> > From: Chan Yong Wei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > So the sun 'scars' the sensor? > > On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 23:49:30 +0000, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, > > > > Juan Buhler wrote: > > > On Thu, 06 Jan 2005 07:47:47 +0000, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >>Not ist D but this site shows what can happen with long exposures to the > > >> sensor if, for example, the sun is in the picture. Best to look at it > > >>on a foggy day - which seem to be most of the time at the moment. > > >> > > >>http://voksenlia.net/ > > > > > > > > > What happens to the sensor? It doesn't look like it gets any long term > > > damage, or am I missing something? > > > > If you look in the sky portion of the picture, you can see pink streaks > > where the sun has tracked across the frame. When conditions are right, > > it is very obvious. The streaks run from top left to bottom right (very > > approximately) in parallel curves, demonstrating the sun's changing > > track through the sky as the year progresses. They are permanent > > artefacts on every future picture this sensor will take. > > > > Like this: > > http://voksenlia.net/nytt/byger-20040726-liten.jpg > > http://voksenlia.net/nytt/meis-20031014-liten.jpg > > http://voksenlia.net/nytt/regn-20040920-liten.jpg
That's as good a way of putting it as any. You would get the same effect from any bright light source. Just the time needed for the effect to occur would change. mike ----------------------------------------- Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
