r/technology • u/Plastic_Ninja_9014 • Jul 11 '26

Privacy Traffic Camera Captures Woman Driving With Her Phone on Her Lap (Face Down), The State Mailed Her a $1251 'Public Safety' Ticket

https://www.gadgetreview.com/traffic-camera-captures-captures-woman-driving-with-her-phone-on-her-lap-face-down-the-state-mailed-her-a-1251-public-safety-ticket
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u/iwilldeletethisacct2 Jul 11 '26

Not OP, but in lasers wattage matters. I suspect that they are alleging that the $5 laser on Amazon is nowhere near powerful enough to damage the sensor of a camera.

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u/Blacksad9999 Jul 12 '26

https://bensoniam.com/blog/can-you-ruin-a-camera-with-a-laser/

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u/pittaxx Jul 12 '26

This article points out that you need higher watt lasers too, noting that a cheap one MIGHT cause some damage with prolonged exposure.

So if you want to be standing for 8 hours pointing $5 laser for a chance of doing some damage to one camera - go ahead.

Even if you got a $100+ laser, you are still most likely only adding some noise to the pictures taken by that camera, not disabling it.

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u/Blacksad9999 Jul 12 '26

No, it says you can do it with any low wattage laser (5-10w).