that the smoke went up moutely.


The light coming from the lens will be focused inside the camera just so it will burn the shutter and sensor. In this video the smoke burning parts is clearly visible.


As a result, the sensor burnt down.


At the Every Photo Store, if I do not have a sunlight filter like a pro, I did not try trying to shoot when the solar eclipse happened, I just wanted to enjoy it.