If you often take concert photos with your iPhone, it is secretly quite dangerous. This is why you should keep your iPhone in your pocket.
Better to leave your iPhone in your pocket during concerts
Do you only have photos full of smudges on your iPhone after a concert? And then you can no longer take good photos? There is a good chance that this was caused by a laser in that evening’s light show.
Cases of iPhone users taking videos or photos at concerts or events are popping up all over the internet, where the camera suddenly stopped working. A user on Reddit recently shared several photos taken with such a damaged iPhone camera. The cause is usually a laser that has permanently damaged the camera sensor. How can this happen and who will bear the costs for repairs?
Laser causes damage to hardware
Lasers are increasingly part of light shows at events. The lasers used in such systems usually belong to class 3B or 4. These are lasers that eye damage can cause if they come into direct contact with your retina. In general, natural reflexes fortunately ensure that you are not exposed to laser light for a long time.
On the other hand, if you are taking a video or photo, the lens of your iPhone can be exposed to a direct laser beam for a long time during a concert without you realizing it. A camera lens exposed to laser light can break, especially if this happens for a long time.
Purple spots indicate laser damage
Damage caused by lasers is characterized by drastic color distortions in photos or videos. Everything is possible, from small spots to complete discoloration. Defective areas usually look purple because not all color filters on the image sensor are equally sensitive to laser light. Unfortunately, the damage is permanent, but fortunately it is also quite unlikely that a laser will exactly hit the lens of the smartphone. Yet it is certainly not impossible.
Preventing such damage is entirely your own responsibility. There is information on the Internet about how to handle such damage, but your only real option is to have your iPhone repaired by Apple. You pay the repair costs yourself and are not covered. All the more reason to keep your iPhone in your pocket at concerts and enjoy the performance!
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